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BEYOND LOCAL: Sand from the Sahara Desert causing recent lull in the hurricane season: scientists

BEYOND LOCAL: Sand from the Sahara Desert causing recent lull in the hurricane season: scientists

This annual phenomenon, known as the Sahara Air Layer (SAL), hurled an unusually large amount of sand into the upper atmosphere earlier this month, according to NASA.
BEYOND LOCAL: Canadian women's hockey great Vicky Sunohara to lead under-18 program in 2024-25

BEYOND LOCAL: Canadian women's hockey great Vicky Sunohara to lead under-18 program in 2024-25

Sunohara is a three-time U Sports coach of the year and led Toronto to back-to-back national titles in 2022 and 2023
BEYOND LOCAL: Quebec introduces salmon fishing restrictions amid decline in migration to rivers

BEYOND LOCAL: Quebec introduces salmon fishing restrictions amid decline in migration to rivers

The new rules for rivers in southern Quebec prohibit sport fishers from catching salmon that are larger than 63 centimetres and that have spent two or more winters at sea
BEYOND LOCAL: Blind dog found in Kitchener, Ont., receives care and gets a new home

BEYOND LOCAL: Blind dog found in Kitchener, Ont., receives care and gets a new home

The humane society says Honey also required dental surgery because her teeth were damaged by chewing at the bars of a cage
BEYOND LOCAL: Olympic roundup: McIntosh strikes gold again, Canada's medal streak continues

BEYOND LOCAL: Olympic roundup: McIntosh strikes gold again, Canada's medal streak continues

The Canadian swimming star won her third medal and second gold of the Paris Olympics with a victory in the women’s 200-metre butterfly Thursday
Retired Guelph judge to Premier Ford: careful where you get your info

Retired Guelph judge to Premier Ford: careful where you get your info

'You want to be very careful that you have your facts straight and that you don’t change the system based on what you’re hearing on the street,' said Norm Douglas
Grieving Sault father lends comfort to family of latest intimate partner violence victim

Grieving Sault father lends comfort to family of latest intimate partner violence victim

Dan Jennings has been working toward a future free of intimate partner violence since the death of his 22-year-old daughter Caitlin one year ago
BEYOND LOCAL: Loblaw boycott had 'minor' impact as company says lawsuit settlement hit profits

BEYOND LOCAL: Loblaw boycott had 'minor' impact as company says lawsuit settlement hit profits

Loblaw saw its profit decline 10 per cent year-over-year to $457 million, which it attributed primarily to the settlement of a pair of class-action lawsuits, to the tune of $500 million between it and parent company George Weston Ltd.
BEYOND LOCAL: Poverty more prevalent among those who died during B.C.'s heat dome: study

BEYOND LOCAL: Poverty more prevalent among those who died during B.C.'s heat dome: study

Risk factor most strongly associated with dying during those sweltering days in the summer of 2021 was whether that person was receiving income assistance
BEYOND LOCAL: Harris likely to follow Biden's path on Canada-U.S. relationship

BEYOND LOCAL: Harris likely to follow Biden's path on Canada-U.S. relationship

'The long-term reality for Canada, regardless of who wins this election, is that the United States is going through a period of political and social instability that's going to last for several years'