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Within hours of Donald Trump’s presidential victory, Americans began looking to stockpile reproductive health medications, including emergency contraception and abortion pills, amid widespread fears that his administration could restrict access to these essential resources. The abortion pill mifepristone — sold as Mifegymiso in Canada and Mifeprex in the U.S. — has been flying off the shelves, with online retailers reporting a surge in demand as people take proactive steps to safeguard their reproductive autonomy, explained Elisa Wells, co-founder of Plan C, a U.S. public health initiative that helps facilitate medication abortion.“Prior to the election results coming out, earlier this month, we had 4,500 visitors per day. Yesterday, we had 82,900 visitors. It’s a huge surge in people look...

As the dust settles on the U.S. election and the world prepares for another Donald Trump presidency, Canadians may be wondering whether it raises the odds of a snap election here. That’s not likely, experts say.Canada’s next federal election is scheduled for the coming year and must happen no later than October 2025.However, the possibility of an earlier election has been raised with recent attempts by the Conservatives to topple the Trudeau government as well as the collapse of the NDP-Liberal deal.Trump’s election win comes at a time when support for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal minority government has recently hit a “new low,” according to Ipsos polling exclusive to Global News in September after more than a year of trailing the Conservatives by double digits. S...

U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday urged Americans to “bring down the temperature” and vowed to “make every day count” for the remainder of his term before handing control of the White House, and the country, to president-elect Donald Trump next year. Speaking for the first time since his fellow Democrats suffered a crushing defeat to Trump in Tuesday’s U.S. election, Biden sought to both console Americans disappointed in Vice-President Kamala Harris’s loss and defend his legacy, despite voters delivering a strong rebuke to his presidency.“We’re leaving behind the strongest economy in the world,” Biden said in his brief remarks from the Rose Garden outside the White House, addressing his cabinet and staff. “I know people are still hurting, but things are changing rapidly.“Together, we’ve...