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Ever heard of knuckle-bone shooting? This community says it teaches the “art of focus.”

Key points Mongolian knuckle shooting is on the UNESCO list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. A sports association organizes weekly competitions in Sydney and other major Australian cities. Community members say the sport makes a positive contribution to their mental health. Since Baatar Jamiyan moved to Melbourne from Mongolia just over a year ago, there has been one …

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Ex-student attacked University of Waterloo gender studies class to ‘sow fear,’ sentencing hearing says

WARNING: This story contains disturbing details. Federal prosecutors told the court Tuesday during the sentencing hearing for a former student who committed a stabbing death at the University of Waterloo in southern Ontario last year that his actions were ideologically motivated. On Tuesday, the second day of proceedings against 25-year-old Geovanny Villalba-Aleman, federal Crown attorney Howard Piafsky detailed the assault-related …

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The death of Liam Payne: how the loss of a celebrity can shape the experience of a generation

Key points The death of One Direction star Liam Payne has devastated many young people around the world. It’s the first major celebrity death for Generation Z, which had a close connection to the band through social media. Young people are reminded that it is okay to grieve. Fans around the world are mourning the death of One Direction star …

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Canada’s new autism strategy does nothing to address the treatment gap, families say

Some parents of severely autistic children say they are deeply disappointed with Canada’s new national plan for autism — which provides no specific timelines or funding for improving treatment and care. “No child on the waitlist for treatment will be taken off the waitlist… as a result of this autism strategy,” said Jamie Peddle, a Brampton, Ont. father who says …

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Anya says having a child was the ‘stupidest’ decision she’s ever made

The night before her daughter’s first birthday, Anya (not her real name) felt a wave of emotions wash over her. “I enjoyed being a parent, and then… I felt a terrible sadness. It was like her first birthday came true… [that] this is forever,” she told The Feed, recalling when she was 25. “I was living alone and taking care …

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Hundreds flee Beirut as Israel vows to end Hezbollah’s financial operations in Lebanon

Hundreds of Beirut residents fled their homes late Sunday after Israel said it was preparing attacks on locations linked to the militant group Hezbollah’s financial operations and ordered people to leave those areas of the Lebanese capital immediately. Shortly after the Israeli warning, several explosions were heard and a large fire was seen in the southern suburbs of Beirut. There …

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Parenting is hard. The ’17 diapers’ trend is getting honest without shame

If you ever: Your bladder pushed over the limit because you sat down and got stuck on the couch under a finally sleeping, otherwise screaming, colicky baby and you’re afraid to move, so now that you live here, you lie on the couch. Looked out the window and shouted at the deranged troll-like witch lurking in the bushes, looking at …

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Dozens killed in Israeli attacks in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza, Palestinian officials say

A total of 87 people were killed or missing under the rubble after an Israeli attack on the northern Gaza town of Beit Lahiya that left more than 40 injured, the Palestinian enclave’s health ministry said on Sunday. The Israeli military has said it is investigating reports of the incident, which could be one of the highest casualty figures in …

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National ban on vaping flavors coming ‘soon’, says Addictions Minister

The minister of mental health and addictions says the federal government will soon ban most vape flavors across Canada — more than three years after Ottawa first promised to introduce the regulations. “We made a commitment from the beginning to limit flavors. We have not deviated from that,” Ya’ara Saks told CBC News last week. “We’ll have this done soon. …

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Royal visit: King Charles expresses his ‘great joy’ at his return to Australia

Key points King Charles is on a nine-day visit to Australia and Samoa, his first major foreign tour since he was crowned. His first official public appearance was a Sunday morning service at St. Thomas’ Anglican Church in Sydney. Protesters also gathered outside the church, holding banners reading “Empire Built on Genocide” and “Decolonise”. King Charles’s Antipodean admirers got their …

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