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…We demand better rehabilitation, emergency response, accessible healthcare, economic opportunity Daud Olatunji Stakeholders in the disability sector have called for urgent action to prevent spinal cord injuries and improve access to healthcare, rehabilitation, employment and social support for survivors. They made the appeal on Saturday at the commemoration of the 2026 International Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Day held at the …

The first center in Canada dedicated to supporting people with dyslexia find a permanent home in Vancouver with a focus on helping families and giving educators tools to support students with learning differences. Neil Johnston, CEO of the Dyslexia Centre, said the organization hopes to address the gaps that can leave children with dyslexia struggling in the classroom without knowing …

A court in Quebec has issued new guidelines limiting the use of generative artificial intelligence by judges, and stressing that judgment should essentially remain the responsibility of humans. The guidelines, jointly adopted by the Quebec Court of Appeal, Court of Appeal, Quebec Court and municipal courts in the province, state that generative AI can be used for certain ancillary tasks …

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Yobe State, Alhaji Baba Malam Wali, has been conferred with three traditional titles during consultations with royal fathers in the emirates of Gudi, Tikau, Pataskum and Fune. Wali was honored as Sarkin Yakin Gudi by the Emir of Gudi, Ajiyan Tikau by the Emir of Tikau and Zanna Kaloma of …

Reduce the font size of the article Increase the font size of articles A woman was taken to hospital after being attacked by a bear while hiking in the backcountry near Whistler, BC, on Friday evening. A group of three hikers encountered two bears near Conflict Lake in the Callaghan Conservancy around 5 p.m., the BC Conservation Officer Service said …

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Kaduna State Deputy Governor, Dr. Hadiza Balarabe, has urged members of the Southern Kaduna APC Elders Forum to accord the All Progressives Congress (APC) deputy governorship candidate, Jerry Adams, the same or even more respect they showed her during her tenure. Balarabe made the call at the inauguration of the Southern Kaduna APC Elders Forum Tinubu-Uba Sani 2027 initiative held …

Athletics Canada says one of its members went missing while trying to break a mountain running record in the Alps along the Swiss-Italian border. The sport’s national governing body said in a statement that Kalie McCrystal was last seen on Tuesday. It is said that the runner and mountain climber was climbing the Matterhorn in Italy, a horn-shaped peak about …

Reports indicate alarming systemic violence, including widespread intimidation and the arrest of hundreds of opposition supporters, many of whom were detained beyond legally required periods without formal charges. Some of them also received disproportionate charges, including senior opposition alliance leader Brian Mundubile and his running mate Makebi Zulu, who faced “trumped up charges” of treason, according to Gina Romero, Special …

British-Nigerian businessman and social media influencer Igho “Tiny” Ubiribo, popularly known as Denisi or Ego, has died after a penis enlargement procedure in Thailand was linked to a fatal pulmonary embolism. Ubiribo, 43, underwent a cosmetic procedure at an unnamed clinic in Bangkok in March, where about 40 milliliters of hyaluronic acid and lidocaine were reportedly injected into his penis. …