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The hottest phone on the market right now looks like something ’90s kids might have used to nervously hang up on their Grade 7 crush, call the mall to check when HMV opened, or dial their local radio station to request the newest Boyz II Men ballad. It plugs into the wall, doesn’t …
Read More »Not just for teens: Why more adults are getting braces in Canada
Cost of LivingAre braces the new mid-life convertible? Remember when the ticket to recapturing your youth was buying a flashy set of wheels? Mid-life crisis car! Well, things have changed. As producer Danielle Nerman finds, more Canadians are marking middle-age with a trip to the orthodontist. At mid-life, Nathan Pylypuk …
Read More »Director Steven Soderbergh on Presence, movies for adults and the power of karaoke
You might not know the name Steven Soderbergh, but you likely know his movies. He’s the director behind Erin Brockovich, Traffic, the Ocean’s 11 trilogy and Behind the Candelabra. After winning the Palme D’Or at the age of 26 for Sex, Lies, and Videotape, Soderbergh reinvented himself as genre connoisseur, serving …
Read More »Pfizer’s RSV vaccine for older adults, pregnant people approved by Health Canada – National
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Health Canada on Thursday approved another respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine for adults over the age of 60 and pregnant people. Pfizer’s bivalent RSV vaccine, Abrysvo, has been authorized for the use of pregnant individuals from 32 through 36 weeks gestational age for …
Read More »Winnipeg construction company helping inner-city youth, young adults find employment, community – Winnipeg
A Winnipeg construction company is giving young men in the North End a step up in their careers and community, while also offering a step out of a life of gangs and crime. Step Up Construction launched in 2021 as a program run by Inner City Youth Alive, helping provide …
Read More »‘No supports’ for First Nations adults with disabilities on reserve, advocates say – Winnipeg
Kaylie Bercier has dreams and goals, but her family says there are many hurdles in the way of achieving them because the services needed to support her through her disabilities just aren’t there. “If you live off-reserve, the services are there, but if you live on-reserve, they’re not,” Kaylie’s mom, …
Read More »Youths, adults charged with waving weapons in downtown Winnipeg – Winnipeg
Three youths and three young adults were arrested Saturday night at a Winnipeg parkade for allegedly pointing weapons at passersby. Winnipeg police — including the Air1 helicopter and the tactical support team — responded to a parkade in the 200 block of Hargrave Street E around 9:30 p.m. following reports …
Read More »Lottery scam targeted older adults in Canada, Brampton man arrested: police
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Brampton man is facing charges after a lottery scam that took place over years and targeted older adults in various parts of Canada, police say. Peel Regional Police said Tuesday that multiple frauds took place over two years beginning in November …
Read More »Opioid death rates tripled for Ontario teens, young adults since 2014, research shows
TORONTO — Opioid-related deaths among teens and young adults in Ontario tripled from 2014 to 2021, while drug treatment rates significantly decreased, a new report shows. Opioid deaths among those aged 15 to 24 surged during the first year of the pandemic to 169 deaths, up from 115 the year …
Read More »2 adults, 2 boys charged in Toronto retail robbery – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto police say a man, a woman and two teenage boys have been charged after a robbery in Scarborough. Police said on Victoria Day Monday, officers responded to a retail robbery in the Finch Avenue and Kennedy Road area. They allege the …
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