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A month before a boy in her care died, Ontario woman said she worried he'd die, trial hears
The first-degree murder trial of Brandy Cooney and Becky Hamber in Milton, Ont., heard texts in which the women questioned whether a boy in their care might be dying, a month before he did in December 2022. Source link
How singing in a choir might help people find their voices after a stroke
A randomized controlled trial involving 12 weekly choir sessions for participants who have developed aphasia from strokes, aims to find out if singing together helps them re-gain their ability to speak and write. Source link
Windsor housing non-profit director fired after allegations of $500K in unauthorized pay hikes for family
Court documents filed by LSCDG obtained by CBC News show accusations of financial misconduct totalling $3 million by the Labour Sponsored Community Development Group’s former executive director Anna Angelidis and two administrators she supervised: her sons Jim and Danny. Source link
An AI toy meant for kids was happy to chat about sexual fetishes. Are these safe?
Imagine your toddler playing with a soft teddy bear, but with ChatGPT baked in. These AI toys can chat to your kid, play games and even say, “I love you.” But experts are warning that we don’t know the long-term impacts to a child’s creativity and social development. Source link
Trump offered Putin a tactical victory in Ukraine. It wasn’t enough
The Kremlin has again rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest proposals to end the war in Ukraine. While Trump has tried to entice Russian President Vladimir Putin with offers of Ukrainian territory and lucrative future commercial contracts, Putin’s goal of subjugating Ukraine isn’t something Trump can put on the table. Source link
Trade tensions temporarily on backburner as PM visits Washington for FIFA celebration
Though Prime Minister Mark Carney’s upcoming trip to the U.S. is all about FIFA soccer, it’s hard to overlook the political tensions ahead of the upcoming review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement. If there’s an opportunity to nudge Canada-U.S. relations in a more positive direction, insiders suggest Carney should take it. Source link
Could the super-rich be cloning themselves? And why would they?
Nearly three decades since the remarkable cloning of Dolly the sheep, it has all gone quiet on the human cloning front. Michael Le Page wonders what’s happening behind the scenes Source link
