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BEYOND LOCAL: Maybe rare diseases are not so rare after all

BEYOND LOCAL: Maybe rare diseases are not so rare after all

Researchers are questioning whether it is time to abandon the word 'rare' and try something new
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BEYOND LOCAL: Are universities catering only to young students?

BEYOND LOCAL: Are universities catering only to young students?

Mature women students face additional barriers when enrolling in STEM programs
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CANADA: Country posts weakest quarterly economic growth since mid-2016

CANADA: Country posts weakest quarterly economic growth since mid-2016

On Friday, for the first time, the impacts of cannabis legalization were reflected in Statistics Canada's real GDP report
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CANADA: Expert warns that Liberals’ pot amnesty would be easy for a new government to reverse

CANADA: Expert warns that Liberals’ pot amnesty would be easy for a new government to reverse

The only people who will be eligible are those with a record only for simple possession, and nothing else
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CANADA: Trudeau announces cabinet shuffle

CANADA: Trudeau announces cabinet shuffle

Wilson-Raybould, who was moved from the justice portfolio to veterans affairs in the last federal cabinet shuffle in mid-January, resigned her post Feb. 12
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CANADA: Canadian astronauts will be going to the moon in 2022

CANADA: Canadian astronauts will be going to the moon in 2022

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ONTARIO: Health minister describes anti-vaccine campaign as 'very concerning'

ONTARIO: Health minister describes anti-vaccine campaign as 'very concerning'

Christine Elliott expressed fundamental disagreement with the billboard ads paid for by Vaccination Choice Canada
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CANADA: Pressure is on for Liberals to make safer opioids available as overdose deaths rise

CANADA: Pressure is on for Liberals to make safer opioids available as overdose deaths rise

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BEYOND LOCAL: Stuffed up? Maybe you have a nose tooth

BEYOND LOCAL: Stuffed up? Maybe you have a nose tooth

A retained tooth in the nasal cavity is rare, according to reports
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CANADA: Changing culture towards sexual misconduct in the forces hindered by 'bureaucratic failure'

CANADA: Changing culture towards sexual misconduct in the forces hindered by 'bureaucratic failure'

The commander of the military's sexual misconduct response team acknowledged the Forces' failures in an interview Tuesday, particularly when it came to genuine cultural change
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