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Zamboni leaking carbon monoxide likely to have caused hockey players' illness: mayor

Zamboni leaking carbon monoxide likely to have caused hockey players' illness: mayor

WAKAW, Sask. — A Saskatchewan town has temporarily closed its hockey arena after carbon monoxide likely from a Zamboni left players sick.
COVID-19 down, influenza and RSV up in B.C., says CDC

COVID-19 down, influenza and RSV up in B.C., says CDC

VANCOUVER — New data suggest that COVID-19 activity in British Columbia is trending downward, while influenza and RSV are on the rise.

In death, one cancer patient helps to erase millions in medical debt

A New York City woman who died Sunday from cancer has raised enough money to erase millions of dollars in medical debt with a posthumous plea for help.
Gang attack on Haitian hospital leads to a call for help and an unlikely triumph for police

Gang attack on Haitian hospital leads to a call for help and an unlikely triumph for police

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The bullets began piercing the windows of the hospital as women cradling young children ran from room to room searching for a safe place to hide while the heavily armed gang drew closer .
Judge in court martial fines anti-vax reservist $4,000, issues severe reprimand

Judge in court martial fines anti-vax reservist $4,000, issues severe reprimand

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — A former soldier and reservist who defied the Canadian Armed Forces' COVID-19 vaccine mandate has been fined $4,000 and received a severe reprimand at the conclusion of a court martial in British Columbia.
A health official in Michigan is taking her county to court over $4 million resignation offer

A health official in Michigan is taking her county to court over $4 million resignation offer

LANSING, Mich.
Board of Alberta Health Services makes changes to executive team during restructuring

Board of Alberta Health Services makes changes to executive team during restructuring

EDMONTON — The board of Alberta Health Services says six of the organization's top executives are no longer in their positions.
The world's first gene therapy for sickle cell disease has been approved in Britain

The world's first gene therapy for sickle cell disease has been approved in Britain

LONDON (AP) — Britain's medicines regulator has authorized the world's first gene therapy treatment for sickle cell disease, in a move that could offer relief to thousands of people with the crippling disease in the U.K.
A cannabis worker died on the job from an asthma attack. It’s the first reported case in US

A cannabis worker died on the job from an asthma attack. It’s the first reported case in US

The U.S. cannabis production industry’s first reported occupational asthma death took the life of a worker in Massachusetts, federal health and safety officials said.
Kansas to appeal ruling blocking abortion rules, including a medication restriction

Kansas to appeal ruling blocking abortion rules, including a medication restriction

TOPEKA, Kan.