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Diet, demographics behind late-summer wasp outbreak on Prairies

Diet, demographics behind late-summer wasp outbreak on Prairies

EDMONTON — Audric Moses has seen a few late-summer wasp outbreaks around his Edmonton home over the past seven years, but nothing like what he saw last week. "My wife said, 'Hey, come on out here. You need to see this,'" he said.
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Hope for recovery emerges for a Ukrainian soldier who suffered a severe brain injury 2 years ago

Hope for recovery emerges for a Ukrainian soldier who suffered a severe brain injury 2 years ago

MODRYCHI, Ukraine (AP) — For two years, a devoted father has stayed by the side of his bedridden son, a Ukrainian soldier who suffered a severe brain injury.
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Oregon hospital hit with $303M lawsuit after a nurse is accused of replacing fentanyl with tap water

Oregon hospital hit with $303M lawsuit after a nurse is accused of replacing fentanyl with tap water

MEDFORD, Ore.
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Oregon hospital hit with $303M lawsuit after a nurse is accused of replacing fentanyl with tap water

Oregon hospital hit with $303M lawsuit after a nurse is accused of replacing fentanyl with tap water

MEDFORD, Ore.
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Alberta Health Minister LaGrange says hospital transfer plan isn't 'hard and fast'

Alberta Health Minister LaGrange says hospital transfer plan isn't 'hard and fast'

EDMONTON — Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange says a plan to offload underperforming hospitals from Alberta Health Services to third-party operators is still up for discussion.
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Nebraska Supreme Court will hear lawsuit challenging measure to expand abortion rights

Nebraska Supreme Court will hear lawsuit challenging measure to expand abortion rights

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Supreme Court has agreed to expedite a hearing on a lawsuit that could keep voters from deciding whether to expand abortion rights in the state.
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Supreme Court won't allow Oklahoma to reclaim federal money in dispute over abortion referrals

Supreme Court won't allow Oklahoma to reclaim federal money in dispute over abortion referrals

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Oklahoma's emergency appeal seeking to restore a $4.
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Condoms can't be trusted and boys don't cry in Catholic Paraguay's first sex ed program

Condoms can't be trusted and boys don't cry in Catholic Paraguay's first sex ed program

ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay (AP) — Ahead of her 15th birthday, Diana Zalazar's body had gotten so big she could no longer squeeze into the dress she bought for her quinceañera to celebrate her passage into womanhood in Paraguay.
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Supreme Court won't allow Oklahoma to reclaim federal money in dispute over abortion referrals

Supreme Court won't allow Oklahoma to reclaim federal money in dispute over abortion referrals

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Oklahoma's emergency appeal seeking to restore a $4.
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B.C. to open 13 new First Nation primary care clinics, 10 to open this fall

B.C. to open 13 new First Nation primary care clinics, 10 to open this fall

WEST VANCOUVER, B.C. — British Columbia is moving ahead with 13 new First Nations primary care centres in the province, with 10 scheduled to start operating this fall.
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