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BEYOND LOCAL: Tools to end homelessness in Canadian communities

BEYOND LOCAL: Tools to end homelessness in Canadian communities

Canada’s homeless population has exceeded approximately 35,000 persons
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Second City to bring its Unconventional Holiday Review to Elliot Lake

Second City to bring its Unconventional Holiday Review to Elliot Lake

Second City coming to Elliot Lake with adult content in November
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BEYOND LOCAL: Are we doing enough to 'data-proof' our kids?

BEYOND LOCAL: Are we doing enough to 'data-proof' our kids?

Google has recently agreed to pay a US $170M fine for illegally gathering children's personal data without parental consent
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CANADA: How sports and arts can help prevent youth homelessness

CANADA: How sports and arts can help prevent youth homelessness

Youth homelessness is a complex social issue affecting people between the ages of 13-24 who are living independent of parents or caregivers and do not have the means to acquire safe and secure housing
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Pearson Plaza washrooms close after reports of used needles, vandalism, theft

Pearson Plaza washrooms close after reports of used needles, vandalism, theft

City to explore solutions to public washroom closure
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Village Media to develop new 'social interaction platform' with help from Google digital journalism fund

Village Media to develop new 'social interaction platform' with help from Google digital journalism fund

We were one of only 4 Canadian projects accepted into the first North American Google News Initiative Innovation Challenge
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BEYOND LOCAL: Chinese takeout, tacos or curry? The implications of a multicultural marketplace

BEYOND LOCAL: Chinese takeout, tacos or curry? The implications of a multicultural marketplace

A new study says a multicultural marketplace inadvertently turns visible minorities’ cultures into fetishized consumption objects
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CANADA: Culture of perfectionism, fear of litigation may be reasons why your doctors struggle to apologize

CANADA: Culture of perfectionism, fear of litigation may be reasons why your doctors struggle to apologize

A culture of perfectionism that begins in medical school is one reason why doctors and other medical professionals struggle to apologize for their mistakes
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Tourist information centre fate remains in limbo

Tourist information centre fate remains in limbo

Council splits on decision - asks staff for more information
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Three taken to hospital following Highway 108 crash

Three taken to hospital following Highway 108 crash

York man charged
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