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Rapper Kid Cudi testified Thursday that Sean (Diddy) Combs broke into his Hollywood Hills home in 2011 after finding out he was dating Combs’s ex-girlfriend, the R&B singer Cassie, and that someone set fire to his car weeks later. Cudi, whose given name is Scott Mescudi, took the witness stand in Combs’s sex trafficking trial …
Read More »An Uber drove away with her kid. Then Uber wouldn’t connect her or police with the driver
Within seconds, Julia says she was facing a parent’s worst nightmare. She, her boyfriend, and the four kids between them, took an Uber back to his place from a Toronto Raptors game during March Break because of a flat tire. Julia’s five-year-old daughter fell asleep in the far back row …
Read More »Did your kid get glasses post-pandemic? Study says myopia rates are soaring around the world
New research shows the rate of myopia among children and teens worldwide has tripled over the past three decades, with a particularly steep increase noted since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. A paper in the British Journal of Ophthalmology, which reviewed 276 studies published to June 2023 from around …
Read More »If I can’t afford a house, can I afford a second kid?
This First Person column is written by James Morrison, who lives in New Westminster, B.C. For more information about First Person stories, see the FAQ. “When do you want to start trying?” my wife asked with a hint of anticipation — but also an undertone of worry — in her …
Read More »Winnipeg kid takes national stage for ninja league finals – Winnipeg
There was a local face at this year’s Canadian Ninja League finals. Lachlann Roberts, 11, took to the stage, competing at the national level for a competition that’s got everything to do with what he loves — namely, parkour. For the Winnipeg local, cheered on by his mother, Cori-Lee, and …
Read More »Father of Manitoba-born son out of options as deportation looms: ‘I don’t want to lose my kid’ – Winnipeg
A man originally from England who is facing deportation says he’s left with no options but to leave his Manitoba-born toddler behind after a breakup put an end to his application for citizenship. James Antell says a last-ditch attempt to obtain temporary work and resident permits failed and he’ll be …
Read More »Have a sick kid? Some medication shortages may make treating them tricky
Shortages of some key pediatric medications are making a particularly rough respiratory illness season even tougher in Alberta. An ongoing shortage of children’s acetaminophen and ibuprofen products, including pediatric Tylenol and Advil, continues across the country due to what Health Canada calls “unprecedented demand.” And amoxicillin, a first-line antibiotic used …
Read More »RCMP commissioner denies accusation Mounties used ‘kid gloves’ with Freedom Convoy protesters
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki says she doesn’t believe there was a double standard in the way Mounties policed the Freedom Convoy protests and blockades earlier this year and the tactics used with Indigenous protesters. During a heated exchange in a committee meeting Tuesday night, NDP MP Matthew Green asked about …
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