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<b>BEYOND LOCAL:</b> here’s what you need to know about the $40B child welfare agreements

BEYOND LOCAL: here’s what you need to know about the $40B child welfare agreements

The agreements represent a commitment of the concerned parties to work together to agree on the details to compensate First Nations children and their caregivers who were harmed by Canada’s discriminatory conduct
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<b>CANADA:</b> Rapid spread of Omicron showing 'tale of two pandemics: rich and poor'

CANADA: Rapid spread of Omicron showing 'tale of two pandemics: rich and poor'

As provinces scale back eligibility for PCR testing, private testing companies in Ontario can offer same-day results for those willing to pay $160 or more for the service
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The best way to stick to your New Year's resolution is to make an ‘old year’s resolution’

The best way to stick to your New Year's resolution is to make an ‘old year’s resolution’

More often than not, the best-laid plans for the new year go awry
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<b>BEYOND LOCAL:</b> The economy of cute

BEYOND LOCAL: The economy of cute

The cute economy is not only a network of cute content that people participate in making, sharing and circulating but also a multibillion-dollar business
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BEYOND LOCAL: Why it’s grim, but unsurprising, that the U.S. Capitol attack looked like something out of a zombie movie

BEYOND LOCAL: Why it’s grim, but unsurprising, that the U.S. Capitol attack looked like something out of a zombie movie

In the 20 years that zombie apocalypse narratives have grown and reached critical mass in popular media, such comparisons at an insurrection at the seat of American democracy are disturbing, but unsurprising
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<b>U.S. POLITICS:</b> Reject false narratives, political violence, Biden urges on Capitol riot anniversary

U.S. POLITICS: Reject false narratives, political violence, Biden urges on Capitol riot anniversary

'Are we going to be a nation that lives not by the light of the truth, but in the shadow of lies?'
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<b>BEYOND LOCAL:</b> Guelph senior shocked by $6,255 fine at border crossing for 'non-compliance'

BEYOND LOCAL: Guelph senior shocked by $6,255 fine at border crossing for 'non-compliance'

Connie Cross, 74, plans to fight the ticket
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<b>CANADA:</b> World junior hockey championship cancelled due to COVID-19 cases on multiple teams

CANADA: World junior hockey championship cancelled due to COVID-19 cases on multiple teams

A third game forfeited in two days left organizers with few options to continue a tournament with competitive integrity
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<b>CANADA:</b> Statistics show the 'she-cession' is over, but experts say not so fast

CANADA: Statistics show the 'she-cession' is over, but experts say not so fast

Many women are still struggling to balance work and family life
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<b>CANADA:</b> Weather, not Omicron, taking the biggest bite out of airline schedules

CANADA: Weather, not Omicron, taking the biggest bite out of airline schedules

Canada's largest airlines cancelled hundreds of flights between December 22 and December 26 of this year
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