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BEYOND LOCAL: Four-day rescue operation freed a humpback whale off northern B.C.: DFO

BEYOND LOCAL: Four-day rescue operation freed a humpback whale off northern B.C.: DFO

Paul Cottrell, a marine mammal co-ordinator with the department, said the rescue off British Columbia's coast between Prince Rupert and Haida Gwaii was one of the longest he had experienced
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BEYOND LOCAL: Parents look to save costs as youth sports programs get more expensive

BEYOND LOCAL: Parents look to save costs as youth sports programs get more expensive

When Monisha Sharma looked into swim lessons for her daughter, she decided to take an unconventional route to save costs.
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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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'She was one tough kid': Hit-and-run victim's father fighting for justice

'She was one tough kid': Hit-and-run victim's father fighting for justice

It's been nearly 300 days since a Moose Factory woman was killed, the family is encouraging the person who took her life to come forward
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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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Lakehead prof says iconic 9/11 image helps frame view of history

Lakehead prof says iconic 9/11 image helps frame view of history

'Photographs can be incredibly helpful in understanding an event, but they can also distort how we understand it,' says Orillia-based scholar
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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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