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ONTARIO: Province to freeze rent for some families, promising new bill this fall

ONTARIO: Province to freeze rent for some families, promising new bill this fall

The province says it will consult tenant and landlord groups to ensure the new bill is balanced
CANADA: COVID-19 restrictions extended on international travel until Sept. 30

CANADA: COVID-19 restrictions extended on international travel until Sept. 30

New arrivals are required to quarantine for 14 days if they don't have symptoms, or isolate for 14 days if they do
BEYOND LOCAL: The role of social media in identifying exotic-looking insects

BEYOND LOCAL: The role of social media in identifying exotic-looking insects

Social media-connected community scientists are swiftly becoming our first line of defense
ONTARIO: School boards urged to spend air quality funding by Thanksgiving

ONTARIO: School boards urged to spend air quality funding by Thanksgiving

Province urging school boards to use new funds to upgrade school ventilation systems as quickly as possible
COVID-19: Ontario universities to teach pandemic related courses in the fall

COVID-19: Ontario universities to teach pandemic related courses in the fall

Many instructors gearing up to offer courses revolving COVID-19 this year
COVID-19: Should healthcare shift focus from treatment to prevention?

COVID-19: Should healthcare shift focus from treatment to prevention?

Instead of returning to “normal” after the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada should adopt a health-care system that focuses on prevention and the social determinants of health, PhD candidate says
COVID-19: Has the pandemic exposed limits of philanthropy?

COVID-19: Has the pandemic exposed limits of philanthropy?

Charitable tax incentives enable the super-wealthy to redirect billions in tax dollars away from government programs toward their private philanthropic foundations and the causes they choose to support
CANADA: Prof says Canada's COVID Alert app is a case of tech-driven bad policy design

CANADA: Prof says Canada's COVID Alert app is a case of tech-driven bad policy design

All the privacy guarantees in the world are meaningless if the app doesn’t actually help to reduce the spread of COVID-19, Associate Professor of poli sci states
COVID-19: Back to school plans focus on outcomes, not childhood well-being, researcher suggests

COVID-19: Back to school plans focus on outcomes, not childhood well-being, researcher suggests

Should children be given the opportunity to weigh in?
ONTARIO: Long-term care home residents now permitted day trips, overnight stays

ONTARIO: Long-term care home residents now permitted day trips, overnight stays

Those who leave for overnight stays will be required to self-isolate for 14 days when they return to the home