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ONTARIO: Municipal council in Northern Ont. passes resolution calling for probe into volatile lumber prices

ONTARIO: Municipal council in Northern Ont. passes resolution calling for probe into volatile lumber prices

Last year a piece of 2 by 4 Grade A lumber sold for $1.25 and one year later that same piece of lumber retails for more than $9
ONTARIO: Province introducing harsher penalties for speeding, stunt driving

ONTARIO: Province introducing harsher penalties for speeding, stunt driving

The government introduced legislation this afternoon that would, among other things, increase vehicle impoundment times and lengthen licence suspensions
ONTARIO: Province announces new COVID-19 child benefit

ONTARIO: Province announces new COVID-19 child benefit

$400 for each child to help cover off extra costs associated with the pandemic
CANADA: Pilot training, spare part shortages among challenges military facing from COVID-19

CANADA: Pilot training, spare part shortages among challenges military facing from COVID-19

Military pilots required to fly a certain number of hours in the air to remain qualified for their aircraft, typically participate in a number of international exercises
BEYOND LOCAL: Debunking common myths about ticks

BEYOND LOCAL: Debunking common myths about ticks

With warm weather comes tick season, and it is important to be armed with the right information about ticks
COVID-19: Canada to get 1.9M vaccine doses this week, including first Johnson and Johnson shots

COVID-19: Canada to get 1.9M vaccine doses this week, including first Johnson and Johnson shots

Country to receive doses from J&J, Pfizer and Moderna; not currently scheduled to receive additional AstraZeneca vaccines
CANADA: How COVID-19 amplifies the complexity of disability and race

CANADA: How COVID-19 amplifies the complexity of disability and race

Parents of disabled children coping with school closures are frustrated by the lack of resources for their children
Ontario's long-term care ministry makes moves to ease mounting strain on hospitals

Ontario's long-term care ministry makes moves to ease mounting strain on hospitals

Ministry announced it will try to free up hospital beds by waiving fees for patients who agree to take a spot in a home that may not be their first choice until they're placed in the facility they want
OPINION: Ontario's ‘choice’ of fully online school would gamble on children for profit

OPINION: Ontario's ‘choice’ of fully online school would gamble on children for profit

For children, fully online learning creates the conditions for further educational inequality, prof says
BEYOND LOCAL: Five ways to challenge systemic ableism during Autism Acceptance Month

BEYOND LOCAL: Five ways to challenge systemic ableism during Autism Acceptance Month

Autism awareness campaigns often portray autistic people negatively as mysterious puzzles to be solved. In contrast, the rainbow infinity symbol celebrates neurodiversity