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The blue light that emanates from your phone’s screen is known to disrupt your sleep. So it’s good news that Google has added a light filter to its Play Books app, which gradually tapers the amount of blue light used by your display as you inch closer to bedtime. Now all apps need it. Similar to the updated Kindle tablet …

The Nova Scotia Health Authority says a leak on the third floor of the Victoria General hospital in Halifax has been located and repaired. The leak caused a “significant” flood at the hospital Monday morning, prompting all surgeries to be postponed. The leaking pipe was discovered at 5 a.m. Monday, behind a wall in the building’s third floor. Nothing was …

A study has found that short sleep, defined as less than seven hours a night, increases the consumption of sugary drinks, and could increase the risk of obesity. Scientists explored whether short sleep is linked to more time spent secondary eating or drinking, which is eating or drinking while primarily engaged in another activity, such as watching television.

Two Children Found Dead in Redding Storage Unit, Detectives Search Salinas Apartment. Autopsies were planned Wednesday for the 3-year-old girl and 6-year-old boy, whose names were not released. No charges have been filed in their deaths. The investigation also led to a starved and injured 9-year-old girl, who was taken to a hospital, the Plumas County Sheriff’s Office said.

The scope of practice regarding naloxone, a drug which can be used to reverse fentanyl overdoses, will be broadened in the province, under the ministerial orders issued by Alberta Health Minister Sarah Hoffman. From January to September 2015, there were 213 deaths involving fentanyl in Alberta — in 2011, that number was only six. “We may have one person a …

It’s a tough go for most midsize sedans these days, especially in Canada. We Canadians love our crossovers and hatches—sales of Chevrolet’s own Equinox have more than doubled those of the 2015 Malibu so far this year. Chevrolet’s team wanted to give the 2016 Malibu a compelling new look, and they succeeded. The new Malibu has some of the eye-catching …

Physician-assisted deaths should be recorded on medical certificates of death, according to a new analysis published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal today. There is no uniform medical certificate of death used across Canada, although all of the 12 provinces and territories included in the analysis require that immediate cause of death and underlying and other antecedent cause(s) of death …

A deluge of generosity descended on a Florida McDonald’s on Wednesday with a pay-it-forward chain that lasted through 250 vehicles. According to an ABC News report, Torie Keene of Lakeland, Florida, told the cashier at her local McDonald’s drive-thru that she wanted to pay for the meal of the person behind her.

A Las Vegas homeowner fed up with package thieves tricked a person into stealing a very special delivery — a box filled with dog poop. Eric Burdo told KTNV he was fed up with reports of packages in his community being stolen from people’s porches and decided to do something about it. So he filled a plain looking mail package …

Taylor Swift is releasing a live concert special from her 1989 world tour exclusively on Apple Music. Directed by On the Run Tour: Beyoncé and Jay Z director Jonas Akerlund, the film features performances from the likes of Selena Gomez, John Legend, Fetty Wap, and other artists not (yet) in Swift’s squad. The documentary will launch on December 20th, just …

Eva Longoria is engaged! The actress announced her engagement on Sunday by posting a photo to Twitter shortly after boyfriend Jose Antonio Baston proposed to her in Dubai. “Ummmm so this happened….#Engaged #Dubai #Happiness,” wrote the Desperate Housewives star. In the romantic shot, the 40-year-old debuts her stunning engagement ring, which features a large ruby surrounded by diamonds.