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B.C. health minister praises U.S. recruitment, says 780 applications in 2 months

B.C. health minister praises U.S. recruitment, says 780 applications in 2 months

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's health minister says the province has received almost 780 job applications from qualified American health professionals as part of its recruitment campaign.
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N.B. health officials tracking extent of measles outbreak, five confirmed cases

N.B. health officials tracking extent of measles outbreak, five confirmed cases

FREDERICTON — Public health officials in New Brunswick said Wednesday the number of confirmed measles cases in the province's south-central region has risen to five.
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Manitoba announces more spaces for physician training in western region

Manitoba announces more spaces for physician training in western region

BRANDON — The Manitoba government announced Wednesday an increase in doctor training in the western part of the province — the latest in a series of spending announcements in an area where a byelection is looming.
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PEPFAR keeps millions of people with HIV alive and may be spared from Trump spending cuts

PEPFAR keeps millions of people with HIV alive and may be spared from Trump spending cuts

The program known as PEPFAR is one of the most effective and popular U.S. foreign aid projects in history, and the government says it has saved the lives of over 25 million people around the world with HIV.
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Smog episodes accumulate and have long-term health effects: Quebec doctors group

Smog episodes accumulate and have long-term health effects: Quebec doctors group

MONTREAL — A group of Quebec doctors is warning that poor air quality can cause long-term adverse health effects.
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Congress targeted Planned Parenthood for defunding, but also caught a Maine health care provider

Congress targeted Planned Parenthood for defunding, but also caught a Maine health care provider

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — An item in Republicans' sweeping policy and tax bill intended to block Medicaid dollars from flowing to Planned Parenthood, the nation’s biggest abortion provider, is also hitting a major medical provider in Maine.
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Canadians with Down syndrome living longer, but still dying prematurely, study says

Canadians with Down syndrome living longer, but still dying prematurely, study says

TORONTO — Janet Charchuk knows that having Down syndrome puts her at higher risk of getting Alzheimer's disease at a younger age than the average person.
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Senate votes to move ahead with Trump's request for $9 billion in spending cuts

Senate votes to move ahead with Trump's request for $9 billion in spending cuts

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans on Tuesday advanced President Donald Trump's request to cancel some $9 billion in previously approved spending, overcoming concerns from some lawmakers about what the rescissions could mean for impoverished people
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Federal Court of Appeal reserves decision in B.C. ostrich farm's avian flu case

Federal Court of Appeal reserves decision in B.C. ostrich farm's avian flu case

OTTAWA — The Federal Court of Appeal reserved its decision in a case involving two B.C. farmers who are fighting an order from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to destroy around 400 ostriches after an outbreak of avian flu.
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Advocate says progress being made since B.C. child torture death, more work required

Advocate says progress being made since B.C. child torture death, more work required

British Columbia's representative for children and youth says some progress is being made to improve the child welfare system, but she's concerned "fiscal limitations" will prevent timely help from getting to those most in need.
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