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Edmonton Oilers forward Evander Kane undergoes successful knee surgery

Edmonton Oilers forward Evander Kane undergoes successful knee surgery

Edmonton Oilers power forward Evander Kane remains intent on returning to NHL action this season. He’s just not sure exactly when that will be.

Largest health care strike in Oregon history begins as thousands picket Providence hospitals

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Earth breaks yearly heat record and lurches past dangerous warming threshold

Earth breaks yearly heat record and lurches past dangerous warming threshold

Earth recorded its hottest year ever in 2024, with such a big jump that the planet temporarily passed a major climate threshold , weather monitoring agencies announced Friday.

US finds no link between Havana syndrome and foreign power, but two spy agencies say it's possible

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. intelligence has found no evidence linking a foreign power to the mysterious “Havana syndrome” injuries reported by some U.S. diplomats and other government personnel, though two agencies now say it remains a possibility.
B.C. teen with avian flu discharged after weeks in hospital

B.C. teen with avian flu discharged after weeks in hospital

BC Children’s Hospital says a 13-year-old girl with avian flu was discharged Tuesday after weeks in hospital. The patient was taken to a pediatric intensive care unit with respiratory failure and pneumonia on Nov.
DC sues federal government over pollution in Anacostia River

DC sues federal government over pollution in Anacostia River

The District of Columbia on Friday filed a lawsuit against the federal government over pollution in the Anacostia River, arguing it has inflicted “catastrophic harm” on the mostly poor and minority communities living along the urban waterway.
US 'notorious markets' report warns of risks from online pharmacies

US 'notorious markets' report warns of risks from online pharmacies

BANGKOK (AP) — Nearly all of the world’s 35,000 online pharmacies are being run illegally and consumers who use them risk getting ineffective or dangerous drugs, according to the U.S. Trade Representative’s annual report on “ notorious markets .
Earth records hottest year ever in 2024 and the jump was so big it breached a key threshold

Earth records hottest year ever in 2024 and the jump was so big it breached a key threshold

Earth recorded its hottest year ever in 2024, with such a big jump that the planet temporarily passed a major climate threshold , several weather monitoring agencies announced Friday.
Flu driving spike in respiratory illness in B.C., but COVID-19 numbers low

Flu driving spike in respiratory illness in B.C., but COVID-19 numbers low

VANCOUVER — New data shared by British Columbia's Centre for Disease Control shows the province has one of the worst flu rates in Canada, as a holiday-season spike in respiratory illnesses continues.
B.C. Conservatives seek inquiry into votes from mental health and drug facility

B.C. Conservatives seek inquiry into votes from mental health and drug facility

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