KALISPELL, Mont. (AP) -- A proposed settlement in the W.R. Grace and Co. bankruptcy case would pay $19.5 million into a trust for people sickened by asbestos exposure from the company's now-shuttered vermiculite plant in Libby, Mont.

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) -- A federal judge is considering whether Washington state can require pharmacies to stock and sell Plan B or other emergency contraceptives.

TORONTO (Canadian Press) -- While more Canadians are being diagnosed with cancer due in part to the aging population, more are surviving the disease over time, a Statistics Canada study on cancer prevalence has found.

CHICAGO (AP) -- Smoking a joint once a week or a bit more apparently doesn't harm the lungs, suggests a 20-year study that bolsters evidence that marijuana doesn't do the kind of damage tobacco does.

TORONTO (Canadian Press) -- The Ontario government has scored a victory in its ongoing battle to recoup $50 billion in health-care costs from tobacco companies.