Her sons held hands, cried and crossed the border alone
The mother’s mind raced as she watched her sons from the Mexican side of the Rio Grande. The two boys were crying and holding hands as they…
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Continue Reading‘I felt like I was dying,’ a mom says after watching her children cross the border alone
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Continue ReadingVaping should not be used to help youth quit smoking, Canadian Paediatric Society warns
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