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CANADA: CRA locks 800,000 accounts, cites possible email 'phishing' schemes

CANADA: CRA locks 800,000 accounts, cites possible email 'phishing' schemes

Impacted users will be locked out of their accounts as a preventive measure until they create a new user ID and password, the CRA said in a statement
BEYOND LOCAL: Hundreds of fish species, including many that humans eat, are consuming plastic

BEYOND LOCAL: Hundreds of fish species, including many that humans eat, are consuming plastic

Researchers are concerned about microplastics because they are minuscule, widely distributed and easy for wildlife to consume, accidentally or intentionally
BEYOND LOCAL: The quest for delicious decaf coffee could change the appetite for GMOs

BEYOND LOCAL: The quest for delicious decaf coffee could change the appetite for GMOs

The quest for a tasty decaf may change the way we think about GMOs
U.S: Trump and the post-White House lives of his predecessors

U.S: Trump and the post-White House lives of his predecessors

What's an ex-president to do?
CANADA: Economy blows past expectations, adds 259,000 jobs in February

CANADA: Economy blows past expectations, adds 259,000 jobs in February

CIBC senior economist Royce Mendes says in a note that the labour market has a long way to get back to where it was prior to COVID-19
BEYOND LOCAL: Prof comments on looming health-care crisis, worker shortage

BEYOND LOCAL: Prof comments on looming health-care crisis, worker shortage

Rates of burnout and stress are high among doctors and other health-care providers
BEYOND LOCAL: How female and unisexual animals reproduce without males

BEYOND LOCAL: How female and unisexual animals reproduce without males

Asexual reproduction can — through cell division, or meiosis — take place without the need for sperm
ONTARIO: High schools can offer sign language classes in September

ONTARIO: High schools can offer sign language classes in September

Lecce said the province is "encouraging all boards" to introduce the courses. 
COVID-19: No sign Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine causes blood clots, Canadian health authorities say

COVID-19: No sign Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine causes blood clots, Canadian health authorities say

At least nine European countries hit pause on their use of AstraZeneca's doses pending further investigation of blood clots, though none suggested there is a link between the clots and getting the vaccine
ONTARIO: Opposition leaders demand Ford apologize for saying NDP legislator jumped vax line

ONTARIO: Opposition leaders demand Ford apologize for saying NDP legislator jumped vax line

Sol Mamakwa, who represents the northern Kiiwetinoong riding, had publicly discussed his vaccination when he received his first dose last month