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	<title>Episode 7: LEAVING NO ONE BEHIND</title>
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	<title>Episode 6: DEATH &#038; DYING – Saying goodbye to loved ones during COVID-19.</title>
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	<title>Episode 4: Front &#038; Centre &#8211; The Honourable Karina Gould, Minister of International Development, speaks on the new realities of Parliament in the common fight against COVID-19</title>
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	<title>Episode 3: Staying Healthy during COVID-19</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2020 14:58:18 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Interview with Kevin Brady, Director, Corporate Health, NFP Canada, Director, Advica Health &#38; Canadian Triathlete&#160; In our conversation with Community Leader and Health Guru, Kevin Brady, you will be inspired by his personal journey on health, struggles, achievements and advice on staying healthy while in self-isolation.]]></description>
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	<title>Episode 2: COVID-19 &#038; Education &#8211; The New Paradigm</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2020 18:57:54 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[An Interview with Stuart Miller, Director of Education for the Halton District School Board.]]></description>
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	<title>Episode 1: Introducing Scotch Fridays</title>
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