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Lessons from Quebec City’s gym outbreak, one of Canada’s largest COVID-19 superspreading events

We still don’t know exactly how it started — a runner on a treadmill, or perhaps someone lifting weights — but an outbreak...

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Students, graduates, politicians decry ‘devastating’ cuts at Laurentian University

Students at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ont., continue to react to news the school is cutting dozens of programs and laying off about...

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Alberta NDP would likely form majority if election held today, new poll suggests

EDITOR’S NOTE: CBC News and The Road Ahead commissioned this public opinion research in March, just as the third wave of COVID-19 cases was building...

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‘An ugly stain for years to come’: Laurentian University interests reeling from staff, program cuts

Monday was one of the worst days on record for the Laurentian University community, with the news roughly 100 professors lost their jobs...

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22-yr-old Winnipeg man hospitalized with coronavirus variant hopes his story will serve as warning

If you think you can’t get seriously ill from COVID-19 because you’re young and healthy, think again. That’s the message a 22-year-old Winnipeg man...

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More than 60 programs to be cut as Laurentian University moves through insolvency process

The pace of change at Laurentian University, which is in the midst of insolvency negotiations, is speeding up as termination notices for faculty...

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Liberal delegates endorse a universal basic income, reject capital gain tax hike

Liberal delegates to the party’s policy convention have overwhelmingly endorsed a resolution calling for the establishment of a universal basic income (UBI) in...

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‘If you’re sick, stay home’ is a non-starter for many Canadians

The debate around paid sick leave has grown louder and more urgent in the past several weeks as COVID-19 cases have continued to soar...

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Here’s why Canadians have reason to be more optimistic about the COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Comparing apples to oranges isn’t necessarily useful if you’re trying to learn more about apples. And that is exactly what some experts say...

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Canada is touting hydrogen as crucial to its climate action plan, but how green is it?

Hello, Earthlings! This is our weekly newsletter on all things environmental, where we highlight trends and solutions that are moving us to a more...

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‘It would give us closure’: Family struggles to get body of Windsor university student to India amid pandemic

As grief mounts during the pandemic, for those separated by geography, the struggle to bring home loved ones who have passed away abroad...

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Is now the time to make global corporations pay their fair share?

As the procrastinators among us worry over our own tax forms, it may be a little galling to think about the shrinking share of taxes paid...

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Study suggests vaccines may improve symptoms for some COVID-19 long-haulers

Elaine McCartney typically keeps a list on hand of her 30 or so health issues following a bout of COVID-19 a year ago— in...

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What Vanessa Bryant Just Said About Her 21-Month-Old Daughter Is Warming Hearts

Vanessa Bryant’s April 6, 2021 Instagram upload revealed Capri Bryant sitting outdoors on a big white cushion as she turned her head. The...

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Nature genetically modified this fish the way scientists do

Millions of years before scientists created genetically modified Atlantic salmon with genes from two other fish, nature created genetically modified smelt with a...