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Injectable HIV drug less accessible to patients in B.C. than other provinces: doctor

Injectable HIV drug less accessible to patients in B.C. than other provinces: doctor

VANCOUVER — British Columbians with HIV have less access to an injectable drug compared to patients elsewhere in the country who can get a shot every two months instead of taking a daily pill, says an infectious diseases specialist. Dr.
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Cities look to copy Montreal's ban of right turns on red, but safety data lacking

Cities look to copy Montreal's ban of right turns on red, but safety data lacking

MONTREAL — In an effort to prevent pedestrian and cyclist deaths, more North American cities are contemplating imitating Montreal by banning drivers from turning right on red lights.
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Authorities in Gaza say Rafah border crossing into Egypt to reopen as of Sunday

Authorities in Gaza say Rafah border crossing into Egypt to reopen as of Sunday

Authorities in the Gaza Strip said Saturday the Rafah land crossing between the war-torn territory and Egypt will reopen on Sunday after being closed for the two previous days as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushed back against growing internati
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What Canadians are saying as they mark Remembrance Day across the country

What Canadians are saying as they mark Remembrance Day across the country

Canadians filled cenotaph and memorial sites across the country to mark Remembrance Day and pay tribute to soldiers who served Canada, both in active combat and peacekeeping or crisis management roles.
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Nonprofits making progress in tackling homelessness among veterans, but challenges remain

Nonprofits making progress in tackling homelessness among veterans, but challenges remain

ATLANTA (AP) — Along a busy Atlanta residential road, a 68-year-old Vietnam War-era Army veteran has found what he calls a "match made in heaven.” Harold Tilson Jr.
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Jim Biden's last name has helped open doors. It also has made him a target of House Republicans

Jim Biden's last name has helped open doors. It also has made him a target of House Republicans

ELLWOOD CITY, Pa. (AP) — When a health care startup dreamed of building a network of rural hospitals several years ago, it turned to Jim Biden.
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Sen. Manchin is the last in a line of formidable West Virginia Democrats who promoted coal interests

Sen. Manchin is the last in a line of formidable West Virginia Democrats who promoted coal interests

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Joe Manchin’s impending departure from the U.S. Senate marks the end of an era for West Virginia's conservative Democrats, who for decades held outsize influence in Washington.
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Newly empowered Virginia Democrats nominate the state's first Black House speaker, Don Scott

Newly empowered Virginia Democrats nominate the state's first Black House speaker, Don Scott

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia's state House will soon have its first Black speaker in its more than 400-year history after the chamber's incoming Democratic majority on Saturday chose Del. Don Scott to serve in the post.
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Danica Roem breaks through in Virginia Senate by focusing on road rage and not only anti-trans hate

Danica Roem breaks through in Virginia Senate by focusing on road rage and not only anti-trans hate

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lonely, poor and quite lost, Danica Roem thought she had nothing going for her back in 2016 except toned calves from toting kabobs up the stairs of apartments in Arlington, Virginia, in her dead-end food delivery job.
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Constitutional challenge to Georgia voting machines set for trial early next year

Constitutional challenge to Georgia voting machines set for trial early next year

ATLANTA (AP) — The question of whether Georgia's electronic voting system has major cybersecurity flaws that amount to a violation of voters' constitutional rights to cast their votes and have those votes accurately counted is set to be decided at tr
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