Children Archive
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Now That It’s Finally Summer, Let’s Get On The Water – Safely
Posted on 20.06.2017 | No CommentsAh, long days, warm breezes and vacation time soon upon us. June is a special month where winter is a distant memory and boating season is ramping up. It's a time that I wait for with great anticipation. When I finally step back onto my boat, a 21- ... -
Meet 7 Of The World’s Most Inspiring Mothers
Posted on 02.05.2017 | No CommentsWherever they are, mothers will do anything for their children. At UNICEF, we witness it every day while we work to help children and their families survive and thrive. For Mother's Day, be inspired by some of those mothers who do everything they can t... -
A Canadian ice cream company is trying to save a small-town school, but it might not be a good idea
Posted on 27.11.2016 | No CommentsChapman’s Ice Cream, a family-owned frozen dessert maker, is trying to save the school in Markdale, a town of less than 1,500 people, where it has been based since 1973 -
Scalded toddler would ‘scream, scream, scream’ days before he died from untreated burns, court told
Posted on 26.11.2016 | No CommentsThe toddler suffered second- and third-degree burns from his waist almost to his knees, covering his genitalia, buttocks thighs and part of his back -
What’s on the menu for war-ravaged Aleppo’s starving residents? Garbage and grass
Posted on 26.11.2016 | No CommentsThe 275,000 residents of East Aleppo have been at the centre of Syria’s civil war since July, when they last received food or medical supplies from the UN relief agency -
Canada Still Has A Chance To Reverse Its Diabetes Epidemic
Posted on 24.11.2016 | No CommentsEarlier this year I retired after a dozen years as president of Innovative Medicines Canada. Shortly after I took an assignment with the Canadian Diabetes Association and the opportunity to work on what is one of Canada's largest and most perplexing ch... -
Windsor woman rescues an injured dog, only to learn the stray actually belongs to Qatari royals
Posted on 23.11.2016 | No CommentsBrenda Biekx paid vet bills that totalled more than $3,500. Her GoFundMe campaign attracted the dog's owner, a 25-year-old royal who wants the dog back -
Clinton’s first words since concession speech: ‘All I wanted to do was curl up … never leave the house again’
Posted on 17.11.2016 | No CommentsIn pep talk, defeated Democratic presidential candidate urges backers to 'never, ever give up' during her first public appearance since the election -
B.C. mother asks court to keep aboriginal ‘cleansing’ ceremony out of public schools
Posted on 16.11.2016 | No CommentsCandice Servatius is seeking a court order declaring the school imposed prayer, religious ritual and spiritual practice on children, violating freedom of religion -
Unplugging For 31 Days Changed My Relationship With Busyness
Posted on 15.11.2016 | No CommentsWe wake up in the morning reaching for our iPhones to turn off our alarms, check the time, and check our email, Facebook or Instagram feeds. We grab our phones on the way to the bathroom to do the same, hoping, dear God, that it won't fall into the t... -
Ancient city of Nimrud falls to Iraqi forces as battle to retake Mosul from ISIL continues
Posted on 14.11.2016 | No CommentsNimrud was battered when ISIL invaded in March 2015. Wielding drills, explosives and bulldozers, they set out to pulverize the city's 'idolatrous' heritage -
Do You Get Enough Vitamin N?
Posted on 08.11.2016 | No CommentsVitamin N is a quintessential component of your health (Photo by HSBC Bank) You find yourself breathing more deeply, taking in the sharp scent of pine and the sweet mustiness of leaves returning to dust on the forest floor beneath your feet. For a mo...
