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WORLD: Kobe Bryant's widow to settle lawsuit over deadly crash

WORLD: Kobe Bryant's widow to settle lawsuit over deadly crash

If approved by the court, the settlement — first announced by KABC-TV — would end a negligence and wrongful death lawsuit filed against the estate of the pilot and the owner and operator of the helicopter that crashed into a hillside on Jan. 26, 2020
CANADA: Risk-assessment tool for fully vaccinated people coming soon, Tam promises

CANADA: Risk-assessment tool for fully vaccinated people coming soon, Tam promises

Canada is looking at a "risk assessment tool" that will guide Canadians to make a call on their own whether they are safe and comfortable to take off their masks and throw physical distancing to the wind
COVID-19: How to respond to 'moral distress' of the pandemic

COVID-19: How to respond to 'moral distress' of the pandemic

Health-care professions like nursing are at risk of experiencing a post-pandemic exodus of workers due to burnout and moral distress
OPINION: We must eliminate profit-making from child care and elder care

OPINION: We must eliminate profit-making from child care and elder care

Profits have no place in the care of our children and aging parents and grandparents
ONTARIO: Province to spend $8M to staff OPP mental health call program

ONTARIO: Province to spend $8M to staff OPP mental health call program

The Crisis Call Diversion Program will be staffed by mental health and addictions crisis workers at Ontario Provincial Police communications centres
ONTARIO: Teen killer and serial rapist Paul Bernardo again denied parole

ONTARIO: Teen killer and serial rapist Paul Bernardo again denied parole

The hearing officers of the Parole Board of Canada took about an hour before denying Bernardo release, saying they were not persuaded that he no longer posed a substantive risk of reoffending
CANADA: Restaurateurs grapple with rising food costs, menu prices expected to rise

CANADA: Restaurateurs grapple with rising food costs, menu prices expected to rise

A survey by Restaurants Canada found food costs are one of the top three challenges restaurants are facing along with additional shutdowns and pandemic-related debt
CANADA: Travel company Transat AT ends takeover offer talks with Péladeau

CANADA: Travel company Transat AT ends takeover offer talks with Péladeau

Péladeau had made a non-binding offer for Transat of $5 per share in cash if the purchase offer from Air Canada didn't materialize
BEYOND LOCAL: How to confront and overcome the discomfort of starting something new

BEYOND LOCAL: How to confront and overcome the discomfort of starting something new

Turning experience into learning requires reflection
BEYOND LOCAL: Study shows sexuality, sexual identity more fluid than many think

BEYOND LOCAL: Study shows sexuality, sexual identity more fluid than many think

Sexual encounters with men do not affect how these straight men perceive their identity, study shows