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Ontario adds 300 new spaces in paramedic college programs

Ontario adds 300 new spaces in paramedic college programs

BARRIE, Ont. — Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones says there will be more than 300 new spaces in paramedic programs at provincial colleges this year.
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Aid group raises alarm over rising malnutrition in refugee camps in northern Kenya

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A humanitarian group has raised alarm over rising malnutrition in refugee camps in northern Kenya.
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Cannabis company TerrAscend to list on TSX under TSND ticker in early July

Cannabis company TerrAscend to list on TSX under TSND ticker in early July

TORONTO — TerrAscend Corp. says it will be listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange next week. The Toronto-based cannabis company says its common shares will begin trading on the exchange under the TSND ticker on July 4.
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How safe is the air? Here's how to check and what the numbers mean

How safe is the air? Here's how to check and what the numbers mean

NEW YORK (AP) — How can you check the air quality in your area and what do the numbers mean? The Environmental Protection Agency monitors the air around the country and compiles an air quality index, or AQI .
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Jury says health clinic in Montana Superfund town submitted 337 false asbestos claims

Jury says health clinic in Montana Superfund town submitted 337 false asbestos claims

MISSOULA, Mont.
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Judge considering blocking parts of North Carolina abortion law won't halt broader 12-week ban

Judge considering blocking parts of North Carolina abortion law won't halt broader 12-week ban

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge said Wednesday that she won't temporarily block most of a newly revised abortion law from taking effect this weekend in North Carolina, including a near-ban on the procedure after 12 weeks of pregnancy. U.S.
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Biden's brother says the president is 'very open-minded' about psychedelics for medical treatment

Biden's brother says the president is 'very open-minded' about psychedelics for medical treatment

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's youngest brother said in a radio interview Wednesday that the president has been “very open-minded” in conversations the two have had about the benefits of psychedelics as a form of medical treatment.
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Federal judges in Kentucky and Tennessee block portions of transgender youth care bans

Federal judges in Kentucky and Tennessee block portions of transgender youth care bans

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Federal judges in Kentucky and Tennessee temporarily blocked portions of bans on gender-affirming care for transgender youth Wednesday, handing down the rulings shortly before the statutes were set to go into effect.
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North Carolina lawmakers give final OK to ban on gender-affirming care for trans children

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina lawmakers finalized legislation on Wednesday that would prohibit certain gender-affirming care for children and prevent state funds from being used to provide such therapies and procedures.
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Relatives of man who died during admission to psychiatric hospital seek federal investigation

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Lawyers for the family of a Virginia man who died of asphyxiation after he was pinned to the floor for about 11 minutes while being admitted to a psychiatric hospital have asked the U.S.
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