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BEYOND LOCAL: How the NHL consolidated from two bubbles to one to finish playoffs

BEYOND LOCAL: How the NHL consolidated from two bubbles to one to finish playoffs

The NHL is still working with the Canadian government to allow family members in, which was planned for this round, but there are some border and quarantine obstacles to overcome
CANADA: LGBTQ people more likely to experience assault than heterosexuals, survey says

CANADA: LGBTQ people more likely to experience assault than heterosexuals, survey says

Statistics Canada considers this to be the first large-scale study of its kind to facilitate collecting information on the number of transgender and non-binary Canadians
ONTARIO: Ford prepared to ask surgeons to start working weekends to clear backlog

ONTARIO: Ford prepared to ask surgeons to start working weekends to clear backlog

Ford's comments came 10 days after modelling research painted a stark picture of surgery wait times across the province
BEYOND LOCAL: COVID-19 may present the opportunity to embrace outdoor education

BEYOND LOCAL: COVID-19 may present the opportunity to embrace outdoor education

Policymakers could seize this time to support schools in choosing to take students outside.
ONTARIO: Province invests $650K in child welfare system, focusing on equity for Black kids in care

ONTARIO: Province invests $650K in child welfare system, focusing on equity for Black kids in care

Black families are more likely to be investigated by children's aid societies, have their children taken into care
CANADA: Report says child care is key to women's recovery from economic impacts of COVID-19

CANADA: Report says child care is key to women's recovery from economic impacts of COVID-19

The health crisis has so far pushed women's participation in the labour force down to its lowest level in three decades
ONTARIO: School bus routes cancelled across the province as COVID-19 worsens driver shortage

ONTARIO: School bus routes cancelled across the province as COVID-19 worsens driver shortage

Lack of clarity around safety, PPE contributing factors Unifor says
COVID-19: Ontario will publicly report school outbreaks, Ford says

COVID-19: Ontario will publicly report school outbreaks, Ford says

Cases have been reported across the province as schools began reopening this week for the first time during the pandemic
COVID-19: How the pandemic has reshaped university education

COVID-19: How the pandemic has reshaped university education

Immersive and collaborative lab experiences are now possible online, and in the future they will complement in-person lab work
CANADA: Poll says Canadians reluctant to remove statues of historical figures now seen as racist

CANADA: Poll says Canadians reluctant to remove statues of historical figures now seen as racist

The online poll by Leger and the Association for Canadian Studies follows the controversial tearing down and vandalism of a Macdonald statue in Montreal last month by activists angry over his anti-Indigenous views and policies