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BEYOND LOCAL: Major telecoms agree to emergency outage deal

BEYOND LOCAL: Major telecoms agree to emergency outage deal

Deal comes after massive Rogers service disruption in July that affected millions of Canadians
CANADA: Fossil found on P.E.I. older than first known dinosaur

CANADA: Fossil found on P.E.I. older than first known dinosaur

The fossil likely dates back about 300 million years to the end of the Coal Age and into the Permian period, about 80 million years before the first dinosaurs
A Guelph boy's journey with 'childhood Alzheimer's'

A Guelph boy's journey with 'childhood Alzheimer's'

A rare genetic disorder often called children's Alzheimer's, Sanfilippo Syndrome affects just one in 70,000 births – including local eight-year-old Joseph Saliba
COVID-19: Science table would have advised against scrapping isolation

COVID-19: Science table would have advised against scrapping isolation

Dr. Fahad Razak, the scientific director for the table that's set to be dissolved next week, says he disagrees with the province's scrapping of isolation requirements
ONTARIO: New science table launches this fall

ONTARIO: New science table launches this fall

Team will be known as the Ontario Public Health Emergencies Science Advisory Committee and will be composed of 15 core members who are outside of Public Health Ontario
ONTARIO: Amid shortage, nursing programs see record applications

ONTARIO: Amid shortage, nursing programs see record applications

Thousands of people applied for a spot at an Ontario nursing school this fall, as some programs report a record number of applicants
BEYOND LOCAL: 17-year-old pilot sets record for solo flight around world

BEYOND LOCAL: 17-year-old pilot sets record for solo flight around world

Mack Rutherford, a Belgian-British dual national, landed on an airstrip west of Bulgaria’s capital, Sofia, to complete his task and to claim two Guinness World Records
ONTARIO: COVID-19 science table being dissolved

ONTARIO: COVID-19 science table being dissolved

Group's advice and guidance at times during the pandemic have run contrary to government actions
ONTARIO: Province to bypass public hearing stage for LTC bill

ONTARIO: Province to bypass public hearing stage for LTC bill

Legislation would allow hospital patients to be moved to a temporary long-term care home without their consent while they await a bed in their preferred facility
CANADA: Group challenges ArriveCan app in Federal Court

CANADA: Group challenges ArriveCan app in Federal Court

Notice of application alleges the federal health minister has failed or refused to provide evidence that ArriveCan’s data collection is legal or secure