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BEYOND LOCAL: Northern Ontario curlers crowned national champs

BEYOND LOCAL: Northern Ontario curlers crowned national champs

With E.J. Harnden as second and Caleb Flaxey as coach, Team Gushue won the 2024 Brier on Sunday night thanks to a win over Mike McEwen's Saskatchewan rink
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BEYOND LOCAL: Video shows ferocity of fatal morning fire in Guelph

BEYOND LOCAL: Video shows ferocity of fatal morning fire in Guelph

Ontario Fire Marshal is now investigating to determine what caused fire that left two Guelph women dead
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BEYOND LOCAL: Jaguars win OFSAA gold, make history

BEYOND LOCAL: Jaguars win OFSAA gold, make history

'It was the perfect ending to an amazing season,' says coach; Will McCauley and Ryan Harris led Barrie team in scoring two games each
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BEYOND LOCAL: Northern Ontario arena a Kraft Hockeyville finalist

BEYOND LOCAL: Northern Ontario arena a Kraft Hockeyville finalist

Voting for the Kraft Hockeyville grand prize starts at 9 a.m. on Friday, March 29, and closes at 5 p.m. on March 30
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BEYOND LOCAL: First two women honoured in builders section of Canada Soccer Hall of Fame

BEYOND LOCAL: First two women honoured in builders section of Canada Soccer Hall of Fame

They will be honoured May 4 at Canada Soccer’s annual awards banquet
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BEYOND LOCAL: Canada lags behind peer countries on female representation in management

BEYOND LOCAL: Canada lags behind peer countries on female representation in management

OTTAWA — Women in corporate leadership still face barriers, with significant gaps in business ownership, representation and compensation, said the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.
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BEYOND LOCAL: Canada's Kingsbury claims 88th World Cup title but falls short of 25th Crystal Globe

BEYOND LOCAL: Canada's Kingsbury claims 88th World Cup title but falls short of 25th Crystal Globe

Kingsbury, of Deux-Montagnes, Que., claimed his fifth win of the season in individual moguls with a score of 84.89 in the super final, defeating Japanese skier Ikuma Horishima (83.48) by 1.41 points
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BEYOND LOCAL: ‘Floating petri dishes’ no more: Cruises popular again for March break travel

BEYOND LOCAL: ‘Floating petri dishes’ no more: Cruises popular again for March break travel

Air travel to the south in general is also on the rise this month, with the number of flights to Florida from Canada up by a quarter
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BEYOND LOCAL: LeBron James' 40,000-point club won't see anyone joining for a long time. Maybe never. Here's why

BEYOND LOCAL: LeBron James' 40,000-point club won't see anyone joining for a long time. Maybe never. Here's why

Other than James, there are only seven active players with more than 20,000 points — meaning there are only seven players who are halfway to 40,000
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BEYOND LOCAL: First US moon lander in half a century stops working a week after tipping over at touchdown

BEYOND LOCAL: First US moon lander in half a century stops working a week after tipping over at touchdown

The first U.S. spacecraft to land on the moon since the Apollo astronauts fell silent Thursday, a week after breaking a leg at touchdown and tipping over near the lunar south pole
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