Health

Canada captain Alphonso Davies sidelined by injury suffered playing for Bayern Munich

MUNICH — Canada captain Alphonso Davies has been sidelined after suffering a muscle strain in his left hamstring in Bayern Munich's 3-0 Champions League loss at Feyenoord on Wednesday.

Jan 24, 2025 2:19 PM Read more >

Justice Department curtails prosecutions for blocking reproductive health care facilities

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's new Justice Department leadership issued an order Friday to curtail prosecutions against people accused of blocking reproductive rights facilities, calling the cases an example of the “weaponization” of law

Jan 24, 2025 1:08 PM Read more >

Call for male-targeted prevention programs to address N.S. domestic violence epidemic

HALIFAX — Long before Brenda Tatlock-Burke was killed by her husband in October, there were signs of his controlling and coercive behaviour.

Jan 24, 2025 12:37 PM Read more >

Health P.E.I. says masks must be worn at all health facilities amid overcrowding

CHARLOTTETOWN — Masks must be worn at all Prince Edward Island health facilities starting Monday. Health P.E.I. says the new rule is in response to overcrowding within the health-care system.

Jan 24, 2025 11:49 AM Read more >

Trump ends Fauci's security detail and says he'd feel no responsibility if harm befell him

FLETCHER, N.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump has ended the federal security detail for Dr. Anthony Fauci , the infectious disease expert who advised him on the COVID-19 pandemic, a person familiar with the matter said Friday.

Jan 24, 2025 11:09 AM Read more >

Trump ends Fauci's security detail and says he'd feel no responsibility if harm befell him

FLETCHER, N.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump has ended the federal security detail for Dr. Anthony Fauci , the infectious disease expert who advised him on the COVID-19 pandemic, a person familiar with the matter said Friday.

Jan 24, 2025 10:57 AM Read more >

Emergency contraception pill could be an alternative to mifepristone for abortions, study suggests

A new study suggests that a pill used for emergency contraception could be repurposed at a higher dose as an abortion drug, providing a possible alternative to mifepristone , one of the two drugs used in the most common type of abortion in the United

Jan 24, 2025 6:28 AM Read more >

March for Life returns to Washington: What to look for when anti-abortion activists gather

Thousands of anti-abortion activists are coming to Washington Friday for the annual March for Life, seeking to build momentum after a string of victories and maintain pressure on legislators. After decades of fighting to overturn Roe v.

Jan 23, 2025 10:04 PM Read more >

Trump pardons anti-abortion activists who blockaded clinic entrances

CHICAGO (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Thursday he would pardon anti-abortion activists convicted of blockading abortion clinic entrances. Trump called it “a great honor to sign this.

Jan 23, 2025 3:28 PM Read more >

What to know about President Donald Trump's order targeting the rights of transgender people

An executive order President Donald Trump signed on his first day back in office offers a new federal government definition of the sexes that could have a major impact on transgender people nationwide.

Jan 23, 2025 3:03 PM Read more >