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What to know about Dr. Mehmet Oz, Trump's pick to lead Medicare and Medicaid

What to know about Dr. Mehmet Oz, Trump's pick to lead Medicare and Medicaid

Mehmet Oz , a celebrity heart surgeon turned talk show host and lifestyle guru, is President-elect Donald Trump's pick to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the massive federal health care bureaucracy that covers more than a third of
New Brunswick Liberals promise rent cap, tax cuts in first 100 days in office

New Brunswick Liberals promise rent cap, tax cuts in first 100 days in office

FREDERICTON — A rent cap, tax cuts, and payments to nurses are among the commitments New Brunswick's Liberal government says it will fulfil in its first 100 days in office.
Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews in Germany to receive injury treatment

Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews in Germany to receive injury treatment

TORONTO — Auston Matthews boarded a plane and crossed an ocean. The Maple Leafs are hoping the trip provides some answers — and gets their best player back on the ice.
Kansas agrees to increase hospital beds for mentally ill defendants

Kansas agrees to increase hospital beds for mentally ill defendants

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas has promised to provide more hospital beds for mentally ill criminal defendants to settle a federal lawsuit filed over defendants waiting months for evaluations of whether they were fit for a trial.
Vancouver Island doctors set up overdose prevention sites without government blessing

Vancouver Island doctors set up overdose prevention sites without government blessing

Attempts by doctors to set up overdose prevention sites on hospital property in Nanaimo and Victoria were shut down Monday by the Island health authority, forcing the volunteers to move their operations across the street.
Ontario launching new mental health program for first responders

Ontario launching new mental health program for first responders

TORONTO — Ontario is launching a new mental health program for first responders.
The World Food Prize Foundation announces changes to expand international reach

The World Food Prize Foundation announces changes to expand international reach

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa-based group that strives to alleviate world hunger and awards an annual prize honoring individuals for their efforts to improve food availability , on Tuesday announced a leadership change as the group works to expand
Judge strikes down Wyoming abortion laws, including an explicit ban on pills to end pregnancy

Judge strikes down Wyoming abortion laws, including an explicit ban on pills to end pregnancy

CHEYENNE, Wyo.
Dix out as health minister as Eby introduces a drastically reshaped B.C. NDP cabinet

Dix out as health minister as Eby introduces a drastically reshaped B.C. NDP cabinet

VICTORIA — Premier David Eby says "kitchen table" issues in British Columbia will be the focus for his revamped, postelection cabinet that was sworn in on Monday.
Judge strikes down Wyoming abortion laws, including an explicit ban on pills to end pregnancy

Judge strikes down Wyoming abortion laws, including an explicit ban on pills to end pregnancy

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A judge on Monday struck down Wyoming's overall ban on abortion and its first-in-the-nation explicit prohibition on the use of medication to end pregnancy.
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