Health

TORONTO — A new facility designed to house and support refugees and asylum seekers in Toronto is set to open next month with a focus on addressing mental health issues.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.

OTTAWA — The main federal parties campaigned in the Montreal area Tuesday, with the Liberals pitching a new training benefit for mid-career workers and the Conservatives promising to protect seniors from scams.

A company that makes baby food sold under a Target store brand is recalling more than 25,000 packages of a product because it may contain elevated levels of lead.

TORONTO — A new guideline for treating obesity in children and adolescents says medication can be helpful, but that health providers should prioritize addressing nutrition, exercise and psychological needs.

Harvard University is the latest in a growing list of higher education institutions that had its federal funding targeted by the government in order to comply with the Trump administration's political agenda .

CALGARY — Alberta is reporting three more confirmed cases of measles, including one in Calgary. Alberta Health Services says the individual in Calgary had visited nearby towns of Banff and Canmore while infectious earlier this month.

ATLANTA (AP) — An estimated 1 in 31 U.S. children have autism , the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday, marking another jump in a long string of increases. The CDC's data was from 14 states and Puerto Rico in 2022.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — When the nation’s top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.