Health

EDMONTON — The leader of Alberta’s Opposition NDP says it’s time to fire Health Minister Adriana LaGrange given new allegations surrounding high-level corruption in medical contracts.

Canada has called in midfielder Carly Wickenheiser to replace the injured Bianca St-Georges for the upcoming Pinatar Cup soccer tournament in Spain.

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TORONTO — A running list of election promises announced by the Ontario Progressive Conservatives, NDP, Liberals and Greens in the province's snap election campaign. The vote is set for Feb. 27. Progressive Conservatives Feb.

NEW YORK (AP) — A new study shows that bird flu has silently spread from animals to some veterinarians.

PILOT MOUND, Man. — Children were taken to hospital following a school bus crash at an intersection near Pilot Mound in southern Manitoba.

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — An appeals court in Poland on Thursday ordered a retrial of the case of a women’s rights activist convicted of providing another woman with abortion pills.

MONTREAL — Children in Canada are exposed to more than 4,000 ads for food on their mobile devices every year, with the vast majority promoting unhealthy products, according to a new report.

A generation has passed since the world saw the peak in AIDS-related deaths. Those deaths — agonizing, from diseases or infections the body might otherwise fight off — sent loved ones into the streets, pressuring governments to act.

HALIFAX — A lack of mental health care tailored to rural Black Nova Scotians is one of several problems yet to be properly addressed by the province, more than one year after an inquiry report into the Lionel Desmond tragedy recommended reforms.