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COVID-19: Indigenous children’s book aims to curb vaccine hesitancy with a culturally relevant story

COVID-19: Indigenous children’s book aims to curb vaccine hesitancy with a culturally relevant story

The children’s book, Little Louis, tells the story of a young boy preparing for his COVID-19 vaccination
ONTARIO: Some boards taking individual approach to 'learning loss' as classes approach

ONTARIO: Some boards taking individual approach to 'learning loss' as classes approach

Psychologist Todd Cunningham, who specializes in academic interventions for students with learning disabilities, said it's likely that students will be returning to school with a wide range of academic needs that schools should be prepared to meet
ONTARIO: Critics call for haste on vaccine certificates as government develops policy

ONTARIO: Critics call for haste on vaccine certificates as government develops policy

Opposition Leader Andrea Horwath accused Premier Doug Ford of dragging his feet on the issue and putting Ontario "in a dangerous position" as it heads into the fourth wave of the pandemic
CANADA: National Trust puts North Bay's underground NORAD Complex on Endangered Places List

CANADA: National Trust puts North Bay's underground NORAD Complex on Endangered Places List

The National Trust notes that this unique site is in good condition and holds potential for creative and innovative reuse
COVID-19: Tourism association 'caught off guard' by U.S. travel advisory for Canada

COVID-19: Tourism association 'caught off guard' by U.S. travel advisory for Canada

The Travel Industry Association of Canada says the decision will further hurt the country's battered tourism businesses
ONTARIO: Optometrists set to withdraw provincially covered services on Wednesday

ONTARIO: Optometrists set to withdraw provincially covered services on Wednesday

Optometrist group has argued its members are underfunded for services and are absorbing about 45 per cent of eye exam costs
WORLD: More than 1,200 people with links to Canada still in Afghanistan, Garneau says

WORLD: More than 1,200 people with links to Canada still in Afghanistan, Garneau says

The comment followed the withdrawal of all American troops from Afghanistan on Monday, ending a 20-year war that cost billions of dollars and tens of thousands of lives, including those of more than 150 Canadian soldiers and civilians
COVID-19: Musicians and musical communities improvise livelihoods in response to the pandemic

COVID-19: Musicians and musical communities improvise livelihoods in response to the pandemic

Musical communities and improvisation: ‘Finding a way out of no way’ in this year of precarious living
COVID-19: U.S. Centers for Disease Control urges Americans to 'reconsider' travel to Canada

COVID-19: U.S. Centers for Disease Control urges Americans to 'reconsider' travel to Canada

The new Level 3 travel advisory, issued today, marks a quick end to a three-week period when the warning to would-be travellers to Canada had been eased to "exercise increased cautio
BEYOND LOCAL: Mindfulness meditation can reduce negative mental health impact of COVID-19

BEYOND LOCAL: Mindfulness meditation can reduce negative mental health impact of COVID-19

Mindfulness refers to a mental state of focusing on the present moment