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CANADA: Patching a pothole yourself? Think twice before picking up the shovel

CANADA: Patching a pothole yourself? Think twice before picking up the shovel

You could get hurt, sued, or cost the city a whole lot of money
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ONTARIO: Data suggests youth pot use was on the rise before legalization

ONTARIO: Data suggests youth pot use was on the rise before legalization

Data comes from the annual survey of high school students
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CANADA: Ottawa ordered to pay $20M for placing mentally ill inmates in solitary

CANADA: Ottawa ordered to pay $20M for placing mentally ill inmates in solitary

The money is earmarked to boost mental health supports in correctional facilities
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CANADA: CRA online services are back up and running

CANADA: CRA online services are back up and running

Sorry folks, that means you still have to do your taxes
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BEYOND LOCAL: We want youth to strive for academic excellence, but at what cost?

BEYOND LOCAL: We want youth to strive for academic excellence, but at what cost?

Skills of well-being have been forgotten partly due to a combination of educational reforms and societal pressures, professor says
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ONTARIO: Law Foundation makes 'unprecedented' move to improve access to family law advice

ONTARIO: Law Foundation makes 'unprecedented' move to improve access to family law advice

A new project offers more affordable options for middle and lower income Ontarians
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CANADA: CRA apologizes as online tax services go down

CANADA: CRA apologizes as online tax services go down

Online systems are down and the Canada Revenue Agency isn't saying at this time when they will be back
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ONTARIO: Former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle appears in court today on multiple assault charges

ONTARIO: Former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle appears in court today on multiple assault charges

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BEYOND LOCAL: Spring may bring warmth and sunshine, but it also means tick season is upon us

BEYOND LOCAL: Spring may bring warmth and sunshine, but it also means tick season is upon us

They are simply waiting in the wings for the right cues - warmer temperatures and longer daylight hours - to emerge and begin their quest for their next blood meal
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BEYOND LOCAL: From the anti-vaxxers to flat earthers: what makes people distrust science?

BEYOND LOCAL: From the anti-vaxxers to flat earthers: what makes people distrust science?

From the anti-vaccine movement to the belief that the earth is flat , there seems to a growing distrust of science and institutions, and experts say it's difficult to come up with an antidote to the erosion.
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