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ONTARIO: Catholic teachers introduced new benefits demands, charges minister

ONTARIO: Catholic teachers introduced new benefits demands, charges minister 

OECTA called off rotating strikes it had planned for this week in order to bargain Monday with the government, but by all accounts little progress was made
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CANADA: Trudeau revists blackface embarrassment during Black History Month

CANADA: Trudeau revists blackface embarrassment during Black History Month

The prime minister reflected on what he describes as "dumb choices"
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CANADA: CRA puts focus on paper returns as tax-filing season opens

CANADA: CRA puts focus on paper returns as tax-filing season opens

This comes despite a year-long push to have more people file online
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CANADA: 3.2 million living in poverty, including 566,000 children, StatCan says

CANADA: 3.2 million living in poverty, including 566,000 children, StatCan says

The agency is proposing changing how poverty is determined, which likely would increase the overall number
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ONTARIO: Elementary teachers plan new strikes in two weeks if no deal is reached

ONTARIO: Elementary teachers plan new strikes in two weeks if no deal is reached

ETFO president says "everything is on the table"
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WORLD: Harvey Weinstein found guilty in landmark #MeToo moment

WORLD: Harvey Weinstein found guilty in landmark #MeToo moment

Jury took five days to make the decision
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CANADA: Police move to clear rail blockade on Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory

CANADA: Police move to clear rail blockade on Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory

Police arrested several men this morning
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CANADA: New case of novel coronavirus confirmed in Toronto deemed 'mild' by health officials (updated)

CANADA: New case of novel coronavirus confirmed in Toronto deemed 'mild' by health officials (updated)

The woman in her 20s had recently returned from China with an intermittent cough
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BEYOND LOCAL: Why you should work out with your partner

BEYOND LOCAL: Why you should work out with your partner

Research suggests that couples who exercise together, stay together
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BEYOND LOCAL: Laser eye surgery has a high success rate, but the toll is enormous on the 5 per cent it fails

BEYOND LOCAL: Laser eye surgery has a high success rate, but the toll is enormous on the 5 per cent it fails

Laser surgery is performed successfully in 95 per cent of cases but the operation can turn into a nightmare requiring complex treatments because it is a new, poorly documented field in medicine, according to eye expert
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