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The mother of Claire Bell, the three-year-old girl reported missing on Sunday, was arrested and charged with child abandonment on Monday evening. Rachel Todd, 34, is scheduled to appear in court again today in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Que. She’s been charged under section 218 (a) of the Criminal Code for allegedly abandoning a child under 10, “so that its …

Before the pandemic, Adriana Patino would spend hours in the pool training as a competitive swimmer. Now, the 37-year-old can barely walk to the front door of her apartment. Patino has long COVID-19, a condition with more than a hundred symptom that, for some, can be devastating. In Patino’s case, she suffers from extreme fatigue, …