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BEYOND LOCAL: How food bundles are helping Indigenous people in Guelph connect with their culture

BEYOND LOCAL: How food bundles are helping Indigenous people in Guelph connect with their culture

An Indigenous-led food program starts in Guelph and is supported by Harvest Impact
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ONTARIO: Homeless, hopeless Orillia man seeks medically assisted death

ONTARIO: Homeless, hopeless Orillia man seeks medically assisted death

'I really think this would be the best decision for me. I've researched it. This is an informed decision,' said local man seeking MAID, not for terminal illness, but due to lack of hope
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BEYOND LOCAL: Surge of discount airlines making Canada's pilot shortage worse

BEYOND LOCAL: Surge of discount airlines making Canada's pilot shortage worse

While each operates slightly differently, the basic premise of a low-cost airline is that travellers receive stripped-down service in exchange for low basic fares
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BEYOND LOCAL: DNA and a decade of work identify Canadian soldier, 106 years after death

BEYOND LOCAL: DNA and a decade of work identify Canadian soldier, 106 years after death

The remains of Cpl. Percy Howarth, a soldier in the First World War, were discovered during a munitions clearing process in Vendin-le-Vieil, France, in 2011, but it would take 10 years of experts digging through his family tree to find a living relative before he could be identified
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BEYOND LOCAL: Bail hearing for sisters who say they were wrongfully convicted

BEYOND LOCAL: Bail hearing for sisters who say they were wrongfully convicted

Odelia and Nerissa Quewezance were convicted in 1994 of second-degree murder in the death of 70-year-old farmer Anthony Joseph Dolff
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BEYOND LOCAL: China records 1st population fall in decades

BEYOND LOCAL: China records 1st population fall in decades

China’s population has begun to decline 9-10 years earlier than Chinese officials predicted and the United Nation projected
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BEYOND LOCAL: Tips for saving at the grocery store as inflation continues to soar

BEYOND LOCAL: Tips for saving at the grocery store as inflation continues to soar

Grocery prices were up 11 per cent in December compared with a year ago, Statistics Canada said this week
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CANADA: Minnesota Lynx to play Chicago Sky in first-ever WNBA pre-season game in Toronto

CANADA: Minnesota Lynx to play Chicago Sky in first-ever WNBA pre-season game in Toronto

The Minnesota Lynx, whose roster features Canadians Bridget Carleton and Natalie Achonwa, will play the Chicago Sky at Toronto's Scotiabank Arena in a pre-season matchup on May 13
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BEYOND LOCAL: Canada will see weakest level of homes sales since 2001 this year

BEYOND LOCAL: Canada will see weakest level of homes sales since 2001 this year

TORONTO — A new report from TD Economics predicts Canada will see the weakest level of home sales since 2001 this year.
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BEYOND LOCAL: An explainer on the rising number of cyberattacks

BEYOND LOCAL: An explainer on the rising number of cyberattacks

Hackers will target any organization that they believe they can leverage a ransom from, Finlay says, which is one of the reasons the attacks seem to be getting more aggressive
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