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Challenging your brain helps keep it healthy. Here’s how to do it
WASHINGTON (AP) — “Exercise your brain,” experts advise people hoping to stave off dementia. But…
Crochet and knitting weave a spell as younger Canadians find comfort and connection
Kevin Yee says the repetition of crochet has helped him release a lot of anger…
A singing circle at Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw offers support for people with dementia
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Megan Worthy still recalls singing in a choir in the Australian capital,…
Families with missing loved ones like Nancy Guthrie face ambiguous loss. It freezes grief
Lynette Pino watched in February as news about the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie seemed endless.…
Women in South Africa take up guns and martial arts for protection against gender violence
BRONKHORSTSPRUIT, South Africa (AP) — At the command of a female instructor, a line of…
Portland residents near ICE building win court order limiting agents’ tear gas use
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge in Oregon on Friday limited federal officers’ use…
Edmonton Oilers forward Mattias Janmark undergoes season-ending surgery
EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers will be without Mattias Janmark for the rest of the…
Heat waves that spark damaging droughts are happening more frequently, study finds
WASHINGTON (AP) — Heat waves that lead to sudden and damaging drought are spreading across…
Human rights court orders Peru to pay compensation for a 1997 forced sterilization death
LIMA, Peru (AP) — The Inter-American Court of Human Rights issued a judgment and ordered…
How springing forward to daylight saving time could affect your health
WASHINGTON (AP) — Most of America “springs forward” Sunday for daylight saving time. Losing that…
Jarring alarms out, quieter alerts in. New firehouse dispatch systems aim to ease stress
DANBURY, Conn. (AP) — Until recently, a call coming into the Danbury Fire Department meant…
A search for mental health answers amid the trauma of Tumbler Ridge shootings
The metal-clad portable classrooms are arranged in a semicircle on a snowy sports field at…
Jamaica to end decades-long agreement with Cuba over medical missions criticized by US
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Jamaica’s foreign ministry said Thursday it was ending a…
Knitting for healing, one stitch at a time
THIKA, Kenya (AP) — When Mary Mwangi got her cancer diagnosis, she imagined death would…
Village of Granisle, B.C., faces lawsuit over aluminum-contaminated water
Soon after Rhiana Stryd moved to the scenic lakeside Village of Granisle in British Columbia’s…
Cuban doctors leave Honduras as Trump pushes to isolate the island
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — More than 150 Cuban medical staff climbed aboard a plane in…
B.C. man’s injuries after police altercation ‘looked like a hanging’: hearing told
VANCOUVER — Myles Gray had injuries that “looked like a hanging” when he died following…
Navigating conversations with children about war, conflict and other traumatic events
Children living through the latest war in the Middle East or seeing images of the…
Appeal Court tosses case brought by B.C. health executive fired for vaccine refusal
VANCOUVER — The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed a bid by a fired B.C.…
MAID applicants should have more mental health support, says Quebec coroner
MONTREAL — A Quebec coroner is calling for better mental health support and resources for…
Moms describe being trapped in a cycle of anguish when a loved one faces mental health crises
TORONTO — Nancy Saunders says her son Ben Brennan accomplished so much in his short…
Maple Leafs defenceman Tanev out for season after core muscle surgery
TORONTO — Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Chris Tanev is out for the rest of the…
Focus on mental health, public safety at inquest into Tumbler Ridge, B.C., deaths
VICTORIA — An inquest into the deaths of nine people in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., will…
Minnesota sues to block Trump administration’s holding back of Medicaid funds
Minnesota on Monday sued President Donald Trump’s administration in an attempt to stop it from…