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BEYOND LOCAL: Outdoor play in shorter, more frequent windows can boost physical activity in early learning settings

BEYOND LOCAL: Outdoor play in shorter, more frequent windows can boost physical activity in early learning settings

A study of children playing outdoors in child care settings found they were most active within the first 10 minutes of outdoor play.
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CANADA: MDA gets $35.3M contract from Canadian Space Agency for Canadarm 3 components

CANADA: MDA gets $35.3M contract from Canadian Space Agency for Canadarm 3 components

The contract is the third awarded to MDA for the multi-phase Canadarm 3 program valued at more than $1 billion
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CANADA: Voluntary recall issued for Frank's RedHot Buffalo Ranch Seasoning

CANADA: Voluntary recall issued for Frank's RedHot Buffalo Ranch Seasoning

No illnesses have been reported, and McCormick says the potential Salmonella risk was brought to their attention by the FDA during routine testing
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BEYOND LOCAL: How to deal with stress and safety in the workplace

BEYOND LOCAL: How to deal with stress and safety in the workplace

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta activated its emergency operations centre in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
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CANADA: Ontario asks Ottawa to work with WHO on ensuring mixed vaccines recognized abroad

CANADA: Ontario asks Ottawa to work with WHO on ensuring mixed vaccines recognized abroad

Health Minister Christine Elliott and Solicitor General Sylvia Jones wrote to Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc and other officials on Sunday about the issue
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CANADA: Feds on track to have enough doses of COVID-19 vaccine for eligible Canadians

CANADA: Feds on track to have enough doses of COVID-19 vaccine for eligible Canadians

Ottawa is anticipating shipments of roughly five million doses of COVID-19 vaccine this week
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OPINION: Arts venues set the stage for post-pandemic innovation

OPINION: Arts venues set the stage for post-pandemic innovation

Our work lives must provide not only financial rewards, but intellectual meaning, emotional connection and awe-inducing wonder, researcher says
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CANADA: International passengers at Pearson airport may have to line up by vaccination status

CANADA:International passengers at Pearson airport may have to line up by vaccination status

The Vancouver International Airport has instituted a similar policy
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ONTARIO: Barrie tornado wasn't unique, says wind doctor, but devastation brought heightened attention

ONTARIO: Barrie tornado wasn't unique, says wind doctor, but devastation brought heightened attention

'These tornadoes happen often in Canada. I’d say we probably get 10-plus of them a year. This wasn’t like a once-in-a-hundred-years sort of event,' says Dr. Connell Miller
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WORLD: What Canada can learn from Sweden about creating middle-class retail jobs

WORLD: What Canada can learn from Sweden about creating middle-class retail jobs

Canadian grocery-store workers earn low wages compared to their counterparts in Sweden. Why?
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