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As the end of the school year approaches, finding motivation for both in-person and online schooling can be difficult for young students. According to parenting expert Sunny Verma, implementing a Genius Hour during students’ days can be a great initiative to help them along. While Genius Hour was originally designed by Google to let employees

On Monday, Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) announced it is now recommending AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine not be administered to people under the age of 55. According to infectious diseases specialist Dr. Isaac Bogoch, over the last few weeks, there have been rare reports of blood clotting in Europe associated with AstraZeneca. “There were

Although the pace of the world has slowed down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our quick and constant on-the-go mentality has persisted — some experts say creating a “shame complex” when we decide to be lazy. Laziness is often tied to a negative connotation, linked to a lack of motivation or productivity. But some argue

It’s a big step in the fight to preserve Indigenous languages for generations to come. The University of British Columbia Okanagan campus, the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology and the En’owkin Centre have come together to bring the first bachelor’s degree in Indigenous language fluency to life. “The N.V.I.T. centre and UBC have worked very

When Camille Proctor’s son Ari was one, she noticed he was having trouble processing his surroundings. Like any concerned parent, she took him to his pediatrician. The Detroit native says health-care professionals quickly dismissed the possibility of her son having autism. After going to several health-care professionals, Ari was officially diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder

The generational parallels between Royal Family members have been a topic of discussion for many, and naturally so, since the similarities can be striking.  When comparing siblings, Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret were very much like Princes Harry and William by the support they provided one another, says royal biographer Andrew Morton.  Morton recently joined

Wednesday marks International Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV), an annual event celebrating trans lives by raising awareness about the systemic problems affecting communities. There’s no shortage of problems in health care; transphobia prevents many Canadians from visiting doctors and emergency rooms, and getting tested for COVID-19, according to national surveys by TransPulse Canada. A lack

On Tuesday, the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) announced the Mazda3 as the Canadian Car of the Year exclusively on The Morning Show. According to Stephanie Wallcraft, president of the AJAC, the Mazda3 is the first car in the history of their 40-year program to be a back-to-back winner. “This is the 2020 winner

A graphic novel for children from the wildly popular Captain Underpants series is being pulled from library and bookstore shelves after its publisher said it “perpetuates passive racism.” The book under scrutiny is 2010’s The Adventures of Ook and Gluk by Dav Pilkey, who has apologized, saying it “contains harmful racial stereotypes” and is “wrong

Last December, 23-year-old Hannah Lohnes began having recurring nightmares of contracting COVID-19 and passing it on to her family. It had been a month since the Surrey, B.C. resident was diagnosed with COVID-19, and she says sometimes when she laid on her back, she felt suffocated, gasping for air. Read more: Canadians reporting higher levels