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BEYOND LOCAL: Ontario raises foreign homebuyer tax, makes it provincewide

BEYOND LOCAL: Ontario raises foreign homebuyer tax, makes it provincewide

It had previously been set at 15 per cent and only applied in the densely populated Greater Golden Horseshoe region in southern Ontario
Ontario launches new plan to prepare for health emergencies

Ontario launches new plan to prepare for health emergencies

While the COVID-19 pandemic is not over, the province is in a place where it can use the lessons learned over the past two years to shore up the health system, says Health Minister Christine Elliott
BEYOND LOCAL: Researchers found there is a reason why people give their objects names

BEYOND LOCAL: Researchers found there is a reason why people give their objects names

We are such social creatures that we subconsciously perceive relationships between ourselves and our possessions
BEYOND LOCAL: 'Reconciliation was possible:' Indigenous priest reconciles faith with identity

BEYOND LOCAL: 'Reconciliation was possible:' Indigenous priest reconciles faith with identity

Cristino Bouvette’s mind often goes to his grandmother when he thinks about reconciliation: her strength, her empathy and her ability to forgive.
WORLD: Heritage buildings, if destroyed, can be rebuilt but never replaced

WORLD: Heritage buildings, if destroyed, can be rebuilt but never replaced

UNESCO world heritage monuments, and numerous buildings not included in the list, are unique to the world
BEYOND LOCAL: Man touts electric unicycle as answer to high gas prices

BEYOND LOCAL: Man touts electric unicycle as answer to high gas prices

Rick Madeira, of Fall River, has taken to riding his electric unicycle to work, saving on gas and cutting his commute time in the process
BEYOND LOCAL: The power of routine

BEYOND LOCAL: The power of routine

As COVID-19 public health measures begin to relax, reflecting on routines and their value is useful when moving toward a ‘new normal.’
COVID-19: Ontario prepared to handle increase in COVID cases, hospitalizations: Ford

COVID-19: Ontario prepared to handle increase in COVID cases, hospitalizations: Ford

When asked at a news conference Friday if he would reintroduce restrictions to respond to a surge, Premier Doug Ford wouldn't say
BEYOND LOCAL: Sudbury barkeep’s ‘Backyard Toddy’ earns a spot at global eco-cocktail competition

BEYOND LOCAL: Sudbury barkeep’s ‘Backyard Toddy’ earns a spot at global eco-cocktail competition

Dan Cronin of The Alibi Room will represent Canada in the Torres Brandy Zero Challenge, but the competition itself has been postponed by the Russian invasion of Ukraine
BEYOND LOCAL: Former union boss Jerry Dias accepted money from supplier, Unifor alleges

BEYOND LOCAL: Former union boss Jerry Dias accepted money from supplier, Unifor alleges

Unifor did not identify the companies who bought the COVID-19 rapid test kits or the supplier