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Colorado bill would train youth coaches on concussion mental health risks
9+ hour, 32+ min ago (31+ words) Yahoo News Canada Colorado lawmakers are considering a bill that could change how coaches treat youth athletes with a possible concussion....
'Teeny tiny' or thousands will die? Psychiatrists divided over how many would get MAID for mental illness
12+ hour, 50+ min ago (775+ words) Thousands could choose to die by MAID if euthanasia is opened to people experiencing mental suffering alone, or perhaps only a small handful, parliamentarians heard this week. Experts were divided over several core issues, including whether it's possible to predict…...
Afternoon front page: Experts divided over MAID for mentally ill; fallout from Liberals' reaching majority government; and more
7+ hour, 46+ min ago (186+ words) Experts at a special joint parliamentary committee on doctor-assisted death were divided on several issues, including whether it's possible to predict with any certainty whether someone will get better or not, and just how many people might seek, and ultimately…...
'It comes from science, but it's also magic': App that reads brainwaves gives independence to kids with disabilities
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (815+ words) For 10-year-old Claire Sonnenberg, a mobile app that allows her to control devices and communicate using just her thoughts has been life-changing " and the technology has now been made accessible for at-home use for children with disabilities around the globe....
Valley veteran creates support group to combat isolation and suicide among older veterans
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (72+ words) Yahoo News Canada The latest numbers from the Department of Veteran Affairs show veteran suicides decreased by 44 veterans year to year within their reporting period of 2022-2023. Critics of the data have long said the numbers do not tell the reality…...
Eating same meals every day may help boost weight loss, study finds
1+ week, 1+ day ago (393+ words) A new study suggests that eating the same meals every day as opposed to a variety of foods can help boost weight loss. Researchers published their results in the journal Health Psychology after 112 overweight or obese adults in the United…...
Heather Winterstein 'looked terrified' before collapsing in St. Catharines hospital, witness tells inquest
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (1193+ words) Heather Winterstein's skin was discoloured and she was struggling to control her body in a wheelchair the day she died at the St. Catharines, Ont. , hospital, a woman who was waiting to see a doctor that day told a coroner's…...
This Novelist Was Determined To Start Helpful Conversations About Mental Illness " In Spanish
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (606+ words) Asachild, Ariana Godoy couldn't stop reading. Whatever her hands could reach, her eyes would devour, including grown-up titles she'd sneak off her mother's bookshelf " and a rather bloody Grimm's edition of "Cinderella." But as she entered adolescence, reading material became…...
London police cleared after bat-wielding man hurt during mental health apprehension: SIU
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (649+ words) Ontario's police watchdog has cleared London police after a 38-year-old man suffered serious injuries, including facial fractures, during an interaction with police in December. Officers had attended the man's apartment near Adelaide and Huron streets on the morning of Dec....
'It means so much': Highway of Tears' family members unveil Pillar of Hope in Prince George
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (547+ words) The family members of Indigenous women and girls who have gone missing or been murdered along the Highway of Tears in northern B. C. cried and held hands as a monument created in their honour was unveiled at Cottonwood Island Park in…...