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The Ontario government says children who are five to 11 years old are eligible for a COVID-19 bivalent booster shot, following approval from Health Canada. Shots will be available for this age group starting on Dec. 21. “All Ontarians are strongly encouraged to keep up to date with their flu …
Read More »Amber Alert cancelled after 2 children reported missing in Alliston, Ont., found safe
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Read More »Refugee children do not place significant demands on health care, Ontario data shows
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 2, 2022 8:54 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — New research indicates refugee children and youth aged under 17 do not place substantial demands on the health care system in Ontario compared with their Canadian-born peers. A study …
Read More »The unsung heroes who shaped Canadian identity: women and children in wartime
During the First World War, soldiers went off to fight, leaving family and friends behind. Children and mothers were left with the aching uncertainty of whether they’d ever see their beloved fathers, brothers and husbands again. Four years and a deadly influenza pandemic can change a lot. Experts say the Great War, as …
Read More »He abused dozens of Indigenous children in Ontario. But did Jesuit priest’s painful legacy begin in Montreal?
WARNING: This story contains distressing details. As a Jesuit priest in Ontario, George Epoch sexually abused dozens of children in the 1960s, 70s and 80s. But Epoch’s abuse allegedly dates back even earlier, to the 1950s, when he taught at Loyola High School, a private Catholic school in Montreal. Two …
Read More »Motherhood issue: Federal gov’t urged to halt deportations that separate moms from children
When a deportation order was issued to Halima Abdi three months ago, the Edmonton woman went into hiding — living apart from her husband and three Canadian-born children — in hopes of avoiding a more drastic separation. Sali Mohamed, another Edmonton mother, is familiar with the heartbreaking situation Abdi is going …
Read More »17 children among the dead in Indonesian soccer stampede
Seventeen children were among at least 125 people killed in a soccer stampede in Indonesia at the weekend, officials said, as pressure builds on the Southeast Asian nation to explain how one of the world’s worst stadium disasters unfolded. Violence and hooliganism have long been features of Indonesian football, especially in places such …
Read More »COVID-19 vaccination low among young Alberta children ahead of predicted fall surge
More than a month after Alberta children under five became eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, uptake is slower than expected, and some experts are urging parents to consider the shot as fall approaches. According to provincial data, 4.6 per cent of kids between the ages of six months and four …
Read More »After losing their children to rare cancer, Alberta parents advocate for nationwide change
A home once filled with music and laughter feels empty without Gabriel Rey. The piano he used to play hasn’t been touched since the 12-year-old Calgary boy lost his battle with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, or DIPG. “The voice, the shouting, the running around, the, ‘Do your homework first before …
Read More »B.C. opens up immunizations to children 4 and under in next phase of COVID-19 fight
Infants, toddlers and pre-schoolers in B.C. can now get immunized against COVID-19. On Tuesday, the province opened up vaccinations to children older than six months and younger than five years old. For parent Megan Santiago Klassen, it was an opportunity she didn’t hesitate to take advantage of for her kids — …
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