Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Wed. March 20th, 2024
March 20, 2024
According to new data from the American-based Pew Research Centre, the majority of today’s teens feel happier and more relaxed without their smartphones. Roughly 95 percent of teenagers aged 13 to 17 have access to a smartphone, and most of them use the Internet daily. At the same time, more than 70 percent of them aren’t craving this device when they aren’t using it. Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Jean Twenge, a U.S. psychologist who has studied smartphones and their overall impact on teenagers. But first, we bring you up-to-speed on today’s top news stories, right here on Ottawa Now.
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Alberta RCMP have linked the deaths of four young women, five decades ago, to a now deceased serial sexual offender and killer. Investigators believe there may yet be more unsolved cases
May 17, 2024 - 09:42 | | CBC News - Canada
A rainy Thursday in and around Fort Nelson was exactly what fire crews were looking for.
May 17, 2024 - 09:26 | The Canadian Press | CTV News - Canada
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is calling on the federal government to stop approving safe supply drug sites and to conduct a formal review of current ones in the province.In a letter sent to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Mr. Ford thanks the federal government for recently reversing the decriminalization of hard drugs in British Columbia and says Ottawa should now require provincial support for safe supply sites in his province. The sites, where medical professionals provide prescription medications as a safer alternative to the illegal drug supply, are approved by Health Canada.
May 17, 2024 - 09:20 | Laura Stone | The Globe and Mail
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