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COVID-19: Kids are going back to school. How will it affect their mental health?

COVID-19: Kids are going back to school. How will it affect their mental health?

Experts say the full extent of impacts on children are not yet known
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BEYOND LOCAL: Parental depression, anxiety during COVID-19 will affect kids too

BEYOND LOCAL: Parental depression, anxiety during COVID-19 will affect kids too

An escalation in parental anxiety and depression during COVID-19 not only affects parents’ mental health, but may also have long-term effects on children
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CANADA: Colder weather and holidays bring new COVID-19 concerns, Tam warns

CANADA: Colder weather and holidays bring new COVID-19 concerns, Tam warns

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ONTARIO: Province will waste more clean electricity due to COVID-19, engineer group says

ONTARIO: Province will waste more clean electricity due to COVID-19, engineer group says

The group says those patterns have "drastically" changed in the last six months, largely due to shifts in workplace and business operations
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CANADA: Canadian Space Agency gets its first female president as race for the stars accelerates

CANADA: Canadian Space Agency gets its first female president as race for the stars accelerates

Lisa Campbell takes over at a time when countries around the world are racing for the stars
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CANADA: How women are changing the face of union leadership

CANADA: How women are changing the face of union leadership

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WORLD: Canada trails other rich countries in caring for kids, report says

WORLD: Canada trails other rich countries in caring for kids, report says

Nearly a third of children are overweight or obese, while nearly a quarter are generally dissatisfied with their lives, the report found
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ONTARIO: Province to get additional $147 million for safe childcare reopening

ONTARIO: Province to get additional $147 million for safe childcare reopening

Only 60 per cent of child care centres have been able to reopen so far
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CANADA: Expert says a national health data infrastructure could manage pandemics with less disruption

CANADA: Expert says a national health data infrastructure could manage pandemics with less disruption

Using data to manage the spread of coronavirus means that work and everyday life could quickly resume.
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CANADA: Blue jeans linked to water pollution from Great Lakes to Arctic, says study

CANADA: Blue jeans linked to water pollution from Great Lakes to Arctic, says study

Researchers at the University of Toronto published a paper on Wednesday revealing that they've detected microfibres from blue jeans in aquatic environments 
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