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A judge tells federal agencies they can't enforce anti-trans bias policies against Catholic groups

A judge tells federal agencies they can't enforce anti-trans bias policies against Catholic groups

BISMARCK, N.D.
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Trump EPA rollbacks would weaken rules projected to save billions of dollars and thousands of lives

Trump EPA rollbacks would weaken rules projected to save billions of dollars and thousands of lives

When the head of the Environmental Protection Agency announced a wide-ranging rollback of environmental regulations, he said it would put a “dagger through the heart of climate-change religion” and introduce a “Golden Age” for the American economy.
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$60M donation will fund cardiovascular institute at Vancouver General Hospital

$60M donation will fund cardiovascular institute at Vancouver General Hospital

VANCOUVER — The head cardiologist at Vancouver General Hospital says a $60 million donation toward a new cardiovascular health institute and innovation fund will have a life-saving impact around the world. Dr.
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Ivory Coast announces cholera outbreak after 7 deaths

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast announced a cholera outbreak on Thursday, confirming seven deaths from the disease.
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Who's in charge? CDC's leadership 'crisis' apparent amid new COVID-19 vaccine guidance

Who's in charge? CDC's leadership 'crisis' apparent amid new COVID-19 vaccine guidance

WASHINGTON (AP) — There was a notable absence last week when U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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Infant born prematurely dies in southwestern Ontario after measles infection

Infant born prematurely dies in southwestern Ontario after measles infection

TORONTO — An infant born prematurely and infected with measles has died in southwestern Ontario, Dr. Kieran Moore, Ontario's chief medical officer of health, said Thursday.
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Critic calls out border bill's proposed new cabinet powers on immigration

Critic calls out border bill's proposed new cabinet powers on immigration

OTTAWA — An NDP critic says a provision in the federal government's border security bill that would give cabinet the power to cancel immigration documents is an attempt to "mimic" measures deployed by the Trump administration in the U.S.
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Ontario expediting process for U.S. doctors, nurses to work in province

Ontario expediting process for U.S. doctors, nurses to work in province

TORONTO — Doctors and nurses licensed in the United States will soon be able to more easily practise in Ontario, under changes announced today by the minister of health.
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How Mennonite women are building bridges between public health and community amid measles outbreak

How Mennonite women are building bridges between public health and community amid measles outbreak

LEAMINGTON, ONTARIO — Catalina Friesen got a call one night in February from one of her clients, a Low German-speaking mother in Aylmer, Ont. Her daughter had a rash that covered her body.
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UN food agency appeals for $46 million to help 2 million Haitians facing severe hunger

UN food agency appeals for $46 million to help 2 million Haitians facing severe hunger

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. food agency is appealing for $46 million for the next six months to help about 2 million Haitians in dire need of food, including 8,500 at the worst catastrophic level of hunger.
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