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WARNING: This article contains details of abuse. As Hockey Canada grapples with public fallout over how its organization settled sexual assault claims in the past, some Canadians are questioning how anyone could trust hockey’s national governing body and calling for action and change at all levels of the sport. “I’m not sure it’s …
Read More »Ontario doctors warn there’s a surge of hand-foot-and-mouth disease in kids and parents
Two weeks ago, Melanie Paradis got a call from her son’s Belleville, Ont., daycare that there was a case of hand-foot-and-mouth disease — an illness she had never heard of but one that would have her son in agony for days. Three days later, her one-year-old son Everett “was just crying inconsolably.” “It’s not life-threatening but …
Read More »Amanda Todd’s parents recall teenager’s anguish at recurring social media torment
WARNING: This story contains disturbing details and may affect those who have been targeted for sextortion, or know someone affected by it. “Mom, what are we going to do?” Carol Todd recalled Amanda Todd’s words Tuesday as she took the stand for the second day of the trial of the man accused of extorting and harassing …
Read More »After N.B. student disappears, parents beg Saint Johners for help with search
At 5:30 a.m. on May 4, the morning of his 20th birthday, Chi Thien Tran sent a text message to his parents, Thu and Thao Tran. One word: “Bye.” His father woke up, saw the message and immediately “realized that something wrong happened,” Thao said. “I tried to call him,” said Thu, his mother, “but …
Read More »Schoolytics is a dashboard that keeps teachers, students, and parents on the same page – TechCrunch
When I was in school — which, judging by how my spine feels most mornings, was fourteen thousand years ago — keeping track of how you were doing on your homework felt, itself, like homework. Parents, meanwhile, were generally in the dark about your overall progress until report cards came …
Read More »Facebook Pitches Instagram For Kids Under 13, Parents Flag Concerns On Social Media
In a social media age when parents are trying to minimise the screen time for kids, Facebook has announced developing a new Instagram app just for kids. Facebook is working on a version of its Instagram app for kids under 13, who are technically not allowed to use the app …
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