Health

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota resident who came into contact with a bat in July died of rabies, the state's department of health announced Friday. The person's death marks a rare occurrence, as fewer than 10 people in the the U.S.

Boar's Head, the deli meat company at the center of a deadly listeria food poisoning outbreak , is being scrutinized by law enforcement officials, the U.S. Agriculture Department disclosed in response to government records requests.

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick Progressive Conservative Leader Blaine Higgs is accusing the Liberals of plagiarizing portions of his party's election platform.

WINNIPEG — A real estate developer says it's poised to close its purchase of a struggling downtown Winnipeg shopping centre and turn it into affordable housing, health-care services and gathering spaces.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's attorney general has sued Express Scripts, claiming the big pharmacy benefit manager was at the center of an opioid dispensing chain that fueled a deadly addiction crisis still haunting his state.

CHARLOTTETOWN — Public health officials in P.E.I. say more than 550 people have experienced symptoms of gastrointestinal illness after an outbreak of norovirus was detected at a shellfish festival last weekend.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors announced Friday that guard Ja’Kobe Walter will not participate in on-court activities at the NBA team's upcoming training camp in Montreal after sustaining a shoulder injury.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Suncor Energy has been fined $90,000 after pleading guilty to two charges stemming from a worker injury in 2019 aboard its production vessel in an oilfield off the coast of Newfoundland.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's attorney general has sued Express Scripts, claiming the big pharmacy benefit manager was at the center of an opioid dispensing chain that fueled a deadly addiction crisis still haunting his state.

EDMONTON — New data shows Alberta spends the lowest amount of money per inmate in Canada – a number the province says is value for money but critics label short-sighted and worrisome.