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Jane and Finch: Toronto's Most Dangerous Place to be a Kid?

In this Jane and Finch community, four friends - 15, 5, 16 and 15 - have been shot and killed this year within blocks of each other.  Since 15-year-old Jordan Manners was gunned down inside his school has much changed?
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How Can Formula One Racing Help ... Babies?

During a Formula 1 race, a car sends hundreds of millions of data points to its garage for real-time analysis and feedback.  So why not use this detailed and rigorous data system elsewhere, like ... at a children's hospital?

Canada Only G8 Country Without National Meals Program For Kids

It's back-to-school time, so prepare the kids' lunch boxes, consider this: As many as one in seven Canadian children will go to school hungry, In some poorer communities, up to half make the trip to school with an empty belly.
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Prime Minister Says Tougher Laws Coming to Child Sex Offences

Child sex offenders, particularly those who victimize multiple kids, could spend longer in prison under a range of harsher penalties proposed Thursday by the Prime Minister.  The Conservative government plans to introduce legislation this fall aimed at cracking down on people who sexually exploit children, Stephen Harper announced last week.
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MD's Warned of Rare Form of Child Abuse

Doctors need to be alert for signs of a form of abuse in which a parent fabricates illness in a child and exposes them to unnecessary and potentially harmful test and treatments, says the American Academy of Paediatrics.  Because it is relatively rare, caregiver-fabricated illness in a child is often unrecognized by health professionals, said Dr. Harriet MacMillan, co-author of the report in last weeks journal of Paediatrics.
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