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BEYOND LOCAL: Low-carb breakfasts may not sound fun, but there may be huge benefits

BEYOND LOCAL: Low-carb breakfasts may not sound fun, but there may be huge benefits

Eating a low-carbohydrate breakfast could help curb cravings for treats later in the day – a simple and powerful strategy not just for those with Type 2 diabetes, but for anyone looking to improve their diet
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BEYOND LOCAL: 'Big Pharma' may be doing more damage to the environment than you'd think

BEYOND LOCAL:'Big Pharma' may be doing more damage to the environment than you'd think

Greenhouse gas emissions from pharmaceutical companies need to be better monitored and regulated, professor says
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BEYOND LOCAL: The implications of being ordered to hand over your phone, passwords to the courts

BEYOND LOCAL: The implications of being ordered to hand over your phone, passwords to the courts

As police face greater obstacles with encryption, courts are divided on whether compelling people to reveal their passwords is legal
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CANADA: The stem cell registry isn’t diverse enough to help those who need it

CANADA: The stem cell registry isn’t diverse enough to help those who need it

Finding biracial or ethnically diverse stem cells can be extremely difficult
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CANADA: Hotline launched to help victims, survivors of human trafficking

CANADA: Hotline launched to help victims, survivors of human trafficking

The hotline was funded by the federal government
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BEYOND LOCAL: Alex Trebek shares positive, ‘mind-boggling’ cancer update

BEYOND LOCAL: Alex Trebek shares positive, ‘mind-boggling’ cancer update

Some of the tumours have already shrunk by more than 50 per cent, according to Trebek's doctors
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CANADA: SNC-Lavalin will go to trial on charges of fraud, corruption

CANADA: SNC-Lavalin will go to trial on charges of fraud, corruption

The RCMP has accused the company of paying $47.7 million in bribes to public officials in Libya between 2001 and 2011
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ONTARIO: Changing Beer Store deal about creating fairness for consumers, Fedeli says

ONTARIO: Changing Beer Store deal about creating fairness for consumers, Fedeli says

Fedeli also said it is premature to say what the cost of moving beer and wine to convenience stores will be
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CANADA: Enrolment, test scores falling as school spending increases

CANADA: Enrolment, test scores falling as school spending increases

The big spending provinces in Canada did not necessarily get the best Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) standardized test results.
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BEYOND LOCAL: Physician calls Ontario's approach to opioid crisis 'short-sighted and cruel'

BEYOND LOCAL: Physician calls Ontario's approach to opioid crisis 'short-sighted and cruel'

From January to September 2018, 1,031 Ontarians died of an overdose
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