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BEYOND LOCAL: How gratitude for nature can reduce the desire to over-consume

BEYOND LOCAL: How gratitude for nature can reduce the desire to over-consume

We unthinkingly defend a consumerist worldview when confronted with evidence of environmental threats such as climate change, PhD candidate says
ONTARIO: Audit flags issues with tracking pandemic pay program, other COVID expenses

ONTARIO: Audit flags issues with tracking pandemic pay program, other COVID expenses

Audit found no tracking of when front-line workers received pandemic pay
COVID-19: Transat extends flight suspension until end of July due to travel restrictions

COVID-19: Transat extends flight suspension until end of July due to travel restrictions

Suspension was initially slated to end in mid-June
COVID-19: Ontario to get new AstraZeneca shipment, reserve doses for second shots

COVID-19: Ontario to get new AstraZeneca shipment, reserve doses for second shots

The province announced a pause yesterday on using AstraZeneca for first shots due to an increased risk of a rare blood-clotting syndrome linked to the vaccine
ONTARIO: Province to spend $340,000 to tackle anti-Asian hate in schools

ONTARIO: Province to spend $340,000 to tackle anti-Asian hate in schools

Part of the funding will go to mental health supports for students, families and teachers of Asian descent
BEYOND LOCAL: How COVID-19 could end our dependence on cars

BEYOND LOCAL: How COVID-19 could end our dependence on cars

A piecemeal approach to policy is unlikely to untangle the complex systems of land use, physical infrastructure, social habits and political incentives that entrench the dominance of the car, researchers say
ONTARIO: Province could reopen more outdoor spaces, science table adviser says

ONTARIO: Province could reopen more outdoor spaces, science table adviser says

The scientific director of Ontario's COVID-19 Science Advisory Table says outdoor activities like golf, tennis and beach volleyball are low risk
CANADA: Hope for a good summer with one dose in arms, if we 'crush' COVID-19, Trudeau says

CANADA: Hope for a good summer with one dose in arms, if we 'crush' COVID-19, Trudeau says

Canada is on track to hit a major milestone on the road to COVID-19 herd immunity Tuesday, with 40 per cent of Canadians — 15.2 million people — now vaccinated with at least their first dose
CANADA: 'Pandemic of hate' - Leaders, experts warn anti-lockdown protests linked to far right

CANADA: 'Pandemic of hate' - Leaders, experts warn anti-lockdown protests linked to far right

Since last year people espousing hateful beliefs have linked themselves to conspiracy and anti-lockdown movements around the novel coronavirus, says Canadian Anti-Hate Network executive director
OPINION: Canada must change law banning sexual assault survivors from revealing their own identities

OPINION: Canada must change law banning sexual assault survivors from revealing their own identities

Journalism prof asks, who is the ban protecting?