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ONTARIO 'He'll give you a straight answer,' colleagues say of next top doctor

ONTARIO 'He'll give you a straight answer,' colleagues say of next top doctor

The province said it was Moore's success in guiding Kingston and 10 other municipalities throughout the pandemic that led to his hiring
CANADA: Trudeau promises more support for Indigenous Peoples after unmarked graves found

CANADA: Trudeau promises more support for Indigenous Peoples after unmarked graves found

Federal New Democrats are calling for an emergency debate in the House of Commons on the grisly discovery in British Columbia
ONTARIO: Court to wait until 2022 to sentence Toronto's van attack killer

ONTARIO: Court to wait until 2022 to sentence Toronto's van attack killer

Justice Anne Molloy says the court is waiting on a decision from the Supreme Court of Canada about serving murder sentences consecutively before proceeding
CANADA: Travel agencies report soaring bookings, but quarantine hotels hold people back

CANADA: Travel agencies report soaring bookings, but quarantine hotels hold people back

Large Canadian booking agencies like Flight Centre and tripcentral.ca have reported massive month-over-month increases in bookings since April, with Flight Centre reporting a nearly 20 per cent increase in bookings in April when compared to March
BEYOND LOCAL: Here's why female robots are seen as being 'more human' than male ones

BEYOND LOCAL: Here's why female robots are seen as being 'more human' than male ones

Why do we perceive female robots as more human than male robots?
ONTARIO: Health Canada extends expiry for some AstraZeneca doses by one month

ONTARIO: Health Canada extends expiry for some AstraZeneca doses by one month

Ontario had been trying to redistribute a stockpile of 45,000 shots
ONTARIO: David Williams out as top medical health officer; Kieran Moore gets job

ONTARIO: David Williams out as top medical health officer; Kieran Moore gets job

Health Minister Christine Elliott said Sunday that Moore will take over as Ontarios's chief medical officer of health on June 26 following Dr. Williams' retirement
BEYOND LOCAL: How living life on a screen during COVID-19 affects your eyes

BEYOND LOCAL: How living life on a screen during COVID-19 affects your eyes

We’re spending more and more time on our computers and beginning to notice eye problems
BEYOND LOCAL: How teachers remember their own childhoods affects how they challenge school inequities

BEYOND LOCAL: How teachers remember their own childhoods affects how they challenge school inequities

How teachers recall their childhoods carries important clues about how likely they are to name and challenge inequities in schools today.
BEYOND LOCAL: How high-tech contact lenses could one day replace smart phones

BEYOND LOCAL: How high-tech contact lenses could one day replace smart phones

Research bringing together chemistry, biology and microelectronics is resulting in contact lenses that are straight out of science fiction