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BEYOND LOCAL: Can we make medical crowdfunding more ethical?

BEYOND LOCAL: Can we make medical crowdfunding more ethical?

Crowdfunding platforms could create opportunities to partner individual campaigns with philanthropic organizations that address background causes of health-care gaps
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ONTARIO: Huge four-day rock fest with Kid Rock, Aerosmith called off over spring rainfall

ONTARIO: Huge four-day rock fest with Kid Rock, Aerosmith called off over spring rainfall

It was supposed to happen July 11-14
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BEYOND LOCAL: The impacts of 'lackluster' amnesty legislation

BEYOND LOCAL: The impacts of 'lackluster' amnesty legislation

As cannabis business takes off in Canada, many are frustrated by the new amnesty law which leaves thousands with the stigma of criminal records
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ONTARIO: Orillia's 'racist' Champlain monument 'can't go up again,' protester says (6 photos)

ONTARIO: Orillia's 'racist' Champlain monument 'can't go up again,' protester says (6 photos)

Protest draws about 50 people to plot where the statue once stood
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BEYOND LOCAL: How to be the kind of parent that coaches like

BEYOND LOCAL: How to be the kind of parent that coaches like

Parenting style impacts the emotional climate in kids’ team sports, and parenting practices impact positive and negative outcomes for child athletes
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BEYOND LOCAL: On Canada Day, let's rethink our citizenship oath

BEYOND LOCAL: On Canada Day, let's rethink our citizenship oath

A new oath of citizenship would provide more insight and acknowledgment of Indigenous peoples and philosophies and the reality of Canada's colonial history
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BEYOND LOCAL: Here's why you should consider adding bugs to your diet

BEYOND LOCAL: Here's why you should consider adding bugs to your diet

It is vital to find alternative and sustainable sources of protein to meet the considerable challenge of ensuring food security for the future
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BEYOND LOCAL: 'We're paying for climate change with our health,' prof says

BEYOND LOCAL: 'We're paying for climate change with our health,' prof says

Prof also says that carbon pricing is just what the doctor (and the economist) ordered for a healthier planet
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BEYOND LOCAL: Hands-on activities to help keep your child's memory, literacy skills sharp this summer

BEYOND LOCAL: Hands-on activities to help keep your child's memory, literacy skills sharp this summer

Fine motor play builds strength and endurance in muscle memory needed for literacy tasks like putting pencil to paper.
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CANADA: The disconnect in declaring a climate emergency and approving a pipeline

To many, it seems like a contradiction, but there are solutions
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