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Ontario is set to increase the wages of early childhood educators in a bid to boost recruitment and retention amid a staff shortage that advocates warn could hamper the growth of the national $10-a-day child-care program. The government has drafted – but not yet released – a child-care workforce strategy …

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Starting wages for early childhood workers will be going up across Manitoba, beginning on July 1. The provincial and federal governments announced the increase — through $56.1 million in funding from Manitoba — Thursday. “By investing in early learning and child care, …

Children with sleep apnea have an increased risk of developing high blood pressure in their teens, a new study has found. High blood pressure is a major risk factor for heart disease. Sleep apnea is a common disorder that causes people to briefly stop breathing during sleep. It typically happens …

By ANI WASHINGTON: While it’s widely known that a difficult childhood could increase the likelihood of mental illness, a new suggested that a happy and secure childhood does not always protect a child from developing a mental illness later in life. The findings of the study were published in the …