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BEYOND LOCAL: What will COVID-19 look like to geologists in the far future?

BEYOND LOCAL: What will COVID-19 look like to geologists in the far future?

Masks, gloves will be carried into the ocean and could be washed up on distant shores
BEYOND LOCAL: Here's how working from home could impact your home insurance

BEYOND LOCAL: Here's how working from home could impact your home insurance

Home insurance policies typically have an exclusion stating that there is no business operating out of the home. And the definition of “business” could include working from home even as an employee
CANADA: CRA resumes online services with new security features after cyberattacks

CANADA: CRA resumes online services with new security features after cyberattacks

Online access to "My Business Account" resumed Monday and all others were brought back online Wednesday evening
ONTARIO: Many parents nervous about return of school, plan to send kids anyway: survey

ONTARIO: Many parents nervous about return of school, plan to send kids anyway: survey

The survey also found strong support among respondents with children for requiring certain protections to be taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19 at schools
CANADA: New guidelines aim to reduce obesity stigma in health care

CANADA: New guidelines aim to reduce obesity stigma in health care

New guidelines for health-care providers advise supporting every individual to achieve their best health, rather than focusing on weight status
CANADA: Tim Hortons delays hockey Barbie roll out to rush production of Black doll

CANADA: Tim Hortons delays hockey Barbie roll out to rush production of Black doll

Solange Bernard, head of marketing communications, said Tim Hortons started working with Mattel last year to roll out a hockey-themed Barbie as part of a charitable initiative aimed at getting girls involved in the sport
CANADA: Critics worried report on police reform will amount to nothing but 'lip service'

CANADA: Critics worried report on police reform will amount to nothing but 'lip service'

One recommendation calls for the board and chief of police to explore mechanisms to make disciplinary proceedings and their rulings more transparent and accessible to the public
ONTARIO: Substitute teachers left out of COVID-19 conversation, group says

ONTARIO: Substitute teachers left out of COVID-19 conversation, group says

Ontario Education Workers United, an organization made up of high school teachers, is the latest to sound the alarm over the Ontario government's back-to-school plan
CANADA: Survey suggests Canadians trust provinces more than federal government with their health care

CANADA: Survey suggests Canadians trust provinces more than federal government with their health care

Twenty-nine percent of voters say that they prefer provincial governments over the federal government
CANADA: Parliament prorogued, confidence coming on throne speech, says Trudeau

CANADA: Parliament prorogued, confidence coming on throne speech, says Trudeau

Asked Gov. Gen. Julie Payette to prorogue Parliament, saying it will return September 23