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Health minister puts nicotine pouches behind the counter, bans flavours

Health minister puts nicotine pouches behind the counter, bans flavours

Health Minister Mark Holland's ministerial order will allow the pouches to be sold only in pharmacies, and will ban all flavours other than mint or menthol.
Rural communities of color across the US find new ways to get the health care they need

Rural communities of color across the US find new ways to get the health care they need

Haywood Park Community Hospital was the closest hospital for many in Brownsville, Tennessee, a rural city in the western part of the state. Some residents believe it kept their loved ones alive.
Regulator issues penalty, conditions on Imperial Oil amid ongoing Kearl investigation

Regulator issues penalty, conditions on Imperial Oil amid ongoing Kearl investigation

CALGARY — Imperial Oil has been fined $50,000 after the province's energy regulator concluded the company broke environmental laws when wastewater containing oilsands tailings seeped outside its lease boundary in 2022.
Geriatric red panda dies at Toronto Zoo months after giving birth to cubs

Geriatric red panda dies at Toronto Zoo months after giving birth to cubs

TORONTO — The Toronto Zoo says a geriatric red panda has died months after she gave birth to two cubs, one of whom died weeks ago. In a statement posted on social media, the zoo says 10-year-old Sakura died overnight sometime in the last week.
Dystopian themes, real-world issues spotlighted in Canadian films at TIFF

Dystopian themes, real-world issues spotlighted in Canadian films at TIFF

TORONTO — Dystopian themes and real-world dilemmas reflecting the anxieties of our time take centre stage in the Canadian offerings at this year's Toronto International Film Festival. R.T.
Family of West Virginia governor, running for Senate, has deal to avoid Greenbrier hotel foreclosure

Family of West Virginia governor, running for Senate, has deal to avoid Greenbrier hotel foreclosure

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has reached an agreement with a credit collection company to avoid the foreclosure of their historic hotel as he runs for U.S. Senate, the resort announced Thursday.
Pharmacist pleads no contest to involuntary manslaughter in Michigan deaths from meningitis outbreak

Pharmacist pleads no contest to involuntary manslaughter in Michigan deaths from meningitis outbreak

A pharmacist pleaded no contest Thursday to involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of 11 people in Michigan, all victims of tainted steroids that caused a national meningitis outbreak in 2012.
S&P/TSX composite down Thursday, U.S. stock markets also lower, led by Nasdaq losses

S&P/TSX composite down Thursday, U.S. stock markets also lower, led by Nasdaq losses

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index moved lower on Thursday, led by weakness in technology and base metals, while U.S. markets were also down, with the Nasdaq falling 1.7 per cent. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 84.26 points at 23,037.
Stock market today: Wall Street weakens ahead of a highly anticipated speech

Stock market today: Wall Street weakens ahead of a highly anticipated speech

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks closed lower as Wall Street counted down to its main event for the week, a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell coming up on Friday. The S&P 500 lost 0.9% Thursday, its worst day in more than two weeks.
Home-sharing platform funded by N.S. government results in just 23 leases in a year

Home-sharing platform funded by N.S. government results in just 23 leases in a year

HALIFAX — In the year since Nova Scotia invested in an online platform aimed at helping renters find affordable housing, a total of 23 leases have been signed, a result opposition parties say is a failure. On Aug.
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