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Screen all adolescent patients for eating disorders, new pediatric guidance says
The Canadian Paediatric Society is urging primary-care providers to screen all adolescent patients for eating disorders during routine checkups and other medical visits. The society released new guide...
Jun 05, 2024

The sun rises over Normandy's beaches on D-Day's 80th anniversary
UTAH BEACH, France (AP) - As the sun sets on the D-Day generation, it's rising again over Normandy beaches where soldiers fought and died exactly 80 years ago, kicking off intense anniversary commemor...
Jun 05, 2024

Israel’s military says it targeted 'Hamas compound' in a school. Hamas-linked media says 39 killed
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's military said Thursday it targeted what it called a "Hamas compound" inside of a school in the Gaza Strip, an attack Hamas-affiliated media reported killed at least 32 people...
Jun 05, 2024

Kiner-Falefa drives in winning run to give Blue Jays a 3-2 walkoff win over Orioles
TORONTO - Isiah Kiner-Falefa drove in Cavan Biggio with the winning run in the ninth inning to give the Toronto Blue Jays a 3-2 walkoff victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday at Rogers Centre...
Jun 05, 2024

Toddler killed and mother injured during tornado in Detroit suburb
LIVONIA, Mich. (AP) - A tornado killed a 2-year-old boy and injured his mother Wednesday when a tree fell on their house in suburban Detroit, while emergency workers in Maryland were responding to rep...
Jun 05, 2024

B.C. teachers' union denies Holocaust education group funds, recognition: advocates
VANCOUVER - Jewish organizations say the British Columbia Teachers' Federation has denied specialist recognition of a Holocaust education group, making it ineligible to receive union funding as a teac...
Jun 05, 2024

Wildfire plan wants 50% of Canadians to act in response to climate change by 2025
CRANBROOK, B.C. - Canadian federal, provincial and territorial forest ministers have signed on to a national strategy that they say aims to raise awareness of wildfire risks across the country. B.C. F...
Jun 05, 2024

Space for Algonquin Peoples to open near Parliament, but no date set
OTTAWA - Algonquin leaders and the federal government have signed an agreement committing to a new space for Algonquin Peoples in Ottawa's parliamentary precinct, five years after the former grand chi...
Jun 05, 2024

River Valley Resilience Retreat celebrates second anniversary
Gathered together in a small living room and kitchen area, a group veterans, first responders, politicians, and family members, have come together to celebrate and say thank-you. Wednesday's event at ...
Jun 05, 2024

Russian warships headed to Caribbean for drills as tensions rise over Ukraine, US officials say
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. has been tracking Russian warships and aircraft that are expected to arrive in the Caribbean for a military exercise in the coming weeks, in a Russian show of force as tensi...
Jun 05, 2024