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COVID-19: The challenges of being a gig worker during the pandemic

COVID-19: The challenges of being a gig worker during the pandemic

Gig workers’ day-to-day lives are fundamentally different from people with traditional employment in organizations who enjoy more predictable wages, supportive managers and steady relationships
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CANADA: Salad kit sold in Ontario, possibly other provinces and territories recalled over possible Listeria contamination

CANADA: Salad kit sold in Ontario, possibly other provinces and territories recalled over possible Listeria contamination

There have been no reports of any illnesses linked to the product
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ONTARIO: Cambridge couple ties the knot at McDonalds drive-thru (12 photos)

ONTARIO: Cambridge couple ties the knot at McDonalds drive-thru (12 photos)

"Drive-thru Say I Do" contest gives Steph Garcia and Phil Hammond opportunity they'd been waiting for
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ONTARIO: How teachers and communities can recognize and challenge Islamaphobia in schools

ONTARIO: How teachers and communities can recognize and challenge Islamaphobia in schools

Islamophobia shows itself not only in obvious hate acts, but in seemingly innocuous attitudes and assumptions
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WORLD: Trudeau says Canada prepared to stay in Kabul after Aug. 31 following G7 meeting

WORLD: Trudeau says Canada prepared to stay in Kabul after Aug. 31 following G7 meeting

Trudeau made the announcement after meeting Tuesday in a virtual summit with fellow G7 leaders who were convening to discuss the crisis and the re-emergence of the Taliban as the country's rulers
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ONTARIO: Province to pilot at-home COVID testing for students and staff at certain schools

ONTARIO: Province to pilot at-home COVID testing for students and staff at certain schools

A memo from the deputy minister of education sent to directors of education says the pilot is scheduled to run from Sept. 7 to Oct. 29 at targeted schools in 13 public health units across the province
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CANADA: Canadians paid down record amount of debt amid pandemic, StatCan says

CANADA: Canadians paid down record amount of debt amid pandemic, StatCan says

Overall non-mortgage debt fell by $20.6 billion from the start of the pandemic to January 2021, including a $16.6-billion drop in credit card debt
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OPINION: People who feel more connected to the natural world are more likely to support reconciliation

OPINION: People who feel more connected to the natural world are more likely to support reconciliation

Researchers have found that those who feel more connected to nature tend to feel more connected to all of humanity
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ONTARIO: Public health urges testing for 7,000 at Oshawa tournament after COVID-19 outbreak

ONTARIO: Public health urges testing for 7,000 at Oshawa tournament after COVID-19 outbreak

Durham health department says the teams that attended came from all over Ontario and other provinces
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COVID-19: US regulators give full approval to Pfizer vaccine

COVID-19: US regulators give full approval to Pfizer vaccine

Moderna has also applied to the FDA for full approval of its vaccine
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