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BEYOND LOCAL: Spiral appears amid northern lights in Alaska night sky

BEYOND LOCAL: Spiral appears amid northern lights in Alaska night sky

The appearance of the swirl was caught in time-lapse on the Geophysical Institute’s all-sky camera and shared widely
CANADA: Wickenheiser, Virtue, Hughes among 42 former Olympians banned from Russia

CANADA: Wickenheiser, Virtue, Hughes among 42 former Olympians banned from Russia

The list includes a group of 42 retired Canadian Olympians who signed a statement last month urging the Canadian Olympic Committee to reject the idea of allowing Russians to participate in the 2024 Games unless Russia withdraws from Ukraine
BEYOND LOCAL: CP Rail, Kansas City Southern Rail merger now official

BEYOND LOCAL: CP Rail, Kansas City Southern Rail merger now official

It combines the two smallest of North America's seven Class 1 railroads
BEYOND LOCAL: Ontario rolls out 'ultra low' overnight hydro rate

BEYOND LOCAL: Ontario rolls out 'ultra low' overnight hydro rate

It could appeal to customers who electrically heat their home, charge their electric vehicle overnight or who are shift workers
BEYOND LOCAL: Dog arrives home after 150 mile Alaskan sea-ice odyssey

BEYOND LOCAL: Dog arrives home after 150 mile Alaskan sea-ice odyssey

Except for a swollen leg, with large bite marks from an unidentified animal, Nanuq was in pretty good health
BEYOND LOCAL: Canada, U.S. renew women's hockey rivalry, but times have changed with PWHPA

BEYOND LOCAL: Canada, U.S. renew women's hockey rivalry, but times have changed with PWHPA

The PWHPA, which has a stated goal of starting a professional league next season, has a number of the game's best under its umbrella, including Poulin, Nurse and Knight
BEYOND LOCAL: Massive fire destroys homes under construction in Vaughan

BEYOND LOCAL: Massive fire destroys homes under construction in Vaughan

No reports of injuries or deaths at this time
CANADA: Women's soccer teams to wear purple wristbands during international window

CANADA: Women's soccer teams to wear purple wristbands during international window

FIFPro, the union representing professional footballers, notes that the Canadian women started the trend and says women's national team players will wear the purple wristbands "in a show of collective solidarity and desire for positive change."
BEYOND LOCAL: Why major players dominate Canada's business landscape

BEYOND LOCAL: Why major players dominate Canada's business landscape

Runaway food prices. A massive day-long telecom outage that knocked out internet and phone service across the country. Flight delays, cancellations and stranded air travellers.
CANADA: 30,000-year-old mummified ground squirrel found in Yukon

CANADA: 30,000-year-old mummified ground squirrel found in Yukon

The palm-size discovery will be unveiled to the public next month at the reopening of the Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre in Whitehorse following renovations