By Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press WASHINGTON The nation’s first uterus transplant has failed, the Cleveland Clinic announced Wednesday, saying doctors had removed the organ. A 26-year-old woman received the transplant on Feb. 24 and seemed to be doing well, even appearing briefly at a news conference on Monday with […]
Canada
The Canadian PressKeith Leslie TORONTO—Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne denies a $6,000-a-head dinner co-sponsored with a high-powered lobbying firm is selling access to herself and her cabinet ministers. Wynne said it’s her responsibility as a leader of a party to raise money—calling it part of the democratic process—and pointing out that […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appears poised to reap the benefits of some climate groundwork laid by the previous Conservative government when he travels to Washington on a state visit this week. The White House special envoy on climate says bilateral agreements on reducing methane and black carbon […]
The Canadian PressKristy Kirkup OTTAWA—Two members of Parliament with dramatically different political affiliations have joined forces in an effort to establish a national strategy to deal with dementia. Former Conservative cabinet minister Rob Nicholson is the architect of a private member’s bill that, if passed, would establish a Canada-wide framework […]
By Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press WASHINGTON The bathroom scale may show a good number but how much of that weight is fat, not muscle? New studies are adding to the evidence that the scale doesn’t always tell the whole story when it comes to weight-related health risks. Keeping body […]
The Canadian PressAlexander PanettaStephanie Levitz OTTAWA—The ’80s are back in fashion, television, and movies—and maybe now in direct diplomacy, too. That decade saw former Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney and former U.S. president Ronald Reagan forge a personal friendship through state dinners and summits that would outlast their years in […]
The Canadian Press VANCOUVER—A group of people has been honoured for saving 21 lives when a whale-watching boat capsized near Tofino, B.C. last year. The B.C. and Yukon Lifesaving Society awarded 10 people the Governor’s Gold Award on Saturday. The non-profit water safety organization gives out the award annually for […]
The Canadian Press WINNIPEG—Author, indigenous rights activist, and now star political candidate Wab Kinew is facing questions heading into the Manitoba election campaign about lyrics he wrote and performed that are demeaning to women, gays, and lesbians. Kinew has apologized repeatedly and without reservation over the last two years. But […]
By Lindsey Tanner The Associated Press CHICAGO Two new studies bolster evidence that feeding babies peanuts or other allergy-inducing foods is more likely to protect them than to cause problems. One study, a follow-up to landmark research published last year, suggests that the early prevention strategy leads to persistent, long-lasting […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA—A historic land claim agreement in principle struck by the Algonquins of Ontario with the federal and provincial governments is being denounced as fraudulent and illegal by chiefs of a number of Iroquois and Algonquin First Nations. They charge the vast majority of the Algonquins of Ontario […]
The Canadian PressLauren La Rose TORONTO—American model and TV host Chrissy Teigen has faced criticism after disclosing her personal decision to hand-pick a female embryo during in-vitro fertilization. The wife of singer-songwriter John Legend told People Magazine she was excited at the thought of seeing her husband with a little […]
The Associated Press LOS ANGELES—It’s one thing to look out over Los Angeles from the tallest building in the western U.S. Soon, the view will take on new intensity as risk-takers careen down a clear glass slide 305 metres above ground. Beginning in June, visitors can shoot from the 70th […]
