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BEYOND LOCAL: Call her coach: Canadian basketball great Natalie Achonwa ready for next step

BEYOND LOCAL: Call her coach: Canadian basketball great Natalie Achonwa ready for next step

The Paris Olympics were the 31-year-old Achonwa's fourth Games, the most ever by a Canadian basketball player
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BEYOND LOCAL: One jellyfish arrived in B.C. decades ago. Thousands of clones spread to 34 waterways

BEYOND LOCAL: One jellyfish arrived in B.C. decades ago. Thousands of clones spread to 34 waterways

Scientists are now trying to understand the impact of the Chinese peach blossom jellyfish, that are about the size of a quarter
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BEYOND LOCAL: My Boy Prince to race against older horses in $1-million Woodbine Mile

BEYOND LOCAL: My Boy Prince to race against older horses in $1-million Woodbine Mile

The '24 King's Plate runner-up will be part of a global field in the $1-million Woodbine Mile turf event
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BEYOND LOCAL: Italian man who bought Churchill portrait surprised by international art caper

BEYOND LOCAL: Italian man who bought Churchill portrait surprised by international art caper

An Italian art collector who bought a portrait of Winston Churchill says he was surprised to learn five months later the answer to a puzzling, high-profile heist might be hanging on his living room wall.
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'A surprise’: Northern Ontario composer wins hit show’s only Emmy

'A surprise’: Northern Ontario composer wins hit show’s only Emmy

Nominated for 11 Emmys awards, popular Apple TV+ series ‘Palm Royale’ claimed just a single win on Sunday thanks to Jeff Toyne’s colourful main title theme music
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Public school board faces $415,000 lawsuit over alleged bullying

Public school board faces $415,000 lawsuit over alleged bullying

UGDSB ‘negligence’ allowed assault of 12-year-old Waverly Drive Public School student, lawsuit claims
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'People over politics': Northern singer's protest song goes international

'People over politics': Northern singer's protest song goes international

Adrian Sutherland teamed up with a Brazilian-Mexican singer to release a new version of his 2019 hit
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BEYOND LOCAL: Bear cub driven by two men from northern Ontario to Windsor, fed Taco Bell

BEYOND LOCAL: Bear cub driven by two men from northern Ontario to Windsor, fed Taco Bell

TORONTO — Anyone who finds injured wildlife should seek local support for the animal rather than attempting to deal with the situation themselves, the director of an animal rescue charity says after two men picked up a black bear cub in northern Onta
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BEYOND LOCAL: Anxious child or teen going back to school? Here's what mental health experts say

BEYOND LOCAL: Anxious child or teen going back to school? Here's what mental health experts say

Those who struggle with chronic anxiety may need extra support, mental health experts say
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BEYOND LOCAL: Canadian swimmer Aurelie Rivard strikes gold at Paralympics, Routliffe earns bronze

BEYOND LOCAL: Canadian swimmer Aurelie Rivard strikes gold at Paralympics, Routliffe earns bronze

It's the third medal of the Paris Games for Rivard, who holds the world and Paralympic record in the 400 freestyle, set at the Tokyo Paralympics in 2021
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