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Manitoba strikes deal with drugstore chain to supply free menstrual products

Manitoba strikes deal with drugstore chain to supply free menstrual products

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government plans to make millions of menstrual products available for free at schools, women's shelters and resource centres across the province.

Judge continues to bar anti-abortion activists from clinic

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A group of anti-abortion activists will continue to be banned from interfering with patients and providers at a reproductive health clinic outside Nashville, a federal judge has ruled.
With its queen gone, Britain ponders how to discuss death

With its queen gone, Britain ponders how to discuss death

Where goes Queen Elizabeth II , there — inevitably — go each of us and all those we love.
Accusers call suicide of convicted neurologist 'selfish act'

Accusers call suicide of convicted neurologist 'selfish act'

NEW YORK (AP) — Six women who testified against a neurologist they accused of sexaully assaulting them while they were his patients returned to court on Wednesday to speak out against him, this time under unusual circumstances they described as a cru
California governor OKs mental health courts for homeless

California governor OKs mental health courts for homeless

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — With more than 100,000 people living on California’s streets, Gov.
Don't blame schools for high COVID rates among sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ youth: provincial health officer

Don't blame schools for high COVID rates among sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ youth: provincial health officer

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's provincial health officer says the findings of a study she co-authored showing children and youth have had the highest rates of COVID-19 in parts of the province should not be interpreted to suggest those infections occ
Court revives lawsuits against Ohio State over sex abuse

Court revives lawsuits against Ohio State over sex abuse

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal appeals court ruling Wednesday revives unsettled lawsuits against Ohio State University over decades-old sexual abuse by the late team doctor Richard Strauss.
Iowa abortion providers say no basis to enact near ban

Iowa abortion providers say no basis to enact near ban

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Lawyers for Iowa’s largest abortion provider argued in court documents Tuesday that there's no precedent or legal support for bringing back a law banning most abortions, which a judge had permanently blocked in 2019.
Judge temporarily blocks Ohio law banning most abortions

Judge temporarily blocks Ohio law banning most abortions

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A judge temporarily blocked Ohio’s ban on virtually all abortions Wednesday, again pausing a law that took effect after federal abortion protections were overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court in June.
Ontario hospital patients awaiting spots in long-term care can be moved up to 150 km

Ontario hospital patients awaiting spots in long-term care can be moved up to 150 km

TORONTO — Ontario hospital patients awaiting spots in long-term care can be moved to nursing homes not of their choosing up to 150 kilometres away, with charges of $400 per day if they refuse, the province announced Wednesday.