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BEYOND LOCAL: Think tech killed penmanship? Messy handwriting was a problem centuries before smartphones

BEYOND LOCAL: Think tech killed penmanship? Messy handwriting was a problem centuries before smartphones

Even those who once took pride in their cursive penmanship might now find their own handwriting all but impossible to read
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BEYOND LOCAL: Canadian women climb one spot to No. 8 in latest FIFA women's world rankings

BEYOND LOCAL: Canadian women climb one spot to No. 8 in latest FIFA women's world rankings

Canada opens defence of its Olympic title July 25 against No. 28 New Zealand
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BEYOND LOCAL: New research sheds lights on the huge carbon store in Canada’s seabed

BEYOND LOCAL: New research sheds lights on the huge carbon store in Canada’s seabed

Oceans have absorbed more than 90 per cent of the excess heat from global warming and at least 25 per cent of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
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BEYOND LOCAL: World champion Simoneau leads Canada's artistic swimmers at Paris Olympics

BEYOND LOCAL: World champion Simoneau leads Canada's artistic swimmers at Paris Olympics

Simoneau will head into her third Olympic Games on a roll. She helped Canada qualify for the Olympic team and duet events in February at the world aquatic championships in Doha, Qatar
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BEYOND LOCAL: Another national park season is here. Let’s help the parks embrace our arrival

BEYOND LOCAL: Another national park season is here. Let’s help the parks embrace our arrival

It’s hardly surprising that spending time in nature is beneficial for our health, but what may be surprising is the depth of research behind this idea
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Meet the Waterdown financial expert who helped shape Ontario’s new math curriculum

Meet the Waterdown financial expert who helped shape Ontario’s new math curriculum

Financial literacy is a life skill, says advocate who pushed for it to be a requirement to graduate
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BEYOND LOCAL: Here's what's known about the ongoing Timmins area manhunt

BEYOND LOCAL: Here's what's known about the ongoing Timmins area manhunt

OPP, Ministry yet to confirm why Kettle Lakes Provincial Park — which is in the area being searched — is closed or when it could reopen
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BEYOND LOCAL: Can the Taylor Swift effect jolt Toronto's sputtering tourism industry?

BEYOND LOCAL: Can the Taylor Swift effect jolt Toronto's sputtering tourism industry?

The pop superstar is slated to swoop into town for a six-night run at the Rogers Centre this November
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BEYOND LOCAL: Financial literacy test soon to be requirement for Ontario high school students

BEYOND LOCAL: Financial literacy test soon to be requirement for Ontario high school students

TORONTO — Ontario students will soon be required to pass a financial literacy test as part of a number of changes coming to the requirements needed to earn a high school diploma.
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BEYOND LOCAL: Canadian stars Fillier and Gosling excited to turn pro ahead of Monday's PWHL draft

BEYOND LOCAL: Canadian stars Fillier and Gosling excited to turn pro ahead of Monday's PWHL draft

New York holds the first overall pick in the PWHL's second-ever draft. The other picks will be, in order: Ottawa, league-champion Minnesota, Boston, Montreal, and Toronto
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