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OPINION: Don’t try to replace pets with robots — instead, design robots to be more like service animals

OPINION: Don’t try to replace pets with robots — instead, design robots to be more like service animals

Robot pets can be useful, but won’t replace the love and companionship of a living animal
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Two long-time Thorold eateries are closing permanently

Two long-time Thorold eateries are closing permanently

Both businesses served hot meals to Thorold residents for decades
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ONTARIO: Extracurricular activities back, no masks outside in back-to-school plan

ONTARIO: Extracurricular activities back, no masks outside in back-to-school plan

Plan places an emphasis on outdoor activities – allowing kids to play during recess with friends from other classes – and allowing shared materials again, such as toys in kindergarten
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Vaccine uptake in ages 12 – 17 in Niagara a bad sign ahead of school start; Hirji

Vaccine uptake in ages 12 – 17 in Niagara a bad sign ahead of school start; Hirji

Around five weeks remain until schools reopen - yet vaccine uptake in teens are among the lowest
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Search continues on Niagara River for missing Toronto man

Search continues on Niagara River for missing Toronto man

27-year-old disappeared after jumping into the river in an attempt to save a female friend
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Brock seeks youth volunteers for muscle study

Brock seeks youth volunteers for muscle study

PhD student Stacey Woods is looking for boys between the ages of seven and 12 to perform a variety of physical activities in her team’s laboratory at Brock University
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A single Covid-patients remain at Niagara Health, hospital reports

A single Covid-patients remain at Niagara Health, hospital reports

Niagara saw another day with only one new case confirmed on Tuesday
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OPINION: Can we cancel ‘cancel culture?’

OPINION: Can we cancel ‘cancel culture?’

Calling people out for problematic acts — like sexual harassment or racist comments — can lead to them being cancelled
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Good morning, Thorold!

Good morning, Thorold!

Do something kind today
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BEYOND LOCAL: New cancer treatments can be tested in artificial cells on tiny chips the size of a postage stamp

BEYOND LOCAL: New cancer treatments can be tested in artificial cells on tiny chips the size of a postage stamp

The pipes imprinted on microfluidic chips are about the size of a human hair, and in many ways are like miniaturizing a chemical manufacturing plant
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