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Dr. Oz says B.C. ostriches may have valuable avian flu secrets and should be saved

Dr. Oz says B.C. ostriches may have valuable avian flu secrets and should be saved

Celebrity doctor-turned-U.S. health official Mehmet Oz says the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's order to cull a herd of ostriches in B.C. over bird flu concerns would amount to a "slaughter" based on rules made in a "bygone era." Dr.
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Maine clinics denied Medicaid funds during lawsuit after Trump cuts to abortion providers

Maine clinics denied Medicaid funds during lawsuit after Trump cuts to abortion providers

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A network of clinics in Maine will not resume getting Medicaid funds to treat thousands of low-income patients during its lawsuit over Trump administration cuts to abortion providers , a judge ruled Monday.
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Maryland resident is diagnosed with New World screwworm. What to know about the parasite

Maryland resident is diagnosed with New World screwworm. What to know about the parasite

NEW YORK (AP) — A Maryland resident who traveled to El Salvador has been diagnosed with New World screwworm — the first reported U.S. case tied to travel to a country with a current outbreak.
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To get that perfect ear of corn, weather has to cooperate. But climate change is making it dicier

To get that perfect ear of corn, weather has to cooperate. But climate change is making it dicier

PAW PAW, Mich. (AP) — Robb Rynd and his brother grew up farming and wanted to do more of it outside their day jobs, so they went in together on what's now a little over 200 acres of corn, soybeans, wheat and sorghum.
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To get that perfect ear of corn, weather has to cooperate. But climate change is making it dicier

To get that perfect ear of corn, weather has to cooperate. But climate change is making it dicier

PAW PAW, Mich. (AP) — Robb Rynd and his brother grew up farming and wanted to do more of it outside their day jobs, so they went in together on what's now a little over 200 acres of corn, soybeans, wheat and sorghum.
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Indonesia launches a measles vaccination campaign after 17 die in an outbreak

Indonesia launches a measles vaccination campaign after 17 die in an outbreak

SUMENEP, Indonesia (AP) — Hundreds of children in Indonesia lined up for free measles shots Monday as authorities rolled out a vaccination campaign in response to an outbreak that has caused 17 deaths.
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Expect health insurance prices to rise next year, brokers and experts say

Expect health insurance prices to rise next year, brokers and experts say

Pricey prescriptions and nagging medical costs are swamping some insurers and employers now. Patients may start paying for it next year. Health insurance will grow more expensive in many corners of the market in 2026, and coverage may shrink.
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Longtime CFL scout Craig Smith dies at the age of 69

Longtime CFL scout Craig Smith dies at the age of 69

REGINA — Craig Smith, a longtime CFL scout, has died. He was 69 years old. Smith's wife, Cathy, announced her husband's death Sunday on social media.
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Inflation, commutes and cross-border tensions loom over campus life for some students

Inflation, commutes and cross-border tensions loom over campus life for some students

As post-secondary students head back to school in September, some say the everyday challenges of campus life are only amplified by a cost-of-living crisis, societal pressures and an increasingly fractured political climate.
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South Africa's most vulnerable struggle to find HIV medication after US aid cuts

South Africa's most vulnerable struggle to find HIV medication after US aid cuts

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — On a warm evening in Johannesburg, the news spread like wildfire among sex workers: Within 24 hours, several nonprofit clinics providing free HIV services would be closing as President Donald Trump announced the United States was
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