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CANADA: 2022 was a defining year for athlete activism

CANADA: 2022 was a defining year for athlete activism

Armed with powerful voices, many found they were as strong off the field as on it
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BEYOND LOCAL: Bunbun's Vancouver Airport adventure has a happy ending

BEYOND LOCAL: Bunbun's Vancouver Airport adventure has a happy ending

Bunbun's tale went viral after Alberta Senator Paula Simons tweeted a photo of the rabbit which she said had been found by her daughter at YVR on Dec. 20
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BEYOND LOCAL: Canadian airlines rank at low end of on-time performance

BEYOND LOCAL: Canadian airlines rank at low end of on-time performance

The data doesn't include the latest travel woes this past week caused by major winter storms
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BEYOND LOCAL: Revitalizing Indigenous languages in the North

BEYOND LOCAL: Revitalizing Indigenous languages in the North

More than 21,000 people speak Inuktitut, the 2021 census indicates, and Inuktitut and Inuinnaqtun are official languages in Nunavut
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CANADA: Marie-Philip Poulin voted The Canadian Press female athlete of the year for 2022

CANADA: Marie-Philip Poulin voted The Canadian Press female athlete of the year for 2022

Poulin is the second hockey player to be voted The Canadian Press female athlete of the year after Hayley Wickenheiser in 2007
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CANADA: Climate change affecting Christmas tree farms, expert say

CANADA: Climate change affecting Christmas tree farms, expert say

The festive trees take eight to 12 years to reach the size most people look for, and young seedlings are particularly vulnerable to climate risks, says UBC expert
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ONTARIO: South Ontario 7-Eleven to serve alcohol with in-store dining

ONTARIO: South Ontario 7-Eleven to serve alcohol with in-store dining

Company says the Leamington store is the beginning of a wider provincial expansion
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BEYOND LOCAL: Canada-made radar satellite component to be used in global surface water survey

BEYOND LOCAL: Canada-made radar satellite component to be used in global surface water survey

Canadian-made component of NASA's radar will generate microwave pulses used to gather precise water measurements and surface information
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CANADA: What's on the horizon for Canadian space exploration

CANADA: What's on the horizon for Canadian space exploration

Even as Canadian space experts wax poetic about the current landscape, they're waiting to see if an influx in federal investment will continue despite domestic economic pressures
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BEYOND LOCAL: What flu strain is circulating; why so many kids are sick

BEYOND LOCAL: What flu strain is circulating; why so many kids are sick

Right now, H3N2 is causing the vast majority of flu cases in Canada
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