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Government using ancestry websites to deport immigrants: lawyer, court documents
The Canadian Border Services Agency is collecting the DNA of immigrants and using ancestry websites to find long-lost family members in order to establish nationalities. Continue reading
Red, itchy, scaly skin: Why Canadians with psoriasis continue to suffer in silence
Rosamond Turner, 25, from Toronto dealt with psoriasis for most of her adult life. Her outbreaks got so bad that she couldn’t leave the house. Continue reading
Immune system fights cancer: How one boy beat leukemia with new treatment
Cameron Lahti battled with leukemia for eight years and relapsed twice. But he was cured when his family tried an alternative treatment: CAR-T cell therapy. Continue reading
Weed is legal: This is how you grow it at home
For those who live in provinces that legally allow marijuana home grows, here’s how to get your hands dirty. Master growers at 7ACRES showed Global News how it’s done. Continue reading
Growing marijuana 101: How your pot is being produced ahead of legalization
It all starts from a mom plant, which is ‘cloned’ more than 600 times before it retires. Continue reading
A look at Vietnam’s ‘Golden Bridge,’ a colossal pair of hands lifting a golden walkway
In the mountains of central Vietnam, a colossal pair of hands lifts a golden thread of walkway high above the clifftops, as if the mountain itself has sprouted limbs. Continue reading
Everything you need to know about hepatitis
More than 250,000 Canadians are believed to be infected with hepatitis C, but 40 to 70 per cent are unaware they harbour the blood-borne virus because it can take decades before symptoms become evident. Continue reading
The future of self-driving cars, explained
Autonomous cars are no longer beholden to Hollywood sci-fi films. Experts say the technology is going to disrupt or revolutionize the future of transportation as we know it. Continue reading
Is weed good for you? Everything we know about the health effects of cannabis
With recreational pot scheduled to be legalized on Oct. 17, the health debate is back on the table. Continue reading
Plastic pollution crisis: How waste ends up in our oceans
It’s a plastic ocean out there. Beaches throughout Southeast Asia are closing and whales are being found dead with a belly full of plastic. What’s going on? Continue reading
Experimental village for Alzheimer’s patients? France is building one
With the number of people with Alzheimer’s growing, France decided to take a different approach to handing the disease. Continue reading
‘It’s indescribable:’ Sisters reunited after 54 years apart through a DNA test
After years of missing birthdays together, the joys of learning to share toys and important life moments, the two sisters were finally able to find each other. Continue reading
‘Fearless’ Iranian women with fake beards and wigs defy soccer ban
A group of women in Tehran, Iran, disguised themselves as men to support their soccer team, revealing the length they need to go through just to attend a match. Continue reading
‘Don’t move’: Overloaded migrant boat tips over, prompting dramatic Mediterranean rescue
The keenness of some migrants to reach safety led to too much movement on the overcrowded vessel which began to tip over. Continue reading
Trending bachelorette destinations for your girl gang
Planning a wedding can be stressful, but a weekend with your closest girlfriends shouldn’t be. Continue reading
