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BEYOND LOCAL: The complexity behind children's lies

BEYOND LOCAL: The complexity behind children's lies

A study found that asking young children aged three to four years to look at themselves in a mirror while asking them about a potential misdeed significantly increased their truth-telling
CANADA: RCMP officially lay terrorism charges against Guelph man

CANADA: RCMP officially lay terrorism charges against Guelph man

The 22-year-old was previously arrested on a terrorism peace bond
CANADA: Why we'll never know the exact number of Halifax Explosion victims

CANADA: Why we'll never know the exact number of Halifax Explosion victims

It’s been 102 years since the Halifax Explosion levelled large parts of the city
Gravesend Bay, Brooklyn NY: Where the Halifax Explosion was loaded and primed (video)

Gravesend Bay, Brooklyn NY: Where the Halifax Explosion was loaded and primed (video)

Just before midnight on December 2, 1917, the overloaded Mont Blanc limped out of Gravesend Bay on course to join a convoy in Halifax
BEYOND LOCAL: Age-related eye problems and how to treat them

BEYOND LOCAL: Age-related eye problems and how to treat them

Cataracts are a vision problem that can affect anybody as they age. It happens when the lens of the eye gradually loses its transparency
BEYOND LOCAL: What consumers can do to help end dangerous working conditions

BEYOND LOCAL: What consumers can do to help end dangerous working conditions

Consumers must demand products made under favourable working conditions, professor says
CANADA: Soon you'll be able to zip line from Ontario to Quebec

CANADA: Soon you'll be able to zip line from Ontario to Quebec

The 1,400-foot long line is expected to open to the public next summer in Ottawa
CANADA: Many women can’t access birth control — is ordering online the solution?

CANADA: Many women can’t access birth control — is ordering online the solution?

Cost is the biggest barrier to birth control access
CANADA: It's a ‘complex’ communications environment to tell success stories, Indigenous Minister says

CANADA: It's a ‘complex’ communications environment to tell success stories, Indigenous Minister says

Miller, in his speech to the chiefs’ special assembly Tuesday, recognized that there is much work to do on that file and others
CANADA: Young people with disabilities aren’t being taught sex-ed — and it’s putting them in danger

CANADA: Young people with disabilities aren’t being taught sex-ed — and it’s putting them in danger

The stereotype of people with disabilities as being without sexual desire can lead to those youth being left out of important conversations about sexual health and safety