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4 weeks ago | 
autism.einnews.com | Kevin Maimann |Jason Markusoff |Patrick Osborne |Abby J. Hughes
A new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests autism diagnosis rates continue to rise in the U.S., sparking inflammatory rhetoric from government officials, while experts largely attribute the trend to improved screening and better understanding of the condition. The CDC reported Tuesday that an estimated one in 31 eight-year-olds in the U.S. have autism, using data from 14 states and Puerto Rico in 2022. The previous estimate — from 2020 — was one in 36.
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1 month ago | 
cbc.ca | Abby J. Hughes
The Trump administration announced a new suite of trade measures on dozens of countries Wednesday. Here are answers to some frequently asked tariff questions.
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1 month ago | 
dental.einnews.com | Benjamin Lopez Steven |Chris Brown |Abby J. Hughes |David Boles
Health Minister Kamal Khera announced on Saturday that Canadians aged 18 to 64 can soon apply for the Liberals' national dental insurance program — a major expansion that comes on the eve of an expected federal election call. "It's not just about cleaning teeth," Khera said, referring to the Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP).
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2 months ago | 
cbc.ca | Abby J. Hughes
The novelist first announced the decision last week in a social media post. She says the choice isn’t a political one, but a moral one.
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Feb 5, 2025 | 
autism.einnews.com | Kevin Maimann |Abby J. Hughes |Liam O'Connor |Devin Heroux
NorthEvangeline Kapotaon, who was born in Ulukhaktok, N.W.T., but who grew up in foster care in Yellowknife, said that she always knew she was different. 'It was an overwhelming feeling of, I finally feel understood and I finally feel seen'CBC News · Posted: Feb 05, 2025 5:06 PM EST | Last Updated: 8 hours agoEvangeline Kapotaon, a Yellowknife woman, said being diagnosed with ADHD and autism has helped her understand herself.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
cbc.ca | Abby J. Hughes
The Current·Q&ANow in his 90s, Pinchas Gutter has been named a member of the Order of Canada for decades of work in Holocaust education. But he says his work is far from over. Gutter is one of 88 new appointees named to the Order of Canada last monthAbby Hughes · CBC Radio · Posted: Jan 14, 2025 10:15 AM EST | Last Updated: 10 minutes agoHolocaust survivor Pinchas Gutter, seen at home in Toronto on Jan.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
cbc.ca | Abby J. Hughes
The CurrentShame, secrecy and stress often form some of our earliest financial memories — which have ripple effects into adulthood. Experts say financial therapy tools can help. Shame, secrecy and stress often form earliest financial memories and have ripple effects later onJessica Moorhouse remembers stealing a gumball from the bulk food section at the grocery store as a kid. Having seen adults take "samples" from the bulk bins before, she thought it was no big deal.
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Nov 30, 2024 | 
cbc.ca | Abby J. Hughes
Day 6·NewThe term is meant to reflect people’s negative economic perceptions when statistics tell a different story. Its creator says a GST holiday won’t fix how people feel in the long run. Term meant to reflect people’s negative economic perceptions when statistics tell a different storyAbby Hughes · CBC Radio · Posted: Nov 30, 2024 4:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 6 minutes agoKyla Scanlon is an economist, author of the book In This Economy?
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
businessandamerica.com | Abby J. Hughes
When Azam Jangravi saw video of an Iranian woman walking around a university campus in Tehran stripped to her underwear, she was overcome with emotion. “I started to cry first,” Jangravi, an Iranian-Canadian who’s protested against Iran’s regime in the past, told CBC Radio’s Day 6.
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
cbc.ca | Abby J. Hughes
Day 6·NewBy labelling protestors as mentally ill, the Iranian government aims to delegitimize demonstrators and discourage other women from taking similar actions, according to human rights experts. Political dissidents in Iran and around the world have been institutionalized in the pastAbby Hughes · CBC News · Posted: Nov 29, 2024 4:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 10 minutes agoA woman is seen in her underwear at Tehran’s Islamic Azad University in November 2024.
