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BEYOND LOCAL: Ontario township overturns ban on Pride flag, allows it on community flagpole

BEYOND LOCAL: Ontario township overturns ban on Pride flag, allows it on community flagpole

A township in southwestern Ontario has voted to allow Pride flags on a community flagpole, essentially overturning a controversial decision made last year to ban the flags on municipal property.
BEYOND LOCAL: The mental health challenges of elite youth athletes

BEYOND LOCAL: The mental health challenges of elite youth athletes

A recent study found that 41 per cent of Canadian Olympic and Paralympic athletes surveyed met the criteria for one or more mental disorders, such as depression, anxiety or eating disorders
BEYOND LOCAL: Cutting down your food budget? Here's how to save money at the grocery store

BEYOND LOCAL: Cutting down your food budget? Here's how to save money at the grocery store

Meal planning can be overwhelming if you're new to it, and groceries aren’t exactly cheap, either, as the prices of many everyday staples have been hit by inflation
BEYOND LOCAL: More animals are getting a mention in obituaries

BEYOND LOCAL: More animals are getting a mention in obituaries

Animals aside, obituaries also reveal important transformations in how we commemorate the dead
BEYOND LOCAL: Some Netflix subscribers face price hike as no-ads basic plan ends in Canada

BEYOND LOCAL: Some Netflix subscribers face price hike as no-ads basic plan ends in Canada

"Basic" subscribers will now need to choose whether to downgrade to a $5.99 plan that includes commercial interruptions — and most of the Netflix catalogue — or pay more for the no-ads plans that start at $16.49 per month
BEYOND LOCAL: Christine Sinclair signs one-year contract with NWSL's Portland

BEYOND LOCAL: Christine Sinclair signs one-year contract with NWSL's Portland

While the 40-year-old from Burnaby, B.C., called time on her international career last month, Sinclair had said she planned to play one more season with the Thorns
BEYOND LOCAL: Thin ice: Ottawa's Rideau Canal still isn't open for skating, despite cold weather

BEYOND LOCAL: Thin ice: Ottawa's Rideau Canal still isn't open for skating, despite cold weather

The canal needs at least 30 centimetres of ice for the skateway to open which requires 10 to 14 days of weather between -10 C and -20 C
BEYOND LOCAL: Here are the relationship factors people ponder when deciding whether to break up

BEYOND LOCAL: Here are the relationship factors people ponder when deciding whether to break up

Most of the time, you probably cruise along on autopilot, maintaining the status quo. Every once in a while, though, something disrupts that equilibrium and you seriously ponder your relationship’s fate
BEYOND LOCAL: Flight delayed? Baggage lost? Here's how to apply for compensation

BEYOND LOCAL: Flight delayed? Baggage lost? Here's how to apply for compensation

Compensation — distinct from reimbursement — is owed by an airline if a flight is cancelled less than 15 days before take-off or delayed by at least three hours for reasons within the carrier’s control
BEYOND LOCAL: Extreme weather a growing risk to Canada's electricity grid

BEYOND LOCAL: Extreme weather a growing risk to Canada's electricity grid

Francis Bradley, CEO of the industry association Electricity Canada, said there is virtually nowhere the electricity grid isn't vulnerable to the rising severity and duration of climate change-related extreme weather