A woman wearing a face mask against the spread of coronavirus, passes a Santa Claus mural by artist Solonas which decorated the store window of a bakery in Athens, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. Greece is set to extend its lockdown measures beyond the end of November given the spread of COVID-19 and the pressure on hospitals, the country’s health minister warned Monday. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) »
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Ontario Police Commissioner stands as hearse carrying OPP Const. Marc Hovingh
Ontario Provincial Police Commissioner Thomas Carrique (right) stands at attention as the hearse carrying OPP Const. Marc Hovingh leaves Toronto en route back to Manitoulin Island on Monday, November 23, 2020. Hovingh was one of the officers who responded to a call regarding an “unwanted man” on a property in Gore Bay, Ontario. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn »
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A person wearing a protective mask walks past a canopy of trees in Mississauga
A person wearing a protective mask walks past a canopy of trees on a mural on a snowy day during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mississauga, Ont., on Monday, November 23, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette »
The Nagorno-Karabakh Knot – Episode 1: An uncertain peace
A Russian-brokered ceasefire signed on Nov. 9 ended six weeks of ferocious fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces in the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region. Russia has already deployed about 2,000 peacekeepers to the region to separate the combattants and guarantee the… »
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Recyclable food trays win awards for Canadian company
Canadian company, Cascades, has launched a recycled and recyclable cardboard tray for food packaging and has won two prizes for it. The product could be a substitute for styrofoam trays which are often used in Canada to package meat and… »
Quiet but worrisome change in Canadian agriculture
There’s an important trend that’s taking place in Canada’s farming sector in the Canadian prairies. A new study has found that a relatively small number of operations control the larger part of farmland in each of the prairie provinces. Alberta,… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Pandemic has not curbed record levels of GHG emissions: UN
For those who may have hoped the global pandemic and lockdowns might have reduced emissions contributing to climate change, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is saying not really. There are still “record levels of greenhouse gases which are trapping heat… »
COVID-19: worsening a lesser known public health crisis
This is National Addictions Awareness Week While headlines across the country describe an increase in COVID-19 infections and concerns of medical professionals and new government imposed restrictions on gatherings and businesses, another deadly public health issue is occurring overshadowed by… »
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A man wearing a face mask walks by a banner showing precautions in Seoul
A man wearing a face mask walks by a banner showing precautions against the coronavirus in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) »
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Burnt mortars stored at a damaged ammunition store near Aeygestan
Burnt mortars stored at a damaged ammunition store near Aeygestan, in outskirts of Stepanakert, the capital of the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh, Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. The ammunition store was hit by Azerbaijanian forces on Oct. 5 and will be soon cleared of unexploded rockets, cannon rounds and grenades. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) »
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