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Should Ontario approve human composting?

Should Ontario approve human composting?

The province consulted the public on the more environmentally friendly alternative to cremation four years ago
How to safely photograph, and experience, April's solar eclipse

How to safely photograph, and experience, April's solar eclipse

'While many people will want to capture a photo of the eclipse themselves, photographers throughout history have cautioned against photographing the celestial phenomenon, as it is difficult for the average person to achieve a great photo'
What are the next steps on the long road to a national pharmacare plan?

What are the next steps on the long road to a national pharmacare plan?

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling his government's new pharmacare bill a huge step forward, but won't say what direction Canada's new national drug plan is headed
Body Shop Canada files for bankruptcy protection

Body Shop Canada files for bankruptcy protection

Sudbury location spared as Body Shop Canada Ltd. says it will close 33 stores and halt its e-commerce operations as it seeks to restructure under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act
BEYOND LOCAL: First US moon lander in half a century stops working a week after tipping over at touchdown

BEYOND LOCAL: First US moon lander in half a century stops working a week after tipping over at touchdown

The first U.S. spacecraft to land on the moon since the Apollo astronauts fell silent Thursday, a week after breaking a leg at touchdown and tipping over near the lunar south pole
BEYOND LOCAL: In Quebec's strawberry fields, a tiny insect may forecast big climate impacts: study

BEYOND LOCAL: In Quebec's strawberry fields, a tiny insect may forecast big climate impacts: study

Researchers out of Laval University say migratory leafhoppers, a small cicada-like insect, appear to be arriving earlier in the season and dominating fields around Quebec City
BEYOND LOCAL: We designed wormlike, limbless robots that navigate obstacle courses − they could be used for search and rescue one day

BEYOND LOCAL: We designed wormlike, limbless robots that navigate obstacle courses − they could be used for search and rescue one day

With slender, flexible bodies, limbless robots could readily move through confined and cluttered spaces such as debris fields, where walking or wheeled robots and human rescuers tend to fail
BEYOND LOCAL: Canada's Sarah Mitton wins gold in shot put at world indoor athletics championships

BEYOND LOCAL: Canada's Sarah Mitton wins gold in shot put at world indoor athletics championships

The reigning Commonwealth and Pan American Games champion from Brooklyn, N.S., initially set a new national record on her fourth throw of 20.20
Child-care wait lists balloon in many Ontario regions amid $10-a-day program

Child-care wait lists balloon in many Ontario regions amid $10-a-day program

Child-care wait lists have ballooned across Ontario since the province signed on to the national $10-a-day program, as demand due to the lower fees appears to be far outpacing the creation of new spaces in many regions
Too many tickets? Mystery person uses chainsaw to chop down Ontario speed camera

Too many tickets? Mystery person uses chainsaw to chop down Ontario speed camera

Camera in Essa Township, near Barrie, had been issuing up to 50 tickets daily; township official says it's 'really unfortunate' someone would go to such lengths