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<b>BEYOND LOCAL:</b> Enjoying your own company is important, but eating alone may not necessarily be good for you

BEYOND LOCAL: Enjoying your own company is important, but eating alone may not necessarily be good for you

Eating alone also affects what - and how - you eat
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Blind River mayor encourages involvement in Active School Travel program

Blind River mayor encourages involvement in Active School Travel program

Parents, care-givers asked to take part in a survey to help develop the program
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Day of reading to raise funds for recreational equipment

Day of reading to raise funds for recreational equipment

Our Lady of Fatima's Read-A-Thon for Recreation aims to raise funds to expand playground facilities
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Isadore Day in Elliot Lake to talk to students about treaties

Isadore Day in Elliot Lake to talk to students about treaties

He's speaking to Grade 4-8 students as part of Treaties Recognition Week
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<b>CANADA:</b> Should parents be using cannabis around their kids?

CANADA: Should parents be using cannabis around their kids?

One year after the legalization of cannabis in Canada, many questions remain unanswered about the risks and benefits of cannabis use in the presence of children
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<b>BEYOND LOCAL:</b> Museums are adapting, evolving, and finding new ways to present art and culture

BEYOND LOCAL: Museums are adapting, evolving, and finding new ways to present art and culture

Museums are starting to present visual art in multi-sensory ways that audiences can touch and feel
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<b>CANADA:</b> Do we need a federal Alcohol Act in Canada to better regulate the substance?

CANADA: Do we need a federal Alcohol Act in Canada to better regulate the substance?

Research estimates that each year some 15,000 deaths, 90,000 hospital admissions and 240,000 years of life lost are directly attributable to alcohol use
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<b>BEYOND LOCAL:</b> Choosing which fish to eat in a sea of mercury, microplastics

BEYOND LOCAL: Choosing which fish to eat in a sea of mercury, microplastics

There are plenty of fish to choose from, but many aspects to consider
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<b>BEYOND LOCAL:</b> Culture of compassion needed on campus to prevent student suicide

BEYOND LOCAL: Culture of compassion needed on campus to prevent student suicide

When a student dies by suicide, university communities grapple with the fact that an opportunity for a suffering person to receive help was missed
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<b>ONTARIO:</b> High-intensity exercise improves memory in seniors, researchers find

ONTARIO: High-intensity exercise improves memory in seniors, researchers find

Researchers also noted that improved fitness correlates with improved memory performance
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