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Inside Toronto’s Yonge-University-Spadina subway line, a story was brewing behind closed doors. A committee of Metrolinx board members was poised to give final approval to a plan to shift the subway’s end of the…
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Israel has doubled down in its opposition to the Palestine Liberation Organization’s (PLO) plan to establish a permanent Jerusalem headquarters that would go counter to what it sees as a tenuous truce agreement with…
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The oft-debated Alberta government oil policy released Thursday echoes promises Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made to the province during a visit to Calgary last year to discuss their economic relationship. In a four-year plan,…
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Still recovering from H1N1? It’s not too late to get COVID. Here’s advice from the CMHC for families coping with this winter’s COVID epidemics. (H/T Colin Campbell for digging this out.) Read our piece…
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High-level international health experts on Tuesday offered the world little hope of staving off the next major pandemic — suggesting there’s little time to ramp up investment in vaccines, emergency health-care, environmental readiness, and…
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When British political fashion started shifting toward the burqa, here in the United States, it triggered a storm of controversy. Americans naturally had a lot of confusion about what the burqa was, and which…
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A new helmet designed to prevent concussion injuries in football combines sensors and virtual reality While Dr Martens may be the only footwear the likes of Lionel Messi and Philippe Coutinho prefer, or even…
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In the last 10 years, microbeads have gone from an everyday object in a lot of cosmetics and personal care products to something that’s attracting a lot of regulatory attention and energy on a…
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(see “Behold the Media,” “Your Wednesday Briefing”) Did you see this story last week on Access Hollywood: Michael Cohen used his office and cellphone to steer Donald Trump’s presidential campaign? And then he repeatedly…
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Media playback is not supported on this device Championship champion Steph Curry & Klay Thompson hit record 19 triples in NBA thriller Six-time NBA champions Golden State beat Portland 117-116 to move to within…
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