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Marriages in the US are back to pre-pandemic levels, CDC says

Marriages in the US are back to pre-pandemic levels, CDC says

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. marriages have rebounded to pre-pandemic levels with nearly 2.1 million in 2022. That's a 4% increase from the year before.
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Quebec woman gives birth outside after finding hospital door locked

DRUMMONDVILLE, Que. — A central Quebec health authority has confirmed that a woman gave birth outside a hospital in Drummondville, Que., after the mother arrived to the building and found the main doors locked.
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What you need to know about measles as cases rise, along with misinformation worries

What you need to know about measles as cases rise, along with misinformation worries

Public health officials are encouraging parents to ensure their children get routine childhood vaccines as measles continues to spread around the world. Here are some facts about one of the most contagious but preventable diseases.
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College swimmers, volleyball players sue NCAA over transgender policies

College swimmers, volleyball players sue NCAA over transgender policies

ATLANTA (AP) — Former Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines was among more than a dozen college athletes who filed a lawsuit against the NCAA on Thursday, accusing it of violating their Title IX rights by allowing transgender woman Lia Thomas to compete at t
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K-Fresh brand Enoki mushrooms recalled due to possible Listeria contamination

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is recalling K-Fresh brand Enoki mushrooms due to possible Listeria contamination. The affected mushrooms were sold in 200-gram packages in British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec.
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'Plan in advance': Eclipse glasses are hot sellers ahead of rare celestial event

'Plan in advance': Eclipse glasses are hot sellers ahead of rare celestial event

MONTREAL — These days, Mylene Gamache-Tremblay spends her evenings and weekends taking orders for solar eclipse glasses, and packing and shipping them around the eastern part of the country.
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Cannabis retailer High Tide buys pot brand Queen of Bud's IP for $1M

Cannabis retailer High Tide buys pot brand Queen of Bud's IP for $1M

CALGARY — High Tide Inc. says it has signed a deal to acquire premium cannabis brand Queen of Bud's intellectual property. Calgary-based pot retailer High Tide says it will pay $1 million for the IP, trademarks and other assets owned by Queen of Bud.
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Program helping northern Ontario ERs stay open set to expire

Program helping northern Ontario ERs stay open set to expire

A program that helps rural and northern Ontario hospitals avoid temporary ER closures is set to expire at the end of the month, after a series of last-minute renewals, and hospitals are anxiously awaiting word from the government on what happens next
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Doctors urge myth-busting, education to counter misinformation as measles cases rise

Doctors urge myth-busting, education to counter misinformation as measles cases rise

A troubling rise in measles cases has a Toronto doctor remembering a little girl who became blind, noncommunicative and incontinent after contracting the virus. Dr.
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Kenyan doctors strike nationwide. Patients left unattended or turned away at public hospitals

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Doctors at Kenya’s public hospitals began a nationwide strike Thursday, accusing the government of failing to implement a raft of promises from a collective bargaining agreement signed in 2017 after a 100-day strike that saw peo
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