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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
BEYOND LOCAL: How granting a river personhood could help protect it

BEYOND LOCAL: How granting a river personhood could help protect it

While a first in Canada, granting legal personhood to natural entities is part of a global movement to recognize the rights of nature in law
BEYOND LOCAL: With campus co-operatives, universities could model new ways of living after COVID-19

BEYOND LOCAL: With campus co-operatives, universities could model new ways of living after COVID-19

Crises bring renewed interest in co-operatives, educational studies prof says
BEYOND LOCAL: Who decides which terms we should use to describe marginalized groups?

BEYOND LOCAL: Who decides which terms we should use to describe marginalized groups?

Who is the person or committee invested with the power to decide which terms are the right ones and which should be put to rest?
CANADA: Unvaccinated employees could face masks, segregation upon return to office, experts say

CANADA: Unvaccinated employees could face masks, segregation upon return to office, experts say

As workplaces begin to reopen, employers are grappling with how to keep all workers safe – including those who are unvaccinated