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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
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BEYOND LOCAL: Advice for teachers on how to use the summer to protect their hearts from burnout

BEYOND LOCAL: Advice for teachers on how to use the summer to protect their hearts from burnout

Protecting the “heartwork,” of educators means protecting their emotional and mental health based on recognizing that holistic and passionate investment in work is an asset that also implies vulnerability
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CANADA: The dark history of malnourished residential school students who were used as nutrition test subjects

CANADA: The dark history of malnourished residential school students who were used as nutrition test subjects

Many students were already suffering from malnutrition because of terrible conditions at residential schools. In the eyes of researchers, this made them ideal test subjects
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CANADA: Black Canadians more likely to be hesitant about COVID-19 vaccines, survey suggests

CANADA: Black Canadians more likely to be hesitant about COVID-19 vaccines, survey suggests

Public Health Agency of Canada reported new data showing COVID-19 death rates in the first eight months of the pandemic were highest in communities with lower incomes and higher visible minority populations
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CANADA: State legislators formally ask Ottawa, White House to reopen Canada-U.S. border

CANADA: State legislators formally ask Ottawa, White House to reopen Canada-U.S. border

The Canada-U.S. border has been closed to all but essential travel and trade since March of last year
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CANADA: Alcohol consumption linked to thousands of cancer cases in 2020, study shows

CANADA: Alcohol consumption linked to thousands of cancer cases in 2020, study shows

Most alcohol-related cancer cases worldwide were associated with heavier drinking patterns, but researchers estimated that light to moderate drinking — around one or two drinks per day — contributed to more than 100K cases in 2020
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BEYOND LOCAL: How business accelerators can help new startups succeed after COVID-19

BEYOND LOCAL: How business accelerators can help new startups succeed after COVID-19

Innovation and entrepreneurs will be essential for economies to recover and build resiliency following the pandemic
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‘Unsafe’ guiderails replaced on Hwy. 69 after 2020 crash that severed woman’s foot

‘Unsafe’ guiderails replaced on Hwy. 69 after 2020 crash that severed woman’s foot

MTO will be replacing all of these guiderails across Ontario by the end of August
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OPINION: Private messages contribute to the spread of COVID-19 conspiracies

OPINION: Private messages contribute to the spread of COVID-19 conspiracies

Private messaging apps allow information to spread in an unchecked manner
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ONTARIO: Families and experts want more guidance for unvaccinated kids as province reopens

ONTARIO: Families and experts want more guidance for unvaccinated kids as province reopens

'Young children and other unvaccinated populations shouldn't be forgotten as jurisdictions start lifting pandemic measures that have defined the last year and a half of life,' experts say
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