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British Columbia·NewAn acupuncturist in Dawson Creek, B. C., has been suspended for two months after a regulatory college found she prescribed ivermectin to her patients without having the authority to do so. Katie Johnston also prescribed fenbendazole, another drug used to treat animal parasites, regulator saysAkshay Kulkarni · CBC News · Posted: Oct 21, 2026 7:54 PM EDT | Last Updated: 6 minutes agoListen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A syringe of of ivermectin — a drug used to kill worms and other parasites — intended for use in horses only, rests on its box in Olympia, Wash., on Sept. 10, 2021. A Dawson Creek acupuncturist has been suspended after prescribing the drug to humans, which was outside her scope of practice according to a regulatory college. (Ted S. Warren/The Associated Press)An acupuncturist in Dawson Creek, B. C., has been suspended for two months after a regulatory college found she prescribed ivermectin to her patients without having the authority to do so.

Posts questioning the results in Alberta’s referendum spread on the social media platform X this week as the numbers were released. One claimed that hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots were dumped to answer just one of the questions put to voters — the 10th question asking about independence. Another concluded more people had voted than the number of registered voters. Elections Alberta and one expert say the people making these claims either misunderstood or deliberately misrepresented the vote-counting process. An Oct. 20 post on X alleged that hundreds of thousands of special ballots were dumped to tilt the outcome of the independence referendum question in favour of Alberta remaining in Canada.

Help is available A Woman’s Place hotline is available to anyone 24 hours a day at 1-800-220-8116. The hotline is free and confidential. On Tuesday night, dozens of people gathered in a courtyard in Doylestown as organizers read the names of 119 Bucks County residents who have died from domestic violence since the 1980s.

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday that U. S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs have driven up costs for American families and upended a decades-old trade relationship as he unveiled a multibillion-dollar plan to shield Canada’s manufacturing heartland from the trade war. Carney also said he spoke with Trump for “quite some time” about issues including trade, as the U. S. Embassy in Canada accused Canadian politicians of seeking to influence American politics ahead of next month’s midterm elections. Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford rejected suggestions of improper interference. Trump has openly said he wants automakers to move production from Canada to the United States, threatening an industry deeply integrated across the border for decades. “U. S. tariffs have upended a trade bargain that’s existed for decades,” Carney said. “They’ve raised costs for American families while putting Ontario workers and businesses at a disadvantage and under a cloud of uncertainty.”Get Power PlayA twice-weekly dive into the power players and moves driving business in Massachusetts, authored by long-time business columnists Shirley Leung and Jon Chesto.

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