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Publication ban on hearing to decide if festival suspect Adam Kai-Ji Lo fit for trial

Publication ban on hearing to decide if festival suspect Adam Kai-Ji Lo fit for trial

VANCOUVER — A judge has imposed a publication ban on a hearing to determine if the man accused of killing 11 people at the Vancouver Lapu Lapu Day festival is fit to stand trial.
Premiers praise Carney and one another as they wrap up meetings in Ontario

Premiers praise Carney and one another as they wrap up meetings in Ontario

HUNTSVILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe wrapped three days of meetings with his fellow premiers and Prime Minister Mark Carney Wednesday with a message he admitted he wouldn't have sent over the past decade.
Colorado's measles outbreak is over, and the weekly US case count continues to diminish

Colorado's measles outbreak is over, and the weekly US case count continues to diminish

Health officials in Colorado say the state's measles outbreak is over, and the U.S. added just 10 confirmed cases nationally in the last week. Wednesday's national case count stood at 1,319, according to the U.S.
Alberta concerned over Ottawa plan to accept newcomer parents, grandparents this year

Alberta concerned over Ottawa plan to accept newcomer parents, grandparents this year

EDMONTON — Alberta's immigration minister says he's concerned about the federal government's plan this year to accept thousands of parents and grandparents of immigrants already in Canada.
Sprains, strains and ACL tears: What to know about some of NFL players' most common injuries

Sprains, strains and ACL tears: What to know about some of NFL players' most common injuries

Some of the most important players on NFL teams are those that might not necessarily start the season on the field.
What to know about Parkinson's disease after Ozzy Osbourne's death

What to know about Parkinson's disease after Ozzy Osbourne's death

Heavy metal rocker Ozzy Osbourne died this week at 76, just weeks after his farewell show and about five years after announcing he had Parkinson's disease .
UN body says Israeli forces have killed over 1,000 aid-seekers in Gaza since May, as hunger worsens

UN body says Israeli forces have killed over 1,000 aid-seekers in Gaza since May, as hunger worsens

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — More than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces since May while trying to get food in the Gaza Strip , mostly near aid sites run by an American contractor , the U.N. human rights office said Tuesday.
US organ donation system faces scrutiny and changes after reports of disturbing near-misses

US organ donation system faces scrutiny and changes after reports of disturbing near-misses

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S.
AFP journalists sound alarm about dire conditions faced by hungry colleagues in Gaza

AFP journalists sound alarm about dire conditions faced by hungry colleagues in Gaza

A group of journalists at the Agence France-Presse news agency is sounding the alarm about conditions faced by colleagues working in Gaza, saying that “without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die.
Smoking or oxygen machine may have caused deadly fire at Massachusetts assisted-living home

Smoking or oxygen machine may have caused deadly fire at Massachusetts assisted-living home

FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — A fire that killed 10 people at a Massachusetts assisted-living facility was unintentionally caused by either someone smoking or an electrical issue with an oxygen machine, investigators said Tuesday.