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COUNSELOR, N.M. (AP) — On a Tuesday in March, Billton Werito drove his son Amari toward his house in Counselor, New Mexico, driving past natural gas pipelines , wellheads and water tanks.

Not all workplace benefits plans are created equal. Experts say it's important to understand what's in the plan before signing a contract at a new job, and whether there's room to negotiate some extra perks better tailored to your life.

COUNSELOR, N.M. (AP) — On a Tuesday in March, Billton Werito drove his son Amari toward his house in Counselor, New Mexico, navigating the bumpy dirt road that winds through a maze of natural gas pipelines , wellheads and water tanks.

The British Columbia government is commissioning an independent review of the province's home-share program, months after an inquest into the starvation death of a woman with Down syndrome in a Port Coquitlam share home.

EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — The operators of a British Columbia ostrich flock that's facing a cull order after an avian flu outbreak are calling for independent testing of the birds to prevent their "unnecessary destruction.

EDMONTON — Alberta Health Services has issued a new public alert for measles exposure in Edmonton as confirmed cases across the province climb to 710.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials have changed their advice to international travelers about measles, saying that Americans should be vaccinated against the virus no matter where they're going. U.S.

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has launched a review of its primary health care system, in accordance with the ruling New Democrats' confidence agreement with the Green Party.

The doctor is in — the mailbox, that is.

JINJA, Uganda (AP) — Simon Tigawalana dreamed for years of doing something about the dirt floors in his small house, blaming them for making his family sick.