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

The Safe Social Media Act aims to create a 'duty to protect children' for all online platforms, requiring social media and AI chatbots to incorporate age-appropriate measures.

Government officials are aiming to use the ban as an incentive for platforms to improve their designs and better protect children long-term, if and when those kids return.

It's the start of the summer and kids' camps are getting ready to open their doors. Experts say youth aren't getting enough playtime and are spending too much time on screens.

People seeking mental health or addictions support in Saskatchewan can now search for specific assistance on the province’s website, including programs aimed at struggling youth. 

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.

The Crown and defence agreed that the maximum youth sentence of six years in custody and four years of conditional supervision would be appropriate in the case.

Nearly three years after Saskatchewan's pronoun law came into effect, LGBTQ+ groups and the province's Opposition are warning of its consequences. 

The proposed social media ban for youth under 16 would mirror action first taken in Australia, where the measure took effect last December.

Winnipeg police is increasing the number of officers in the areas most affected by the increase in public drug use in a 10-day policing blitz, according to the chief of police.

Children as young as preteens are being targeted by violent online extremist groups who want 'the destruction of society,' according to a warning from Winnipeg police.

The Harry Bailey Aquatic Centre will reopen its doors with the same CUPE 59 operator after possibly passing on the management to the YMCA following pushback from the union.

The new collaboration between UHN and the Toronto Public Library is aimed at helping people get the help they need, especially for those who are vulnerable like the homeless.

The group representing physicians in Manitoba is adding its voice to support the province's proposed plan to ban social media and artificial intelligence chatbots for youth.

A jury has found a Saint John, N.B., man guilty of two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of two boys aged 10 and 17, who were found violently stabbed in an apartment.

Some inmates who were placed in solitary confinement in Manitoba-run jails will soon be able to apply for compensation after a settlement in a class-action lawsuit was approved.

Nine supportive housing units are being built to offer at-risk youth a safer and more stable place to live, and is being called the first of its kind in New Brunswick. 

The Granville Pedestrian Zone has been extended to Labour Day, meaning eligible FIFA-related temporary patios and public realm expansions will also remain.

An early morning train derailment caused more than a dozen railcars to jump the tracks, sending some of them tumbling into a southwest Calgary wetland.