Tucked into the huge new health care law is a whopping $777 million, spread over the next four years, for programs to prevent and prosecute elder abuse. Says one advocate, “It’s a momentous day for the victims and the people who serve them. We have been waiting for this forever.” Read the full story here.

Computers have gone from an arcane and technical pursuit to something that most people are familiar with in daily life… but there have still been barriers for many. Here’s an impressive example of those barriers falling down, and bringing generations together.

Note: this article, written by Grace Golightly, originally appeared in the Burnaby Now newspaper.
Norman is a 76-year-old man. Over the past few years, he has been beaten several times by his two middle-aged sons, who live in the family home and are financially dependent on their father and his old-age pension.
Once he was beaten for [...]