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Ontario to add provincial tax to vaping products; meant to discourage youth uptake

Ontario to add provincial tax to vaping products; meant to discourage youth uptake

The price of vaping products is set to rise in Ontario, with the province planning to add a tax as a way to reduce the prevalence of vaping, particularly among young people
Many veterinarians in Canada are facing extreme burnout and declining mental health

Many veterinarians in Canada are facing extreme burnout and declining mental health

Veterinarians in Canada say they are experiencing extreme burnout and plummeting mental health due to staff shortages, a booming number of animal patients and the round-the-clock stress of the job
BEYOND LOCAL: End of daylight time affects pets' schedules too, animal care workers say

BEYOND LOCAL: End of daylight time affects pets' schedules too, animal care workers say

That's because, like us, pets have natural circadian rhythms and internal biological clocks tuned to cycles of light and dark. But their feeding, exercise and medication schedules are also closely linked to their owners' daily routines
BEYOND LOCAL: Cutting back on spending and waste, one stitch at a time

BEYOND LOCAL: Cutting back on spending and waste, one stitch at a time

Given Canadian households spent an average of $3,344 on clothing and accessories in 2019, according to Statistics Canada, the possibility of repairing some items can mean savings and reduced waste
BEYOND LOCAL: Canada to return to Olympic team show jumping with Pan American Games silver

BEYOND LOCAL: Canada to return to Olympic team show jumping with Pan American Games silver

Mario Deslauriers (Emerson), Tiffany Foster (Figor), Amy Millar (Truman) and Beth Underhill (Nikka vd Bisschop) finished behind victor United States and ahead of bronze medallist Brazil
BEYOND LOCAL: Carbon pricing in Canada: What it is, what it costs and why you get a rebate

BEYOND LOCAL: Carbon pricing in Canada: What it is, what it costs and why you get a rebate

The federal government introduced a carbon price to encourage people to rely less on fossil fuels without leaving households financially worse off
BEYOND LOCAL: The enduring appeal of Friends, and why so many of us feel we’ve lost a personal friend in Matthew Perry

BEYOND LOCAL: The enduring appeal of Friends, and why so many of us feel we’ve lost a personal friend in Matthew Perry

For many, Friends was the television equivalent of the soundtrack to their lives
Housing starts up, but still far off needed levels for 1.5M homes

Housing starts up, but still far off needed levels for 1.5M homes

Fall economic statement shows projections for housing starts are well short of the pace needed to build 1.5 million homes
CANADA: Ukraine's Yakhno bonds with Canada's artistic swim team after invasion of her country

CANADA: Ukraine's Yakhno bonds with Canada's artistic swim team after invasion of her country

After fleeing to Lviv in western Ukraine last year, Yakhno received an unexpected invitation from Canada Artistic Swimming to work with athletes at a training camp in Budapest, Hungary
Ontario announces infrastructure bank in fall economic statement

Ontario announces infrastructure bank in fall economic statement

Ontario's taxpayers alone can't afford to build all of the infrastructure they need, the province says