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The inexact science involved in predicting the likely path of COVID-19

The inexact science involved in predicting the likely path of COVID-19

TORONTO — Data experts are cautioning already on-edge Canadians against taking Ontario's dire predictions about COVID-19 deaths literally, even as the revelation of stark data coincided with more physical distancing measures and impassioned pleas by
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The inexact science involved in predicting the likely path of COVID-19

The inexact science involved in predicting the likely path of COVID-19

TORONTO — Data experts are cautioning already on-edge Canadians against taking Ontario's dire predictions about COVID-19 deaths literally, even as the revelation of stark data coincided with more physical distancing measures and impassioned pleas by
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Taste of home schooling generating new interest among parents

Taste of home schooling generating new interest among parents

Selena Valencia is on the fence when it comes to home-schooling her children. The mother from Olds, Alta., has her three youngest in the Catholic school system but the oldest, her 17-year-old son, is taught at home.
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Taste of home schooling generating new interest among parents

Taste of home schooling generating new interest among parents

Selena Valencia is on the fence when it comes to home-schooling her children. The mother from Olds, Alta., has her three youngest in the Catholic school system but the oldest, her 17-year-old son, is taught at home.
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Those without broadband struggle in a stuck-at-home nation

Those without broadband struggle in a stuck-at-home nation

NEW YORK — In Sandwich, New Hampshire, a town of 1,200 best known as a setting for the movie “On Golden Pond," broadband is scarce. Forget streaming Netflix, much less working or studying from home.
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Those without broadband struggle in a stuck-at-home nation

Those without broadband struggle in a stuck-at-home nation

NEW YORK — In Sandwich, New Hampshire, a town of 1,200 best known as a setting for the movie “On Golden Pond," broadband is scarce. Forget streaming Netflix, much less working or studying from home.
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On the rise: Flour demand higher as Canadians turn to baking as welcome respite

On the rise: Flour demand higher as Canadians turn to baking as welcome respite

Steve Butt went all-in for his first baking effort in the COVID-19 era — a showstopping Baked Alaska, complete with homemade ice cream. Now he's exploring a variety of recipes as he takes advantage of more at-home time during the pandemic.
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On the rise: Flour demand higher as Canadians turn to baking as welcome respite

On the rise: Flour demand higher as Canadians turn to baking as welcome respite

Steve Butt went all-in for his first baking effort in the COVID-19 era — a showstopping Baked Alaska, complete with homemade ice cream. Now he's exploring a variety of recipes as he takes advantage of more at-home time during the pandemic.
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Lives Lost: Virus struck Wuhan family, took its patriarch

Lives Lost: Virus struck Wuhan family, took its patriarch

WUHAN, China — For more than a month, Wu Di did not know his father was dead.
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Insurance marketplaces offer help with coronavirus job cuts

Insurance marketplaces offer help with coronavirus job cuts

More than a million people could swamp the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance marketplaces in the coming months as employers lay off staff during the coronavirus pandemic.
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