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Small businesses in Ottawa are asking for “sweeping reforms to community support” for viability following the detrimental effects of the pandemic. The Grove Studio – a local business in Hintonburg – started the initiative on Wednesday. It said 110 small businesses came together to write one letter to the Mayor of Ottawa, Mark Sutcliffe.
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2 years ago Read more at CTV News Ottawa

AER CEO Laurie Pusher is suing the AER for negligently handling the oil sands pond’s tailings in Fort Chipewyan, Alberta. The AER said it’s a “slow, industrial genocide” and that the industry is ignoring its impacts. “I’m going to be sick from my head to my toes. I’m a hungry aunty.’” Dr. Lepine said.
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2 years ago Read more at Ricochet Media

Canada’s Rachel Homan defeated Japan’s Miyu Ueno 7-2 to remain unbeaten at the world women’s curling championship. Homan and her team of Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew and Sarah Wilkes scored three in the eighth end en route to their seventh straight round-robin victory. Canada will next play Turkey’s Dilsat Yildiz in the evening draw at Centre 200.
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2 years ago Read more at CFJC Today Kamloops

Aaron Mason, Cynthia Anderson, Douglas Murdock, and John Carson won just over $100,000 on the Feb. 28 Lotto 6/49 and Extra draw thanks to a ticket they purchased at a gas station and convenience store in the community. The colleagues said they’ve been buying regularly buying tickets for years.
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2 years ago Read more at Global News

Swiss air quality technology company IQAir reveals only seven countries met safe air pollution levels in 2023. Of these, 124 were found to breach safe levels of PM2.5 (fine particulate matter), according to World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines. These microscopic particles, measuring less than 2.5 microns in diameter, can be inhaled deep into our lungs and even reach our bloodstreams. In Europe, Iceland had the cleanest air, followed by Estonia with 4.7g/m3 and
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2 years ago Read more at Euronews

Finland has held onto its top ranking for seven years straight. This year’s report is the first to include separate rankings by age group. The U.S. and other countries dropping in rank was also because other nations – especially several in Eastern Europe – had welcome gains in happiness.
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2 years ago Read more at CTV News

Amina Mohammed spoke by video link to a conference in Greece on women’s participation in politics. More than 50 countries — home to half the planet’s population — are holding national elections in 2024. The global proportion of female lawmakers stood at 26.9% in 2023, a fractional increase from the previous year.
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2 years ago Read more at CTV News

Penn State Health diabetes specialist Christie Gehman works to improve health equity No one wants to hear the “Big D” diagnosis—diabetes. It’s a disease that means new medication, changes in lifestyle and, increasingly, the use of diabetes technology. She has made it her mission to learn about intersection of diabetes and minorities and how equal access to technology could have a significant impact on health outcomes.
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2 years ago Read more at Penn State Health News

EST is slated to present its annual First Light Festival in 2024. The Sloan Foundation has supported hundreds of plays about science and technology. It’s a disproportionate number of playwrights of color working on Sloan plays.
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2 years ago Read more at American Theatre

The museum of Science and Industry will launch an online site devoted to these unseen treasures from the institution's permanent collection. In the 90 years since Chicago's Museum of Science & Industry first opened its doors in late 1933, the institution has hosted more than 190 million people. The permanent exhibits include present-day favorites, like the full-sized German World War II sub, the Coal Mine, Colleen Moore&#X27's Fairy Castle, an elaborate dollhouse created by
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2 years ago Read more at WLS-TV