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OPINION: The COVID-19 pandemic is the best and worst of times for animals

OPINION: The COVID-19 pandemic is the best and worst of times for animals

What is the state of animal welfare more than a year into the crisis?
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Collector seeks cards featuring Indigenous hockey players to forward to youth

Collector seeks cards featuring Indigenous hockey players to forward to youth

The oldest card, sent to him from a collector from Enoch Cree Nation, is a 1970-71 O-Pee-Chee card of former Toronto Maple Leafs captain George Armstrong
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'Once it’s paved over, it’s gone forever': Advocacy campaign focuses on protecting Ontario’s farmland

'Once it’s paved over, it’s gone forever': Advocacy campaign focuses on protecting Ontario’s farmland

Approximately 175 acres of farmland is being lost every day to urban development in our province, says OFA
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Southlake virtual run raises nearly $180K for Newmarket hospital (5 photos)

Southlake virtual run raises nearly $180K for Newmarket hospital (5 photos)

For the first time this year, more than 50 per cent of participants stepped up to fundraise rather than simply registering to participate in the event, organizers say
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For grosbeaks, finding an ant hill is like trip to the spa

For grosbeaks, finding an ant hill is like trip to the spa

Our outdoors columnist explains why several species of birds get themselves covered in ants ... quite deliberately
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Aspiring Aurora vet inspired to shed light on animal abuse after volunteering at King sanctuary

Aspiring Aurora vet inspired to shed light on animal abuse after volunteering at King sanctuary

Aiden Liggett collaborated with Dog Tales to produce an educational video to raise awareness of the various forms of abuse the sanctuary has seen come through its doors
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Ontario reports 1,691 new COVID cases Sunday

Ontario reports 1,691 new COVID cases Sunday

Sunday's report includes 2,458 recoveries
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OPINION: The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare decades of drug policy failures

OPINION: The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare decades of drug policy failures

The pandemic has simultaneously intensified the problem and laid bare the urgent and immediate need for radical change to Canada’s drug policies, researcher say
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COVID-19 Today: A look at the numbers for Newmarket, York Region

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

New cases jumped by 22 in Newmarket, York Region reports 147 new cases
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'It celebrates life and survival': Newmarket’s Relay at Home supports survivors, funds cancer research

'It celebrates life and survival': Newmarket’s Relay at Home supports survivors, funds cancer research

Residents are encouraged to run, walk, or exercise from home to raise money leading up to the Canadian Cancer Society's nationally broadcast virtual ceremony June 12
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