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Feds rarely punish hospitals for turning away pregnant patients
As the pregnant woman's contractions rolled in every two minutes, staff at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, dispatched an ambulance to send her elsewhere. Just t...
Sep 13, 2024
Whitehead becomes 1st CHL player to verbally commit to playing NCAA hockey
Braxton Whitehead said Friday he has verbally committed to Arizona State, making him the first member of a Canadian Hockey League team to attempt to play the sport at the Division I U.S. college level...
Sep 13, 2024
Driver charged with killing NHL's Johnny Gaudreau and his brother had .087 blood-alcohol level
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew as they bicycled on a rural road had a blood-alcohol level of .087, above the .08 legal li...
Sep 13, 2024
Canada to donate up to 200,000 vaccine doses to combat mpox outbreaks in Africa
The Canadian government says it will donate up to 200,000 vaccine doses to fight the mpox outbreak in Congo and other African countries. It says the donated doses of Imvamune will come from Canada's e...
Sep 13, 2024
Feds rarely punish hospitals for turning away pregnant patients
As the pregnant woman's contractions rolled in every two minutes, staff at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, dispatched an ambulance to send her elsewhere. Just t...
Sep 13, 2024
Nebraska ballot can include competing measures to expand or limit abortion rights, high court rules
The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled Friday that competing measures that would expand or limit abortion rights can appear on the November ballot. The high court's ruling came days after it heard arguments...
Sep 13, 2024
'It's not an easy game': Vancouver Whitecaps cautious of lowly San Jose Earthquakes
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps aren't taking anything for granted as they prepare for their next matchup. Sure, the 'Caps (12-8-6) come in undefeated in their last three games across all competit...
Sep 13, 2024
In the news today: Chances of disruption increasing at Air Canada
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Chances of disruption increasing as Air Canada pilot talks near deadline Air Canada says some operations will ...
Sep 13, 2024
Four-day rescue operation freed a humpback whale off northern B.C.: DFO
A humpback whale was so entangled in fishing gear, ropes and buoys that it took four days for a Fisheries Department crew to unravel the mess, Paul Cottrell said. The rescue off British Columbia's coa...
Sep 13, 2024
Criminal trial for 'Freedom Convoy' organizers Lich and Barber to end after one year
OTTAWA - Today is expected to mark the end of the criminal trial for two prominent organizers of the "Freedom Convoy" protest, more than one year after the proceedings began. Tamara Lich and Chris Bar...
Sep 13, 2024
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