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People sit at an outdoor patio on Monday in Valletta, Malta, as restaurants and markets reopened for business after COVID-19 vaccinations reached 60 per cent of the adult population. (Darrin Zammit/Lupied Press/Reuters)
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More than half of adults in Toronto have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and officials say the city s ramping up for its busiest vaccination week so far.
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This mother-daughter duo has stayed connected through poetry during the pandemic
Melinda Dewsbury, in Langley, B.C., and her mom Diana Coldwell, in Owen Sound, Ont., have written 115 poems about the pandemic for each other over the past year.
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They live on opposite sides of the country, and wanted to connect through something other than phone or text
Posted: May 09, 2021 4:33 PM PT | Last Updated: May 9
Melinda Dewsbury and her mother, Diana Coldwell, use poetry to stay connected and express their feelings as the COVID-19 pandemic keeps them on opposite sides of the country.(Submitted by Melinda Dewsbury)
When it came time for Chris Laurie to decide where he was going to play basketball, the six-foot- five inch player opted for familiarity and the UNBC Timberwolves.
“I know the guys. I know the coach and the academics are here too,” Laurie said.
The 22-year-old player made the decision to stay at UNBC late last week after wrestling with an offer from Trinity Western University in Langley.
UNBC won out because it offered a combination of things Laurie was looking for.
The student was originally studying kinesiology and was half way through the program when he met with some people already working in the field.