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'Making things a little more accessible': Paralyzed Bronco looks to improve buildings

'Making things a little more accessible': Paralyzed Bronco looks to improve buildings

CALGARY — Spending the last five years using a wheelchair has given former Humboldt Broncos hockey player Ryan Straschnitzki a new path forward. The 23-year-old from Airdrie, Alta.
B.C. nurses reach tentative labour agreement with provincial government

B.C. nurses reach tentative labour agreement with provincial government

Nurses Bargaining Association says agreement includes "record-setting compensation" and a "groundbreaking commitment" to support mandatory nurse-patient ratios.
Activists' network in Mexico helps U.S. women get abortions

Activists' network in Mexico helps U.S. women get abortions

CHIHUAHUA, Mexico (AP) — Marcela Castro’s office in Chihuahua is more than 100 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border, yet the distance doesn’t prevent her from assisting women in the United States in circumventing recently imposed bans on abortion.
Pandemic pounds push 10,000 U.S. Army soldiers into obesity

Pandemic pounds push 10,000 U.S. Army soldiers into obesity

After gaining 30 pounds during the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Daniel Murillo is finally getting back into fighting shape.
Mozambique works to contain cholera outbreak after cyclone

Mozambique works to contain cholera outbreak after cyclone

QUELIMANE, Mozambique (AP) — Weeks after massive Cyclone Freddy hit Mozambique for a second time , the still-flooded country is facing a spiraling cholera outbreak that threatens to add to the devastation.
Liberals' political will on pharmacare questioned as minister promises progress

Liberals' political will on pharmacare questioned as minister promises progress

OTTAWA — Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says the government's plans for pharmacare are moving forward, but experts who study government drug plans suggest the Liberals may have lost the political will to take bold steps toward a national program.
New Mexico Supreme Court blocks local abortion ordinances

New Mexico Supreme Court blocks local abortion ordinances

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Supreme Court blocked local anti-abortion ordinances Friday pending the outcome of a case centered on constitutional rights to equal protection and due process.
Cleanup begins after fiery Minnesota ethanol derailment

Cleanup begins after fiery Minnesota ethanol derailment

Crews have started removing contaminated soil and damaged railcars left behind by Thursday's fiery derailment in southwest Minnesota.
Florida teen debuts trans visibility film as bans spread

Florida teen debuts trans visibility film as bans spread

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.
Saskatchewan announces increased compensation to doctors for after-hours care

Saskatchewan announces increased compensation to doctors for after-hours care

SASKATOON — Saskatchewan's health minister says a move to increase compensation for family doctors offering after-hours care will help people get access to physicians while the province continues to deliberate how to reform a payment model.