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BEYOND LOCAL: Making video games can help support addiction recovery

BEYOND LOCAL: Making video games can help support addiction recovery

Game jams are powerful spaces for galvanizing creativity in disenfranchised communities
BEYOND LOCAL: New tech could allow chewing to charge hearing aid batteries

BEYOND LOCAL: New tech could allow chewing to charge hearing aid batteries

Whenever we eat, speak or yawn, the movement of our jaw deforms the ear canal. These deformations could be converted into electrical energy used to power in-ear technology
BEYOND LOCAL: D-Day: The politics involved in how war should be remembered

BEYOND LOCAL: D-Day: The politics involved in how war should be remembered

While not the only contribution by Canadian service men and women, D-Day takes a prominent place in Canada’s cultural memory of the Second World War
BEYOND LOCAL: Remote work creating schism as popular option unavailable to all

BEYOND LOCAL: Remote work creating schism as popular option unavailable to all

While 40 per cent of work in Canada can be done remotely, experts say, that means 60 per cent of workers are unable to access this benefit
ONTARIO: Election result prompts new calls for electoral reform

ONTARIO: Election result prompts new calls for electoral reform

Many would like to see a proportional representation system, under which the percentage of seats a party holds in the legislature would reflect the popular vote
Village Media expands again, launches news site in Halton Hills

Village Media expands again, launches news site in Halton Hills

Unveiled Monday morning, HaltonHillsToday.ca joins Village Media's growing network of hyper-local news websites across Ontario
BEYOND LOCAL: Roadside safety messages distract drivers

BEYOND LOCAL: Roadside safety messages distract drivers

Road signs often display safety messages in an attempt to reduce road crashes
BEYOND LOCAL: Youth-oriented comics with LGBTQ+ positive characters are busting binaries

BEYOND LOCAL: Youth-oriented comics with LGBTQ+ positive characters are busting binaries

Positive role models and experiences of belonging in community matter
BEYOND LOCAL: Election campaigns produced some good ideas for Canada

BEYOND LOCAL: Election campaigns produced some good ideas for Canada

No big ideas during an election campaign? Au contraire — the Ontario election campaign produced some unexpected and innovative proposals
BEYOND LOCAL: Large trees are essential for healthy cities

BEYOND LOCAL: Large trees are essential for healthy cities

Although it is important to have a diversity of tree species in urban landscapes, planting and protecting taller species should be strongly encouraged