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Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit reports death related to COVID-19

Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit reports death related to COVID-19

Medical Officer of Health for the unit says this highlights that there is now community transmission of COVID-19 in the area
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BEYOND LOCAL: Promoting regional diets may water down biological, cultural heritage, researcher says

BEYOND LOCAL: Promoting regional diets may water down biological, cultural heritage, researcher says

Considered one of the healthiest ways to eat, the Mediterranean diet has evolved over hundreds of years, but ignoring other diets is a form of cultural superiority
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BEYOND LOCAL: Are generational labels necessary or nonsense?

BEYOND LOCAL: Are generational labels necessary or nonsense?

Baby boomers, Gen X, Millennials and Gen Z labels:
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Drive Test Centres, Travel Point locations close amid COVID-19 fears

Drive Test Centres, Travel Point locations close amid COVID-19 fears

Drivers assured they will not lose licenses or test fees. Fail to keep appointment fees waived
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Markham senior dies, marking York Region's first COVID-19 death

Markham senior dies, marking York Region's first COVID-19 death

Additionally, a COVID-19 outbreak at a Markham seniors’ home indicates local transmission occurring in region, medical officer of health advises
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Retirees, savers should stick to financial plan despite market fall due to COVID-19, experts say

Retirees, savers should stick to financial plan despite market fall due to COVID-19, experts say

While many Canadians may be panicking as they watch their retirement funds drop, financial experts say it's important to stay the course
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Ontario reporting 47 new COVID-19 cases, but few details on cases so far

Ontario reporting 47 new COVID-19 cases, but few details on cases so far

The province has provided a few details on seven of the cases, but the other 40 have no identifying information such as age, gender, and applicable health unit
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LIVE: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau - House to resume Tuesday to pass emergency COVID-19 legislation

LIVE: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau - House to resume Tuesday to pass emergency COVID-19 legislation

The Prime Minister thanked the nation's children who have had to cancel playdates and sleepovers and wash their hands 'a lot'
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BEYOND LOCAL: Here's why apocalyptic fiction helps us deal with the anxiety of the coronavirus pandemic

BEYOND LOCAL: Here's why apocalyptic fiction helps us deal with the anxiety of the coronavirus pandemic

Dystopic science fiction provides a reference points for our anxieties during a time of global change, PhD Candidate says
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Woman who had travelled to Europe Sudbury's third confirmed COVID-19 case

Woman who had travelled to Europe Sudbury's third confirmed COVID-19 case

Medical officer of health says this case a reminder that out-of-country travellers should self-isolate
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