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Germany's Cabinet approves a plan to liberalize rules on cannabis possession and sale

Germany's Cabinet approves a plan to liberalize rules on cannabis possession and sale

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's Cabinet on Wednesday approved a plan to liberalize rules on cannabis, setting the scene for the European Union's most populous nation to decriminalize possession of limited amounts and allow members of “cannabis clubs” to buy
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An appeals court backs some abortion drug limits, pending the Supreme Court's approval

An appeals court backs some abortion drug limits, pending the Supreme Court's approval

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Mail-order access to a drug used in the most common form of abortion in the U.S. would end under a federal appeals court ruling issued Wednesday that cannot take effect until the Supreme Court weighs in.
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Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, one year on: 'It's restoring the American dream'

Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, one year on: 'It's restoring the American dream'

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden rattled off an impressive list of economic wins Wednesday to mark one full year of "transformative" climate spending that's better known among critics in Canada and overseas than it is by voters in the United States.
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A marijuana legalization question will be on Ohio’s fall ballot after lawmakers failed to act on it

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A proposal to legalize recreational adult use of marijuana in Ohio was cleared Wednesday to appear on statewide ballots this fall after the Republican-led state Legislature failed to act on it.
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Kids overdosing is a public health emergency, Canadian pediatricians say

Kids overdosing is a public health emergency, Canadian pediatricians say

An alarming number of kids and teens have been treated for drug overdoses across Canada, according to a new survey released on Wednesday.
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China leaves Canada off list of countries approved for group tours

China leaves Canada off list of countries approved for group tours

OTTAWA — Canadians are missing out on major tourism revenue from Chinese visitors as Beijing leaves Canada off its list of approved travel destinations — a move that it is linking directly to Ottawa's recent focus on alleged foreign interference.
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Bacteria found in raw shellfish linked to two Connecticut deaths also blamed for New York death

NEW YORK (AP) — The death of a Long Island resident has been linked to a bacteria found in raw shellfish or seawater that has also been blamed for two deaths in Connecticut , New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Wednesday.
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Pig kidney works in a donated body for over a month, a step toward animal-human transplants

Pig kidney works in a donated body for over a month, a step toward animal-human transplants

NEW YORK (AP) — Surgeons transplanted a pig’s kidney into a brain-dead man and for over a month it's worked normally — a critical step toward an operation the New York team hopes to eventually try in living patients.
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Newfoundland hospitals grapple with patients admitted because they have nowhere to go

Newfoundland hospitals grapple with patients admitted because they have nowhere to go

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The woman in the corner of the emergency room still haunts Dr. Gerard Farrell, president of the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association.
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Montreal researchers join international study of rare disease Friedreich's ataxia

Montreal researchers join international study of rare disease Friedreich's ataxia

Montreal researchers are joining an international study to learn more about a little-understood genetic disease that is found in Canada, and especially in Quebec and in Acadian regions of the Maritimes. Dr.
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