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WORLD: Toronto Blue Jays get government approval to return to Canada starting July 30

WORLD: Toronto Blue Jays get government approval to return to Canada starting July 30

The team said in a statement that it will begin playing home games at Rogers Centre again starting July 30 after receiving a so-called National Interest Exemption
BEYOND LOCAL: Tips for university-bound grads

BEYOND LOCAL: Tips for university-bound grads

Researchers have defined successful transition as the capacity to navigate change
BEYOND LOCAL: Workplaces must recognize the physical and emotional toll of pregnancy loss

BEYOND LOCAL: Workplaces must recognize the physical and emotional toll of pregnancy loss

The physical and psychological symptoms experienced during and after pregnancy loss can be profound, including trauma, heavy blood loss, fatigue, poor concentration and severe abdominal cramping
COVID-19: What profs learned when 80 experts, 300 alumni and 600 students showed up to a virtual course on pandemics

COVID-19: What profs learned when 80 experts, 300 alumni and 600 students showed up to a virtual course on pandemics

Would anyone want to spend more screen time talking about pandemics? Yes, learned an anthropologist, biologist and historian who developed a course on the topic
OPINION: Amid more shocking residential schools discoveries, non-Indigenous people must take action

OPINION: Amid more shocking residential schools discoveries, non-Indigenous people must take action

White settlers in particular may have a tendency to focus too much on themselves when confronted with racism and colonialism in terms of their self-education and political self-expression
BEYOND LOCAL: Does campus free speech extend to what students say online?

BEYOND LOCAL: Does campus free speech extend to what students say online?

Weighing unrestricted expression against fostering a tolerant public sphere will test the fundamental freedoms we cherish in our democratic society, prof says
COVID-19: Canadian government rejects virus shots in US border tunnel

COVID-19: Canadian government rejects virus shots in US border tunnel

More than 500,000 vaccine doses held by Michigan are set to expire by early August, however Canada Border Services Agency, Public Health Canada vetoed the idea due to health and safety reasons
CANADA: Cruise ships allowed to sail in Canadian waters starting Nov. 1

CANADA: Cruise ships allowed to sail in Canadian waters starting Nov. 1

Decision eliminates ban that was in place until the end of February 2022
COVID-19: Canada pivoting vaccine plan as supplies begin to outstrip demand

COVID-19: Canada pivoting vaccine plan as supplies begin to outstrip demand

Country's vaccination rate remains among the highest in the world, but is starting to slow as the pool of people still looking for a first or second dose shrinks
ONTARIO: Province won't make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for any industry, Ford says

ONTARIO: Province won't make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for any industry, Ford says

Province moved into Step 3 of its reopening plan today