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Kids need to climb trees, jump off things, and ride their bikes—even at speed. That's what the Canadian Pediatric Society is recommending.

As their lives have become less free and more structured in recent decades, kids have also become less happy. Experts say that isn’t a coincidence.

Advocates say new high-tech vending machines inside San Diego jails are the first of their kind in the U.S. to offer life-saving drugs to the most at-risk. In other news, youth across the country are facing a mental health crisis. We learn about two new, free smartphone apps to help them manage their mental health. Plus, over the years, something has been happening to the way kids play. Kids’ lives have become less freewheeling and more structured, and some experts say kids may be losing more ...

A new white paper from the Canadian Pediatric Society recommends more unstructured play time for kids.

In this excerpt from the first chapter of her book, Welcome To the Club: The Life and Lessons of a Black Woman DJ, out now, DJ Paulette reflects on her singular style, championing queer culture as a TV presenter in the early ‘90s, and becoming a full-time DJ

Zip shares opened 15 per cent higher on Monday morning, in a sector still weighted down by negative sentiment.

New equipment includes water filters to take out silt and sediment, and an ultraviolet light system to kill anything that sneaks through the filters.

When the Heston Blumenthal group operates a pub, you know the food is going to be something else.

TALLAHASSEE — Amid rising teen anxiety and suicides, Florida lawmakers are moving ahead with a solution: Stop them from

A top priority this session is restricting social media for kids. But the research is mixed.