MAID for mental illness sparks clinical and legal debate
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COVID hangover weighs on students and schools
Perry Kinkaide reflects on ongoing effects of COVID-19 policies on education and youth. Remote learning widened inequality, damaged mental health, and caused lasting learning gaps. Calls for coordinated reform, sustained support, and collaboration among educators, parents, unions, and government to rebuild an adaptable, resilient system.
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Conmee bylaw on gun discharge sparks reader alarm
Letter writer challenges Conmee Township's proposed 1.5 kilometre gun discharge bylaw, questions the research behind the buffer, and argues it would restrict legal hunting and firearm use. He claims the plan may contradict provincial rules and hinders residents in hunting deer and ruffed grouse. John Scott Thunder Bay.
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