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CANADA: No such thing as too much outdoor play, expert says

CANADA:No such thing as too much outdoor play, expert says

A 2019 UNICEF Canada report shows that only 21 per cent of children aged five to 11 engage in at least 1.5 hours a day of active play and unstructured activities
BEYOND LOCAL: Is the convenience of personal digital assistants worth the privacy risks?

BEYOND LOCAL: Is the convenience of personal digital assistants worth the privacy risks?

In-home digital personal assistant devices are becoming increasingly popular, but their presence raises privacy concerns
BEYOND LOCAL: How dance can be healing

BEYOND LOCAL: How dance can be healing

Historically, the body and movement have been widely disregarded within psychotherapy. But times are changing, as a growing movement of somatic and dance therapies are gaining scientific credibility. 
BEYOND LOCAL: How junk food shapes the developing teenage brain

BEYOND LOCAL: How junk food shapes the developing teenage brain

The teenage brain has a voracious drive for reward, diminished behavioural control and a susceptibility to be shaped by experience. This often manifests as a reduced ability to resist high-calorie junk food
CANADA: Dalhousie dietitian recommends mindful eating over the holidays

CANADA: Dalhousie dietitian recommends mindful eating over the holidays

Christmastime is filled with cookies, chocolate, cakes and candy canes, making it difficult to not descend into dietary anarchy
ONTARIO: Kitchener man watching YouTube videos rolls through RIDE program

ONTARIO: Kitchener man watching YouTube videos rolls through RIDE program

Police didn't mention what he was watching
BEYOND LOCAL: How to give your Christmas tree a ‘second life’ after the holidays

BEYOND LOCAL: How to give your Christmas tree a ‘second life’ after the holidays

Finding alternative ways to use your tree is a great way to give back to nature, conservation biologist says
BEYOND LOCAL: Why we like window shopping so much during the holidays

BEYOND LOCAL: Why we like window shopping so much during the holidays

The seductive power of holiday windows resonates in the French term for window-shopping: ‘lèche-vitrines,’ which translated literally means to lick the windows
BEYOND LOCAL: Here's some of the biggest medical breakthroughs of the last decade

BEYOND LOCAL: Here's some of the biggest medical breakthroughs of the last decade

Gene editing, 3D-printed prosthetics and ebola vaccines and treatments are just some of the major breakthroughs of the last ten years
BEYOND LOCAL: DNA tests might be a fun holiday gift, but beware of the hype

BEYOND LOCAL: DNA tests might be a fun holiday gift, but beware of the hype

Direct-to-consumer genetic tests are not an accurate source of health information, medical expert says