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VILLAGE ARCADE: Top 3 stories from this week’s massive Nintendo Direct

VILLAGE ARCADE: Top 3 stories from this week’s massive Nintendo Direct

From The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword to the return of Mario Golf—these are the biggest Nintendo announcements this week
COVID-19: Depressed or bored? How pandemic-boredom intensifies the fear of missing out

COVID-19: Depressed or bored? How pandemic-boredom intensifies the fear of missing out

Life under COVID-19 restrictions means many of us are having to deal with the intense boredom of life being on pause
CANADA: Why some snowbirds are flying south despite the COVID-19 travel restrictions

CANADA: Why some snowbirds are flying south despite the COVID-19 travel restrictions

The coronavirus pandemic has affected travel, but the decision to fly south for the winter isn’t a simple one
BEYOND LOCAL : Why some words hurt some people and not others

BEYOND LOCAL: Why some words hurt some people and not others

Our memories allow us to understand each other or to experience irreconcilable differences
CANADA: How structural discrimination against mental illness impacts care

CANADA: How structural discrimination against mental illness impacts care

Mental health stigma does not only exist at the level of individuals, but also at a structural level that affects care within our health system, prof says
CANADA: COVID-19 variants could fuel surge of 20K daily cases if restrictions eased: feds

CANADA: COVID-19 variants could fuel surge of 20K daily cases if restrictions eased: feds

Public Health Agency of Canada modelling suggests that while infections continue to decline nationally, the spread of virus mutations threatens to reverse that progress
COVID-19: Single vaccine jab appears highly effective against COVID-19, experts say

COVID-19: Single vaccine jab appears highly effective against COVID-19, experts say

Health authorities in Ottawa said experts were looking at whether one shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine could be almost as good as the recommended two
COVID-19: Boris Johnson to press Trudeau, G7 leaders on wider vaccine distribution

COVID-19: Boris Johnson to press Trudeau, G7 leaders on wider vaccine distribution

Liberals have been under fire from international organizations, some opposition parties for the decision to accept 1.9 million doses of vaccine from COVAX for domestic use in Canada by the end of June
CANADA: Facebook's blocking news links in Australia 'irresponsible', Guilbeault says

CANADA: Facebook's blocking news links in Australia 'irresponsible', Guilbeault says

Company blocked users in Australia from posting or seeing links to local or international news websites in protest of Australian government’s plans to make social-media companies negotiate payments to publishers
COVID-19: Strategic antibody tests touted as tool in road to achieving broad immunity

COVID-19: Strategic antibody tests touted as tool in road to achieving broad immunity

Serology tests detect the presence of antibodies sparked by previous infection or a successful response to a COVID-19 vaccine