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Keeping children safe on social media: What parents should know to protect their kids

At what age should kids be on social media? Should they be on it at all? If they aren't, will they be social pariahs? Should parents monitor their conversations? Do parental controls work? Navigating social media as a parent — not to mention a child
Fortified bouillon cubes are seen as a way to curb malnutrition in Africa as climate worsens hunger

Fortified bouillon cubes are seen as a way to curb malnutrition in Africa as climate worsens hunger

IBADAN, Nigeria (AP) — In her cramped, dimly lit kitchen, Idowu Bello leans over a gas cooker while stirring a pot of eba, the thick starchy West African staple made from cassava root.
Senate to vote again on IVF protections in election-year push

Senate to vote again on IVF protections in election-year push

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate will vote for the second time this year on legislation that would establish a nationwide right to in vitro fertilization — Democrats’ latest election-year attempt to force Republicans into a defensive stance on women’s he
DEA closing 2 offices in China even as the agency struggles to stem flow of fentanyl chemicals

DEA closing 2 offices in China even as the agency struggles to stem flow of fentanyl chemicals

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Scientists show how pregnancy changes the brain in innumerable ways

Scientists show how pregnancy changes the brain in innumerable ways

Neuroscientist Liz Chrastil got the unique chance to see how her brain changed while she was pregnant and share what she learned in a new study that offers the first detailed map of a woman's brain throughout gestation .
Quebec labour tribunal says nurses cannot pressure the province by refusing overtime

Quebec labour tribunal says nurses cannot pressure the province by refusing overtime

MONTREAL — Quebec's labour tribunal has stymied the latest negotiation tactic of a union representing most of the province's nurses.
СÀ¶ÊÓƵ mayors seek 'immediate action' from governments on mental health crisis

СÀ¶ÊÓƵ mayors seek 'immediate action' from governments on mental health crisis

VANCOUVER — Mayors, First Nations leaders, and law enforcement officials are pleading with the federal and provincial governments to take "immediate action" to address what they call dual "crises" of public safety and mental health issues in communit
Suspicious deaths of two N.S. men were the result of homicide, suicide: RCMP

Suspicious deaths of two N.S. men were the result of homicide, suicide: RCMP

Nova Scotia RCMP say their investigation into two suspicious deaths earlier this month has concluded that one man died by homicide and the other by suicide. The bodies of two men, aged 40 and 73, were found in a home in Windsor, N.S., on Sept. 3.
Federal money and sales taxes help pump up New Brunswick budget surplus

Federal money and sales taxes help pump up New Brunswick budget surplus

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's finance minister says the province recorded a surplus of $500.8 million for the fiscal year that ended in March. Ernie Steeves says the amount — more than 10 times higher than the province's original $40.
Scientists show how pregnancy changes the brain in innumerable ways

Scientists show how pregnancy changes the brain in innumerable ways

Neuroscientist Liz Chrastil got the unique chance to see how her brain changed while she was pregnant and share what she learned in a new study that offers the first detailed map of a woman's brain throughout gestation .
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