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Ontario snowmobile driver course moves exclusively online

Ontario snowmobile driver course moves exclusively online

Switch matches preferences of young people, snowmobile federation says
Ontario premier announces plan to extend provincial gas tax cut for one year

Ontario premier announces plan to extend provincial gas tax cut for one year

Doug Ford said his government intends to table legislation that would leave the tax break that cut gas prices by 5.7 cents a litre in place until the end of 2023
BEYOND LOCAL: Loss of Arctic summer sea ice now inevitable by 2050

BEYOND LOCAL: Loss of Arctic summer sea ice now inevitable by 2050

A new report from dozens of international scientists says it's inevitable the Arctic will lose its entire summer sea cover at least once over the next generation and probably a lot more often than that.
More details emerge on new call for public to mask up

More details emerge on new call for public to mask up

The Canadian Press reported Saturday that Dr. Kieran Moore, the province's chief medical officer of health, would be recommending the public begin wearing masks again. More details about what that will mean have been made public
BEYOND LOCAL: Ontario docs advise masks, vaccine catch-up ahead of anticipated tough viral season

BEYOND LOCAL: Ontario docs advise masks, vaccine catch-up ahead of anticipated tough viral season

TORONTO — Ontarians are being advised to keep up with vaccinations and wear masks indoors as doctors warn of a worsening respiratory illness season that's hitting children – and the pediatric health system – particularly hard.
BEYOND LOCAL: Niigaaniin Services repurposing tree nursery to grow fresh food

BEYOND LOCAL: Niigaaniin Services repurposing tree nursery to grow fresh food

Indigenous social services agency sees Thessalon First Nation's Bio Centre as a hub of opportunity for food sovereignty, land-based detox and alternative justice for First Nations along the north shore
Sources: Masking to be recommended as respiratory illnesses rage

Sources: Masking to be recommended as respiratory illnesses rage

As children's hospitals are overwhelmed with sick children, two government sources tell The Canadian Press, Dr. Kieran Moore will recommend the public begin masking on Monday
CANADA: Canadian golf courses working to reduce ecological impact

CANADA: Canadian golf courses working to reduce ecological impact

Golf's origins date back hundreds of years to rural Scotland where the natural features of the land near Edinburgh created the hazards that golfers had to play around and sheep kept the grass well manicured.
Imports of kids' pain and fever meds are coming, but critics say supply is fragile

Imports of kids' pain and fever meds are coming, but critics say supply is fragile

Health Canada says special imports of ibuprofen from the United States are awaiting distribution, while acetaminophen imports from Australia are imminent
BEYOND LOCAL: University of Calgary aims to advance research into fighting infection

BEYOND LOCAL: University of Calgary aims to advance research into fighting infection

CALGARY — The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic helped start a new diagnostic testing and research facility at the University of Calgary focused on infections.