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California Gov. Newsom proposes some housing and climate cuts to balance $38 billion budget deficit

California Gov. Newsom proposes some housing and climate cuts to balance $38 billion budget deficit

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom released details Wednesday of a new $291 billion state spending plan for the 2024-25 budget year that accounts for an estimated $37.9 billion deficit.
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B.C. hospital admissions break record as respiratory illness season nears peak

B.C. hospital admissions break record as respiratory illness season nears peak

VANCOUVER — Hospitals in British Columbia are treating a record number of patients as the province's respiratory illness season nears its peak, with the health minister saying the situation is challenging but being managed.
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Ohio House overrides Republican governor's veto of ban on gender affirming care for minors

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Republican-dominated Ohio House voted Wednesday to override GOP Gov.
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Cancer society, gynecologists hope for national shift in cervical cancer screening

Cancer society, gynecologists hope for national shift in cervical cancer screening

TORONTO — The rest of Canada should follow British Columbia's lead in its new approach to cervical cancer screening, the Canadian Cancer Society and the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada said on Wednesday. On Tuesday, the B.C.
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People with private drug coverage more likely to stick to prescriptions: StatCan

People with private drug coverage more likely to stick to prescriptions: StatCan

OTTAWA — A new Statistics Canada study confirms that financial limitations are keeping people without private or employer-sponsored drug coverage from following through with their prescriptions.
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Respiratory season hits parts of Canada as head of ER doctors' group wants better planning

Respiratory season hits parts of Canada as head of ER doctors' group wants better planning

VANCOUVER — The head of a national group of emergency room doctors says he's "disgusted" that provinces and territories have generally not planned for expected overcrowding in ERs, especially as respiratory season starts to peak in many areas. Dr.
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Opposition calls for Alberta to dump imported fever medicine amid health concerns

Opposition calls for Alberta to dump imported fever medicine amid health concerns

EDMONTON — Alberta’s Opposition says it’s time to dump once and for all the remaining bottles of imported Turkish children’s fever medicine, given a new report states the liquid clogs hospital feeding tubes and can put newborns at risk of severe illn
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Quebec ER overcrowding will 'continue to be difficult,' says health minister

Quebec ER overcrowding will 'continue to be difficult,' says health minister

MONTREAL — Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé had mostly bad news Wednesday as he provided an update on the province's overtaxed emergency room network.
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Missouri lawsuit accusing China of hoarding pandemic gear can proceed, appeals panel says

Missouri lawsuit accusing China of hoarding pandemic gear can proceed, appeals panel says

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri lawsuit accusing China of hoarding masks and other protective gear during the COVID-19 pandemic can move forward, federal judges ruled Wednesday. A panel of the U.S.
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'Obamacare' sign-ups surge to 20 million, days before open enrollment closes

'Obamacare' sign-ups surge to 20 million, days before open enrollment closes

WASHINGTON (AP) — Some 20 million people have signed up for health insurance this year through the Affordable Care Act marketplaces, a record-breaking figure.
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