Global National: April 8

Three days after Wednesday’s brutal ice storm, hundreds of thousands of Quebecers are still waiting to get their power restored. A federal judge in Texas suspended the approval of a widely used abortion medication — but almost immediately after, another judge challenged the ruling and ordered the exact opposite. A New Brunswick couple has been stuck in a Florida hospital after taking a fall while on vacation, being told there are no beds available back home. A new report from Canada’s parliamentary budget officer is adding more fuel to the fire in the debate surrounding the federal government’s carbon policies. And finally, research has shown that music helps reduce anxiety and stress in cancer patients, and it’s the reason a Montreal hospital is bringing music into their hallways.