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Older adults' brains 'rewarded' by music they don't even like, B.C. researcher finds
BURNABY, B.C. — A researcher at British Columbia's Simon Fraser University says the brains of older adults feel a sense of reward when listening to music, even if it's a song they don't particularly like. Sarah Faber says her work on how healthy brains respond to music as they age creates a baseline for future research on people who have Alzheimer's or dementia to better understand those diseases. The research published in the journal Network Neuroscience featured 80 participants, including univ
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Police order B.C. woman who praised Hamas not to protest for 5 months, says her group
VANCOUVER — A pro-Palestinian activist group says its international co-ordinator, who was arrested in a Vancouver hate-crime investigation, was released with an order not to attend any protests for the next five months. The Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network says Charlotte Kates was arrested by Vancouver police after she gave a speech last week praising the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas as "heroic and brave." Samidoun, an international activist group based in Vancouver that has
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Quesnel, B.C., censures mayor, saying his actions jeopardize Indigenous relations
QUESNEL, B.C. — Councillors in Quesnel, B.C., voted unanimously to censure their mayor, saying his actions related to a book that denies the harms of Canada's residential school system have jeopardized the city's relationship with Indigenous communities. Coun. Scott Elliott made the motion, saying all the work that has been done to rebrand the city has been "demolished" by Mayor Ron Paull's actions. "This should never have happened," Elliott said, adding he hoped Tuesday's meeting would mark the
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Students set up pro-Palestinian encampment protest at University of Toronto
TORONTO — Tents, banners and flags cropped up at the centre of the University of Toronto's downtown campus Thursday as students set up an encampment to call on the institution to cut its ties with Israel over the ongoing war in Gaza. The students said they breached a fence that had been installed around an area on campus known as King's College Circle around 4 a.m. to establish their protest encampment in solidarity with the Palestinian people. They said they were joining students at other unive
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VideoArizona's Democratic governor signs a bill to repeal 1864 ban on most abortions
Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed a bill Thursday to repeal a ban on most abortions. The action relegates the 1864 law approved before Arizona became a state to the past. (AP video: Ty ONeil) The Associated Press’ women in the workforce and state government coverage receives financial support from Pivotal Ventures. AP is solely responsible for all content. Find AP’s standards for working with philanthropies, a list of supporters and funded coverage areas at AP.org.
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US Army says Congress doubled funds for 155 artillery
The U.S. Army said Congress doubled to $6 billion its funding request for buying and building 155 millimeter artillery rounds to replace stocks depleted by shipments to Ukraine and now Israel, an Army official said on Thursday. Demand for 155 mm artillery rounds has soared since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
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VideoIsrael and Hamas appear closer to cease-fire as mediators try to wrap up deal, AP explains
Israel and Hamas appear to be seriously negotiating an end to the war in Gaza and the return of Israeli hostages. The Associated Press' Joe Federman explains the latest developments.
