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BEYOND LOCAL: Activist who went to same school as George Floyd weighs in on 'soul destroying' riots

BEYOND LOCAL: Activist who went to same school as George Floyd weighs in on 'soul destroying' riots

'From this distance, I don’t see many hopeful signs,' Rita Shelton Deverell says of racism, pandemic and rollback of rights legislation fuelling unrest
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CANADA: Feds continue to add to COVID-19 supply stores to meet future demand

CANADA: Feds continue to add to COVID-19 supply stores to meet future demand

Procurement Minister says that as demand goes up, Canada is keeping up
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WATCH: State of emergency extended another 28 days

WATCH: State of emergency extended another 28 days

Financial support will be provided through the Ontario Together Fund
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LIVE: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau provides COVID-19 update

LIVE: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau provides COVID-19 update

Village Media will carry the livestream
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VIDEO: Student choir goes virtual to debut song amid COVID-19 shutdown

VIDEO: Student choir goes virtual to debut song amid COVID-19 shutdown

Sir William Mulock Secondary School's national award-winning Enter A Cappella performs That's All I've Got To Say
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COVID-19: Cooking during the pandemic is more fun with old secrets from the Queen’s pantry

COVID-19: Cooking during the pandemic is more fun with old secrets from the Queen’s pantry

Madeline Bassnett , Western University Today, many people under lockdown have become COVID bakers or #quarantinecooks.
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WORLD: As Americans protest police behaviour, hardline anti-riot tactics draw fire

WORLD: As Americans protest police behaviour, hardline anti-riot tactics draw fire

In D.C., clashes between protesters and police in the shadow of a darkened White House are becoming a nightly feature
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CANADA: Health officials urge rally-goers to keep COVID-19 in mind

CANADA: Health officials urge rally-goers to keep COVID-19 in mind

Canadian health officials are not suggesting people avoid protests, but they are stressing the importance of hand sanitizer and masks
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COVID-19: Canadians seem OK with possibly being benched as playoff venue, survey says

COVID-19: Canadians seem OK with possibly being benched as playoff venue, survey says

Canada's mandatory 14-day quarantine for people entering the country remains in place and could soil possibility of Edmonton, Vancouver or Toronto being chosen
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BEYOND LOCAL: Here's why bats don't get sick from the viruses they carry, but humans can

BEYOND LOCAL: Here's why bats don't get sick from the viruses they carry, but humans can

Most people are afraid of bats, and there is a tendency to connect them to bad thing
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