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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
Ukrainian Olympic swimmer starts new life as coach in Guelph

Ukrainian Olympic swimmer starts new life as coach in Guelph

Pavlo Illichov, who represented Ukraine at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, left Ukraine with his family in late April
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
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
CANADA: Arrest made in jet ski human smuggling attempt

CANADA: Arrest made in jet ski human smuggling attempt

Officials say two Brazilian men got off the watercraft in Michigan
80 years after Dieppe, postcards share stories of soldiers who died

80 years after Dieppe, postcards share stories of soldiers who died

The Juno Beach Centre Association has sent 400 unique postcards to addresses across the country that share the name and fate of a serviceman whose records show once lived in those places.
Fewer Indigenous-language speakers, but younger people are learning

Fewer Indigenous-language speakers, but younger people are learning

The number of generation Alpha members — children aged eight or younger — who can speak an Indigenous language grew from 11,715 to 28,755
'Weak spot' COVID-19 virus could mean new treatments: researchers

'Weak spot' COVID-19 virus could mean new treatments: researchers

A study published in the peer-reviewed scientific journal Nature Communications says the "key vulnerability" is found in all major variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus