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BEYOND LOCAL: Words matter when talking about COVID-19

BEYOND LOCAL: Words matter when talking about COVID-19

According to a British language consultant, the pandemic has fostered more than 1,000 new words
BEYOND LOCAL: What is endometriosis? Patients turn to social media for information and support

BEYOND LOCAL: What is endometriosis? Patients turn to social media for information and support

Endometriosis awareness has skyrocketed over the last decade thanks to social media use, and this brings both new resources and challenges for those living with the disease
COVID-19: 'It's very freeing,' Quarantine rules ease for fully vaccinated Canadian travellers

COVID-19: 'It's very freeing,' Quarantine rules ease for fully vaccinated Canadian travellers

As of this week, people who have been fully inoculated can skip the 14-day quarantine; eligible air travellers no longer have to spend their first three days in the country at a government-approved hotel
ONTARIO: Premier Doug Ford commits to keeping pandemic pay bump for PSWs but no detailed plan

ONTARIO: Premier Doug Ford commits to keeping pandemic pay bump for PSWs but no detailed plan

Workers were given a temporary $3 per hour wage bump in October, which was later extended until late August
ONTARIO: Province supporting two summer programs to combat antisemitism in schools

ONTARIO: Province supporting two summer programs to combat antisemitism in schools

Ontario to give $327,000 to the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies to support courses, Lecce says
COVID-19: Canada to receive 3.7 million more vaccine doses this week

COVID-19: Canada to receive 3.7 million more vaccine doses this week

New deliveries to include around 900,000 doses of Pfizer, 2.8 million doses of Moderna; delivery brings total vaccine deliveries above 53.7 million doses
BEYOND LOCAL: How to ensure your charity donations truly help your local community

BEYOND LOCAL: How to ensure your charity donations truly help your local community

Given this disconnect between public concerns and government response, Canadians are left with the responsibility to verify the impact of their charitable dollars, researchers say
CANADA: Big data reveals inequities in federal funding for non-profits

CANADA: Big data reveals inequities in federal funding for non-profits

Federal funding for human rights has declined, while funding for environmental issues has increased only incrementally since 2000
BEYOND LOCAL: Why it’s difficult for children to understand sarcasm

BEYOND LOCAL: Why it’s difficult for children to understand sarcasm

When children first begin to understand that a speaker doesn’t mean what they say at face value, they may think the speaker is lying
OPINION: Education and democracy can help address monuments that are a reminder of racist pasts

OPINION: Education and democracy can help address monuments that are a reminder of racist pasts

The recent public interest in memorials emerges at the very moment when long-established Western traditions are falling apart and people are looking for new representations of the past