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BEYOND LOCAL: Where our thoughts come from and how microemotions affect spontaneous thought

BEYOND LOCAL: Where our thoughts come from and how microemotions affect spontaneous thought

People can have several thousand thoughts per day, many of which can be classified as spontaneous or involuntar
BEYOND LOCAL: Canadian songwriters made on average $67 in royalties from digital platforms in 2021

BEYOND LOCAL: Canadian songwriters made on average $67 in royalties from digital platforms in 2021

Canadian musicians who are not as well known can struggle to get promoted in Canada
ONTARIO: Province introduces bill meant to increase housing supply

ONTARIO: Province introduces bill meant to increase housing supply

House prices in Ontario have nearly tripled in the last 10 years, far outpacing income growth, the report states
BEYOND LOCAL: Ontario raises foreign homebuyer tax, makes it provincewide

BEYOND LOCAL: Ontario raises foreign homebuyer tax, makes it provincewide

It had previously been set at 15 per cent and only applied in the densely populated Greater Golden Horseshoe region in southern Ontario
Ontario launches new plan to prepare for health emergencies

Ontario launches new plan to prepare for health emergencies

While the COVID-19 pandemic is not over, the province is in a place where it can use the lessons learned over the past two years to shore up the health system, says Health Minister Christine Elliott
BEYOND LOCAL: Researchers found there is a reason why people give their objects names

BEYOND LOCAL: Researchers found there is a reason why people give their objects names

We are such social creatures that we subconsciously perceive relationships between ourselves and our possessions
BEYOND LOCAL: 'Reconciliation was possible:' Indigenous priest reconciles faith with identity

BEYOND LOCAL: 'Reconciliation was possible:' Indigenous priest reconciles faith with identity

Cristino Bouvette’s mind often goes to his grandmother when he thinks about reconciliation: her strength, her empathy and her ability to forgive.
WORLD: Heritage buildings, if destroyed, can be rebuilt but never replaced

WORLD: Heritage buildings, if destroyed, can be rebuilt but never replaced

UNESCO world heritage monuments, and numerous buildings not included in the list, are unique to the world
BEYOND LOCAL: Man touts electric unicycle as answer to high gas prices

BEYOND LOCAL: Man touts electric unicycle as answer to high gas prices

Rick Madeira, of Fall River, has taken to riding his electric unicycle to work, saving on gas and cutting his commute time in the process
BEYOND LOCAL: The power of routine

BEYOND LOCAL: The power of routine

As COVID-19 public health measures begin to relax, reflecting on routines and their value is useful when moving toward a ‘new normal.’