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‘It’s never too late to learn:’ U of G's senior learning program offers opportunity

‘It’s never too late to learn:’ U of G's senior learning program offers opportunity

After retiring from a career in real estate, Dan Izokaitis is headed back to school at the University of Guelph, at no cost
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BEYOND LOCAL: Masse, Liendo among four captains named for Canadian Olympic swim team

BEYOND LOCAL: Masse, Liendo among four captains named for Canadian Olympic swim team

Captains' duties will involve leading team-building activities, hosting swimmer meetings, and serving as a link between swimmers and Swimming Canada leadership staff
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BEYOND LOCAL: Orphan B.C. orca calf unseen since May 10 despite family sightings: researchers

BEYOND LOCAL: Orphan B.C. orca calf unseen since May 10 despite family sightings: researchers

VICTORIA — A whale research group that was involved in efforts to rescue an orphaned orca calf from a Vancouver Island lagoon says she has not been seen since May 10, despite multiple recent sightings of her family members.
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BEYOND LOCAL: Jessica Campbell will be the first woman on an NHL bench as assistant coach with the Seattle Kraken

BEYOND LOCAL: Jessica Campbell will be the first woman on an NHL bench as assistant coach with the Seattle Kraken

Campbell was a decorated player in the NCAA, the Canadian Women’s Hockey League and Canada’s women’s national team, with whom she won silver at the 2015 world championship
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BEYOND LOCAL: Canadians in Grenada and Montreal rally to help after hurricane Beryl devastation

BEYOND LOCAL: Canadians in Grenada and Montreal rally to help after hurricane Beryl devastation

As a volunteer warden with the Canadian High Commission in Barbados, which offers consular assistance to Canadians in Grenada, Kaak has been kept busy purchasing bottled water for storm victims
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BEYOND LOCAL: Captain Emma Wright leads Canadian women's water polo team into Paris

BEYOND LOCAL: Captain Emma Wright leads Canadian women's water polo team into Paris

Canada's women's water polo team is appearing at its fourth Summer Games, with a fifth-place finish when the sport made its Olympic debut in 2000 remaining its best result
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BEYOND LOCAL: How to lower your student debt — and cut through misconceptions around it

BEYOND LOCAL: How to lower your student debt — and cut through misconceptions around it

According to Statistics Canada, the average recent graduate of a bachelor's degree program owed about $30,600 in student debt as of 2020
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BEYOND LOCAL: Centuries of stories, from some of Canada's centenarians

BEYOND LOCAL: Centuries of stories, from some of Canada's centenarians

The Canadian Press has spent the past month interviewing some of Canada's more than 11,000 centenarians and their families. These are some of their stories.
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BEYOND LOCAL: Different schools of thought on why Canada drapes itself with red and white

BEYOND LOCAL: Different schools of thought on why Canada drapes itself with red and white

The red and white of the Canadian flag are not unique, with a number of countries including Japan, Denmark, Indonesia and Switzerland displaying those colours, yet they are often associated with Canada
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BEYOND LOCAL: When heat waves strike, Environment Canada can link it to climate change — fast

BEYOND LOCAL: When heat waves strike, Environment Canada can link it to climate change — fast

The data would mark the public debut of Canada's new rapid extreme weather event attribution pilot program. Environment Canada will be able to say, within about a week of the end of a heat wave, whether and to what extent climate change made it more likely or intense
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