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'I forgot how tall I was': Injured Bronco Ryan Straschnitzki walks using exoskeleton

'I forgot how tall I was': Injured Bronco Ryan Straschnitzki walks using exoskeleton

CALGARY — It's been a while since Ryan Straschnitzki looked at the world from a different perspective.
Ontario reports 74 new measles cases, including 28 more in the northern region

Ontario reports 74 new measles cases, including 28 more in the northern region

TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 74 new measles cases over the last week, bringing the total number of people in the province who have fallen ill to 2,083 since October.
How expressing gratitude can transform your work and life

How expressing gratitude can transform your work and life

NEW YORK (AP) — The first thing Alison C. Jones does when she wakes up is to name three things she’s grateful for. It can be as simple as the breeze from a fan or as meaningful as the way a friend showed up for her emotionally.
Kennedy's new CDC panel includes members who have criticized vaccines and spread misinformation

Kennedy's new CDC panel includes members who have criticized vaccines and spread misinformation

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday named eight new vaccine policy advisers to replace the panel that he abruptly dismissed earlier this week .
OB/GYN patient complaints up 29% over previous year: Ontario’s patient ombudsman

OB/GYN patient complaints up 29% over previous year: Ontario’s patient ombudsman

TORONTO — New data shows more people are filing complaints about obstetrical and gynecological care in Ontario, with insensitivity, poor communication and lack of trauma awareness among the most common grievances.
Inside the legal fight over the telehealth clinics that help women defy abortion bans

Inside the legal fight over the telehealth clinics that help women defy abortion bans

Every month, thousands of women thwart abortion bans in their home states by turning to telehealth clinics willing to prescribe pregnancy-ending drugs online and ship them anywhere in the country. Whether this is legal, though, is a matter of debate.
More surgeries performed but wait times still longer than before pandemic, study says

More surgeries performed but wait times still longer than before pandemic, study says

TORONTO — The Canadian Institute for Health Information says more surgeries are being performed than before the pandemic — but wait times have still grown longer.
EPA says power plant carbon emissions aren't dangerous. We asked 30 scientists: Here's what they say

EPA says power plant carbon emissions aren't dangerous. We asked 30 scientists: Here's what they say

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday proposed a new ruling that heat-trapping carbon gas "emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants do not contribute significantly to dangerous air pollution.
Hundreds of laid-off CDC employees are being reinstated

Hundreds of laid-off CDC employees are being reinstated

NEW YORK (AP) — More than 460 laid-off employees at the nation's top public health agency received notices Wednesday that they are being reinstated, according to a union representing the workers. The U.S.
Experts call for action to prevent deaths at US police academies, citing AP investigation

Experts call for action to prevent deaths at US police academies, citing AP investigation

A panel of experts called Wednesday for policy and cultural changes to prevent deaths linked to heat and exertion at the nation’s police academies, and insisted that urgent action is needed to save the lives of recruits.
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