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Get motivated to exercise regularly like these gym rats in their 70s and 80s

Get motivated to exercise regularly like these gym rats in their 70s and 80s

You know you should develop a regular exercise routine, but you lack motivation. Promises to yourself are quickly broken, and you never establish enough of the workout habit to experience any rewards. Exercising as you age is important.
A French ex-surgeon is accused of raping or abusing 299 victims. Most were child patients

A French ex-surgeon is accused of raping or abusing 299 victims. Most were child patients

PARIS (AP) — France is about to hold its largest-ever child sex abuse trial.
Everyone agrees kids are safer flying in their own seats, but no one requires it. Why?

Everyone agrees kids are safer flying in their own seats, but no one requires it. Why?

The crash landing of a Delta Air Lines flight in Toronto this week highlighted the potential dangers of flying with a young child sitting on an adult's lap. The plane flipped over, which would make holding onto a baby extremely difficult.
Parents and kids navigate talks of loss and tragedy as they return home after LA area fires

Parents and kids navigate talks of loss and tragedy as they return home after LA area fires

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ceiba Phillips, 11, couldn't believe what he saw when he returned to his Southern California neighborhood a month after a wildfire reduced it to rubble. The ruins of his best friend’s house and his beloved school.
Alberta surgical company's fees double public costs, according to AHS documents

Alberta surgical company's fees double public costs, according to AHS documents

EDMONTON — A private surgical company at the heart of allegations the Alberta government interfered to secure overpriced medical contracts was billing taxpayers more than twice as much per procedure than it would cost in a public hospital, according
Pope Francis isn't out of danger but his condition isn't life-threatening, medical team says

Pope Francis isn't out of danger but his condition isn't life-threatening, medical team says

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis’ complex respiratory infection isn't life-threatening but he's not out of danger, his medical team said Friday, as the 88-year-old pontiff marked his first week in the hospital battling pneumonia in both lungs — along with ba
Engineering company settles Flint water lawsuits for $53M but denies any blame for lead crisis

Engineering company settles Flint water lawsuits for $53M but denies any blame for lead crisis

DETROIT (AP) — An engineering company said Friday it has agreed to pay $53 million to settle all remaining lawsuits that alleged some blame for lead-contaminated water in Flint , Michigan, a decade ago.
Backlash leads Republican attorneys general to declare support for a landmark disability rights law

Backlash leads Republican attorneys general to declare support for a landmark disability rights law

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Indigenous kids in care more likely to experience poor health later in life: report

Indigenous kids in care more likely to experience poor health later in life: report

OTTAWA — Indigenous people who were in government care as children experience poorer health and socioeconomic outcomes later in life than those who were never in care, a new Statistics Canada report says.
Randy Boissonnault's former company ineligible for government contracts for 5 years

Randy Boissonnault's former company ineligible for government contracts for 5 years

OTTAWA — The company that was co-founded by former federal cabinet minister Randy Boissonnault is now barred from doing business with the federal government until 2030.