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CANADA: Canadians paid down record amount of debt amid pandemic, StatCan says

CANADA: Canadians paid down record amount of debt amid pandemic, StatCan says

Overall non-mortgage debt fell by $20.6 billion from the start of the pandemic to January 2021, including a $16.6-billion drop in credit card debt
OPINION: People who feel more connected to the natural world are more likely to support reconciliation

OPINION: People who feel more connected to the natural world are more likely to support reconciliation

Researchers have found that those who feel more connected to nature tend to feel more connected to all of humanity
ONTARIO: Public health urges testing for 7,000 at Oshawa tournament after COVID-19 outbreak

ONTARIO: Public health urges testing for 7,000 at Oshawa tournament after COVID-19 outbreak

Durham health department says the teams that attended came from all over Ontario and other provinces
COVID-19: US regulators give full approval to Pfizer vaccine

COVID-19: US regulators give full approval to Pfizer vaccine

Moderna has also applied to the FDA for full approval of its vaccine
Ontario education group wants COVID-19 vaccination required for eligible students

Ontario education group wants COVID-19 vaccination required for eligible students

Annie Kidder, executive director of People for Education, wrote to Education Minister Stephen Lecce with the request on Sunday
CANADA: Canadian special forces operating outside Kabul airport to help evacuees, officials say

CANADA: Canadian special forces operating outside Kabul airport to help evacuees, officials say

Desperate Afghans who previously worked as interpreters for Western military forces and news agencies, among others, are in hiding, fearing for the safety of themselves and their families after Afghanistan fell to the Taliban last week and exposed them to violent reprisals
BEYOND LOCAL: Disaster-mapping drones often neglect deadliest, costliest events and hardest-hit areas

BEYOND LOCAL: Disaster-mapping drones often neglect deadliest, costliest events and hardest-hit areas

Drones are increasingly being used in disaster management
BEYOND LOCAL: How designers can maintain their individuality working at big fashion houses

BEYOND LOCAL: How designers can maintain their individuality working at big fashion houses

Past research has shown that senior executives working for well-known organizations typically value their brand affiliations so much that they’re willing to make compromises and even accept lower pay for it
COVID-19: Most Canadians in favour of vaccine passports for non-essential activities, poll suggests

COVID-19: Most Canadians in favour of vaccine passports for non-essential activities, poll suggests

Seventy-six per cent of respondents to the survey by Leger and the Association for Canadian Studies said they would strongly or somewhat support a vaccine passport like the one Quebec is implementing
COVID-19: Three promising ways to move forward in long-term care

COVID-19: Three promising ways to move forward in long-term care

The isolation of long-term care homes to protect residents from COVID-19 revealed how much care was coming from visiting family members