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CANADA: Ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir to enter Canada's Sports Hall of Fame

CANADA: Ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir to enter Canada's Sports Hall of Fame

Ice dancers Virtue of London, Ont., and Moir of Ilderton, Ont., won two Olympic gold medals and one silver as well as three world titles during their career
BEYOND LOCAL: Love comes at a cost for millenial pet owners

BEYOND LOCAL: Love comes at a cost for millenial pet owners

Though affording a pet is certainly possible for young Canadians with the right financial mindset, Marques said she too often sees clients with rocky finances inclined to adopt or purchase a pet, potentially digging them deeper into a financial hole
BEYOND LOCAL: Grass that's greener in drought-stricken BC may have been painted

BEYOND LOCAL: Grass that's greener in drought-stricken BC may have been painted

With lawn watering prohibited in Metro Vancouver, some homeowners are looking for alternatives including spray-painting or artificial turf
CANADA: Poll shows nearly 50% of Canadians living cheque to cheque as Tory support grows

CANADA: Poll shows nearly 50% of Canadians living cheque to cheque as Tory support grows

Nearly half of respondents under the age of 35 reported being worried about losing their job in the next year
BEYOND LOCAL: Nebraska driver stopped for bucking the law with bull riding shotgun

BEYOND LOCAL: Nebraska driver stopped for bucking the law with bull riding shotgun

The car that Lee Meyer has driven in parades across the area for years has half the windshield and roof removed to make room for his bull, named Howdy Doody, to ride along
BEYOND LOCAL: Safety concerns prompt universities to pull online course info

BEYOND LOCAL: Safety concerns prompt universities to pull online course info

Move to pull some information from public pages comes after a triple stabbing at a University of Waterloo gender studies class in June, which police described as a hate-motivated attack
BEYOND LOCAL: Wildfire smoke damages the brain long after flames are out, research says

BEYOND LOCAL: Wildfire smoke damages the brain long after flames are out, research says

Cells and nerves connecting the nose-brain passage can get inflamed and damaged by wildfire smoke, says University of California prof
BEYOND LOCAL: India lands spacecraft near moon's south pole

BEYOND LOCAL: India lands spacecraft near moon's south pole

India now joins the United States, the Soviet Union and China as only the fourth country to achieve this milestone
CANADA: Return of live shows after COVID revived arts industry: StatCan

CANADA: Return of live shows after COVID revived arts industry: StatCan

Report says presenters of performing arts, sports and similar events hit hard by COVID-19 cancellations in 2020 and 2021 saw revenue increases of nearly 146 per cent in 2022, compared to the previous year
BEYOND LOCAL: UK police investigate 88 deaths linked to Canadian self-harm websites

BEYOND LOCAL: UK police investigate 88 deaths linked to Canadian self-harm websites

Probe is part of international inquiries sparked by the arrest in Canada earlier this year of Kenneth Law, who has been charged with two counts of counseling and aiding suicide