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How will the new school cellphone bans actually be enforced?

Backpack? Check. Water bottle? Check. Cellphone? It’s complicated. The start of school will look a little different for some students as several…

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Health

Ontario bans drug consumption sites near schools, child-care centres

Ontario has banned supervised drug consumption sites within 200 metres of schools and child-care centres. Ten facilities across the province will…

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Sports

FIFA strips Canada of 6 points in Olympic soccer, bans coach Bev Priestman for 1 year in drone spying scandal

FIFA deducted six points from Canada in the Paris Olympics women’s soccer tournament and banned three coaches for one year…

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Lifestyle

Spanish tourist town bans sex dolls for bachelor and bachelorette parties

Badly behaved bachelor and bachelorette partygoers could soon face heavy fines if they overstep the mark in a Spanish resort town. The authorities in…

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Lifestyle

Italy bans puppy yoga classes amid welfare concerns

ROME –  Italy’s Ministry of Health has banned the popular wellness trend of “puppy yoga” amid concerns that the puppies…

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Health

Ontario tightens rules on cellphone use, bans vaping in schools

The Ontario government is introducing new measures to crack down on cellphone use and vaping in schools as the province sees an…

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Canada

B.C. bans self-driving vehicles on its roads

Earlier this month, changes to B.C.’s Motor Vehicle Act quietly came into effect, prohibiting the use of fully automated self-driving vehicles. The…

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Sports

NBA bans Toronto Raptors’ Jontay Porter

Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter has been handed a lifetime ban from The National Basketball Association (NBA) following an investigation…

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Sports

NAIA bans trans athletes, NCAA could be next

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics announced a policy Monday that all but bans transgender athletes from competing in women’s…

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Canada

Quebec court temporarily bans protests near several Jewish institutions after groups clash

A Quebec court has temporarily prohibited protests near several Jewish institutions in Montreal’s Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough following back-to-back demonstrations outside community buildings in…

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