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Global News
4 hours ago
- Health
- Global News
First-of-its kind urban flower farm in Montreal fuelled by sibling love
Montreal's first cut flower green care farm is not only growing beautiful blooms, it's also blossoming bonds between people with and without intellectual disabilities. The new project was born out of the love between a former medical ethicist and her neurodivergent big brother. 'We feel really, really good about it,' said Posy Flower Farm founder Lucy Wade, standing next to her older brother Harris. 'I think for me, it's a bit like coming home.' Wade created Posy Flower Farm in Montreal this spring on a small plot of land at the Verdun borough's municipal greenhouse. Where the flowers are now growing, dahlias, cosmos and zinnias among them, not long ago, there was just grass and weeds on the 'unloved' tract. 'It was a huge job. It just took a little elbow grease, eh Harris?' she said to her brother. Story continues below advertisement Harris lives with an intellectual disability. He works regular shifts at the flower farm, along with new employee, Ellis, who is also is also neurodivergent. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy She's hoping the green care farm becomes a place where neurotypical people can not only shop for flowers, but also gain a better understanding of the realities of people living with intellectual disabilities. 'The idea is that if we can put people in the community who don't have disabilities in contact with something beautiful, where they can also see people with disabilities doing something they value and contributing in a very real way to the functioning of this business,' Wade explained. Green care farming is when people with medical conditions, including intellectual disabilities, get major benefits from working outdoors, surrounded by people. When people with disabilities age out of school, society offers little support for them or their loved ones. 'They end up kind of retreating away from society and being more at home,' she said. Wade decided to leave her career as a medical ethicist at the Jewish General Hospital to create an environment where her brother and others with disabilities could thrive. Before being an ethicist, she studied sperm whales in the Maritimes as a marine biologist. 'I do mulch. I do watering, and we sell a bunch of flowers,' Harris said. Story continues below advertisement Wade said she felt in her work life, she had to 'compartmentalize' a major part of herself: being the sister of a brother with a disability. She wanted to bring both sides of her to the forefront at the flower farm. 'I think this is something that a lot of siblings of people with disabilities will understand,' she said. 'You have your family life and the life where inclusion of people with disabilities is completely natural and normal. And then you have your other life where people don't understand that. And you pick and choose who you share that with.' For the full story, watch the video above.
USA Today
5 hours ago
- Health
- USA Today
Planned Parenthood isn't the only loser in Supreme Court case. Women lose, too.
While Democrats have shied away from talking about abortion since the 2024 presidential election, it is still an issue Republicans are rallying around. Almost three years to the day since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the justices have once again made a decision that will limit access to reproductive care. This time, they're explicitly coming after Planned Parenthood. On Thursday, June 26, the Supreme Court ruled in a decision that could allow states to keep Medicaid dollars from the organization. In the 6-3 ruling, the justices determined that individuals could not sue to choose their health care provider after a patient sued South Carolina to receive reproductive care from Planned Parenthood. By making this decision, the courts are potentially shutting Planned Parenthood out of millions of dollars that would go to necessary health care options like birth control, cancer screenings and testing for sexually transmitted infections. It's a ruling that, like Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson pointed out in her dissent, is going to harm people who rely on Planned Parenthood for their care. The plan was always to end abortion in every state It's just another instance of conservatives ignoring the realities of women's health care in favor of their beliefs, and a reminder that abortion continues to be a Republican target. It's also a reminder that we'll be living in this dystopian health care nightmare for a very, very long time. While Democrats have shied away from talking about abortion since the 2024 presidential election, it is still an issue Republicans are rallying around. They were never going to be satisfied with simply returning abortion rights back to the states, the plan was always to eradicate the health care procedure nationwide. Opinion: Who would want to have babies under a Trump administration? Not me. In May, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ordered the Food and Drug Administration to review mifepristone, an abortion medication, because of a study from a conservative think tank that relies on flawed data. The majority of abortions in 2023 were medication abortions. If mifepristone were suddenly taken off the market, it would have huge ramifications for patients across the country. Planned Parenthood was also already struggling after President Donald Trump froze federal funding to more than 100 clinics earlier this year. It has led clinics across the country to shut down. His One Big Beautiful Bill Act also would block Medicaid patients from seeking care at Planned Parenthood, which could lead to more closures. None of this is happening in a vacuum. All of these Republican attacks amount to a nationwide assault on abortion rights, no matter where one is located in the country. Millions of people could soon lose