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BEYOND LOCAL: From making wine to managing mine waste, clay is important for many industries

BEYOND LOCAL: From making wine to managing mine waste, clay is important for many industries

The unique properties of clays make them suitable for a wide variety of applications
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YRDSB's Change the Cycle program to offer free period products in schools

YRDSB's Change the Cycle program to offer free period products in schools

Dispensers will be installed in washrooms on each floor in every school beginning this summer
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COVID-19: Ontario shortens wait time for second shot after AstraZeneca vaccine

COVID-19: Ontario shortens wait time for second shot after AstraZeneca vaccine

Residents can now get a dose of any type of vaccine as early as eight weeks after their first AstraZeneca jab
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'Desperately needed': Former York Region HQ slated for affordable housing in Newmarket

'Desperately needed': Former York Region HQ slated for affordable housing in Newmarket

Building to be demolished later this year
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No need to deprive yourself if you love bacon, nutritionist says

No need to deprive yourself if you love bacon, nutritionist says

In this week's Ask the Nutritionist column, Nonie De Long tackles bacon's bad rap
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Province funding 20 virtual learning projects at Seneca

Province funding 20 virtual learning projects at Seneca

Province is investing more than $70 million to implement virtual learning strategy
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Residential schools an appalling chapter in Canada's history

Residential schools an appalling chapter in Canada's history

In this week's Remember This, History Hound Richard MacLeod begins a two-part series on the long history of the schools
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Downey defends party's decision to invoke notwithstanding clause

Downey defends party's decision to invoke notwithstanding clause

'I really can’t see this as anything more than politically partisan,' says Georgian College political science professor of Ford's 'ham-fisted approach'
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COVID-19 Today: A look at the numbers for Newmarket, York Region, Ontario on Saturday

COVID-19 Today: A look at the numbers for Newmarket, York Region, Ontario on Saturday

No new cases in Newmarket, 14 cases in last 7 days; York Region reports 35 new cases — daily new case average drops to 33 — 1 more death, as East Gwillimbury reaches 0 active cases; Ontario reports 502 new cases, 15 more deaths, as 7-day daily case average dips to 533
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BEYOND LOCAL: How scientists make plant-based foods taste and look more like meat

BEYOND LOCAL: How scientists make plant-based foods taste and look more like meat

The science behind trying to build the perfect plant-based meat is full of trial and error and a multidisciplinary team
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