Skip to content

Beyond Local

BEYOND LOCAL: Mattel introduces first Barbie with Down syndrome

BEYOND LOCAL: Mattel introduces first Barbie with Down syndrome

In addition to portraying some physical characteristics of a person with Down syndrome, the Barbie's clothing and accessories carry special meaning
CANADA: Ottawa will host celebrations to mark coronation of King Charles

CANADA: Ottawa will host celebrations to mark coronation of King Charles

Canadian Heritage says it is spending $257,000 to create learning materials commemorating King Charles's ties to Canada, focused on the environment and reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples
BEYOND LOCAL: Police probe theft of 30,000 baby chicks

BEYOND LOCAL: Police probe theft of 30,000 baby chicks

OPP say they are investigating the theft of approximately 30,000 chicks from a farm west of Stratford
BEYOND LOCAL: T. rex skeleton sells for more than $5M at Zurich auction

BEYOND LOCAL: T. rex skeleton sells for more than $5M at Zurich auction

Promoters said the composite T. rex, dubbed “Trinity,” was built from specimens retrieved from three sites in the Hell Creek and Lance Creek formations of Montana and Wyoming between 2008 and 2013
CANADA: Small business owners working eight-day week equivalent due to staff shortages: CFIB

CANADA: Small business owners working eight-day week equivalent due to staff shortages: CFIB

The average owner works 54 hours a week
BEYOND LOCAL: India's population will be world's largest by mid-year

BEYOND LOCAL: India's population will be world's largest by mid-year

Not long ago, India wasn’t expected to become most populous until later this decade. But the timing has been sped up by a drop in China’s fertility rate, with families having fewer children
BEYOND LOCAL: Proposed shark tourism project has to balance benefits and safety

BEYOND LOCAL: Proposed shark tourism project has to balance benefits and safety

Atlantic Shark Expeditions said it plans to launch its shark-watching tours this fall, offering tourists the opportunity to pay to view the animals from the comfort of a boat — or from inside a cage submerged in the water
CANADA: Young Canadians faring well, earning more in today's economy

CANADA: Young Canadians faring well, earning more in today's economy

For the report, Desjardins compared the earnings of Canadians who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1991 versus in 2001
CANADA: Ottawa to host Pacific Four Series women's rugby event

CANADA: Ottawa to host Pacific Four Series women's rugby event

It will mark the first international women's rugby series held in Canada since 2015
BEYOND LOCAL: Spiral appears amid northern lights in Alaska night sky

BEYOND LOCAL: Spiral appears amid northern lights in Alaska night sky

The appearance of the swirl was caught in time-lapse on the Geophysical Institute’s all-sky camera and shared widely