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Macao to shutter casinos for a week in COVID-19 outbreak

Macao to shutter casinos for a week in COVID-19 outbreak

BEIJING (AP) — The Asian gambling center of Macao will close all its casinos for a week starting Monday and largely restrict people to their homes as it tries to stop a COVID-19 outbreak that has infected more than 1,400 people in the past three week
Production resumes at troubled Abbott baby formula factory

Production resumes at troubled Abbott baby formula factory

Production of baby formula has resumed at the Abbott Nutrition factory in Michigan whose February shutdown over contamination contributed to a national shortage , a company spokesman said.
Amid chaos, some at July 4 parade ran toward gunfire to help

Amid chaos, some at July 4 parade ran toward gunfire to help

HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) — Bobby Shapiro ran down Central Avenue in socks, moving toward the street corner where gunfire had erupted just moments before.
French women push to cement abortion rights after US ruling

French women push to cement abortion rights after US ruling

PARIS (AP) — The right to abortion in France hardly seems under threat — it’s been inscribed in law for 47 years and enjoys broad support across the political spectrum. But more and more French women are asking: Could what happened in the U.S.
B.C. to offer COVID-19 booster for 12-plus starting this fall, new vaccines expected

B.C. to offer COVID-19 booster for 12-plus starting this fall, new vaccines expected

VANCOUVER — British Columbia is gearing up for a major COVID-19 booster shot campaign this fall with the expectation that new vaccines tailor-made to fight the Omicron variant will be available. COVID-19 boosters will be available to people in B.C.
Arizona says "personhood" abortion law can't lead to charges

Arizona says "personhood" abortion law can't lead to charges

PHOENIX (AP) — An attorney with the Arizona attorney general's office told a judge Friday that a 2021 state “personhood” law that gives all legal rights to unborn children can't be used to bring criminal charges against abortion providers.
Feds look into potential legal risks of providing abortions to U.S. patients

Feds look into potential legal risks of providing abortions to U.S. patients

Federal officials are looking into whether Canadian health workers could face legal risks for providing abortion services to Americans from states where the procedure has been outlawed.
Ruling clears Louisiana to enforce near-total abortion ban

Ruling clears Louisiana to enforce near-total abortion ban

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana can now enforce its ban on almost all abortions under a judge’s order issued Friday amid a flurry of court challenges to state “trigger” laws crafted to take effect when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade .
Quebec nurse gets job back after abrupt 2021 firing over Atikamekw patient treatment

Quebec nurse gets job back after abrupt 2021 firing over Atikamekw patient treatment

MONTREAL — A Quebec nurse who had been accused of making degrading comments towards an Atikamekw woman in March 2021 won't be fired, an arbitrator has ruled.
A new urban Indigenous health centre is the first of its kind in Nova Scotia

A new urban Indigenous health centre is the first of its kind in Nova Scotia

HALIFAX — The physician leading a new clinic in downtown Halifax says its opening marks a "pivotal moment" for urban Indigenous people's access to health care in the city.
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