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BEYOND LOCAL: Is the future of musical theatre online?

BEYOND LOCAL: Is the future of musical theatre online?

‘The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical’ on TikTok became a Grammy-winning sensation
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BEYOND LOCAL: Understanding self-immolation in Buddhism after Wynn Bruce’s Earth Day action

BEYOND LOCAL: Understanding self-immolation in Buddhism after Wynn Bruce’s Earth Day action

Self-immolation is an extreme form of Buddhist practice, not an instrumental device to bring about calculated political change.
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BEYOND LOCAL: Link between Epstein-Barr virus and multiple sclerosis is a crucial discovery for people living with MS

BEYOND LOCAL: Link between Epstein-Barr virus and multiple sclerosis is a crucial discovery for people living with MS

MS is an autoimmune disease in which elements of the immune system begin to damage the brain and spinal cord
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BEYOND LOCAL: Time travel could be possible, but only with parallel timelines

BEYOND LOCAL: Time travel could be possible, but only with parallel timelines

Time travel appears to contradict logic
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MPs debate Keira's Law which would require judicial training on domestic violence

MPs debate Keira's Law which would require judicial training on domestic violence

It is the second time in recent years a bill was debated to add more training for judges
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CANADA: Canadian Blood Services to end 'blood ban,' bring in behaviour-based screening

CANADA: Canadian Blood Services to end 'blood ban,' bring in behaviour-based screening

Asking about sexual behaviour, rather than sexual orientation, will allow more reliably TO assess the risk of infections such as HIV, agency says
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BEYOND LOCAL: Canada sees record rise in antisemitism in 2021, surge in violence toward Jews

BEYOND LOCAL: Canada sees record rise in antisemitism in 2021, surge in violence toward Jews

Violent incidents rose by over 700 per cent from nine in 2020 to 75 in 2021
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BEYOND LOCAL: Musk's free speech plans for Twitter to face challenges from governments: expert

BEYOND LOCAL: Musk's free speech plans for Twitter to face challenges from governments: expert

Challenges include Canada's plans to reintroduce a bill aimed at reducing hate speech on online platforms, and the European Union, which already warned Musk that the company must obey local content rules targeting harmful and false information
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CANADA: Government calls inquiry into use of Emergencies Act (updated)

CANADA: Government calls inquiry into use of Emergencies Act (updated)

Emergency Act was invoked earlier this year during blockades at Canadian border crossings and in Ottawa
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Traditional ways: Dogsled race covers 500 kilometres in the High Arctic

Traditional ways: Dogsled race covers 500 kilometres in the High Arctic

Fourteen teams took off from Arctic Bay six days ago and are expected to arrive in Igloolik on Monday
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