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CANADA: Younger Canadians are dropping their financial advisers in favour of DIY investing

CANADA: Younger Canadians are dropping their financial advisers in favour of DIY investing

Sheldon Petrie, a 39-year-old application engineer living in Kitchener, Ont., quit working with his former adviser a few years ago after realizing how much the fees were costing him
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ONTARIO: Ombudsman highlights lack of oversight of public health units

ONTARIO: Ombudsman highlights lack of oversight of public health units

An investigation is continuing into health and long-term care ministry oversight of long-term care homes during the pandemic
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COVID-19: Heath Canada adds warning of very rare, serious condition as potential side-effect of AstraZeneca, COVIDSHIELD vaccines

COVID-19: Heath Canada adds warning of very rare, serious condition as potential side-effect of AstraZeneca, COVIDSHIELD vaccines

There has been one case of capillary leak syndrome following vaccination with the AstraZeneca or COVISHIELD COVID-19 vaccine reported in Canada as of June 11
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BEYOND LOCAL: Indigenous leaders call for Canada Day reflection

BEYOND LOCAL: Indigenous leaders call for Canada Day reflection

Calls to scale back or cancel Canada Day celebrations have been mounting since the remains of what are believed to be 215 children were found at a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C., last month
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ONTARIO: Province to spend $300K to help Muslim organizations combat Islamophobia in schools

ONTARIO: Province to spend $300K to help Muslim organizations combat Islamophobia in schools

Education Minister Stephen Lecce says it is unacceptable that Muslim students face discrimination at schools
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CANADA: Catholics question relationship with church after residential school grave discovery

CANADA: Catholics question relationship with church after residential school grave discovery

Catholic hopes church officials take responsibility
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ONTARIO: David Bowie painting bought for five bucks in South River sets a record, selling for over 100 grand

ONTARIO: David Bowie painting bought for five bucks in South River sets a record, selling for over 100 grand

Valuable art can be found in the most unexpected places, as well as in your own backyard
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BEYOND LOCAL: Post-secondary workplace harassment policies need to adapt to digital life, experts say

BEYOND LOCAL: Post-secondary workplace harassment policies need to adapt to digital life, experts say

What happens when someone outside of the university community co-ordinates a mass email campaign demanding the firing of a faculty member? University policies need to cover this, university profs say
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CANADA: Oldest living Habs champ talks hockey from condo overlooking Barrie's lakeshore

CANADA: Oldest living Habs champ talks hockey from condo overlooking Barrie's lakeshore

Ahead of tonight's Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final, BarrieToday sits down with Paul Masnick, who won the Cup with Montreal in 1953
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CANADA: Peaceful protest to raise residential school awareness held outside Northern Ontario church

CANADA: Peaceful protest to raise residential school awareness held outside Northern Ontario church

'It’s not an attack on one individual church. We want this to go higher,' says one of the protesters
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