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Body Hair Bullying: Should Parents Intervene?
“I always want my baby to feel beautiful and confident.” That’s how one mother explained her decision to remove her young daughter’s upper lip hair after the child came home from school upset, saying she had been…
$375M Ruling Against Meta: What It Means for Teens
A court in the United States issued a $375 million penalty to Meta after it determined that the platform knowingly harmed children's mental health and concealed information about child sexual exploitation. “Meta has harnessed powerful and…
Teen Mental Health Is Getting Worse, Is Cannabis Part of the Problem?
Mental health challenges among teenagers in Ontario are rising at an alarming rate, and new research suggests cannabis use may be increasingly tied to that trend. A recent study from McMaster University found that psychological distress among teens has nearly…
How Smoking Affects Your Brain, Especially If You Start Young
We all know smoking hurts your lungs, but did you know it actually rewires your brain? Nicotine hits your brain in just 10 seconds, flooding it with dopamine,the chemical that makes you feel good. For teens,…
Puberty Is Difficult, Especially When It Happens Early
Puberty is hard, and experiencing it at an early age of 8, it can make an already difficult stage even more intense. Rapid physical changes, from breast development to menstruation, happen alongside emotional growth, identity…
DIGITAL EDITION MAGAZINE: WINTER, 2019
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Female police officers in B.C. Appeal Court to fight for class-action case against sex abuse
They want to overturn a lower court that said their cases should be proceed through union grievances
B.C. policewomen want lawsuit, not labour arbitration, over alleged discrimination
The group of officers allege they were subjected to harassment, bullying and gender discrimination while working in policing in the province.
