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Alberta health minister signs onto federal deal for rare disease drugs

Alberta health minister signs onto federal deal for rare disease drugs

EDMONTON 鈥 Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange has signed a deal with her federal counterpart to expand access to medication for people with rare diseases.
Words on ammo in CEO shooting echo common phrase on insurer tactics: Delay, deny, defend

Words on ammo in CEO shooting echo common phrase on insurer tactics: Delay, deny, defend

A message left at the scene of a health insurance executive鈥檚 fatal shooting 鈥 鈥渄eny,鈥 鈥渄efend鈥 and 鈥渄epose鈥 鈥 echoes a phrase commonly used to describe insurer tactics to avoid paying claims.
Ford pledges tough new legislation to dismantle homeless encampments

Ford pledges tough new legislation to dismantle homeless encampments

TORONTO 鈥 Legislation aimed at dismantling homeless encampments in Ontario will soon be introduced, Premier Doug Ford announced Thursday, along with a pledge to use the notwithstanding clause if the courts "interfere.
小蓝视频 launches review of 911 services after complaints about costs, transparency

小蓝视频 launches review of 911 services after complaints about costs, transparency

VICTORIA 鈥 British Columbia is launching a review of the province's 911 emergency service after complaints about escalating costs and lack of transparency.
Words on ammo in CEO shooting echo common phrase on insurer tactics: Delay, deny, defend

Words on ammo in CEO shooting echo common phrase on insurer tactics: Delay, deny, defend

A message left at the scene of an insurance executive鈥檚 fatal shooting 鈥 鈥渄eny,鈥 鈥渄efend鈥 and 鈥渄epose鈥 鈥 echoes a phrase commonly used to describe insurer tactics to avoid paying claims.

Are you a former SmileDirectClub customer? You might be eligible for a refund

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 When SmileDirectClub shut down a year ago, scores of existing customers of the teeth-straightening company were left in limbo . Now, tens of thousands are set to get some relief.
Congo government says it's 'on alert' over mystery flu-like disease that killed dozens

Congo government says it's 'on alert' over mystery flu-like disease that killed dozens

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) 鈥 Public health officials in Africa urged caution Thursday as Congo鈥檚 health minister said the government was on alert over a mystery flu-like disease that in recent weeks killed dozens of people.
'Name what things are': Recognizing 'femicide' 35 years after the Montreal Massacre

'Name what things are': Recognizing 'femicide' 35 years after the Montreal Massacre

MONTREAL 鈥 Ahead of the 35th anniversary of the Montreal Massacre on Friday, Annie Ross, a mechanical engineering professor at Polytechnique Montr茅al, said she often thinks of those who lived through the tragedy but still suffer silently. On Dec.
Sierra Leone begins nationwide rollout of Ebola vaccine a decade after deadly outbreak

Sierra Leone begins nationwide rollout of Ebola vaccine a decade after deadly outbreak

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) 鈥 Authorities in Sierra Leone on Thursday started a nationwide rollout of the single-dose Ebola vaccine, the first such campaign in West Africa where a deadly outbreak 10 years ago resulted in the death of thousands.
Maternal mortality review panels are in the spotlight. Here's what they do

Maternal mortality review panels are in the spotlight. Here's what they do

Efforts to reduce the nation's persistently high maternal mortality rates involve state panels of experts that investigate and learn from each mother's death .
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