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Doctors in Montreal can now prescribe their patients tickets to the orchestra
Doctors in Montreal are prescribing music as medicine. Source link
Hamas returns bodies of 2 more hostages after Israeli strikes kill dozens of Palestinians
Hamas handed over two bodies it said were of deceased Israeli hostages on Thursday, a day after the tenuous Gaza ceasefire was shaken by a series of Israeli strikes which killed dozens of Palestinians, including many women and children, in the war-ravaged territory. Source link
'6-7' named word of the year by Dictionary.com, and people are confused
Dictionary.com announced the internet brainrot slang term “67” (also written as “six-seven” or “6-7”) is its Word of the Year for 2025, to the confusion of many online. Source link
Trump's deal with Xi is a ceasefire, not an end to U.S.-China trade war
Like many of U.S. President Donald Trump’s deals, the one he is currently touting with Chinese President Xi is thin on the details and thick on the hype. Source link
Mass killings continue in Sudan's El Fasher, aid groups say
Mass killings continue to be reported in the Sudanese city of El Fasher after rebel forces took control on Sunday, ending an 18-month siege and sparking further alarm about a massive humanitarian crisis. Source link
Liquified, composted: How green are these alternative death practices?
In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we look at the environmental impacts of two alternatives to burial and cremation of human bodies; check out a new kind of floating solar panel; and look into an idea to boost recycling rates and help vulnerable people at the same time. Source link
Calgary students among thousands across Alberta taking part in provincewide walkout
Calgary students took part in a provincewide school walkout Thursday in response to the outcome of the Alberta teachers’ strike. Protest organizers say they’re standing up for teachers, while the education minister and a Calgary school board say students shouldn’t leave class. Source link
Speed cameras across Ontario to be removed in 2 weeks, transportation minister says
Ontario’s transportation minister says speed cameras across the province are set to be removed in two weeks, after Premier Doug Ford’s government passed legislation Thursday to ban them. Source link
‘We deserve answers’: Missing N.S. children honoured at candlelight vigil
Five blue balloons fluttered in light wind under cotton candy skies outside a Nova Scotia RCMP detachment on Wednesday evening as community members and friends and family of missing children Jack and Lilly Sullivan gathered for a candlelight vigil. Source link
Darius Hartshorne, injured Winnipeg high school football player, has died
A Winnipeg high school football player who suffered a serious neck injury during a game two weeks ago has died. Source link