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<b>BEYOND LOCAL:</b> Twitter taps Canada as test market for new 'hide' tweet feature

BEYOND LOCAL: Twitter taps Canada as test market for new 'hide' tweet feature

The company chose to test this new option in Canada before rolling it out elsewhere
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<b>ONTARIO:</b> OPP remind public again to not call 911 with Amber Alert complaints

ONTARIO: OPP remind public again to not call 911 with Amber Alert complaints

The OPP recognizes the inconvenience the Alert may have caused, but will not apologize for using all of the tools available to help locate a child
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<b>BEYOND LOCAL:</b> Why most ‘dad shaming’ comes from mom

BEYOND LOCAL: Why most ‘dad shaming’ comes from mom

It may stem from anxiety and self-doubt on the part of moms
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<b>BEYOND LOCAL:</b> Is flight shaming the next climate change conversation?

BEYOND LOCAL: Is flight shaming the next climate change conversation?

Aviation is not reducing their carbon footprint at the same rate as grand transport and industry
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<b>AMBER ALERT:</b> Two young boys last seen in Newmarket <b>(update: found safe)</b>

AMBER ALERT: Two young boys last seen in Newmarket (update: found safe)

They were last seen at 3 p.m. Wednesday
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<b>CANADA:</b> Feds push to 'prevent, punish and deter' conversion therapy

CANADA: Feds push to 'prevent, punish and deter' conversion therapy

While many provinces, Ontario included, already have some restrictions on conversion therapy, federal cabinet ministers insist that more remains to be done
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<b>CANADA:</b> Ontario Cannabis Store pulls affected CannTrust products amid probe

CANADA: Ontario Cannabis Store pulls affected CannTrust products amid probe

Health Canada had found during an inspection that CannTrust was producing cannabis in rooms that had not yet been approved
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<b>CANADA:</b> Federal Liberals blast Ontario Tories over looming Bombardier layoffs

CANADA: Federal Liberals blast Ontario Tories over looming Bombardier layoffs

550 workers are expected to be laid off
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<b>CANADA:</b> Too soon to say if clean-fuel standard will cost us more at the pumps, Liberal MP says

CANADA: Too soon to say if clean-fuel standard will cost us more at the pumps, Liberal MP says

He says it is not the 'secret fuel tax' that Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer has branded it
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<b>CANADA:</b> Half of Indigenous children live in poverty, study says

CANADA: Half of Indigenous children live in poverty, study says

This includes children living on- and off-reserve
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