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CANADA: Understanding your electronic health data

CANADA: Understanding your electronic health data

A partnership between Google and the Ascension hospital network in the United States has raised health data privacy concerns for citizens globally
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BEYOND LOCAL: Online multiplayer games can be hunting grounds for child predators, traffickers, experts warn

BEYOND LOCAL: Online multiplayer games can be hunting grounds for child predators, traffickers, experts warn

An important reminder for parents to teach kids to never share personal information with someone you don't know
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ONTARIO: Guelph's Santa shares 40 years of jolly experiences

ONTARIO: Guelph's Santa shares 40 years of jolly experiences

Mike Campbell has been playing Santa for free for many years just to see the smiling faces of children and adults alike
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ONTARIO: 4.4 million litres of raw sewage sent into the Eramosa River in February spill

ONTARIO: 4.4 million litres of raw sewage sent into the Eramosa River in February spill

City could face charges and fines once the province completes its investigation
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BEYOND LOCAL: Why curiosity is integral to science

BEYOND LOCAL: Why curiosity is integral to science

Scientists can make mistakes, but it’s important to keep an open mind and curious approach when conducting research
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CANADA: Air Canada customer service line overwhelmed by calls after launch of new reservation system

CANADA: Air Canada customer service line overwhelmed by calls after launch of new reservation system

Many are questioning the company's decision to launch the new system after a 25 year wait so close to the busy holiday travel season
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CANADA: Barriers remain for women in engineering 30 years after École Polytechnique shooting

CANADA: Barriers remain for women in engineering 30 years after École Polytechnique shooting

"Developing multi-layered and collaborative strategies with specific targets will help us avoid having the same well-intentioned but ineffective conversation for another 30 years," professor says
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CANADA: New study suggests workers in the gig economy feel lonely and powerless

CANADA: New study suggests workers in the gig economy feel lonely and powerless

Are gig workers lonely and isolated? Or independent and liberated? New research suggests despite assumptions about freedom, gig workers report feeling lonely and powerless
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BEYOND LOCAL: CEOs are very powerful. That's why their ethical values are so important

BEYOND LOCAL: CEOs are very powerful. That's why their ethical values are so important

Expert in organizational behaviour says that CEOs are the literal symbolic head of their organization, so they cannot afford to jeopardize their ability to fulfill the trust placed in them
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BEYOND LOCAL: What could cities do to reduce CO2 emissions?

BEYOND LOCAL: What could cities do to reduce CO2 emissions?

Singapore is known as an example of forward-thinking urban transit planning; vehicle ownership permits are limited and available by lottery.
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