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The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health says psychological distress among Ontario youth appears to have decreased since the pandemic, but still remains high.  

The number of kids, youth and families seeking mental health support peaks during the school year, according to 1Call1Click, which co-ordinates those services in eastern Ontario.

Front-line workers say mental health challenges among youth are becoming increasingly complex, with many young people facing housing and food insecurity.

Opening statements started Tuesday in a pivotal trial for Meta Platforms as states seek billions of dollars in damages for social media harms to children.

Requests via text in the evening and overnight hours are 183 per cent higher than those received during the day, Kids Help Phone said.

The majority of households who responded to the government's survey supported limiting social media for children and teenagers younger than 16, the province said.

Funded through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the group of 10 research teams across Canada will work together to study how cannabis affects the brain.

The province says it's an initiative to keep youth healthy, but will those habits stick upon graduation?

"For many years now, we've been tracking online harms as a significant concern affecting children and youth across the country," Children First Canada CEO Sara Austin said.

Edmonton police said two boys, aged 11 and 12, on an e-dirt bike allegedly cut off a car turning onto Terwillegar Drive, triggering a crash that left them with serious injuries.

Teachers working full-time at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax say they're aiming to ensure patients don't fall behind on schoolwork during their hospital stay.

The settlement was reached during a California federal trial, averting one of the highest-profile tests yet of allegations that social media companies harmed young users.

Three children connected to Batshaw Youth and Family Centres died in March, including two teens who died by suicide and a four-year-old girl whose family was under supervision.

'Upon arrival, officers encountered a 49-year-old female who displayed two large knives and advanced toward them,' the New York Police Department told Global News in a statement.

The school district said the demolition is expected to take weeks. Once the structure is removed, work will continue through the fall to restore the site to grass.

'These are dangerous, high-speed, off-highway vehicles that need to be ridden out in the back 40 and not in the cities,' RCMP said of electric dirt bikes on municipal streets.

A public hearing was held Monday on a rezoning application for the site near Argyll Road and 75th Street. Currently, the building is used as a thrift store and a warehouse.

Kidney disease can cause life to become a real struggle, but with an upgraded hemodialysis lab at the Chinook Regional Hospital in Lethbridge, Alta., patient comfort has improved.

The teen who admitted killing 83-year-old Eleanor Doney apologized in court Tuesday ahead of sentencing.

The Limestone District School Board is asking families to share experiences with bullying as an independent school safety review continues after a student's death.