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Hobbled Redblacks look to clinch playoff spot with win over league-leading Alouettes

Hobbled Redblacks look to clinch playoff spot with win over league-leading Alouettes

OTTAWA — Playoff hopes are on the line as the Ottawa Redblacks host the Montreal Alouettes on Saturday.
'She should be alive today' - Harris spotlights woman's death to blast abortion bans and Trump

'She should be alive today' - Harris spotlights woman's death to blast abortion bans and Trump

ATLANTA (AP) — Kamala Harris blasted Donald Trump as a threat to women's freedoms and their very lives, warning in a speech in the battleground state of Georgia on Friday that Republicans would continue to choke off access to abortion if he returns t
In NYC and elsewhere, climate protesters say pace of change isn't fast enough

In NYC and elsewhere, climate protesters say pace of change isn't fast enough

NEW YORK (AP) — Six years after a teenage Greta Thunberg walked out of school in a solitary climate protest outside of the Swedish parliament, people around a warming globe marched in youth-led protest, saying their voices are being heard but not suf
Canada announces $151 million for polio eradication, after outbreak in Gaza Strip

Canada announces $151 million for polio eradication, after outbreak in Gaza Strip

OTTAWA — Canada is setting aside $151 million for the fight to eradicate polio worldwide. International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen announced the news at a Rotary International conference in Toronto.
Delaware governor draws criticism from fellow Democrats for vetoing doctor-assisted suicide bill

Delaware governor draws criticism from fellow Democrats for vetoing doctor-assisted suicide bill

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Democratic Gov. John Carney on Friday vetoed a bill allowing doctor-assisted suicide in Delaware, saying he is “fundamentally and morally opposed” to people killing themselves under the guidance of state law.
An appeals court has revived a challenge to President Biden's Medicare drug price reduction program

An appeals court has revived a challenge to President Biden's Medicare drug price reduction program

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A constitutional challenge to the Biden administration program enabling Medicare to negotiate lower prices for widely used prescription drugs was revived by a federal appeals court in New Orleans in a 2-1 decision Friday.

A dozen Tufts lacrosse players were diagnosed with a rare muscle injury

BOSTON (AP) — A dozen Tufts University men's lacrosse players have been diagnosed with a rare muscle injury after participating in a voluntary, supervised 45-minute workout that the team conducted, a university spokesperson said Friday.

An appeals court has revived a challenge to President Biden's Medicare drug price reduction program

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A constitutional challenge to the Biden administration program enabling Medicare to negotiate lower prices for widely used prescription drugs was revived by a federal appeals court in New Orleans in a 2-1 decision Friday.
High insulin prices spur a federal lawsuit against three pharmacy benefit managers

High insulin prices spur a federal lawsuit against three pharmacy benefit managers

The federal government is suing some big pharmacy benefit managers over a system of drug rebates that regulators say has made the price of insulin soar for diabetic patients.

Delaware governor draws criticism from fellow Democrats for vetoing doctor-assisted suicide bill

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Democratic Gov. John Carney on Friday vetoed a bill allowing doctor-assisted suicide in Delaware, saying he is “fundamentally and morally opposed” to people killing themselves under the guidance of state law.