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OPINION: Children’s concerns and feelings are ignored in back-to-school planning

OPINION: Children’s concerns and feelings are ignored in back-to-school planning

How do children feel about pandemic measures that affect their lives and sense of security?
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Heavy rain possible overnight throughout the area

Heavy rain possible overnight throughout the area

Up to 50 mm of rain is possible with the potential for more in some areas
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Ontario reports 784 new COVID cases Sunday

Ontario reports 784 new COVID cases Sunday

Sunday's report included 738 recoveries
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BEYOND LOCAL: How your smartphone can help enhance cognitive abilities

BEYOND LOCAL: How your smartphone can help enhance cognitive abilities

Digital devices and technologies can enhance the way we learn and work, experts say
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Good morning, Thorold!

Good morning, Thorold!

Take a moment to notice the beauty around you
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OPINION: As people continue working from home, the monthly transit pass needs to change to remain worth it

OPINION: As people continue working from home, the monthly transit pass needs to change to remain worth it

Transit agencies are worried it may take years to regain lost use from the COVID-19 pandemic
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Ontario reports 857 new COVID cases Saturday

Ontario reports 857 new COVID cases Saturday

Saturday's report includes 756 recoveries and eight new deaths, seven of which were more than a month ago and added to the count based on data cleaning
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Police investigating assault in Niagara Falls

Police investigating assault in Niagara Falls

A 43-year-old man suffered non-life threatening injuries in the incident, which police believe happened between 12 a.m. and 1 a.m. Wednesday
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BEYOND LOCAL: 10 years later after How 50 Shades of Grey changed the landscape of self-publishing

BEYOND LOCAL: 10 years later after How 50 Shades of Grey changed the landscape of self-publishing

Substantial cultural commentary and numerous studies addressed how the ‘infamous’ novel influenced both readers and the publishing industry
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UN asked to censure discrimination against off-reserve, non-status Indigenous People

UN asked to censure discrimination against off-reserve, non-status Indigenous People

The complaint says the current government has adopted a 'distinctions-based approach' to developing policy
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