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BEYOND LOCAL: How granting a river personhood could help protect it

BEYOND LOCAL: How granting a river personhood could help protect it

While a first in Canada, granting legal personhood to natural entities is part of a global movement to recognize the rights of nature in law
BEYOND LOCAL: With campus co-operatives, universities could model new ways of living after COVID-19

BEYOND LOCAL: With campus co-operatives, universities could model new ways of living after COVID-19

Crises bring renewed interest in co-operatives, educational studies prof says
BEYOND LOCAL: Who decides which terms we should use to describe marginalized groups?

BEYOND LOCAL: Who decides which terms we should use to describe marginalized groups?

Who is the person or committee invested with the power to decide which terms are the right ones and which should be put to rest?
CANADA: Unvaccinated employees could face masks, segregation upon return to office, experts say

CANADA: Unvaccinated employees could face masks, segregation upon return to office, experts say

As workplaces begin to reopen, employers are grappling with how to keep all workers safe – including those who are unvaccinated
CANADA: Nearly 30 per cent of respondents broke COVID-19 restrictions, survey says

CANADA: Nearly 30 per cent of respondents broke COVID-19 restrictions, survey says

The survey says some people did not think regulations "made sense for them" because they were fully vaccinated and they felt what they were doing was safe given their status
OPINION: How to increase COVID-19 vaccine uptake and decrease vaccine hesitancy in young people

OPINION: How to increase COVID-19 vaccine uptake and decrease vaccine hesitancy in young people

Public health strategies that specifically target older adolescents and young adults using these recommendations may be successful in increasing inoculation uptake and play an important role in ending the pandemic, researchers suggest
ONTARIO: Thunder Bay archaeologist ready to lend a hand on residential school investigations

ONTARIO: Thunder Bay archaeologist ready to lend a hand on residential school investigations

Woodland Heritage Northwest's Dave Norris urges Indigenous communities to steer the protocol process
WORLD: Bill Cosby’s sex assault conviction overturned by court

WORLD: Bill Cosby’s sex assault conviction overturned by court

Cosby has served more than two years of a three- to 10-year sentence at a state prison near Philadelphia
ONTARIO: Gyms feel left behind as province moves to Stage 2 reopening

ONTARIO: Gyms feel left behind as province moves to Stage 2 reopening

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business said Ontario has been the slowest Canadian province to reopen fitness facilities as well as a host of other entertainment and service industries, and businesses are struggling as a result
CANADA: Indigenous leaders to meet with Pope Francis seeking apology for residential schools

CANADA: Indigenous leaders to meet with Pope Francis seeking apology for residential schools

The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops said Indigenous leaders will visit the Vatican between Dec. 17 and 20 to meet with Pope Francis and "foster meaningful encounters of dialogue and healing"