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COVID-19: How to help your child cope with the back to school transition

COVID-19: How to help your child cope with the back to school transition

Parents can use coping-focused language that emphasizes the active role that children and adults are taking together to promote things going well
CANADA: Should blood plasma donors be compensated?

CANADA: Should blood plasma donors be compensated?

Not compensating Canadian blood plasma donors means potentially risky reliance on foreign plasma, prof says
CANADA: Feds sign deals with two suppliers for potential COVID-19 vaccines

CANADA: Feds sign deals with two suppliers for potential COVID-19 vaccines

Deals are now in place for Canada to get access to vaccines being tested by both Johnson & Johnson and Novavax
ONTARIO: Teachers' unions to file labour board complaint over school reopening plan

ONTARIO: Teachers' unions to file labour board complaint over school reopening plan

With just weeks to go before classes start, the Ford government has faced increasing pressure over its COVID-19 pandemic back-to-school plan
LIVE: Premier Ford to make announcement from Etobicoke

LIVE: Premier Ford to make announcement from Etobicoke

Village Media will carry the livestream
CANADA: Avoid these gluten-free chicken strips if you have Celiac disease

CANADA: Avoid these gluten-free chicken strips if you have Celiac disease

This advisory was triggered by consumer complaints
ONTARIO: Province to freeze rent for some families, promising new bill this fall

ONTARIO: Province to freeze rent for some families, promising new bill this fall

The province says it will consult tenant and landlord groups to ensure the new bill is balanced
CANADA: COVID-19 restrictions extended on international travel until Sept. 30

CANADA: COVID-19 restrictions extended on international travel until Sept. 30

New arrivals are required to quarantine for 14 days if they don't have symptoms, or isolate for 14 days if they do
BEYOND LOCAL: The role of social media in identifying exotic-looking insects

BEYOND LOCAL: The role of social media in identifying exotic-looking insects

Social media-connected community scientists are swiftly becoming our first line of defense
ONTARIO: School boards urged to spend air quality funding by Thanksgiving

ONTARIO: School boards urged to spend air quality funding by Thanksgiving

Province urging school boards to use new funds to upgrade school ventilation systems as quickly as possible