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BEYOND LOCAL: Snoop's side quests: Beyond the Olympics, rapper has proved versatility from cooking to wrestling

BEYOND LOCAL: Snoop's side quests: Beyond the Olympics, rapper has proved versatility from cooking to wrestling

Snoop Dogg’s time in Paris for the 2024 Olympics left the world with one question: is there anything he can’t do?
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BEYOND LOCAL: How extreme weather affects prices along the food supply chain

BEYOND LOCAL: How extreme weather affects prices along the food supply chain

Weather plays a big role in food production, and factors like too much or too little heat or moisture can affect not only the volume of food produced, but also the prevalence of pests and diseases
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BEYOND LOCAL: Auston Matthews inherits Leafs captaincy from John Tavares

BEYOND LOCAL: Auston Matthews inherits Leafs captaincy from John Tavares

Tavares said he took some time to evaluate where the team was at following its sixth first-round loss in eight seasons, but concluded that now was the right time for the ‘C’ to move onto a player in the Leafs’ younger core
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BEYOND LOCAL: Wasabi ice cream, Kool-Aid fried chicken, butter chicken corn dog on CNE menu

BEYOND LOCAL: Wasabi ice cream, Kool-Aid fried chicken, butter chicken corn dog on CNE menu

Along with midway rides and exhibitions, crazy food offerings are an annual draw for the summer carnival
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BEYOND LOCAL: Looking ahead to Los Angeles: 10 Canadian athletes to watch for 2028 Olympics

BEYOND LOCAL: Looking ahead to Los Angeles: 10 Canadian athletes to watch for 2028 Olympics

Here are 10 Canadians to look out for over the next quadrennial
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BEYOND LOCAL: Posthumously published novel 'Peggy' a 'gift' to friends of writer Rebecca Godfrey

BEYOND LOCAL: Posthumously published novel 'Peggy' a 'gift' to friends of writer Rebecca Godfrey

When Godfrey died of cancer in 2022 at age 54, her literary agent asked her friend Leslie Jamison to complete her 300-page manuscript using notes Godfrey left behind, including some she dictated to her husband and friends in her final days
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BEYOND LOCAL: Tragically Hip documentary series set for world premiere at Toronto film festival

BEYOND LOCAL: Tragically Hip documentary series set for world premiere at Toronto film festival

TORONTO — A four-part docuseries on The Tragically Hip and film shorts from Oscar-winner Torill Kove and actor Connor Jessup are among the homegrown additions to the Toronto International Film Festival.
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BEYOND LOCAL: Crew of Titan sub knew they were going to die before implosion, according to more than $50M lawsuit

BEYOND LOCAL: Crew of Titan sub knew they were going to die before implosion, according to more than $50M lawsuit

According to the lawsuit, the Titan “dropped weights” about 90 minutes into its dive, indicating the team had aborted or attempted to abort the dive
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BEYOND LOCAL: Canadian high jumper Derek Drouin presented belated 2012 Olympic silver in Paris

BEYOND LOCAL: Canadian high jumper Derek Drouin presented belated 2012 Olympic silver in Paris

Drouin stood alongside American Erik Kynard, who was awarded the gold in the same event, as the two had their medals placed around their necks 12 years after the original performances
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BEYOND LOCAL: Canada's poor record predicting tornadoes must be improved to save lives: researchers

BEYOND LOCAL: Canada's poor record predicting tornadoes must be improved to save lives: researchers

MONTREAL — On July 24, Environment Canada issued a tornado warning for the area around Lachute, Que., northwest of Montreal, urging people to take shelter.
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