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CANADA: New neutron source would spur innovation, medical treatments, expert says

CANADA: New neutron source would spur innovation, medical treatments, expert says

Neutrons have many applications in scientific and medical research
BEYOND LOCAL: There's no evidence that blue-light blocking glasses help with sleep, expert says

BEYOND LOCAL: There's no evidence that blue-light blocking glasses help with sleep, expert says

There is a lack of good clinical research on the advantages of blue-light filtering lenses
COVID-19: How to support online homeschooling through the pandemic

COVID-19: How to support online homeschooling through the pandemic

Keeping up with two-way communication between home and school is one way to support online learners
WORLD: Trump says he and first lady tested positive for coronavirus

WORLD: Trump says he and first lady tested positive for coronavirus

Hours before Trump announced he had contracted the virus, the White House said a top aide who had travelled with him during the week had tested positive
BEYOND LOCAL: What the history of diversity training reveals about its future

BEYOND LOCAL: What the history of diversity training reveals about its future

Activists and scholars in the diversity inclusion world have expressed growing skepticism about the impacts of unconscious bias training
CANADA: Financial aid for workers hurt by COVID-19 gets unanimous support in Commons

CANADA: Financial aid for workers hurt by COVID-19 gets unanimous support in Commons

Bill replaces the now-defunct $500-per-week Canada Emergency Response Benefit, which came to an end last weekend after helping almost nine million Canadians weather the impact of the pandemic
ONTARIO: In-school vaccination programs moved to clinics, doctors' offices, officials say

ONTARIO: In-school vaccination programs moved to clinics, doctors' offices, officials say

Local public health units working to let residents know where to go
COVID-19: Ontario home-care providers push for expanded services to fight pandemic

COVID-19: Ontario home-care providers push for expanded services to fight pandemic

Increased support would 'reduce pressure on a COVID-burdened healthcare system,' homecare providers say
BEYOND LOCAL: Men are buying potentially risky steroid substitutes to get the 'ideal body'

BEYOND LOCAL: Men are buying potentially risky steroid substitutes to get the 'ideal body'

Selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMs) may be perceived as a safer muscle-building alternative to steroids
CANADA: Health Canada green-lights rapid COVID-19 test

CANADA: Health Canada green-lights rapid COVID-19 test

Test can produce results in less than 13 minutes