access to the care they need because of the Republican agenda. Abortion bans aren't working. Defunding Planned Parenthood won't change that. Despite these targeted attacks on abortion, the procedure hasn't become less popular in the years following the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision. In 2024, there was actually an increase in abortions, with a quarter of those procedures occurring via telehealth for medication. Public opinion on abortion has remained steady, with Pew Research Center reporting that 63% of Americans supported abortion in all or most cases in 2024. Opinion: Democrats don't need to move to the center. Mamdani proves progressives can win. Clearly, Republican leaders are only listening to a small subset of their constituency when they decide to go after Planned Parenthood. They do not listen to the millions of people who have benefited from the wide range of services that the organization provides. Instead, they would rather spread falsehoods about abortion and how it is funded. They will not be happy until abortions are nearly impossible to obtain, even when someone's life is at risk. The Supreme Court's latest cruel decision shows that we are still living with the long-term repercussions of having Trump nominate three justices to the bench. And this is just the beginning. It's clear nothing is going to stop Republicans from attacking Planned Parenthood until it's unable to function because of a lack of government funding. It's shameful that they continue to put a political agenda ahead of the health care needs of women. It's also not changing anytime soon. Follow USA TODAY columnist Sara Pequeño on X, formerly Twitter: @sara__pequeno
Yahoo
21 hours ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Dwyane Wade gets brutally honest on Heat GOAT debate with LeBron James
The post Dwyane Wade gets brutally honest on Heat GOAT debate with LeBron James appeared first on ClutchPoints. Miami Heat legend and NBA Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade shared his candid thoughts on the franchise's all-time greatest player debate during a recent episode of Wy Network by Dwyane Wade, where he addressed comparisons between himself and former teammate LeBron James. Advertisement 'I have the greatest body of work of anybody that's ever put a Miami Heat jersey on,' Wade said. 'If you wanna be honest, LeBron James is the greatest player to ever put a Miami Heat jersey on… I'm the greatest player in the history of the Miami Heat for the body of work I had wearing that jersey, but I'm not the greatest player to ever put on a Miami Heat jersey.' Wade, drafted No. 5 overall by the Heat in the 2003 NBA Draft, spent 15 of his 16 NBA seasons with the franchise. He led Miami to three championships (2006, 2012, 2013), earning Finals MVP honors in 2006. A 13-time All-Star, Wade was selected to eight All-NBA teams, three All-Defensive Second Teams, and won the NBA scoring title in 2009. The Heat retired his No. 3 jersey following his final season in 2018-19. Across 948 games for Miami, Wade averaged 22.7 points, 5.6 assists, 4.7 rebounds, and 1.6 steals per game while shooting 48.3% from the field. He remains the Heat's all-time leader in points (21,556), assists (5,310), steals (1,492), and games played. Dwyane Wade calls LeBron James the greatest to wear a Heat jersey, but says he's the greatest in franchise history Bob Donnan-Imagn Images LeBron James, who was selected No. 1 overall in the same 2003 draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers, joined the Heat in 2010. Over four seasons with the franchise, James helped form Miami's Big Three alongside Wade and Chris Bosh, leading the team to four consecutive NBA Finals appearances and two championships in 2012 and 2013. He won Finals MVP in both championship runs. Advertisement During his time in Miami, James was named league MVP in 2012 and 2013, made four All-Star teams, earned four All-NBA First Team selections, and was named to three All-Defensive First Teams and one Second Team. In 294 games for the Heat, James averaged 26.9 points, 7.6 rebounds, 6.7 assists, and 1.7 steals, shooting 54.3% from the field and 36.9% from three-point range. James ranks fifth on the Heat's all-time scoring list with 7,919 points and sits second behind Wade in playoff scoring for the franchise with 2,338 points across 87 postseason games. Wade, who appeared in 177 playoff games for Miami, holds the franchise playoff scoring record with 3,864 points. Now entering his 23rd NBA season and eighth with the Los Angeles Lakers, James continues to build on a resume that includes four league MVPs, four championships, and the NBA's all-time scoring title. Still, when it comes to Miami, Wade's legacy remains firmly entrenched within the franchise's identity — a distinction he believes belongs to him, even while acknowledging James' unmatched talent. Related: Heat makes Davion Mitchell contract move ahead of free agency Related: NBA rumors: Lakers check in with Heat on Andrew Wiggins trade
Daily Mirror
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
'We blindly spent £1.5k on storage unit and hit the jackpot with items inside'
