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BEYOND LOCAL: Red dresses to memory stones, collaborative activism helps causes gain momentum

BEYOND LOCAL: Red dresses to memory stones, collaborative activism helps causes gain momentum

These projects demonstrate that with inspiration, people can use accessible objects and skills they already have to participate in anti-violence activism
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BEYOND LOCAL: Why children learn how to say ‘spoon’ before ‘sky’

BEYOND LOCAL: Why children learn how to say ‘spoon’ before ‘sky’

Children’s physical experiences help them learn new words
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BEYOND LOCAL: Give the gift of sleep to moms with babies this Mother’s Day

BEYOND LOCAL: Give the gift of sleep to moms with babies this Mother’s Day

There are many ways that families, health-care providers and communities can support the sleep of mothers of babies six months and older
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WORLD: Abortion rights will become a matter of state power if the Supreme Court adopts the leaked Alito opinion

WORLD: Abortion rights will become a matter of state power if the Supreme Court adopts the leaked Alito opinion

Abortion rights battles look set to go from the Supreme Court to statehouses
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BEYOND LOCAL: Using gaming tactics in apps raises new legal issues

BEYOND LOCAL: Using gaming tactics in apps raises new legal issues

Apps are designed to encourage desired behaviours, sometimes with perverse consequences for users
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BEYOND LOCAL: Canadians’ trips to liquor stores, pharmacies tracked via phones during pandemic

BEYOND LOCAL: Canadians’ trips to liquor stores, pharmacies tracked via phones during pandemic

Ethics committee members were surprise at how much detail the report contained, even with all identifying information stripped out
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CANADA: Liberals looking at Canada Health Act to ensure abortion right protected: Trudeau

CANADA: Liberals looking at Canada Health Act to ensure abortion right protected: Trudeau

Liberals promised to introduce regulations under the Canada Health Act to ensure abortion services were clearly medically necessary and to be publicly funded
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Ontario election campaign gets underway as leaders hit the trail

Ontario election campaign gets underway as leaders hit the trail

NDP and Liberal leaders to stump in Tory-held ridings today
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BEYOND LOCAL: Large drone carrying firearms found in southwestern Ontario tree

BEYOND LOCAL: Large drone carrying firearms found in southwestern Ontario tree

Bag attached to the drone contained 11 handguns
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BEYOND LOCAL: Is the future of musical theatre online?

BEYOND LOCAL: Is the future of musical theatre online?

‘The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical’ on TikTok became a Grammy-winning sensation
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