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BEYOND LOCAL: Bear cub driven by two men from northern Ontario to Windsor, fed Taco Bell

BEYOND LOCAL: Bear cub driven by two men from northern Ontario to Windsor, fed Taco Bell

TORONTO — Anyone who finds injured wildlife should seek local support for the animal rather than attempting to deal with the situation themselves, the director of an animal rescue charity says after two men picked up a black bear cub in northern Onta
BEYOND LOCAL: Canadian swimmer Aurelie Rivard strikes gold at Paralympics, Routliffe earns bronze

BEYOND LOCAL: Canadian swimmer Aurelie Rivard strikes gold at Paralympics, Routliffe earns bronze

It's the third medal of the Paris Games for Rivard, who holds the world and Paralympic record in the 400 freestyle, set at the Tokyo Paralympics in 2021
BEYOND LOCAL: Canadian researchers find signs of awareness in comatose patient, study says

BEYOND LOCAL: Canadian researchers find signs of awareness in comatose patient, study says

A neuroimaging technique called functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) was used to shine light waves into three patients' brains to find activity in response to different commands
BEYOND LOCAL: Nostalgia for 'a mythical past': why Gen Z loves the old-school digicam

BEYOND LOCAL: Nostalgia for 'a mythical past': why Gen Z loves the old-school digicam

That framing of the past is a key ingredient to nostalgia
BEYOND LOCAL: Canadian long jumper Noah Vucsics ready to launch at Paralympic Games

BEYOND LOCAL: Canadian long jumper Noah Vucsics ready to launch at Paralympic Games

Vucsics, now 24, will compete for Canada in men's T20 long jump in the Paralympic Games in Paris on Saturday.
BEYOND LOCAL: The biggest diamond in over a century is found in Botswana - a whopping 2,492 carats

BEYOND LOCAL: The biggest diamond in over a century is found in Botswana - a whopping 2,492 carats

It's the biggest diamond found since 1905
BEYOND LOCAL: 2023 wildfire emissions were quadruple Canada's annual fossil fuel emissions: study

BEYOND LOCAL: 2023 wildfire emissions were quadruple Canada's annual fossil fuel emissions: study

The study says extreme hot and dry conditions helped drive wildfires that burned through four per cent of Canada's forest area and led to the evacuation of 232,000 people
BEYOND LOCAL: Anishinaabe painter on a mission to Indigenize public spaces through art

BEYOND LOCAL: Anishinaabe painter on a mission to Indigenize public spaces through art

Lucia Laford — also known by her Anishinaabe name, Waawaaskone Kwe — was one of eight artists chosen by the province-wide festival to highlight their work through its Creatives in Residence program
BEYOND LOCAL: 'Tornadoes over water' seen across Eastern Canada this summer

BEYOND LOCAL: 'Tornadoes over water' seen across Eastern Canada this summer

The Northern Tornadoes Project, based at Western University, has confirmed that a number of waterspouts — also known as tornadoes over water — occurred in recent days in Quebec and Nova Scotia
BEYOND LOCAL: Orangutan briefly escapes habitat at Toronto Zoo, returned safely

BEYOND LOCAL: Orangutan briefly escapes habitat at Toronto Zoo, returned safely

Zoo officials are appealing to anyone who was at the habitat Thursday to come forward if they have video footage