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B.C. Health officials set up mosquito traps in the Sea to Sky region for study

B.C. Health officials set up mosquito traps in the Sea to Sky region for study

VANCOUVER — Mosquito traps have been set up across the Sea-to-Sky region in British Columbia as health officials launch a pilot project to understand the area's mosquitoes and the illnesses they spread.
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Federal officials say wildfire forecast shows high risk of more fires in August

Federal officials say wildfire forecast shows high risk of more fires in August

OTTAWA — The 2025 wildfire season is already one of the worst on record for Canada, federal officials said Friday, and there is a high risk that more fires will break out in August.
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Civil rights work is slowing as Trump dismantles the Education Department, agency data shows

Civil rights work is slowing as Trump dismantles the Education Department, agency data shows

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration insists it hasn’t wavered in its duty to protect the civil rights of America’s children even as it dismantles the Education Department .
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B.C. health minister apologizes to family of 10-year-old girl with rare disease

B.C. health minister apologizes to family of 10-year-old girl with rare disease

VICTORIA — British Columbia Health Minister Josie Osborne is "sincerely apologizing" to the family of a 10-year-old girl on Vancouver Island with a rare disease after a public fight over the province's decision to cut off funding for her medication.
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Man pulled into MRI machine after he walked into an exam room wearing a chain necklace

Man pulled into MRI machine after he walked into an exam room wearing a chain necklace

WESTBURY, N.Y. (AP) — A man was pulled into an MRI machine in New York after he walked into the room wearing a large chain necklace, police said. The man, 61, had entered an MRI room while a scan was underway Wednesday afternoon at Nassau Open MRI.
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Crews from other provinces, countries arriving in Saskatchewan to fight wildfires

Crews from other provinces, countries arriving in Saskatchewan to fight wildfires

REGINA — Saskatchewan's government says it's bringing in crews from other provinces and countries to fight raging wildfires, as more people have been forced to flee their homes.
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Planned Parenthood seeks to keep Medicaid funds flowing during legal fight

Planned Parenthood seeks to keep Medicaid funds flowing during legal fight

BOSTON (AP) — Attorneys for Planned Parenthood clinics nationwide argued in federal court Friday that cutting off Medicaid funding to its abortion providers would hurt vulnerable patients who already have limited health care options.
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But all my friends have one: Why some parents say no to kids' demand for e-scooters

But all my friends have one: Why some parents say no to kids' demand for e-scooters

TORONTO — Nainesh Kotak says it doesn't matter how many of his 11-year-old son's friends have e-scooters, he's not letting his own child have one. The personal injury lawyer based in Mississauga, Ont.
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Tribunal sides with disabled woman denied ultrasound at Calgary clinic

Tribunal sides with disabled woman denied ultrasound at Calgary clinic

An Alberta woman who filed a human rights complaint after being turned away at a clinic for an ultrasound says she hopes her recent win paves the way for better accommodations for disabled patients.
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B.C. Health Ministry restores drug funding for girl with rare disease

B.C. Health Ministry restores drug funding for girl with rare disease

VICTORIA — The mother of a nine-year-old Vancouver Island girl who has an extremely rare neurodegenerative disease says she's grateful her daughter will get her medication back.
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