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ONTARIO: Pot store lottery winners sell shops as more consolidation expected

ONTARIO: Pot store lottery winners sell shops as more consolidation expected

TORONTO — More than a year after winning the chance to open one of Ontario's first cannabis stores through a provincial lottery, Lisa Bigioni has walked away from her Niagara Falls pot shop.
CANADA: COVID-19 exposes cracks in disability aid

CANADA: COVID-19 exposes cracks in disability aid

Many advocates point to CERB as a concession that Canada's disability assistance rates have failed to keep up with the costs of living in much of the country, and in some places, fallen below the poverty line
COVID-19: Done properly, night curfews can be helpful in curbing coronavirus outbreaks, experts say

COVID-19: Done properly, night curfews can be helpful in curbing coronavirus outbreaks, experts say

Colin Furness, an epidemiologist and associate professor with the University of Toronto, said curfews can be great tools to help contain outbreaks
CANADA: Canadian man who was set to be deported from U.S. gets COVID in custody, dies

CANADA: Canadian man who was set to be deported from U.S. gets COVID in custody, dies

His family is shaken and looking for answers
CANADA: COVID-19 outbreaks over in federal prisons, staff preparing for 'new normal'

CANADA: COVID-19 outbreaks over in federal prisons, staff preparing for 'new normal'

A total of 360 inmates in Canada tested positive for COVID-19
CANADA: Liberals turn over thousands of pages on WE decision, lawyers now vetting docs

CANADA: Liberals turn over thousands of pages on WE decision, lawyers now vetting docs

The finance committee demanded the documents last month
BEYOND LOCAL: Three ways to teach kids storytelling

BEYOND LOCAL: Three ways to teach kids storytelling

Parents can help build children’s self-esteem by eliciting stories from them that position the child as the hero
ONTARIO: “It’s going to be a long process,” Hajdu cautions on vaccines

ONTARIO: “It’s going to be a long process,” Hajdu cautions on vaccines

Comments come after feds announce agreements with pharma companies for millions of doses of potential vaccines
COVID-19: 8 million Canadians rethinking retirement due to pandemic, report suggests

COVID-19: 8 million Canadians rethinking retirement due to pandemic, report suggests

While 54 per cent of adults planning to retire felt confident in their ability to do so before the pandemic, just 39 per cent feel that way now, according to the survey
BEYOND LOCAL: Science fiction explores the interconnectedness revealed by the coronavirus pandemic

BEYOND LOCAL: Science fiction explores the interconnectedness revealed by the coronavirus pandemic

Faced with events that transcend borders, science fiction novels contend with interconnectedness around and beyond Earth