Storage unit buyer, Wade Coggins couldn't believe his luck after his wife opened their newly-purchased container to reveal scores of boxes of valuable retro goods An American couple who splashed out around £1,500 on a storage unit with very little prior knowledge of what was inside were left stunned after being handed the keys. Wade Coggins took to TikTok to showcase their new possessions, after finding the unit's interior rammed full with goods. "We spent over $2,000 on this 10x20x10 [feet container] and we hit the jackpot," he enthused in a video. "It might not look special, but wait until you see what's inside." The clip revealed dozens of boxes – of which Wade admitted he knew barely anything about. Heading towards the back of the unit, Wade opened up a folder filled with Pokémon cards. "All these are from 1999," he hailed. "There's not one newer than that." He then moved on to a box containing hundreds more cards from the same year. Next, Wade came across a brand new boxed Nintendo Wii U, before revealing: "There's a lot of game machines in here, but I've only been through around 2% of the unit so far." An old plastic Nintendo case was next to be opened, this time containing a series of 1980s NES cartridges. "They're in really good shape," Wade said, noting Godzilla and Zelda II The Adventure of Link as particular points of interest. More Nintendo boxes followed, alongside Apple computers as Wade opened up another box full of consoles, this time Nintendo 64s and Wiis. "There's a lot of electronics here, including monitors," he said. "They definitely loved video games." Wade then spotted further boxes of retro gaming goods - namely Sega Dreamcast and Sony PlayStation 3 content - before non-electric toys caught his eye. "Wow look at that," he exclaimed, holding aloft a large Star Wars AT-AT Walker toy and an unopened Lego set. Next came a Nintendo DS handheld console, a series of laptop computers and a large box full of old PC games including Sonic the Hedgehog and The Sims. "I think there's some money here," Wade said. Still he wasn't done though - revealing the contents of another box to be a Star Wars edition of an Xbox One console. "I'll show you one more box," he concluded, admitting he didn't have the time to go through everything - and in fact was only around 5% of the way through the process. This time it contained a variety of items - yet more Pokémon cards, video games and other boxed games including Jenga. The reaction to the couple's purchase proved to be mixed, however. Writing in response, one TikTok user urged: "Please, please get a retro professional to help you with this stuff, some of its incredibly valuable especially if you don't open the boxes." A second added: "What you showed is at least 20k." Whilst a third declared: "That collection is insane. Either they were a major collector, or they had an indie game store because that is so much stuff!" Others confessed to feeling sorry for the previous owner, however, one of whom penned: "My stomach is turning... how long was this abandoned? You should try to at least contact the prior owner. This feels wrong in so many ways." Another concurred: "Used to enjoy watching this kind of content until it sank in there's probably a really sad story behind why these are being sold off, no issue with the buyers but I can't watch them any more." And a third person agreed: "This is so sad to me. That is all someone's prized processions. All their treasures and hard work sold for nothing for someone else to profit. No hate for buying it. I just feel for the original owner."
Time of India
a day ago
- Health
- Time of India
US Supreme Court backs South Carolina effort to defund Planned Parenthood
Washington: The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way on Thursday for South Carolina to strip Planned Parenthood of funding under the Medicaid health insurance program in a ruling that bolsters efforts by Republican-led states to deprive the reproductive healthcare and abortion provider of public money. The 6-3 ruling overturned a lower court's decision barring Republican-governed South Carolina from terminating regional affiliate Planned Parenthood South Atlantic 's participation in the state's Medicaid program because the organization provides abortions. The court's three liberal justices dissented from the decision. The case centered on whether recipients of Medicaid, a joint federal and state health insurance program for low-income people, may sue to enforce a requirement under U.S. law that they may obtain medical assistance from any qualified and willing provider. Since the Supreme Court in 2022 overturned its landmark Roe v. Wade ruling that had legalized abortion nationwide, a number of Republican-led states have implemented near-total bans or, like South Carolina, prohibitions after six weeks of pregnancy. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic operates clinics in the South Carolina cities of Charleston and Columbia, where it serves hundreds of Medicaid patients each year, providing physical examinations, screenings for cancer and diabetes, pregnancy testing, contraception and other services. The Planned Parenthood affiliate and Medicaid patient Julie Edwards sued in 2018 after Republican Governor Henry McMaster ordered South Carolina officials to end the organization's participation in the state Medicaid program by deeming any abortion provider unqualified to provide family planning services. The plaintiffs sued South Carolina under an 1871 U.S. law that helps people challenge illegal acts by state officials. They said the Medicaid law protects what they called a "deeply personal right" to choose one's doctor. The South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, represented by the Alliance Defending Freedom conservative legal group and backed by President Donald Trump's administration, said the disputed Medicaid provision in this case does not meet the "high bar for recognizing private rights." A federal judge ruled in Planned Parenthood's favor, finding that Medicaid recipients may sue under the 1871 law and that the state's move to defund the organization violated the right of Edwards to freely choose a qualified medical provider. In 2024, the Richmond, Virginia-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals also sided with the plaintiffs. The Supreme Court heard arguments in the case on April 2. The dispute has reached the Supreme Court three times. The court in 2020 rejected South Carolina's appeal at an earlier stage of the case. In 2023, it ordered a lower court to reconsider South Carolina's arguments in light of a ruling the justices had issued involving the rights of nursing home residents that explained that laws like Medicaid must unambiguously give individuals the right to sue.
