Health

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats will push ahead on restraining pharmaceutical prices and extending health insurance subsidies for millions of Americans, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer affirmed Tuesday, backing President Joe Biden’s call for his par

Quebec City residents were asked Tuesday to avoid unnecessary trips to five emergency rooms struggling with staff shortages and overcrowding.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker's office announced Tuesday that the Illinois governor has tested positive for COVID-19.

EDMONTON — Albertans over the age of 18 will soon be able to book their fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A House committee reviewing South Carolina's abortion law suggested Tuesday the state ban almost all abortions other than when the life of the mother is at risk.

YELLOWKNIFE — Health-care providers in the Northwest Territories are learning how to use rapid tests for syphilis in response to an outbreak of the sexually transmitted disease across the territory. The N.W.T.'s chief public health officer, Dr.

NEW YORK (AP) — The FBI and Justice Department recently disrupted the activities of a hacking group that was sponsored by the North Korean government and that targeted U.S.

CHARLOTTETOWN — COVID-19 has claimed the lives of three more people in Prince Edward Island during the past week. There have now been 49 COVID-19-related deaths in the province since the onset of the pandemic.

Ontario's fiscal watchdog is projecting a deficit that's $5.4 billion smaller than the most recent government projection because of lower-than-anticipated program spending.