Health

People opt out of organ donation programs after reports of a man mistakenly declared dead

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� Transplant experts are seeing a spike in people revoking organ donor registrations, their confidence shaken by reports that organs were nearly retrieved from a Kentucky man mistakenly declared dead.

Oct 28, 2024 10:17 AM Read more >

Pakistan begins another vaccination campaign after a worrying surge in polio cases

ISLAMABAD (AP) 鈥� Pakistan began a nationwide vaccination campaign Monday to protect 45 million children from polio after a surge in new cases that has hampered years of efforts to stop the disease in one of the two countries where it has never been e

Oct 28, 2024 4:25 AM Read more >

Pakistan begins another vaccination campaign after a worrying surge in polio cases

ISLAMABAD (AP) 鈥� Pakistan began a nationwide vaccination campaign Monday to protect 45 million children from polio after a surge in new cases that has hampered years of efforts to stop the disease in one of the two countries where it has never been e

Oct 27, 2024 11:46 PM Read more >

McDonald鈥檚 Quarter Pounder back on the menu after testing rules out beef patties as E. coli source

LOS ANGELES (AP) 鈥� McDonald鈥檚 announced Sunday that Quarter Pounders will again be on its menu at hundreds of its restaurants after testing ruled out beef patties as the source of the outbreak of E.

Oct 27, 2024 7:55 PM Read more >

Saskatchewan election race tightens as parties spend final day campaigning

REGINA 鈥� Saskatchewan's election campaign entered its final day Sunday, with both main party leaders vying for government in what has shaped up to be the tightest race in nearly two decades.

Oct 27, 2024 4:20 PM Read more >

Nova Scotia premier dissolves legislature, calls snap election for Nov. 26

HALIFAX 鈥� Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston fired the opening salvos of a snap election he called Sunday, saying he needs a strong mandate in order to help the province 鈥渟tand up鈥� to the federal government.

Oct 27, 2024 11:42 AM Read more >

Seven people injured by a vehicle during a fight in Montreal

MONTREAL 鈥� Police are searching for the driver of a vehicle that hit and injured seven people after a fight broke out at an event in Montreal early this morning. Police say the conflict began at around 3:25 a.m.

Oct 27, 2024 7:34 AM Read more >

Amanda Todd's family joins American parents in lawsuit against social media giants

WASHINGTON 鈥� When B.C. teenager Amanda Todd sat in front of her computer and detailed the relentless bullying and extortion she'd faced on social media, it sent a shock wave to parents around the world.

Oct 27, 2024 4:00 AM Read more >

91原创 international Liam Millar to miss rest of season with knee injury

HULL 鈥� 91原创 international winger Liam Millar will miss the rest of the season with an anterior cruciate ligament injury. The injury was suffered in Hull City's 1-1 draw Wednesday with visiting Burnley in England's second-tier Championship.

Oct 26, 2024 1:38 PM Read more >

Researchers say an AI-powered transcription tool used in hospitals invents things no one ever said

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) 鈥� Tech behemoth OpenAI has touted its artificial intelligence-powered transcription tool Whisper as having near 鈥渉uman level robustness and accuracy.

Oct 26, 2024 11:22 AM Read more >