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There is a world of difference between ‘building a collection’ and ‘accumulating junk,’ warns outdoors columnist

'The whole region's population will be largely paying for this subway, and we need to make sure the entire region is included in the conversations and enthusiastic about this opportunity,' says Newmarket Mayor John Taylor

11 new cases in Newmarket, 1 more travel case, 50 active variant cases; York Region cases rise by 301, as incidence rate hits 110 cases per 100K population, highest since Feb. 1; Ontario reports 2,094 new cases, 10 more deaths, positivity rate increases above 6% for first time since January, as total vaccine doses administered surpass 2 million

'I hope that coming out of this pandemic that someone does a review of what went wrong,' says Dr. Sohail Gandhi, OMA past-president, of the system still using faxes to inform family doctors

A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.

The Canadian government has awarded significant funding to innovative research teams for COVID-19-related research projects.

'It is one of those things where everybody went to it, everybody knows about it, but nobody bothers to save it. We need programs, we need posters, we need photographs,' says museum curator

We often see photographs of young robins in nests not only because they are common, but because they are not shy to nest close to people, says birder

'Together, we have made big things happen. We have housed hundreds of people for the long-term and not just the pandemic,' Blue Door executive director says

'We have completely changed the way we do things,' says executive director of hospice