Health

OTTAWA — More than three decades after Indigenous leaders in northern Alberta began asking for funding to better understand if pollution from the oilsands was making their people sick, the federal government is funding a study to do just that.

The number of women getting abortions in the U.S.

It's been three weeks and three wins for Toronto FC since a 3-1 loss at Inter Miami CF in MLS play. The teams renew acquaintances Thursday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

TORONTO — Jake Dolegala will be tasked with ending the B.C. Lions losing ways. Dolegala gets the start Sunday when B.C. (5-3) visits the Edmonton Elks (1-7). He replaces veteran Vernon Adams Jr.

HALIFAX — The mother of an Indigenous woman who died in hospital with fungal meningitis says her daughter's race may have played a role in the allegedly negligent medical treatment she received.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the recent Listeria contamination of several plant-based milks occurred in a Pickering, Ont., factory.

OTTAWA — Health Minister Mark Holland says he has seen a large jump in the number of dentists who have agreed to provide care under the new dental-care program.

NEW YORK (AP) — As an independent business consultant, Jen Ford in Austin, Texas, is the master of her own schedule. Twice a month, she blocks out “me” time.

BERLIN (AP) — A doctor has been arrested in Berlin on suspicion of killing four elderly patients and trying to cover up the evidence by setting fires at their homes, authorities said Wednesday.

GENEVA (AP) — A Chinese American teen is vying to become the youngest person to fly solo to all seven continents in a quest that also aims to drum up donations for research into childhood cancer .