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CANADA: COVID-19 restrictions extended on international travel until Sept. 30

CANADA: COVID-19 restrictions extended on international travel until Sept. 30

New arrivals are required to quarantine for 14 days if they don't have symptoms, or isolate for 14 days if they do
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BEYOND LOCAL: The role of social media in identifying exotic-looking insects

BEYOND LOCAL: The role of social media in identifying exotic-looking insects

Social media-connected community scientists are swiftly becoming our first line of defense
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ONTARIO: School boards urged to spend air quality funding by Thanksgiving

ONTARIO: School boards urged to spend air quality funding by Thanksgiving

Province urging school boards to use new funds to upgrade school ventilation systems as quickly as possible
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COVID-19: Ontario universities to teach pandemic related courses in the fall

COVID-19: Ontario universities to teach pandemic related courses in the fall

Many instructors gearing up to offer courses revolving COVID-19 this year
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ONTARIO: Long-term care home residents now permitted day trips, overnight stays

ONTARIO: Long-term care home residents now permitted day trips, overnight stays

Those who leave for overnight stays will be required to self-isolate for 14 days when they return to the home
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COVID-19: Prof says coronavirus has revealed stigma, neglect of people living with dementia

COVID-19: Prof says coronavirus has revealed stigma, neglect of people living with dementia

Cultural narratives, ableism and ageism dehumanize people with dementia, and present their lives as disposable, U of T prof says
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COVID-19: Parents brace for school, work disruptions ahead of uncertain school year

COVID-19: Parents brace for school, work disruptions ahead of uncertain school year

The province has announced 625 more nurses to monitor school risk, but parents still have concerns
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BEYOND LOCAL: Three ways to study better, according to cognitive research

BEYOND LOCAL: Three ways to study better, according to cognitive research

The key to long-term retention of information is to practise retrieving that information, kinesiology prof says
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CANADA: Tories ask speaking agency to release records on WE's payments to Trudeau family

CANADA: Tories ask speaking agency to release records on WE's payments to Trudeau family

Agency was asked to produce the documents last month, ethics critic says
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WATCH: Ford outlines focus of new federal education funding

WATCH: Ford outlines focus of new federal education funding

Dr. Dirk Huyer, Chief Coroner for Ontario, will lead the province's outbreak management team
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