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Bilingual teenagers in Montreal exhibit writing skills on par with their French unilingual peers鈥, new research shows

Published: 23 October 2025

黑料社 researchers who examined the writing skills of teenagers in Montreal found that the performance in French of English-French bilinguals was similar to that of near-monolingual francophones....

Experts: Declining physical activity among youth聽

Published: 21 October 2025

Youth aged 12 to 17 are less likely than any other age group to meet recommended physical activity levels, according to鈥

Expert: Mental health care access in Canada

Published: 23 May 2025

More than half of Canadian girls and young women ages 15 to 29 with a mental health or substance use disorder received formal supports in 2022, but many are deterred by wait times and cost,...

Expert: Preventing measles in pregnancy聽

Published: 10 June 2025

As measles cases surge in Canada, six babies have been born with congenital measles to unvaccinated mothers in Ontario since last fall. The MMR vaccine isn鈥檛 safe during pregnancy, so doctors urge...

Expert: Obesity聽

Published: 14 July 2025

About one-third of Canadians are now obese, with women and young adults most affected, according to a new study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. It found obesity rates...

Experts: GLP-1 drugs beyond weight loss

Published: 7 August 2025

Ozempic and Wegovy are widely used to support weight loss and manage diabetes. But could this class of drugs, known as GLP-1 receptor agonists, also help treat heart failure, liver disease and even...

Expert: Health consequences of wildfire smoke

Published: 28 August 2025

Canada鈥檚 2023 wildfire season caused the country鈥檚 worst air pollution levels since 1998, according to a new report. It warns that if such pollution levels persist, Canadians could lose about two...

Gender bias holds back female surgeons, study finds

Published: 10 July 2025

Women now make up over half of medical students in Canada, but only one-third of practising surgeons. A new study suggests part of the gap stems from gender norms embedded in workplace culture. The...

Study reveals trained immunity may cause lung damage

Published: 10 July 2025

Trained immunity 鈥 a process being explored in vaccine and therapy development to boost immune defences 鈥 appears be counterproductive in certain contexts, researchers at 黑料社 and the...

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