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CANADA: Canadians starting to come round to legal cannabis, StatCan says

CANADA: Canadians starting to come round to legal cannabis, StatCan says

The Canadian Cannabis Survey 2020 finds nearly double the number of Canadians have purchased cannabis from a legal retailer this year compared to 2019
CANADA: Advocates say inmates should get speedy access to COVID-19 vaccine

CANADA: Advocates say inmates should get speedy access to COVID-19 vaccine

The Correctional Service of Canada said that, as of Monday, there were a total of 201 active COVID-19 cases in federal prisons
COVID-19: Ontario to receive 53,000 Moderna vaccine doses by end of December

COVID-19: Ontario to receive 53,000 Moderna vaccine doses by end of December

A spokeswoman for Ontario's health minister says the province expects to receive the doses next week and they will first be taken to long-term care homes
CANADA: Tossing a can of beans into a donation bin is hardly enough, expert says of holiday food drives

CANADA: Tossing a can of beans into a donation bin is hardly enough, expert says of holiday food drives

Professors want Canadians to put forth a collective effort to change policy surrounding food security
CANADA: Churches look for ways to evoke a true Christmas mass in COVID-19 pandemic

CANADA: Churches look for ways to evoke a true Christmas mass in COVID-19 pandemic

Some of the most powerful elements of Christmas mass just aren’t the same outside the church
COVID-19: Cineplex sells Toronto head office, aims to pay debt amid pandemic challenges

COVID-19: Cineplex sells Toronto head office, aims to pay debt amid pandemic challenges

Chief executive Ellis Jacob says he has high hopes for next year's movie slate, predicting that there will be pent-up demand for social activities after the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine
CANADA: Feds say border controls are sufficient despite complaints from Ontario

CANADA: Feds say border controls are sufficient despite complaints from Ontario

Public Safety Minister Bill Blair told reporters today Canada's border controls are some of the strictest in the world
CANADA: COVID-19 fears spark increased interest in home births, midwives say

CANADA: COVID-19 fears spark increased interest in home births, midwives say

A recent survey and reports from midwifery practices indicate that a pronounced uptick in women interested in home births began as the pandemic took hold in the spring
BEYOND LOCAL: Online exam monitoring can invade privacy and erode trust at universities, expert says

BEYOND LOCAL: Online exam monitoring can invade privacy and erode trust at universities, expert says

Testing and exam proctoring methods that invade privacy and erode trust undermine the very integrity that institutions demand students uphold, assistant prof says
CANADA: Many Canadians who contracted COVID-19 worried about dying, poll says

CANADA: Many Canadians who contracted COVID-19 worried about dying, poll says

The poll also found that nearly one-quarter of those who contracted the illness said they had known someone who died from it