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BEYOND LOCAL: Hanlon southbound at 401 remains closed as jet fuel clean up continues into next week

BEYOND LOCAL: Hanlon southbound at 401 remains closed as jet fuel clean up continues into next week

The ministry said there is no timeframe for the completion of the clean up
BEYOND LOCAL: Jet fuel spill reaching further into waterways than first reported: Ministry of Environment

BEYOND LOCAL: Jet fuel spill reaching further into waterways than first reported: Ministry of Environment

The discovery of jet fuel odours has resulted in Grand River Conservation Authority anouncing there will be no ice fishing this season at Shade's Mill Conservation Area.
BEYOND LOCAL Are Catholic schools hot beds for homophobia?

BEYOND LOCAL Are Catholic schools hot beds for homophobia?

Where schools promote such contradictory messages associating respect and depravity with LGBTQ people, they have made Alberta and Ontario Catholic schools potential hotbeds for homophobia, says Associate Professor at Univeristy of Calgary, Tonya D. Callaghan
Beyond Local: The evolution of car seats

Beyond Local: The evolution of car seats

Modern Canadian car seats are standardized and must follow strict safety regulations, but it wasn’t that long ago that rules didn’t exist
ONTARIO: Is it time for Canada to change the way English is taught?

ONTARIO: Is it time for Canada to change the way English is taught?

In Canada, 7.7 million residents speak a non-official language as a mother tongue, an increase of 13.3 per cent between 2011 to 2016, and the number of people speaking more than one language at home is on the rise
ONTARIO: Do vitamins actually improve well-being and act as a preventative?

ONTARIO: Do vitamins actually improve well-being and act as a preventative?

Saverio Stranges, Professor and Chair of Epidemiology at Western University, suggests that the use of most supplements is not justified and should be avoided
ONTARIO: Court decision regarding Robinson-Huron Treaty relied heavily on Indigenous law and principles, says professor

ONTARIO: Court decision regarding Robinson-Huron Treaty relied heavily on Indigenous law and principles, says professor

This recent decision can also create a pathway to significant corrections in the “reconciliation era” within Canada, says Assistant Professor at University of Alberta Darcy Lindberg
ONTARIO: Failed applicant for cannabis licence criticizes process

ONTARIO: Failed applicant for cannabis licence criticizes process

Rainbow on May in Thunder Bay is left waiting for next phase of rollout
ONTARIO: Fish and other wildlife affected as jet fuel from 401 crash enters local wetlands (4 photos)

ONTARIO: Fish and other wildlife affected as jet fuel from 401 crash enters local wetlands (4 photos)

The Ministry of the Environment is overseeing clean up of the jet fuel, which spilled after a tanker truck rolled over on the 401 on Sunday
ONTARIO: Feds face scrutiny over bus-safety standards after Ottawa crash

ONTARIO: Feds face scrutiny over bus-safety standards after Ottawa crash

Last week's deadly crash in Ottawa that killed three people and injured nearly two dozen more