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Are you a former SmileDirectClub customer? You might be eligible for a refund

NEW YORK (AP) — When SmileDirectClub shut down a year ago, scores of existing customers of the teeth-straightening company were left in limbo . Now, tens of thousands are set to get some relief.
Health-care costs will rise significantly as population ages, says new report

Health-care costs will rise significantly as population ages, says new report

TORONTO — A new report says sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ needs to rethink its approach to health care to help manage rising costs as people age.
Nearly 30% of US drugstores closed in one decade, study shows

Nearly 30% of US drugstores closed in one decade, study shows

Nearly three out of 10 U.S. drugstores that were open during the previous decade had closed by 2021, new research shows.
Quebec doctors who refuse to stay in public system for 5 years face 200K fine per day

Quebec doctors who refuse to stay in public system for 5 years face 200K fine per day

QUÉBEC — Quebec's health minister has tabled a bill that would force new doctors trained in the province to spend the first five years of their careers working in Quebec's public health network.
Ontario's opioid strategy outdated, auditor general says

Ontario's opioid strategy outdated, auditor general says

TORONTO — Ontario's opioid strategy, even with its new abstinence-based model for treatment, is outdated and does not serve the current needs of the people, the auditor general found in her annual report released Tuesday.
Fourth deer in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ found with fatal chronic wasting disease

Fourth deer in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ found with fatal chronic wasting disease

A fourth case of fatal chronic wasting disease has been found in a white-tailed deer in British Columbia's Kootenay region.
New Brunswick says $10,000 bonuses for nurses to be paid in December, January

New Brunswick says $10,000 bonuses for nurses to be paid in December, January

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt is following through on one of her top election campaign promises by giving nurses across the province retention bonuses by January.
Lawsuit seeks to undo 15-week abortion ban that conflicts with expanded access in Arizona

Lawsuit seeks to undo 15-week abortion ban that conflicts with expanded access in Arizona

PHOENIX (AP) — Reproductive rights advocates sued Arizona on Tuesday to undo a 15-week abortion ban that conflicts with a constitutional amendment recently approved by voters to expand access up to fetal viability.
N.S. mass shooting: committee member flags lack of action on gender-based violence

N.S. mass shooting: committee member flags lack of action on gender-based violence

HALIFAX — A member of the committee monitoring how governments and the RCMP are responding to the inquiry into the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting is raising concerns from survivors of gender-based violence about a lack of action.
US closes investigation into E. coli outbreak linked to onions in McDonald's Quarter Pounders

US closes investigation into E. coli outbreak linked to onions in McDonald's Quarter Pounders

The U.S. government said Tuesday it has closed its investigation into an E. coli outbreak tied to McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburgers after determining there is no longer a safety risk.