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In much brighter news, the story of this mystery painting of a woman of colour (most likely a Black woman, from what I’ve read?) that the AGO just acquired is
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If you're wondering why we still need the local media, here's a little example. I met a nurse today who told me NHS staff were being fined hundreds of pounds
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Gigi, a registered nurse, returned from work exhausted to the tiny room she was renting in a Toronto home last Monday night. About 45 minutes later, Toronto police were knocking
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"I was the model minority. Now I know it doesn’t protect us, it traps us." Heartbreaking #InTheirOwnVoices piece from a Chinese-Canadian on workplace harassment, being gaslit about her pregnancy (to
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“I’d run my fingers through my hair and I’d pull out a whole bunch,” 26-year-old Heather Colton said after getting sick with COVID-19. Survivors are alarmed by latest fallout of
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Thread: Some things I learned today from @katecallen @jyangstar @rachelmendleson about COVID-19 and Toronto.https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/08/02/lockdown-worked-for-the-rich-but-not-for-the-poor-the-untold-story-of-how-covid-19-sprea
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He went back to his hometown of Wuhan for Lunar New Year and was immediately put into lockdown for months. Li Wang, a researcher at the University of New Brunswick
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Four in five Canadians say they’re willing to pay a premium for local food, yet only a quarter of them are making a priority of buying it. So what’s stopping
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he hopes for “a smooth transition or a clear result” from the U.S. election but has instructed his government to be ready for possible “disruptions.”https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/2020/10
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In Brampton, temp workers, many of them immigrants waiting for permanent status, are risking their lives without a real safety net like higher wages, or enough accessible sick leave. All
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Are you a physical distancing pro? When restrictions are lifted, do you know how to distance yourself on the subway, in a theatre, at the park?With the help of experts,
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UPDATE: The RCMP union is pushing back against a directive from mgmt banning on-duty officers from wearing the ‘thin blue line’ symbol. In a letter to members the National Police
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1/4 How many Ontarians are getting COVID-19 in the community? The answer: Far more than we've known.It's taken @KenyonWallace and I a long time to be able to come up
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For months now, corporations across North America have issued public statements committing to equity, diversity and inclusion.But in order for things to change, these students and alumni believe a good
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Today on #ThisMatters, I spoke with @sabaeitizaz about what some people are calling the “She-Cession”: the fact that women, especially women of colour, have felt a greater economic impact due
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Cancer surgeons in Ontario are reporting a sharp rise in the number of people coming to hospital with advanced cancers. It's an unintended consequence of the sudden shutdown of non-urgent
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