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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
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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
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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
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ONTARIO: Man arrested after allegedly making threats outside Doug Ford's home

ONTARIO: Man arrested after allegedly making threats outside Doug Ford's home

'Accused showed up outside Ford's home in Toronto with a large butcher's knife,' spokesperson said
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Health minister expects vaccine recognition at borders will evolve over time

Health minister expects vaccine recognition at borders will evolve over time

Patty Hajdu says those who received an AstraZeneca vaccine did the right thing to help stop the spread of COVID-19 in Canada
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BEYOND LOCAL: A 95-million-year-old reptile’s solution to the problem of tooth wear

BEYOND LOCAL: A 95-million-year-old reptile’s solution to the problem of tooth wear

Priosphenodon challenges our views of reptiles as having simple teeth compared to mammals, showing that under the right conditions, even reptiles can evolve extremely complex teeth
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