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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.

Health officials investigate mystery disease in southwest Congo after 143 deaths

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A flu-like disease that has killed dozens of people over two weeks is being investigated in southwestern Congo , local authorities said. The deaths were recorded between Nov. 10 and Nov.

An unknown disease in Congo has left dozens dead, officials say

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — An unknown disease has killed at least 67 people over a two-week span in southwestern Congo, local authorities said. The deaths were recorded between Nov. 10 and Nov. 25 in the Panzi health zone of Kwango province.
Here's where Canadian experts stand on fluoridating drinking water

Here's where Canadian experts stand on fluoridating drinking water

For decades, water fluoridation has played a key role in improving the oral health of North Americans, experts say, but the practice is coming under scrutiny in some communities as opponents gain new prominence in the U.S.
Supreme Court doesn't seem convinced FDA was unfair in blocking flavored vapes as teen use increased

Supreme Court doesn't seem convinced FDA was unfair in blocking flavored vapes as teen use increased

WASHINGTON (AP) — A majority of Supreme Court justices didn't seem convinced Monday that federal regulators misled companies before refusing to allow them to sell sweet-flavored vaping products following a surge in teen e-cigarette use.
'Going to take a little time': Leafs' Matthews still getting up to speed after injury

'Going to take a little time': Leafs' Matthews still getting up to speed after injury

TORONTO — Auston Matthews spent nearly a month on the sidelines.
Zimbabwe court rules against law that denies abortion to marital rape victims and girls below 18

Zimbabwe court rules against law that denies abortion to marital rape victims and girls below 18

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A law prohibiting abortion services for women raped by their husbands and girls under the age of 18 is unconstitutional, Zimbabwe’s High Court has ruled. In his ruling handed down on Nov.

Idaho’s ‘abortion trafficking’ law mostly can be enforced as lawsuit proceeds, court rules

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A federal appeals court on Monday ruled that most of Idaho's first-in-the-nation law that makes it illegal to help minors get an abortion without the consent of their parents can take effect while a lawsuit challenging its constit