The seemingly irresistible draw of social media scrolls on smartphones can be hard to withstand. But some teens are finding ways to strike a balance. Studies have found slight associations between spending five hours or more online and poorer adolescent well-being in surveys.
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Why do so many people fall for financial scams?
Fraudsters play on different emotions, from greed to kindness
Riverdale season 3: Will the new series be shorter? How many episodes?
Riverdale season three premiered on The CW in America on Wednesday, October 10. Netflix released the season opener on Thursday, October 11 for British fans with the episode available from 8am BST. Season three of Riverdale does not have an episode count as yet with filming still taking place on the episodes. The show has gone on a […]
‘Unprecedented’ drug shortages affecting many Canadians, new survey suggests
One in four people surveyed say they have either experienced a shortage of their medication, or know someone who has, as Canada grapples with a “dire” problem.
Why do so many people fall for financial scams?
Unmissable, you say? IN HINDSIGHT, DAVID CARTER sees the deal differently. The 63-year-old has a Master’s degree in technology. A successful career meant he found a six-figure salary offer perfectly plausible. He knew from reading newspapers that tech stocks were up and the job market was hot. So when an email offered him a job […]
Avengers 4 Endgame trailer TIMELINE: How many years have passed since Infinity War?
The trailer is finally here. The title has been revealed as Endgame and so far we have not been shown any of the characters who were seen turning to dust in The Snap. Major reports and leaks in the last few months had suggested that Avengers 4, now officially known as Endgame, would pick up […]
Don’t use rapid tests to rule out strep throat, many pharmacists directed
In Nova Scotia — one of the three provinces where in-pharmacy strep tests are available — the College of Pharmacists says it agrees with infectious disease specialists that the rapid tests shouldn’t be used to diagnose strep throat, especially in children.
Tesla has a problem with racism in its factory—so do many of its rivals
Enlarge / Robotic arms install the front seats to a Model 3 at the Tesla factory in Fremont, California. (credit: Mason Trinca for The Washington Post via Getty Images) At least six black former Tesla employees have told The New York Times that they suffered from racial harassment while working at the company. Three racial […]
Bad publicity? Cohen? Russiagate? Many reasons Trump canceled Putin meeting, but Ukraine isn’t one
US President Donald Trump cited the recent incident in the Kerch Strait when canceling the meeting with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Experts who spoke with RT doubt that this is the real reason behind the last-minute move. Officially, Trump called off the meeting because “the ships and sailors have not been returned to Ukraine from […]
Why many Canadians face long waits or big bills to have painful medical devices removed
Women from across Canada describe how difficult — and expensive — it can be to get an implanted medical device surgically removed when it causes debilitating pain. They are four women from across this country who share one painful thing in common: Each had a medical device surgically implanted in them that was meant to […]
