Health

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's long-awaited declaration that the opioid epidemic is a national emergency finally arrives this week, but some advocates are worried that it won't be backed with the money and commitment to make much difference.

NEW YORK — Two years ago, George Green got stabbing pain and bad blisters around his right arm. It was the worst case of shingles his doctor had ever seen.

CALGARY — Frustrations about court delays boiled over in a Calgary courtroom Tuesday during arguments over whether a woman found guilty in the death of her son should have her conviction overturned due to the length of time it took to get to trial.

WINNIPEG — Manitobans won't have to pay a health-care premium — for now. Brian Pallister says he's ruling out premiums in his first term as premier after seeing the results of an online survey with 18,000 respondents.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia municipal councillors who are pregnant would no longer be required to ask permission from their councils for maternity leave under legislation proposed by the opposition NDP.

NEW YORK — Two years ago, George Green got stabbing pain and bad blisters around his right arm. It was the worst case of shingles his doctor had ever seen.

TORONTO — The Ontario government says it will require school boards to create individual care plans for students with certain medical conditions in a bid to make schools safer for them.

WINNIPEG — A 51-year-old Winnipeg doctor has been charged after a woman alleged she was sexually assaulted during an examination at a walk-in medical clinic. Police say the 19-year-old woman went to the clinic on Oct.

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge on Monday hammered an attorney for California over the state's push for a court order immediately reinstating "Obamacare" subsidies cut off by the Trump administration, saying California and other states had protected

TORONTO — The Ontario government is spending $100 million to add hundreds of new beds to hospitals across the province to address the issue of overcrowded wards ahead of what's expected to be a bad flu season.