Four people died and two escaped a fire that destroyed a home in Auburndale, N.S., Saturday morning.Kaylea Savory with her boys Harley, left, and Hendrix, right. All three died in a house fire in Auburndale, N.S., on Feb. 19, 2022. (Submitted by James Stewart)A fire on Nova Scotia’s South Shore razed a house and killed…
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Children who are severely immunocompromised should get 3rd dose of COVID vaccine, NACI says
by Sue JonesThe National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) had previously recommended third doses for immunocompromised people 12 years of age and older.A health-care worker high-fives a child who just received the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children in Montreal on Nov. 24, 2021. Children who are moderately to severely immunocompromised should get a third dose of the vaccine,…
Five children died and four others were in critical condition on Thursday after falling from a bouncy castle that was lifted 33…
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How parents can help their children to use cutlery correctly and sort out their table manners
by ava360Table manners are dead – or so says a recent study. More than half of British children do not eat with a knife and fork, reveals a survey from doddl. Struggles to use cutlery mean that 60% of kids abandon their tools and eat dinners with their hands, while 55% constantly pick at food with…
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About 1 in 515 children in U.S. has lost a caregiver because of COVID-19, study estimates
Deaths associated with COVID-19 have deprived more than 140,000 American children of a caregiver, and children of color have been disproportionately affected,…
“Save The Children” is helping Afghan refugees, particularly families and children, as they come to the United States. Jeanne-Aimee De Marrais, the…
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‘One day there will be no children in care,’ says Cowessess Chief after historic child welfare deal inked
by Sue JonesCowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan is the first Indigenous group in Canada to ink an agreement with Ottawa for federal funding of locally controlled child welfare services since the Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Youth and Families came into force last year. Cowessess First Nation Chief Cadmus Delorme said he hopes to see the…
Nick Cannon will be a busy man this year as he is reportedly expecting his seventh child. The Wild N Out host, who was previously married to Mariah Carey, is said to be expecting twins with model Alyssa Scott. It’ll expand Nick’s already sizeable brood to a total of seven – four of his children…
Jake and Jaidyn Schoffstall say their advice to others who have lost a parent is to “keep living.” Read More
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Husband, children of Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou granted permission to travel to Canada
by Sue JonesImmigration officials have given family members of detained Huawei telecom executive Meng Wanzhou permission to travel to Canada, CBC News has confirmed.Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Huawei, leaves B.C. Supreme Court with her husband Liu Xiaozong during a break from a hearing in Vancouver on Wednesday, January 13, 2021. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press)Immigration officials…