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Outdoor exercise benefits new moms’ mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic

Outdoor exercise benefits new moms’ mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic

Women who engage in physical activity in the postnatal period report better mental well-being than those who are less physically active
BEYOND LOCAL: Death of Joyce Echaquan: Quebec coroner urges government to recognize systemic racism

BEYOND LOCAL: Death of Joyce Echaquan: Quebec coroner urges government to recognize systemic racism

Coroner Géhane Kamel found that while the death was accidental, the racism and prejudice the Atikamekw woman was subjected to contributed to her death.
OPINION: There are red flags where Canadian democracy is concerned

OPINION: There are red flags where Canadian democracy is concerned

It is taken for granted that after each and every election, a peaceful transfer of power will take place
CANADA: Metis National Council elects first new president in 18 years

CANADA: Metis National Council elects first new president in 18 years

Cassidy Caron became the first woman to take the role at a special sitting of the general assembly in Saskatoon
ONTARIO: Fourth person charged in alleged embezzlement of COVID-19 relief fund

ONTARIO: Fourth person charged in alleged embezzlement of COVID-19 relief fund

OPP spokesman Bill Dickson says the arrest is part of the same investigation that led to the arrests of a former bureaucrat, his wife, and a third man earlier this month
BEYOND LOCAL: Canada marks first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

BEYOND LOCAL: Canada marks first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

The last residential school in Canada closed in 1996
CANADA: Gun-control group urges Trudeau to name new minister to advance Liberal promises

CANADA: Gun-control group urges Trudeau to name new minister to advance Liberal promises

PolySeSouvient is calling for the appointment of a minister who 'truly supports gun control'
CANADA: Senators call for governments to craft a grand post-pandemic plan to grow economy

CANADA: Senators call for governments to craft a grand post-pandemic plan to grow economy

Report includes calls to rethink how to deliver skills-training programs, to streamline the regulatory system to encourage entrepreneurs and for companies to invest in themselves
CANADA: Poll suggests most people pessimistic about fighting climate change

CANADA: Poll suggests most people pessimistic about fighting climate change

Survey shows 67 per cent of respondents were at least somewhat pessimistic about the planet, while almost 65 per cent believe that the time to act is short and 14 per cent think it's already too late
COVID-19: National advisory committee recommends booster for seniors in long-term care

COVID-19: National advisory committee recommends booster for seniors in long-term care

Long-term care residents and people living in seniors' homes should receive another shot of an mRNA vaccine if it's been six months since their last, NACI says