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BEYOND LOCAL: Study on reconciliation focuses on perceptions across Canada

BEYOND LOCAL: Study on reconciliation focuses on perceptions across Canada

The Canadian Reconciliation Barometer released its first report Tuesday, which includes online surveys from more than 3,200 Indigenous and non-Indigenous people taken last year
Ontario Government says COVID-19 metrics support March 1 vax certificates end date

Ontario Government says COVID-19 metrics support March 1 vax certificates end date

Premier Doug Ford insisted the steps are not a result of pressure from anti-vaccine mandate protesters
Federal government expands Fintrac powers to crack down on blockade financing

Federal government expands Fintrac powers to crack down on blockade financing

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says crowdfunding sites being used to channel money to the protesters will now be required to report to the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada
OPINION: Ontario’s ‘affordable housing’ task force leaves out low income issues

OPINION: Ontario’s ‘affordable housing’ task force leaves out low income issues

The growth of Ontario’s house market has pushed housing prices out of the reaches of many
BEYOND LOCAL: Unusual weather that brings snow to the Sahara desert

BEYOND LOCAL: Unusual weather that brings snow to the Sahara desert

The Atlas Mountains in particular act as a snowtrap because of their proximity to the Atlantic and elevation
BEYOND LOCAL: Could Ottawa police be sued for failing to arrest freedom convoy protesters?

BEYOND LOCAL: Could Ottawa police be sued for failing to arrest freedom convoy protesters?

In Canada, police can be sued for their failure to protect victims of crime in some circumstances
OPINION: How entertainment helps us understand conspiracy theories, anti-vax messaging and the infodemic

OPINION: How entertainment helps us understand conspiracy theories, anti-vax messaging and the infodemic

For centuries, writers have recognized that disease outbreaks spur the spread of incorrect information, or misinformation.
OPINION: Banning ‘Maus’ only exposes the significance of this searing graphic novel about the Holocaust

OPINION: Banning ‘Maus’ only exposes the significance of this searing graphic novel about the Holocaust

Art Spiegelman’s ‘Maus’ won a 1992 Pulitzer Prize
Injunction granted to prevent protesters from blocking Ambassador Bridge

Injunction granted to prevent protesters from blocking Ambassador Bridge

In a ruling late Friday afternoon, a judge gave the protestors until 7 p.m. to clear out, although it remained unclear when many would leave.
Voices from the protest: 'Freedom' Convoy in Ottawa (29 photos)

Voices from the protest: 'Freedom' Convoy in Ottawa (29 photos)

OrilliaMatters reporter Tyler Evans is in Ottawa to report on the protest in the nation's capital and talked to dozens of people about the demonstration and its impact