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How social media companies view youth bans and what they're doing to protect kids
1+ hour, 42+ min ago (1024+ words) A child holds an i Phone at an Apple store on Sept. 25, 2015 in Chicago. Parents " and even some teens themselves " are growing increasingly concerned about the effects of social media use on young people. The federal government is proposing a…...
Quick Quotes: How advocates, lawyers and others feel about Canada's online harms bill
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (436+ words) OTTAWA - The Liberal government tabled new online safety legislation Wednesday that would force social media platforms to block access for kids under 16 " unless those platforms put in place sufficient safeguards " and bar children from accessing adult content. Here is what…...
Ontario eyes boost to protections in school for kids with medical conditions
1+ week, 3+ day ago (196+ words) TORONTO - Ontario is proposing to strengthen protections for students with medical conditions like diabetes and epilepsy to ensure they are safe while at school. Parent advocates have been urging changes to a policy that sets out responsibilities of school boards,…...
Youth Vaping at Historic Lows: Why Vaping Is Canada's Path to a Smoke-Free Future
2+ week, 1+ day ago (263+ words) Here in Canada, more than 1. 9 million adults are vaping and smoking rates continue to fall. Now is the moment to support the policies and conditions that can carry Canada across the finish line to a truly smoke-free future." Yet some…...
Pope Leo visits Italy's "Land of Fires' as families seek justice for children lost to toxic waste
2+ week, 5+ day ago (403+ words) The visit to the so-called Terra dei Fuochi, or Land of Fires, comes on the eve of the 11th anniversary of Pope Francis" big ecological encyclical Laudato Si (Praised Be), and indicates Leo"s interest in carrying on his predecessor"s…...
To help students "future-proof" their careers, Ontario must "future-proof" our universities
2+ week, 6+ day ago (926+ words) Here's a way to help students "future-proof" their careers. Is your degree already obsolete? Inside Ontario students' scramble to "future-proof' their careers as AI targets entry-level jobs, May 17 University bachelor programs of all kinds prepare graduates for well-paid opportunities across…...
Teen Celebrini captains Canada and has Crosby for company at world hockey champs, US defends title
4+ week, 17+ hour ago (641+ words) Macklin Celebrini is to captain Canada and Sidney Crosby will join him on the team at the world hockey championship in Switzerland, where the United States sets out to retain the trophy it won in 2025 for the first time in…...
Review: Canadian Stage’s ‘Robin Hood’ is a bland panto
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (718+ words) Damien Atkins, channeling David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust, walks away with Matt Murray's show as an evil prince who heads an e-commerce empire....
Kids are in a "reading recession," as test scores continue to decline
4+ week, 1+ day ago (1257+ words) Birmingham City Schools Superintendent, Dr. Mark A. Sullivan, takes a call as he enters the library at Oxmoor Valley Elementary School in Birmingham, Ala. , Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (Will Mc Lelland/AL. com via AP) Lately, there's been a lot to celebrate in…...
Pediatrics group issues new guidance on recess for the first time in 13 years
1+ mon, 5+ hour ago (569+ words) Recess isn't just a fun break for grade schoolers. It's crucial to good health and good grades for kids of all ages. That's the message from a leading pediatricians group, which just released the first new guidance in 13 years about…...