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COLUMN: Glad to be back?

COLUMN: Glad to be back?

Cathy Pelletier: We never thought we’d be posing with rolls of toilet paper, but things have changed since January
Canadian Elite Basketball League postpones June exhibition game

Canadian Elite Basketball League postpones June exhibition game

Announcement follows the Canadian Olympic Committee's decision to not send athletes to compete in the Tokyo 2020 Games due to COVID-19 risks
Three new cases of COVID-19 in Niagara

Three new cases of COVID-19 in Niagara

Region releases ages, country of travel of patients diagnosed with coronavirus
CANADA: Physician calls for better opioid use treatment options in correctional facilities

CANADA: Physician calls for better opioid use treatment options in correctional facilities

Incarcerated people are often denied access to treatment for opioid use disorder, physician says
No more book club? No problem! A look at ways to self-isolate together

No more book club? No problem! A look at ways to self-isolate together

Online concerts, trivia nights and neighbourhood scavenger hunts are a few fun ways to pass the time and stay social in isolation
Online study examines how parents are talking to kids about COVID-19

Online study examines how parents are talking to kids about COVID-19

Researcher wants to hear from parents or guardians of children about how they are talking about the global COVID-19 pandemic
Good morning, Thorold!

Good morning, Thorold!

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Ontario government defines essential services

Ontario government defines essential services

Other business-owners encouraged to continue operations through work-from-home and other innovative business models, says Ford
BEYOND LOCAL: Conversion therapy survivor offers personal insight on Canada's proposed ban

BEYOND LOCAL: Conversion therapy survivor offers personal insight on Canada's proposed ban

The social pressures to be ‘straight’ and ‘cis’ can be overwhelming for LGBTQ+ people, especially youth
The Foster Festival suspends all public events, performances

The Foster Festival suspends all public events, performances

Summer season suspended - theatre group vows to return in 2021