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COVID-19: Canada to reach 55M vaccine doses by week's end, catching up to U.S. on second doses

COVID-19: Canada to reach 55M vaccine doses by week's end, catching up to U.S. on second doses

Federal government expects another 1.4 million doses of Pfizer to arrive by Sunday
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BEYOND LOCAL: Four ways companies can avoid post-pandemic employee turnover

BEYOND LOCAL: Four ways companies can avoid post-pandemic employee turnover

Some workers, irritated that their employers didn’t trust their work habits during the COVID-19 pandemic, may be thinking of jumping ship once the crisis passes. Here’s how organizations can build morale and stop valued employees from leaving
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OPINION: Theatre, live music and other performing arts should be a priority in COVID-19 reopening plans

OPINION: Theatre, live music and other performing arts should be a priority in COVID-19 reopening plans

Prof asks, why are Ontario reopening rules treating live arts like a luxury instead of something critical?
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OPINION: Queer people’s experiences during the pandemic include new possibilities, connections

OPINION: Queer people’s experiences during the pandemic include new possibilities, connections

For some queer people, time at home has meant time away from communities and friends that recognize and support their gender and sexual identities
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CANADA: Non-profit long-term care homes have lost too many residents to COVID-19

CANADA: Non-profit long-term care homes have lost too many residents to COVID-19

With the vaccination of residents and staff now well under way, it’s time to consider how to reform long-term care to ensure this situation never repeats itself, researchers say
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BEYOND LOCAL: 'This cannot be right,' says Barrie couple issued $12K in travel fines under expiring rule

BEYOND LOCAL: 'This cannot be right,' says Barrie couple issued $12K in travel fines under expiring rule

Couple in their 80s had returned from missionary work in Jamaica just two hours before quarantine regulations were set to change
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BEYOND LOCAL: How far away are professional golfers from accepting rangefinders in competition?

BEYOND LOCAL: How far away are professional golfers from accepting rangefinders in competition?

The use of rangefinders at this year’s PGA Championship offers a glimpse into the future of professional golf, experts say
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BEYOND LOCAL: Women who care for others should feel OK stepping back

BEYOND LOCAL: Women who care for others should feel OK stepping back

Women often feel stuck caring for others. We must consider how we can learn from them and from care scholars about how to get “unstuck"
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CANADA: Taliban victories prompt fresh questions, soul searching for veterans

CANADA: Taliban victories prompt fresh questions, soul searching for veterans

Taliban’s recent victories in Kandahar coincided with the 10th anniversary of the end of Canada’s combat mission in Afghanistan, which claimed the lives of 158 Canadian soldiers, seven civilians
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CANADA: Transport minister orders CN, CP to take new wildfire prevention measures

CANADA: Transport minister orders CN, CP to take new wildfire prevention measures

New order, in effect until Oct. 31, calls for at least 10 fire detection patrols every 24 hours on stretches of track that run through Lytton, B.C., makes conductors responsible for spotting and reporting fires on those lines
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