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Disconnect from your devices for 24hrs: Quebec group challenge

“90 percent of them want to try it out again,” says Carolanne Campeau of PAUSE, a Quebec group encouraging young adults to unplug from devices for 24 hours. Tehosterihens Deer reports.

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