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CANADA: Discussing a difficult topic on Suicide Prevention Day

CANADA: Discussing a difficult topic on Suicide Prevention Day

Suicides are notoriously under-reported
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CANADA: 85 per cent of Canadians don’t pay with cash regularly

CANADA: 85 per cent of Canadians don’t pay with cash regularly

Consumers and businesses are adapting to the digital age
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ONTARIO: Here's what you need to know about the upcoming International Plowing Match

ONTARIO: Here's what you need to know about the upcoming International Plowing Match

'It is a key event for people in the agricultural industry, but also for people who either just want something fun to do for the day, or for those who want the educational aspect of it all, those who don’t know how agriculture affects their every day lives, they will learn those things at the IPM'
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CANADA: Andreescu’s historic win inspires young Canadian tennis players

CANADA: Andreescu’s historic win inspires young Canadian tennis players

Andreescu became the first Canadian to win a Grand Slam singles title
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ONTARIO: More charges laid in Thunder Bay threat investigation that closed high school 12 times in two months

ONTARIO: More charges laid in Thunder Bay threat investigation that closed high school 12 times in two months

Charged are an 18-year-old and a 14-year-old; Police were able to link both accused to other tips
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BEYOND LOCAL: Does cinema still stand a chance in the age of serial TV?

BEYOND LOCAL: Does cinema still stand a chance in the age of serial TV?

Professor of Film and Screen Studies says that streaming platforms have consumed and repackaged cinema, making it available to global audiences
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BEYOND LOCAL: School fees negatively impact student equity, researcher says

BEYOND LOCAL: School fees negatively impact student equity, researcher says

Many parents feel compelled to pay school fees, even while they feel they shouldn’t have to
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BEYOND LOCAL: How failure can produce success in the tech industry

BEYOND LOCAL: How failure can produce success in the tech industry

It took Thomas Edison countless failures before he succeeded in developing a marketable lightbulb
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BEYOND LOCAL: The need for diversity to push boundaries in tech, innovation

BEYOND LOCAL: The need for diversity to push boundaries in tech, innovation

Diversity is indispensable to excellence in research and innovation, prof says
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BEYOND LOCAL: Vitamin E acetate may be to blame for vaping deaths, says FDA

BEYOND LOCAL: Vitamin E acetate may be to blame for vaping deaths, says FDA

After several deaths blamed on vaping, the United States Food & Drug Administration is investigating substances possibly responsible for sudden lung damage in otherwise healthy people
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