Robots will let students attend class and talk with classmates virtually as truancy rates surge due to bullying and post-COVID anxiety
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Cancer surging among under-50s worldwide, study says
Cases of cancer among people aged 14 to 49 rose by nearly 80 per cent between 1990 to 2019
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‘Legacy admissions’ under fire at US universities
Should you get a leg up on your university application just because Mom or Dad studied at that school? So-called “legacy admissions” — long a standard practice at many prestigious American universities, including Harvard and Stanford — are coming under increased scrutiny, though it’s unlikely they’ll go without a fight, even in a country that […]
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How NB, Sask’s parental consent policies for pronoun changes differ
New Brunswick and Saskatchewan’s policies requiring parental consent for name and pronoun changes reveal differences in safeguards for kids
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Kids entitled to clean, healthy environment: UN committee
A UN committee said for the first time that an international rights treaty guarantees children the right to a healthy environment
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US approves maternal vaccine to prevent RSV in infants
Vaccine approval enables pregnant women to protect infants from potentially life-threatening Respiratory Syncytial Virus
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New study shows religious women have – and desire – more kids
Religious women indicated they were less worried about life than non-religious women—which may make them more willing to have children
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Pokemon hooks kids, parents and investors
Pokemon cards’ value has exploded in recent years, not just among fans of the game but also among investors with little or no past interest
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Parents fight customer fulfilment centre over child health fears
Customer fulfilment centres have been popping up in residential neighbourhoods — alarming residents who worry about the health impacts
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US approves pill for postpartum depression
One in eight women experience postpartum depression, but only 25 per cent receive treatment. A new pill could change all that.