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Text alert system to be tested Wednesday throughout Ontario

Text alert system to be tested Wednesday throughout Ontario

No action required from the public
From Elizabeth to Edith: Ontario's new lieutenant governor sworn in

From Elizabeth to Edith: Ontario's new lieutenant governor sworn in

Dumont is Ontario's first Francophone lieutenant governor
Industry says banning replacement workers will prolong strikes — unions say reverse

Industry says banning replacement workers will prolong strikes — unions say reverse

Industry leaders are warning that a bill to ban replacement workers during a strike or lockout could lead to greater disruptions in sectors ranging from aviation to package delivery and internet services — a notion unions reject outright
Why Ontario's sluggish death reporting system frustrates public health experts

Why Ontario's sluggish death reporting system frustrates public health experts

Reporting deaths more quickly could help save lives in a crisis, experts say
Surviving the game: Former NHL coach tackles racism in hockey memoir

Surviving the game: Former NHL coach tackles racism in hockey memoir

Former NHL coach of the year from Garden River First Nation opens up about a hockey career dogged by racism in his book, Life in Two Worlds
How the way a couple dominoes fall could reshape the opposition to Doug Ford

How the way a couple dominoes fall could reshape the opposition to Doug Ford

Including how a multi-partisan partnership could apply greater pressure on the PCs
Suspect wanted in Niagara Falls homicide arrested in Sudbury

Suspect wanted in Niagara Falls homicide arrested in Sudbury

A Canada-wide warrant was issued in relation to the homicide of a woman last seen Oct. 25
BEYOND LOCAL: Study looks back centuries to peer into the future for polar bears

BEYOND LOCAL: Study looks back centuries to peer into the future for polar bears

The scientists then reconstructed what sea ice conditions around Greenland were like, using data from ancient ice cores and other sources to estimate temperature ranges. That gave them an idea of bear habitat quality, since bears use sea ice as platforms from which to hunt seals
BEYOND LOCAL: Scientists call on Canada to adopt ecologically minded forest degradation definition

BEYOND LOCAL: Scientists call on Canada to adopt ecologically minded forest degradation definition

While Canada has often boasted about its low rate of deforestation – when forest land is converted for another use – the letter released Wednesday places attention on degradation
BEYOND LOCAL: Your mental dictionary is part of what makes you unique − here’s how your brain stores and retrieves words

BEYOND LOCAL: Your mental dictionary is part of what makes you unique − here’s how your brain stores and retrieves words

You add words to your mental dictionary through your educational, occupational, cultural and other life experiences. This customization also means that the size of mental dictionaries is a little bit different from person to person and varies by age