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BEYOND LOCAL: Lack of exercise linked to increased risk of severe COVID-19

BEYOND LOCAL: Lack of exercise linked to increased risk of severe COVID-19

For many people, park and playground closures during COVID-19 meant having even fewer exercise options
Quebec premier announces vaccine passport system after rise in COVID-19 cases

Quebec premier announces vaccine passport system after rise in COVID-19 cases

Province appears to be entering a fourth wave of the novel coronavirus, Premier François Legault unveils passport plan a month early
BEYOND LOCAL: Latin Americans face a stubborn pay gap in Canada, data shows

BEYOND LOCAL: Latin Americans face a stubborn pay gap in Canada, data shows

The relationship between immigrants’ and refugees’ education, experience and economic integration matters. It can tell us whether Latinos are unemployed or underemployed or contributing to the Canadian economy, experts say
WORLD: Dramatic women's soccer win caps huge day for Canada at Tokyo Games

WORLD: Dramatic women's soccer win caps huge day for Canada at Tokyo Games

Canada captured four medals on the day, equalling its highest single-day output in Tokyo
BEYOND LOCAL: How skateboarding made it to the Tokyo Games

BEYOND LOCAL: How skateboarding made it to the Tokyo Games

From outlier to Olympic sport, skateboarding is still a quintessentially counter-cultural activity
Horwath walks back comments opposing mandatory vaccinations for education workers

Horwath walks back comments opposing mandatory vaccinations for education workers

Ontario NDP leader says she was wrong to oppose mandatory vaccinations for education workers
Damage estimate for fire razed town of Lytton, B.C., reaches $78 million

Damage estimate for fire razed town of Lytton, B.C., reaches $78 million

Wildfire wiped out most of village of Lytton, B.C.
BEYOND LOCAL: What types of memories are forgotten in Alzheimer’s disease?

BEYOND LOCAL: What types of memories are forgotten in Alzheimer’s disease?

There are different types of memory and not all of them are related to Alzheimer’s disease
ONTARIO: Court rejects government bid to defund student unions

ONTARIO: Court rejects government bid to defund student unions

The government is reviewing the decision, a spokesperson for Jill Dunlop, the minister for colleges and universities, said in a statement
ONTARIO: NDP's Andrea Horwath criticized for opposing mandatory education worker COVID shots (updated)

ONTARIO: NDP's Andrea Horwath criticized for opposing mandatory education worker COVID shots (updated)

She told CBC in an interview Wednesday that she considers it a charter right for people to refuse the vaccine