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BEYOND LOCAL: Eating disorders have increased during COVID-19 — here’s how to recognize them and how to help

BEYOND LOCAL: Eating disorders have increased during COVID-19 — here’s how to recognize them and how to help

Those closest to someone who is struggling can be key in recognizing eating disorders
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OPINION: Views on female ex-soldiers need to be challenged

OPINION: Views on female ex-soldiers need to be challenged

What are female ex-combatants' experiences when they return to civilian society?
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BEYOND LOCAL: ‘Schitt’s Creek’ holiday special: The menorah is still polished and lit, even in diaspora

BEYOND LOCAL: ‘Schitt’s Creek’ holiday special: The menorah is still polished and lit, even in diaspora

In Daniel and Eugene Levy’s new book about their hit TV show ‘Schitt’s Creek,’ the latter writes he hoped the ‘Merry Christmas, Johnny Rose’ episode would reflect his real-life ‘manic insanity about the holiday.’
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CANADA: New group of African Canadian senators created to amplify Black voices

CANADA: New group of African Canadian senators created to amplify Black voices

It is a multi-group coalition, comprising members from both the Independent Senators Group and the Progressive Senate Group
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CANADA: Quebec police arrest man for online threats linked to self-declared 'queen of Canada'

CANADA: Quebec police arrest man for online threats linked to self-declared 'queen of Canada'

Police north of Montreal say they've arrested a 42-year-old man for allegedly making online threats in connection with his support for a woman who claims to be the queen of Canada
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BEYOND LOCAL: Researchers dive into how AI needs common sense before it solves the fake news problem

BEYOND LOCAL: Researchers dive into how AI needs common sense before it solves the fake news problem

Artificial intelligence has yet to develop the common sense required to identify fake news.
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CANADA: Government introduces beefed-up bill banning conversion therapy outright

CANADA: Government introduces beefed-up bill banning conversion therapy outright

After studying new evidence of the effect of conversion therapy and hearing from people who have experienced it, ministers decided to strengthen the bill.
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CANADA: Five Omicron cases confirmed; Ontario investigates two others

CANADA: Five Omicron cases confirmed; Ontario investigates two others

Quebec confirmed its first Omicron case and Ottawa Public Health confirmed two more late Monday. Those were in addition to the country's first two infections that were recorded in Ottawa over the weekend.
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BEYOND LOCAL: What we know so far about the Omicron variant, which has been found in Canada

BEYOND LOCAL: What we know so far about the Omicron variant, which has been found in Canada

The variant, which may be more transmissible, was first detected in South Africa, where it coincided with a recent spike in COVID-19 cases.
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BEYOND LOCAL: Robots could be the next big social influencers

BEYOND LOCAL: Robots could be the next big social influencers

Robot and artificial intelligence are poised to increase their influences within our every day lives
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