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BEYOND LOCAL: Wasabi ice cream, Kool-Aid fried chicken, butter chicken corn dog on CNE menu

BEYOND LOCAL: Wasabi ice cream, Kool-Aid fried chicken, butter chicken corn dog on CNE menu

Along with midway rides and exhibitions, crazy food offerings are an annual draw for the summer carnival
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BEYOND LOCAL: Looking ahead to Los Angeles: 10 Canadian athletes to watch for 2028 Olympics

BEYOND LOCAL: Looking ahead to Los Angeles: 10 Canadian athletes to watch for 2028 Olympics

Here are 10 Canadians to look out for over the next quadrennial
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BEYOND LOCAL: Posthumously published novel 'Peggy' a 'gift' to friends of writer Rebecca Godfrey

BEYOND LOCAL: Posthumously published novel 'Peggy' a 'gift' to friends of writer Rebecca Godfrey

When Godfrey died of cancer in 2022 at age 54, her literary agent asked her friend Leslie Jamison to complete her 300-page manuscript using notes Godfrey left behind, including some she dictated to her husband and friends in her final days
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BEYOND LOCAL: Tragically Hip documentary series set for world premiere at Toronto film festival

BEYOND LOCAL: Tragically Hip documentary series set for world premiere at Toronto film festival

TORONTO — A four-part docuseries on The Tragically Hip and film shorts from Oscar-winner Torill Kove and actor Connor Jessup are among the homegrown additions to the Toronto International Film Festival.
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BEYOND LOCAL: Crew of Titan sub knew they were going to die before implosion, according to more than $50M lawsuit

BEYOND LOCAL: Crew of Titan sub knew they were going to die before implosion, according to more than $50M lawsuit

According to the lawsuit, the Titan “dropped weights” about 90 minutes into its dive, indicating the team had aborted or attempted to abort the dive
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BEYOND LOCAL: Canadian high jumper Derek Drouin presented belated 2012 Olympic silver in Paris

BEYOND LOCAL: Canadian high jumper Derek Drouin presented belated 2012 Olympic silver in Paris

Drouin stood alongside American Erik Kynard, who was awarded the gold in the same event, as the two had their medals placed around their necks 12 years after the original performances
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BEYOND LOCAL: Canada's poor record predicting tornadoes must be improved to save lives: researchers

BEYOND LOCAL: Canada's poor record predicting tornadoes must be improved to save lives: researchers

MONTREAL — On July 24, Environment Canada issued a tornado warning for the area around Lachute, Que., northwest of Montreal, urging people to take shelter.
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BEYOND LOCAL: Canada's Vincent, MacKenzie making the most of sprint canoe's Olympic spotlight

BEYOND LOCAL: Canada's Vincent, MacKenzie making the most of sprint canoe's Olympic spotlight

It's Vincent's second Olympic bronze in the event after finishing third with three years ago in Tokyo
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BEYOND LOCAL: Kamala Harris's running mate, Tim Walz, hails from state with close ties to Canada

BEYOND LOCAL: Kamala Harris's running mate, Tim Walz, hails from state with close ties to Canada

Walz is already well-known at the Canadian Embassy in Washington and consulate general in Minnesota, said Kirsten Hillman, Canada's ambassador to the U.S.
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BEYOND LOCAL: Canada finishes space launch negotiations with the United States

BEYOND LOCAL: Canada finishes space launch negotiations with the United States

Maritime Launch Services, the company developing Canada's first commercial spaceport in northeastern Nova Scotia, said in a news release that the agreement is a major step forward for the industry
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