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Calls for major changes to landmark tobacco settlement too late: Imperial Tobacco
TORONTO — Imperial Tobacco is rejecting what it says are major changes to a landmark $32.5-billion settlement that would see it and two other tobacco companies compensate provinces, territories and ex-smokers in Canada.
Jan 30, 2025 1:45 PM
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Alberta cuts funding to gambling support group as it eyes private online betting
EDMONTON — Alberta's government has ended a funding contract for a non-profit organization that provides education and resources for gambling addiction.
Jan 30, 2025 1:18 PM
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Man charged with attempted murder after three workers attacked in Halifax ER
HALIFAX — A Halifax man is facing charges including attempted murder after health workers were attacked at the Halifax Infirmary's emergency room on Wednesday.
Jan 30, 2025 12:58 PM
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Federal health minister says more pharmacare deals will be signed 'in coming days'
OTTAWA — Health Minister Mark Holland says he's looking forward to signing more pharmacare deals with provinces and territories "in the coming days" — and opposition parties should rethink their plans to bring down the government this spring to allow
Jan 30, 2025 12:50 PM
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RFK Jr. on defensive over his vaccine views as a key confirmation vote hangs in the balance
WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Jan 30, 2025 12:11 PM
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Fredericton MP Jenica Atwin says online hate helped push her out of federal politics
FREDERICTON — Jenica Atwin is leaving federal politics for the "time being" in part because of the online hate she receives, saying the level of toxicity she's had to face has been surprising.
Jan 30, 2025 11:19 AM
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Hospital nurse in Uganda dies in country's first Ebola outbreak in 2 years
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A nurse in Uganda has died of Ebola in the first recorded fatality since the country's last outbreak of the disease ended in early 2023, a health official said Thursday.
Jan 30, 2025 9:37 AM
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. makes his final plea before senators as a key vote hangs in the balance
WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s long record of questioning the safety of childhood vaccinations persisted as a flash point for him Thursday during a confirmation hearing where a key Republican quickly raised concerns about his views. Sen.
Jan 30, 2025 8:11 AM
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Polish appeals court to rule next month in abortion case which activists say could set a precedent
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — An appeals court in Poland said Thursday that it would rule next month in the case of a women's rights activist convicted in 2023 of providing another woman with abortion pills.
Jan 30, 2025 6:02 AM
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A nurse in Uganda has died from the Ebola virus, in the first outbreak since 2022
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A nurse in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, died after testing positive for Ebola, a health official said Thursday, in the first recorded fatality since the last outbreak ended in 2023.
Jan 30, 2025 4:05 AM
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