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Baklava pastries containing pistachios recalled due to salmonella

Baklava pastries containing pistachios recalled due to salmonella

TORONTO — Baklava pastries containing pistachios are being recalled over salmonella concerns. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a recall notice for some Andalos brand pastries distributed in New Brunswick, Ontario, Quebec and sold online.
Alberta government appeals injunction of transgender health-care law

Alberta government appeals injunction of transgender health-care law

CALGARY — Alberta is appealing a temporary injunction of a law banning doctors from providing gender-affirming care to youth.
Previous sexual assault convict whose killing of a nurse led to safety changes sentenced to 50 years

Previous sexual assault convict whose killing of a nurse led to safety changes sentenced to 50 years

A man previously convicted of sexual assault who killed a Connecticut visiting nurse at a halfway house pleaded guilty to murder and was sentenced Friday to 50 years in prison in a case that reignited calls for better protections for home health care

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RFK Jr.'s war on mRNA vaccines breeds distrust, threatens Canada's access to development: experts

RFK Jr.'s war on mRNA vaccines breeds distrust, threatens Canada's access to development: experts

TORONTO — Canadian doctors and scientists say Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s defunding of mRNA vaccine research and development projects will have negative health effects in Canada and around the world.
Florida farm identified as source of raw milk that sickened 21

Florida farm identified as source of raw milk that sickened 21

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Department of Health has identified Keely Farms Dairy as the source of raw milk that has sickened 21 people with E. coli or campylobacter since January.
A Florida woman posed as a nurse and treated thousands of unsuspecting patients, officials say

A Florida woman posed as a nurse and treated thousands of unsuspecting patients, officials say

PALM COAST, Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman is accused of posing as a licensed nurse and giving medical care to thousands of patients, authorities said.
Boar's Head plans to reopen troubled deli meat plant, but reports of sanitation problems persist

Boar's Head plans to reopen troubled deli meat plant, but reports of sanitation problems persist

The Boar's Head deli meat plant at the heart of last year's deadly food poisoning outbreak is set to reopen in the coming months, company officials said.
Third 16-year-old charged with murder in Toronto stabbing of 14-year-old

Third 16-year-old charged with murder in Toronto stabbing of 14-year-old

TORONTO — A third 16-year-old boy has been charged with first-degree murder after a 14-year-old boy was fatally stabbed last month in Toronto's east end. Toronto police said paramedics responded to reports of a stabbing shortly after 10 p.m.
An air ambulance crash kills at least 6 people just outside Kenya's capital

An air ambulance crash kills at least 6 people just outside Kenya's capital

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The crash of an air ambulance plane in a residential area just outside Kenya's capital has killed at least six people, an official said.