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BEYOND LOCAL: Are generational labels necessary or nonsense?

BEYOND LOCAL: Are generational labels necessary or nonsense?

Baby boomers, Gen X, Millennials and Gen Z labels:
Drive Test Centres, Travel Point locations close amid COVID-19 fears

Drive Test Centres, Travel Point locations close amid COVID-19 fears

Drivers assured they will not lose licenses or test fees. Fail to keep appointment fees waived
Markham senior dies, marking York Region's first COVID-19 death

Markham senior dies, marking York Region's first COVID-19 death

Additionally, a COVID-19 outbreak at a Markham seniors’ home indicates local transmission occurring in region, medical officer of health advises
Collingwood homeless moved from temporary shelter to motel rooms

Collingwood homeless moved from temporary shelter to motel rooms

Concerns about the need to observe social distancing prompted the move
Retirees, savers should stick to financial plan despite market fall due to COVID-19, experts say

Retirees, savers should stick to financial plan despite market fall due to COVID-19, experts say

While many Canadians may be panicking as they watch their retirement funds drop, financial experts say it's important to stay the course
COVID-19: Here's the situation in Collingwood today

COVID-19: Here's the situation in Collingwood today

Yesterday brought news of a community-acquired infection and a second death in the region
This is what you need today. Mic'd up Mason is back!

This is what you need today. Mic'd up Mason is back!

Orillia's Mason Rupke starred in a video that went viral globally a year ago; Once again the local lad is featured in a smile-inducing video
LIVE: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau - House to resume Tuesday to pass emergency COVID-19 legislation

LIVE: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau - House to resume Tuesday to pass emergency COVID-19 legislation

The Prime Minister thanked the nation's children who have had to cancel playdates and sleepovers and wash their hands 'a lot'
Ontario reporting 47 new COVID-19 cases, but few details on cases so far

Ontario reporting 47 new COVID-19 cases, but few details on cases so far

The province has provided a few details on seven of the cases, but the other 40 have no identifying information such as age, gender, and applicable health unit
BEYOND LOCAL: Here's why apocalyptic fiction helps us deal with the anxiety of the coronavirus pandemic

BEYOND LOCAL: Here's why apocalyptic fiction helps us deal with the anxiety of the coronavirus pandemic

Dystopic science fiction provides a reference points for our anxieties during a time of global change, PhD Candidate says