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ONTARIO: Province to run school-based COVID-19 vaccine clinics as academic year begins

ONTARIO: Province to run school-based COVID-19 vaccine clinics as academic year begins

Education Minister Stephen Lecce said local public health units and boards will be required to host the clinics
Ontario doctors call for mandatory vaccines and indoor masking for anyone working in a school

Ontario doctors call for mandatory vaccines and indoor masking for anyone working in a school

Ontario Medical Association say children need added protection since they cannot yet be vaccinated
CANADA: Military launches online tracker to gauge progress in improving internal culture

CANADA: Military launches online tracker to gauge progress in improving internal culture

Decision comes after Canadian Armed Forces 'rocked in recent months by a series of allegations of sexual misconduct, including among several of its most senior members'
CANADA: Police investigating handful of cases looking at residential schools

CANADA: Police investigating handful of cases looking at residential schools

Tally from police across the country shows four ongoing criminal investigations, one decade-long probe into complaints involving residential schools
COVID-19: Canada to buy 40 million Moderna doses in next two years, Trudeau says

COVID-19: Canada to buy 40 million Moderna doses in next two years, Trudeau says

Deal 'could be extended into 2024,' the Prime Minister said in a recent post on Twitter; Ottawa to have access to as many as 65 million doses 'if needed'
BEYOND LOCAL: Why your baby isn’t sleeping through the night yet, and how to teach them

BEYOND LOCAL: Why your baby isn’t sleeping through the night yet, and how to teach them

Not every one sleeps through the night at the same age, but social pressure is strong on parents to make sure that their children get enough sleep
OPINION: The Olympics must rethink efforts to stay relevant

OPINION: The Olympics must rethink efforts to stay relevant

Sports researchers say fewer viewers, nervous sponsors make it difficult to justify the massive social and financial undertaking that comes with the Olympics Games
CANADA: Eight ways to identify and confront Residential School denialism

CANADA: Eight ways to identify and confront Residential School denialism

Embracing truth is all the more difficult for some because many Canadians still associate residential schooling with the positive images church and state officials used to propagandize and promote these institutions as humanitarian projects, experts say
OPINION: ‘Diversity’ is not the solution, dismantling white supremacy is

OPINION: ‘Diversity’ is not the solution, dismantling white supremacy is

Whether the target is critical race theory, anti-racism, Black Lives Matter movements or anything else — the problem will remain until we remove diversity from the solution pile
BEYOND LOCAL: How kids benefit from learning trapeze, juggling and unicycle in gym class

BEYOND LOCAL: How kids benefit from learning trapeze, juggling and unicycle in gym class

Researchers found that circus activities improve movement competencies, confidence and motivation