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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
BEYOND LOCAL: KFC’s new Colonel Sanders is from northern Ontario

BEYOND LOCAL: KFC’s new Colonel Sanders is from northern Ontario

Sudbury's Rob Wills plays the Colonel as a ‘grumpy, pouty grandpa’ upset about chicken promotion
CANADA: Wickenheiser, Virtue, Hughes among 42 former Olympians banned from Russia

CANADA: Wickenheiser, Virtue, Hughes among 42 former Olympians banned from Russia

The list includes a group of 42 retired Canadian Olympians who signed a statement last month urging the Canadian Olympic Committee to reject the idea of allowing Russians to participate in the 2024 Games unless Russia withdraws from Ukraine
CANADA: Poll suggests Canadians feel less safe than they did before the COVID-19 pandemic

CANADA: Poll suggests Canadians feel less safe than they did before the COVID-19 pandemic

Violent crime rose by five per cent in 2021, mostly because of a 27 per cent increase in hate-motivated crimes and higher rates of reported sexual assault
BEYOND LOCAL: CP Rail, Kansas City Southern Rail merger now official

BEYOND LOCAL: CP Rail, Kansas City Southern Rail merger now official

It combines the two smallest of North America's seven Class 1 railroads
BEYOND LOCAL: Ontario rolls out 'ultra low' overnight hydro rate

BEYOND LOCAL: Ontario rolls out 'ultra low' overnight hydro rate

It could appeal to customers who electrically heat their home, charge their electric vehicle overnight or who are shift workers
BEYOND LOCAL: Dog arrives home after 150 mile Alaskan sea-ice odyssey

BEYOND LOCAL: Dog arrives home after 150 mile Alaskan sea-ice odyssey

Except for a swollen leg, with large bite marks from an unidentified animal, Nanuq was in pretty good health
BEYOND LOCAL: Canada, U.S. renew women's hockey rivalry, but times have changed with PWHPA

BEYOND LOCAL: Canada, U.S. renew women's hockey rivalry, but times have changed with PWHPA

The PWHPA, which has a stated goal of starting a professional league next season, has a number of the game's best under its umbrella, including Poulin, Nurse and Knight