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CANADA: Nova Scotia mass shooter's spouse worried he was looking for her when killings began

CANADA: Nova Scotia mass shooter's spouse worried he was looking for her when killings began

Lisa Banfield told police that she questions whether Gabriel Wortman went to locations she might have run to in order to get help and then killed people as he went along during April's mass shooting
CANADA: Mars rover landing a moment of joy for Canadian-born NASA systems engineer

CANADA: Mars rover landing a moment of joy for Canadian-born NASA systems engineer

Next steps of the project include helping guide the rover as it searches for signs of ancient life on Mars
VILLAGE ARCADE: Top 3 stories from this week’s massive Nintendo Direct

VILLAGE ARCADE: Top 3 stories from this week’s massive Nintendo Direct

From The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword to the return of Mario Golf—these are the biggest Nintendo announcements this week
COVID-19: Depressed or bored? How pandemic-boredom intensifies the fear of missing out

COVID-19: Depressed or bored? How pandemic-boredom intensifies the fear of missing out

Life under COVID-19 restrictions means many of us are having to deal with the intense boredom of life being on pause
CANADA: Why some snowbirds are flying south despite the COVID-19 travel restrictions

CANADA: Why some snowbirds are flying south despite the COVID-19 travel restrictions

The coronavirus pandemic has affected travel, but the decision to fly south for the winter isn’t a simple one
BEYOND LOCAL : Why some words hurt some people and not others

BEYOND LOCAL: Why some words hurt some people and not others

Our memories allow us to understand each other or to experience irreconcilable differences
Barrie, Ont., long-term care home outbreak that killed 70 people declared over

Barrie, Ont., long-term care home outbreak that killed 70 people declared over

Jarlette Health Services, which owns the Roberta Place nursing home, says the local health unit declared the outbreak over on Thursday.
CANADA: How structural discrimination against mental illness impacts care

CANADA: How structural discrimination against mental illness impacts care

Mental health stigma does not only exist at the level of individuals, but also at a structural level that affects care within our health system, prof says
CANADA: COVID-19 variants could fuel surge of 20K daily cases if restrictions eased: feds

CANADA: COVID-19 variants could fuel surge of 20K daily cases if restrictions eased: feds

Public Health Agency of Canada modelling suggests that while infections continue to decline nationally, the spread of virus mutations threatens to reverse that progress
COVID-19: Boris Johnson to press Trudeau, G7 leaders on wider vaccine distribution

COVID-19: Boris Johnson to press Trudeau, G7 leaders on wider vaccine distribution

Liberals have been under fire from international organizations, some opposition parties for the decision to accept 1.9 million doses of vaccine from COVAX for domestic use in Canada by the end of June