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CANADA: The case for treating PTSD with cannabis

CANADA: The case for treating PTSD with cannabis

Research shows that cannabis use by people living with post-traumatic stress disorder may reduce their likelihood of depression and suicide
BEYOND LOCAL: Closing the gender gap in professional hockey

BEYOND LOCAL: Closing the gender gap in professional hockey

A union of women’s hockey players looking for a league of its own
BEYOND LOCAL: What is gout? What you need to know about this painful disease

BEYOND LOCAL: What is gout? What you need to know about this painful disease

Chiropodist Shannon Youn says, if you have it, you'll know it
BEYOND LOCAL: People with depression are often told to exercise. What if they can’t?

BEYOND LOCAL: People with depression are often told to exercise. What if they can’t?

The notion that physical activity helps patients with depression has been well documented in medical research, however, the motivation and energy needed to exercise are often directly at odds with the symptoms of a mood disorder
CANADA: Don Cherry's recent remarks, and how bystanders can challenge unacceptable comments

CANADA: Don Cherry's recent remarks, and how bystanders can challenge unacceptable comments

Prejudice remarks often go unchallenged because people are afraid of provoking violence, want to avoid conflict, or don't know how to step in
BREAKING: Don Cherry out following poppy comment controversy

BREAKING: Don Cherry out following poppy comment controversy

Move announced this afternoon
BEYOND LOCAL: Combating cyberbullying on a digital playground

BEYOND LOCAL: Combating cyberbullying on a digital playground

Help children build empathy and resilience as their identity develops with a holistic approach to cyberbullying
BEYOND LOCAL: 'If it's not yes then it's no.' How to talk to your kids about sexual consent

BEYOND LOCAL: 'If it's not yes then it's no.' How to talk to your kids about sexual consent

Tackling the power of pressure, deconstructing stereotypes, and taking the fear out of rejection are just some of the ways to make consent clear to teens, expert says
BEYOND LOCAL: Locking people up doesn't make us safer, professor says

BEYOND LOCAL: Locking people up doesn't make us safer, professor says

Expert says prisons may not be the answer to reducing crime
CANADA: How to wear your poppy like a military veteran for Remembrance Day

CANADA: How to wear your poppy like a military veteran for Remembrance Day

The legion says you should dispose of your poppy respectfully after Remembrance Day, or store it for next year