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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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Ontario elementary school teachers vote in favour of strike action <b>(update)</b>

Ontario elementary school teachers vote in favour of strike action (update)

The union has been holding strike votes over the last several weeks
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<b>BEYOND LOCAL:</b> Cursing helps you crush your workout, experts say

BEYOND LOCAL: Cursing helps you crush your workout, experts say

Research suggests that swearing can improve workouts because it raises our pain threshold
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<b>BEYOND LOCAL:</b> How to avoid a sugar disaster after your child's Halloween haul

BEYOND LOCAL: How to avoid a sugar disaster after your child's Halloween haul

For many parents, it’s the haul of gummy worms, licorice, chocolate bars and other high-sugar candies that their kids bring home – not the ghouls and zombies – that is terrifying about Halloween
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Quilters support CT scanner <b>(2 photos)</b>

Quilters support CT scanner (2 photos)

Elliot Lake Quilt Guild donate $4,000 from this year’s quilt auction
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