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<b>BEYOND LOCAL:</b> What does it really mean to add variety to your diet?

BEYOND LOCAL: What does it really mean to add variety to your diet?

Studies have shown that a diverse and varied diet is important to maintaining health
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<b>BEYOND LOCAL:</b> Rockin' the food you've got will help save money and the environment, study says

BEYOND LOCAL: Rockin' the food you've got will help save money and the environment, study says

Research shows that the average Canadian household generates about three kilograms (or almost six pounds) of avoidable food waste per week
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<b>BEYOND LOCAL:</b> Why some women are afraid to run in public

BEYOND LOCAL: Why some women are afraid to run in public

A recent survey found that 67 per cent of women reported feeling at least 'sometimes concerned' that they would be physically assaulted while running
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<b>CANADA:</b> 4 in 10 voters say a minority government is best but most prefer a majority, poll says

CANADA: 4 in 10 voters say a minority government is best but most prefer a majority, poll says

The poll also suggested that 36 per cent of voters displayed a lack of enthusiasm for any party
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<b>CANADA:</b> What Gen-Z voters are worried about

CANADA: What Gen-Z voters are worried about

There are often links between young people, general apathy and low voter turn out, but some Gen Z-ers think it’s changing
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<b>CANADA:</b> Border agency ‘cancels’ arrest warrants for people it wants to deport but cannot find

CANADA: Border agency ‘cancels’ arrest warrants for people it wants to deport but cannot find

There is no way for the government to know or even suspect that someone visiting Canada may have overstayed their welcome
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<b>ONTARIO:</b> Scholars say religious vaccine objections can't be traced to Biblical sources

ONTARIO: Scholars say religious vaccine objections can't be traced to Biblical sources

In Ontario, provincial data does not specify which exemptions are based on religion versus personal beliefs, but together they vastly outnumber exemptions based on medical reasons
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<b>ONTARIO:</b> Rights commission pans government's proposed changes to inmate segregation

ONTARIO: Rights commission pans government's proposed changes to inmate segregation

The proposed changes to a now 30-year-old regulation would apply to all inmates
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<b>CANADA:</b> After a year of legal weed, some questions we’ve answered and some we haven’t

CANADA: After a year of legal weed, some questions we’ve answered and some we haven’t

Edibles and drinkable products may start to be available as early as Dec. 17
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<b>CANADA:</b> Fewer people prescribed opioids, but data for all provinces needed, doctor says

CANADA: Fewer people prescribed opioids, but data for all provinces needed, doctor says

Some chronic-pain patients have been concerned about being cut off from opioids they need, and pharmaceutical director Michael Gauthier says it is a valid issue to consider
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