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Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A pair of 14-year-old boys in Edmonton have been charged for allegedly using artificial intelligence to …
Read More »Meet the teens who retraced a 150-year-old river route to commemorate Treaty 6
A select group of high school students embarked on the trip of a lifetime this spring, commemorating the 150th anniversary of Treaty 6 — one paddle stroke at a time. Some 30 Lloydminster Public School Division students were hand-picked for the journey, a 350-kilometre canoe trip following the footsteps of …
Read More »Canada vows to restrict social media for kids under 16. Teens say they’ll ‘always find a way’
Canadian high schoolers have mixed feelings about the Safe Social Media Act (Bill C-34), introduced Wednesday by the federal government. Key elements of the bill include establishing a new Digital Safety Commission and setting safety criteria and guidelines for social media and AI chatbots, but the element causing the most …
Read More »Instagram will alert parents about their teens’ suicide-related searches
Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Instagram said it would notify parents if their teenager repeatedly searches for terms related to suicide …
Read More »Israeli forces kill 2 Palestinian teens amid escalating West Bank violence
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. Israeli forces killed two Palestinian teenagers during an overnight raid on a town near Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, residents said, as violence surges in the …
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 »Teens feeling burnt out from managing diabetes face higher complications, study says
Canadian teens and young adults living with diabetes face double the risk of hospitalizations and emergency room visits compared with younger children with the condition, say doctors suggesting changes to how care is organized for affected families. In Type 1 diabetes, the pancreas is unable to produce insulin, a hormone …
Read More »Canadian teens with extra cash in pocket most likely to pick up vaping: study
A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Waterloo found that teens with a little extra cash in their pocket were the most likely to vape. “Our study was looking to identify teens who were at the highest risk for vaping, as well as vaping and smoking,” Dr. …
Read More »Brother-in-law of Ontario man allegedly swarmed by teens says family reeling from loss
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The brother-in-law of a homeless Toronto man who died after police allege he was attacked by a group of teen girls told an Ontario court on Friday that his entire family is reeling from the loss. Eric Shum read a victim impact …
Read More »Teens face long list of drug, weapons charges after northern Manitoba hostage incident – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police in northern Manitoba have two 15-year-olds behind bars after an armed hostage situation over the weekend. Manitoba First Nations Police Service (MFNPS) officers at Opaskwayak Cree Nation were called to a home in the community Saturday afternoon, where they said a …
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