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'We're people too': Canada's homeless population is aging, changing how shelters run

'We're people too': Canada's homeless population is aging, changing how shelters run

VANCOUVER — Seventy-one-year-old Roger Oake sat on a bench outside the Union Gospel Mission shelter in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside after breakfast.
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How Trump’s pick for surgeon general uses her big online following to make money

How Trump’s pick for surgeon general uses her big online following to make money

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s pick to be the next U.S.
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Takeaways from AP's report on the business interests of Trump's surgeon general pick

Takeaways from AP's report on the business interests of Trump's surgeon general pick

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s pick to be U.S. surgeon general has repeatedly said the nation’s medical and food systems are corrupted by special interests and people out to make a profit at the expense of Americans’ health.
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First case of dermo disease detected in Newfoundland and Labrador oysters

First case of dermo disease detected in Newfoundland and Labrador oysters

Federal food safety officials say they have confirmed the first case of dermo disease in oysters from Newfoundland and Labrador.
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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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