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'A bit more meaningful': Econoline Crush singer describes nursing career

'A bit more meaningful': Econoline Crush singer describes nursing career

Trevor Hurst is out the door and navigating the barren, prairie landscape of southwestern Manitoba before the clock strikes 7 a.m.
Verbal gaffe or sign of trouble? Mixing up names like Biden and Trump have done is pretty common

Verbal gaffe or sign of trouble? Mixing up names like Biden and Trump have done is pretty common

WASHINGTON (AP) — Any parent who’s ever called one of their children by the other’s name — or even the family pet’s name — likely could empathize when President Joe Biden mixed up the names of French leaders Macron and Mitterrand.

How to defend against food poisoning at your Super Bowl party

When Americans gather to watch the Super Bowl on Sunday, the culinary choices may be as important as the final score.

Schools are trying to get more students therapy. Not all parents are on board

NEW YORK (AP) — Derry Oliver was in fifth grade when she first talked to her mom about seeing a therapist. She was living in Georgia with her brother while her mom was in New York scoping out jobs and apartments ahead of moving the family.
Nurse acquitted of involuntary manslaughter in 2019 death of a 24-year-old California jail inmate

Nurse acquitted of involuntary manslaughter in 2019 death of a 24-year-old California jail inmate

EL CAJON, Calif. (AP) — A nurse at a California jail was found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter Friday in the November 2019 death of an inmate who collapsed in her cell. But jurors deadlocked on charges against a jail doctor.
Judge overturns convictions of B.C. woman, accused of coughing on grocery worker

Judge overturns convictions of B.C. woman, accused of coughing on grocery worker

CAMPBELL RIVER, B.C. — A British Columbia woman who was accused of deliberately coughing in the direction of a grocery store worker early in the COVID-19 pandemic has had her convictions for assault and causing a disturbance overturned. A B.C.
Bean dips, enchiladas and taco kits are among new recalled items linked to listeria outbreak

Bean dips, enchiladas and taco kits are among new recalled items linked to listeria outbreak

More foods are being recalled in the wake of a deadly outbreak of listeria food poisoning, including snack foods that may be part of Super Bowl Sunday party menus.
Kansas' AG is telling schools they must out trans kids to parents, even with no specific law

Kansas' AG is telling schools they must out trans kids to parents, even with no specific law

TOPEKA, Kan.
New payment model sees 16.5% jump in B.C. family doctors, but more needed: minister

New payment model sees 16.5% jump in B.C. family doctors, but more needed: minister

VANCOUVER — Health Minister Adrian Dix says the number of family doctors in British Columbia is increasing, but there are still almost 900,000 people without a primary care provider.
Flu hangs on in US, fading in some areas and intensifying in others

Flu hangs on in US, fading in some areas and intensifying in others

NEW YORK (AP) — The flu virus is hanging on in the U.S., intensifying in some areas of the country after weeks of an apparent national decline.
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