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Traditional ways: Dogsled race covers 500 kilometres in the High Arctic

Traditional ways: Dogsled race covers 500 kilometres in the High Arctic

Fourteen teams took off from Arctic Bay six days ago and are expected to arrive in Igloolik on Monday
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BEYOND LOCAL: A Twitter takeover could restrict speech, not free it

BEYOND LOCAL: A Twitter takeover could restrict speech, not free it

There is a very real risk of losing ideas in the unmoderated Twitter space that Elon Musk says he wants to build in the name of free speech
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BEYOND LOCAL: Tourism is the missing piece of Canada’s cannabis legalization puzzle

BEYOND LOCAL: Tourism is the missing piece of Canada’s cannabis legalization puzzle

Integrating cannabis consumption into tourism could improve the normalization, acceptance and tolerance of cannabis in Canada and abroad
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BEYOND LOCAL: Mathematics is the language of the universe

BEYOND LOCAL: Mathematics is the language of the universe

In any science, and physics in particular, we need to describe concepts that do not map well on to any human language
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BEYOND WORLD: Royal backlash and a colonial reckoning colour the Queen's Platinum Jubilee

BEYOND WORLD: Royal backlash and a colonial reckoning colour the Queen's Platinum Jubilee

This year’s celebration of Queen Elizabeth’s 70 years on the throne comes at an awkward time for the monarch
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Avian flu: Quebec duck farm says it has to kill 150,000 birds, lay off 300 staff

Avian flu: Quebec duck farm says it has to kill 150,000 birds, lay off 300 staff

It will likely take six to 12 months and possibly several million dollars to fully restore the company's operations
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BEYOND LOCAL: Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur, a dominant force in his generation, dead at 70

BEYOND LOCAL: Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur, a dominant force in his generation, dead at 70

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a noted Canadiens fan, said Lafleur was 'unlike anyone else on the ice'
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CANADA: CEO says Flair Airlines has resolved foreign ownership issue — mostly — amid regulatory probe

CANADA: CEO says Flair Airlines has resolved foreign ownership issue — mostly — amid regulatory probe

'Domestic control and ownership is not just a ‘nice to have,’ it is a necessary underpinning of the system, and should be defended,' say airline groups
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BEYOND LOCAL: Few details emerge at meeting about why Cree author’s book removed from library collection

BEYOND LOCAL: Few details emerge at meeting about why Cree author’s book removed from library collection

'The Great Bear' by David A. Robertson was pulled from Durham District School Board’s library collection for review
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That costs what?! A look at how much some consumer prices went up in the last year

That costs what?! A look at how much some consumer prices went up in the last year

Here's a look at how much some prices have gone up between March 2021 and March 2022 at the grocery store
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