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BEYOND LOCAL: How do astronomers know the age of the planets and stars?

BEYOND LOCAL: How do astronomers know the age of the planets and stars?

Astronomers believe planets are roughly the same age as their host stars, so improving methods to determine a star’s age helps determine a planet’s age as well
BEYOND LOCAL: B.C. man takes one-tonne pumpkin on road trip to win California weigh-off

BEYOND LOCAL: B.C. man takes one-tonne pumpkin on road trip to win California weigh-off

It's the first time a Canadian pumpkin has won the weigh-off
BEYOND LOCAL: Simone Biles leads U.S. women to record 7th straight team title at world championships

BEYOND LOCAL: Simone Biles leads U.S. women to record 7th straight team title at world championships

For Biles, it was also her 33rd major championship medal — across the worlds and Olympics — to make her the most decorated female gymnast ever
BEYOND LOCAL: What is an attosecond?

BEYOND LOCAL: What is an attosecond?

A physical chemist explains the tiny time scale behind Nobel Prize-winning research
CANADA: Superstar Carrie Underwood to perform during Grey Cup week

CANADA: Superstar Carrie Underwood to perform during Grey Cup week

She will perform Nov. 17 as part of the Grey Cup Music Festival
CANADA: Furniture designer crafts a chair named 'solace' to aid those harmed by Fiona's wrath

CANADA: Furniture designer crafts a chair named 'solace' to aid those harmed by Fiona's wrath

His work, crafted from a Nova Scotia red oak downed by the storm that made landfall Sept. 24, 2022, is up for auction at a starting bid of $30,000. It is one of three artistic creations being sold to provide funds for storm victims.
BEYOND LOCAL: Messi Mania has grabbed hold in Major League Soccer, but will it be a long-lasting boost?

BEYOND LOCAL: Messi Mania has grabbed hold in Major League Soccer, but will it be a long-lasting boost?

It's almost necessary to be an A-lister to score a good ticket to watch him play: Front-row tickets on the secondary market have been going for thousands of dollars
CANADA: Hurricane Juan: the most powerful storm to hit Atlantic Canada in 50 years

CANADA: Hurricane Juan: the most powerful storm to hit Atlantic Canada in 50 years

Energized by ocean temperatures that were three to five degrees above normal, the howling Category 2 hurricane brought sustained winds of 152 kilometres per hour amid driving rain
BEYOND LOCAL: NASA's first asteroid samples land on Earth

BEYOND LOCAL: NASA's first asteroid samples land on Earth

Scientists estimate the capsule holds at least a cup of rubble from the carbon-rich asteroid known as Bennu
CANADA: Toronto Blue Jays on the cusp of locking down a wild-card berth

CANADA: Toronto Blue Jays on the cusp of locking down a wild-card berth

Toronto last won a playoff game in 2016 and last won the World Series in 1993