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Montreal Closing The Doors On People With Disabilities

Over the past month, four homes with 22 children and adults with severe disabilities or mental health problems have closed their doors in Montreal. And more than 200 similar resources could suffer the...

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Service Dog Stolen In Down Town Toronto

Ashley-Victoria Martineau is inconsolable. Her dog, who is both her best friend and her main supporter of her psychological problems, was stolen early Sunday morning. The police are looking for the...

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Vulnerable Young Woman Is Missing

Montreal Police Service (SPVM) is launching an investigation to find a young woman missing since yesterday. Mélina Larivière, 19, left her residence in the Rivière-des-Prairies-Pointe-aux-Trembles...

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Siamese Twinss Connected At The Head Separated in India

after more than 36 hours of surgery and forty surgeon, a hospital in India successfuly separated two Siamese twins attached to the head. The two-year-old boys were born in a village in the Odisha,...

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Chuck E Cheese: You’re Not Bringing That Service Dog In Here

You would think that public establishments would’ve gotten the memo by now when it comes to service animals, but it appears that while they may have received it, Chuck E Cheese just does not care....

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Parolympian Speaks Out After Homecare Denied

When it comes to leading a meaningful life, Parolympian Sally Thomas is one to emulate. Born with spina bifida, the 48 year old has embraced her condition, not wallowing in it and has achieved plenty...

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Canada Drops The Ball On Its War Vets

Canadian war vets injured in the line of duty will not be entitled to life long disability compensation after the B.C. Court of Appeal struck down their class action lawsuit. The lawsuit, brought forth...

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Kent Hehr Accused Of Belittling Thalidomide Survivors

Disabilities Minister Kent Hehr is on the defensive after being called out for comments he made during a meeting with a thalidomide survivor group earlier this year. During a face-to-face meeting back...

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Hero Cop Losing His Job Six Months Short Of Pension

A police officer deemed a hero for his actions during the Pulse nightclub massacre is losing his job. According to officer Omar Delgado, 45, a corporal at the Eatonville Police Department, he has been...

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Brittany Covington Plea: What Is Wrong With America?

Brittany Covington plea deal is a slap in the face to the victim she tormented Advocates for disability rights are up in arms after Brittany Covington, the 19 year old woman who, along with her friends...

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Keaton Jones Bullying Video Prompts Heart Felt Response From Hailee Steinfeld

Keaton Jones bullying video prompts uber support from celebrities A little boy named Keaton Jones from the state of Tennessee is fighting back against the bullies that torment him. Keaton is sick of...

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Keaton Jones: Is His Mom In It For The Money?

Keaton Jones’ mother denies posting video to make money off her son Keaton Jones is a Tennessee native who the world now knows about thanks to his bravery in confronting his bullies that torment him on...

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Keaton James GoFundMe Account Frozen

Keaton James GoFundMe account frozen over suspicion of Mother’s motive If your little boy was being bullied at school, and asked you to make a video so he could speak out against the kids tormenting...

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Oscar Pistorius Injured In Prison Scrap

Oscar Pistorius injured after altercation in prison over use of a public phone Oscar Pistorius, one of the most recognizable and vocal figures when it came to advocating for the parolympic movement has...

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Nova Scotians with Intellectual Disabilities Should not be Incarcerated

A study was conducted in order to research the living conditions for Nova Scotians who are incarcerated, the particular group taken into question being the people with special needs who suffer from...

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Indians Apply for Disability Checks by Complaining of Back Pain

When we think about people that live with disabilities we usually think of people that have been in accidents which left them paralyzed or of people that fought for their country and came back with...

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Children With Autism Are Less Likely to Get Vaccinated

Although there is no scientific evidence that connects the vaccines infants and young kids receive in their early years with the risk of autism, there are still parents that still question this...

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Scientists Claim that Ibuprofen may Help Prevent Alzheimer

Alzheimer is a disease that sets in at a relatively old age and that has not been cured so far. The only way to “cure” this disease is to slow down its progress. However, a group of scientists have...

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Report Estimates 1 in 66 Canadian Children Has Autism Spectrum Disorder

A report released on Thursday by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) detailed that one in 66 Canadian children between 5 and 17 years old has autism spectrum disorder. This report is similar to...

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Brain Damage could be Caused by Exposure to Zika

Researchers at Emory University decided to test out what are the effects of contracting the Zika virus after birth on infant macaques. What they found out was very interesting. They saw that the Zika...

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