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Keep your social distance outdoors, too, Newmarket (8 photos)

Keep your social distance outdoors, too, Newmarket (8 photos)

Some residents are concerned that people using local parks and trails aren't doing their part to stem COVID-19 by keeping a distance of at least 2 metres from others
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York Region's COVID-19 cases up by 7 to 44, Ontario jumps by 47 to 424 (Update)

York Region's COVID-19 cases up by 7 to 44, Ontario jumps by 47 to 424 (Update)

The region has confirmed additional cases in Richmond Hill, Markham and Vaughan
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LIVE: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau - House to resume Tuesday to pass emergency COVID-19 legislation

LIVE: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau - House to resume Tuesday to pass emergency COVID-19 legislation

The Prime Minister thanked the nation's children who have had to cancel playdates and sleepovers and wash their hands 'a lot'
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'No play dates, no playgrounds': Backyard fun can help combat pandemic blues

'No play dates, no playgrounds': Backyard fun can help combat pandemic blues

Stay away from the playgrounds and enjoy your backyard
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BEYOND LOCAL: Here's why apocalyptic fiction helps us deal with the anxiety of the coronavirus pandemic

BEYOND LOCAL: Here's why apocalyptic fiction helps us deal with the anxiety of the coronavirus pandemic

Dystopic science fiction provides a reference points for our anxieties during a time of global change, PhD Candidate says
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Bradford biker racing home from South America through COVID-19 pandemic

Bradford biker racing home from South America through COVID-19 pandemic

A trip of a lifetime on his motorcycle that began last December for Lukas Robert King has become a journey through 'Zombieland'
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Good morning, Newmarket!

Good morning, Newmarket!

Stay positive
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CANADA: Coronavirus unveils the perils of our ‘just enough, just in time’ food system

CANADA: Coronavirus unveils the perils of our ‘just enough, just in time’ food system

Director of the Arrell Food Institute Evan Fraser says now is the time to learn a bit about the fragility of the modern world
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Happy birthday, Uncle Nick — from a distance

Happy birthday, Uncle Nick — from a distance

A Newmarket family came up with a special way to give birthday wishes to a beloved uncle, while practising social distancing
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COVID-19 case at Newmarket's Southlake hospital likely community spread

COVID-19 case at Newmarket's Southlake hospital likely community spread

The Bradford West Gwillimbury woman in her 30s is in serious condition, Simcoe Muskoka medical officer of health says
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