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BEYOND LOCAL: Teachers worry about conflicts with students over cell phone ban

BEYOND LOCAL: Teachers worry about conflicts with students over cell phone ban

Many questions still linger at local school boards about the province's ban on cell phones
BEYOND LOCAL: Unions vow to fight Ottawa over rule requiring federal workers in office three days a week

BEYOND LOCAL: Unions vow to fight Ottawa over rule requiring federal workers in office three days a week

Last week, the federal treasury board announced that federal workers will have to report to their offices for three days a week, up from two-to-three days
BEYOND LOCAL: Orillia calls on province to declare gender-based violence an epidemic

BEYOND LOCAL: Orillia calls on province to declare gender-based violence an epidemic

'When we label it as an epidemic, I do believe it draws more attention to the issue,' said Coun. Jay Fallis as Orillia became 95th municipality to join 'wave of change'
BEYOND LOCAL: Drake security guard hospitalized after shooting

BEYOND LOCAL: Drake security guard hospitalized after shooting

Police said it was too early to talk about motive when asked if the shooting was related to a high-profile rap feud
BEYOND LOCAL: Toronto judo athlete Nigara Shaheen named to Olympic refugee team for Paris

BEYOND LOCAL: Toronto judo athlete Nigara Shaheen named to Olympic refugee team for Paris

She's among 36 athletes from 11 countries chosen to compete in Paris this summer under the acronym EOR (Equipe Olympique des Refugies) and under their own flag featuring a heart surrounded by arrows to symbolize finding their way home
BEYOND LOCAL: Ford says universities should remove pro-Palestinian encampments

BEYOND LOCAL: Ford says universities should remove pro-Palestinian encampments

Last week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said universities are places of free speech and debate but that everyone must feel safe on campus
BEYOND LOCAL: Grocery co-ops an alternative to corporate grocers amid anger, mistrust: experts

BEYOND LOCAL: Grocery co-ops an alternative to corporate grocers amid anger, mistrust: experts

Co-operatives are found in many forms, from agricultural co-ops to grocery stores, gas stations and car-shares
BEYOND LOCAL: Gen Zers and millennials are still big fans of books – even if they don’t call themselves ‘readers’

BEYOND LOCAL: Gen Zers and millennials are still big fans of books – even if they don’t call themselves ‘readers’

In other words, young people who don’t identify as readers are reading books at a higher rate than their generational cohorts as a whole
BEYOND LOCAL: Should I invest with a human or a robot? Traditional firms vs. robo-advisors

BEYOND LOCAL: Should I invest with a human or a robot? Traditional firms vs. robo-advisors

Investors considering where to park their money have a choice: go with a traditional financial adviser or trust in an algorithm
BEYOND LOCAL: Project ACL launched to help understand, reduce knee injuries in women's footballers

BEYOND LOCAL: Project ACL launched to help understand, reduce knee injuries in women's footballers

Project ACL will work proactively with the 12 clubs and approximately 300 players in the FA Women’s Super League (FA WSL) "to better understand their current working environment, identify best practice and provide solutions to support the reduction of ACL injuries."