World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated every year from 1 to 7 August to encourage breastfeeding and improve the health of babies around the world. ()
“South Africans are heading to the polls on Wednesday in what Barclays analysts have dubbed "the most important elections since the 1994 democratic transition" — back when Nelson Mandela was elected in the country's first elections post-Apartheid.” ()
“Moon Express, based in Cape Canaveral, Fla., announced Wednesday that it had received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to set a robotic lander on the moon.” ()
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"Turkey has banned all academics from leaving the country,cancelling their annual leave, as President Tayyip Erdogan's post-coup crackdown escalated to 'exceptional proportions'. One British academic at a state-run university in Istanbul told the Telegraph that foreign nationals had also been told to come back to work." ()
June is National Brain Injury Awareness Month. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of death and disability in children and adults from ages 1 to 44. Brain injuries are most often caused by motor vehicle crashes, sports injuries, or simple falls on the playground, at work or in the home.
"Transport Minister Jacques Daoust stood firm on his promise to regulate the ride-sharing service Uber and tabled Bill 100 on Thursday, which would effectively force Uber drivers to buy or rent taxi permits." ()
The Quebec government has the intention to prohibit all accessory fees in health care.()
"Prince, the superstar American singer-songwriter known for his incredible musicianship, diverse appeal across multiple genres and cavalcade of award-winning hits, has died at age 57." ()
Brazilian legislators voted on Sunday night to approveimpeachmentofDilma Rousseff, the nation’s first female president. ()
Earthquakes struckJapanandEcuadorjust hours apart on Saturday April 16, 2016. Were the two earthquakes related?
A by UNICEF highlights the inequalities in childwell-being in theworld’s most affluent nations, including Canada.While progress in reducing child well-being gapshas been modestoverall, Canada’s children are at the back of the pack, ranking in the bottomthird when measured against other richnations. ()
"In a, Pope Francis on Friday called for the Roman Catholic Church to be more welcoming and less judgmental, and he seemingly signaled a pastoral path for divorced and remarried Catholics to receive holy communion.'" ()
Prescriptions for dangerous alternatives toOxyContinare soaring, showing that a crackdown on the popular painkiller has failed to curb Canada’s opioidcrisis.