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BEYOND LOCAL: Percy Williams Olympic gold medals to be replaced 43 years after theft

BEYOND LOCAL: Percy Williams Olympic gold medals to be replaced 43 years after theft

Williams' family requested the medals be replaced, and the Canadian Olympic Committee worked with the International Olympic Committee to recreate them based on specifications from the 1928 Games
BEYOND LOCAL: Young Canadians less confident in financial future than a year ago

BEYOND LOCAL: Young Canadians less confident in financial future than a year ago

More than half said they weren't prepared for the impact of inflation, according to the poll conducted in October
CANADA: Food bloggers share tips, tricks to make filling budget-friendly meals

CANADA: Food bloggers share tips, tricks to make filling budget-friendly meals

Stinson says planning saves money because it helps ensure no ingredients are wasted
BEYOND LOCAL: Ice sculptors say they're not worried about losing their craft to climate change

BEYOND LOCAL: Ice sculptors say they're not worried about losing their craft to climate change

The science shows Canada’s winters are warming faster than our other seasons
BEYOND LOCAL: Chief Poundmaker's pipe, saddle bag returned to family from the Royal Ontario Museum

BEYOND LOCAL: Chief Poundmaker's pipe, saddle bag returned to family from the Royal Ontario Museum

The family has been working with the museum since September 2022 on how best to return the items
BEYOND LOCAL: B.C. diver finds horseshoe crab in a Vancouver inlet

BEYOND LOCAL: B.C. diver finds horseshoe crab in a Vancouver inlet

Horseshoe crabs are native to the Atlantic Ocean
BEYOND LOCAL: Stagnant funding has rendered Canada uncompetitive in biomedical research

BEYOND LOCAL: Stagnant funding has rendered Canada uncompetitive in biomedical research

Since funding from a CIHR project grant only lasts five years, the life of the lab — and the jobs of Canadian scientists — are recurrently in jeopardy
BEYOND LOCAL: Bird photographer captures an orca in flight off Vancouver's Stanley Park

BEYOND LOCAL: Bird photographer captures an orca in flight off Vancouver's Stanley Park

VANCOUVER — A B.C. wildlife photographer looking for birds off the shores of Vancouver's Stanley Park has instead captured an unforgettable image of a different animal in flight — an orca leaping from Burrard Inlet.
CANADA: Percentage of permanent residents becoming Canadian citizens is in decline

CANADA: Percentage of permanent residents becoming Canadian citizens is in decline

In 2021, nearly 45.7 per cent of permanent residents who'd been in Canada for less than 10 years became citizens
BEYOND LOCAL: Effects of off-field labour dispute evident in CANWNT's in 2-0 loss to U.S.

BEYOND LOCAL: Effects of off-field labour dispute evident in CANWNT's in 2-0 loss to U.S.

The women want the same preparation and backing ahead of this summer's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand as the men got last year before Qatar