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Alberta government and auditor at odds over lawyer involvement in health probe

Alberta government and auditor at odds over lawyer involvement in health probe

EDMONTON — The Alberta government and its auditor general are at odds over the province’s decision to bring lawyers directly into the investigation surrounding multimillion-dollar health contracts.
Alberta Law Foundation board members quit over bill giving minister power on grants

Alberta Law Foundation board members quit over bill giving minister power on grants

EDMONTON — Two of the Alberta Law Foundation's three provincially appointed board members have resigned in protest over proposed legislation that they say amounts to political interference in how vulnerable people access the justice system.
Alberta's top public health doctor reminding public to get their measles vaccine

Alberta's top public health doctor reminding public to get their measles vaccine

EDMONTON — Alberta's top doctor for public health says officials are working to contain the spread of measles as case counts continue to rise.
Schools lined up for help getting cleaner school buses. Then came the EPA freeze

Schools lined up for help getting cleaner school buses. Then came the EPA freeze

BOSTON (AP) — Looking to cut pollution from its fleet of diesel-burning school buses, an Oklahoma school district last year doubled its electric vehicles.

Lawsuit alleging Alabama officials illegally harvested inmates' organs can proceed, judge rules

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A lawsuit that accuses Alabama prisons of illegally harvesting the organs of people who died while incarcerated will be allowed to proceed, a state judge ruled on Tuesday.
Oncologist reflects on cancer research advances 45 years after Terry Fox's marathon

Oncologist reflects on cancer research advances 45 years after Terry Fox's marathon

TORONTO — Dr. André Veillette was in medical school when he watched updates on Terry Fox's cross-country run on the evening news. He didn’t realize the impact the 21-year-old, just a year older than he was at the time, would have on his life.
Eric Dane, star of 'Euphoria' and 'Grey's Anatomy,' reveals he has ALS

Eric Dane, star of 'Euphoria' and 'Grey's Anatomy,' reveals he has ALS

“Euphoria” actor and former “Grey’s Anatomy” veteran Eric Dane has announced that he has ALS but will continue working.
Doctors remove pig kidney from an Alabama woman after a record 130 days

Doctors remove pig kidney from an Alabama woman after a record 130 days

WASHINGTON (AP) — An Alabama woman who lived with a pig kidney for a record 130 days had the organ removed after her body began rejecting it and is back on dialysis, doctors announced Friday – a disappointment in the ongoing quest for animal-to-human
Kennedy says Health and Human Services will determine the cause of autism by September

Kennedy says Health and Human Services will determine the cause of autism by September

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's top health agency will undertake a “massive testing and research effort” to determine the cause of autism , Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced.
'People don't judge you': Inside the final days of a safe consumption site in Toronto

'People don't judge you': Inside the final days of a safe consumption site in Toronto

TORONTO — Mike Erickson wheels his power chair around a Toronto supervised consumption site, waiting for his friend to show up.