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BEYOND LOCAL: Canada needs hard targets on disaster resilience

BEYOND LOCAL: Canada needs hard targets on disaster resilience

A coalition on climate adaptation and disaster resilience says Canada needs to better adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change taking place around the country
CANADA: Currency, stamps, place names after the Queen's death

CANADA: Currency, stamps, place names after the Queen's death

Here's a look at some of the things that will — or won't — change following her death
BEYOND LOCAL: Pumpkin spice among new Merriam-Webster entries

BEYOND LOCAL: Pumpkin spice among new Merriam-Webster entries

Many of the words are slang or used informally on social media
BEYOND LOCAL: Pandemic PPE is getting tangled up in wildlife

BEYOND LOCAL: Pandemic PPE is getting tangled up in wildlife

Developing better ways for people to get rid of their PPE waste may help prevent used surgical masks from ending up in the environment
CANADA: 'Payment shock' looms as debt, interest rates climb

CANADA: 'Payment shock' looms as debt, interest rates climb

It's a situation experts say could push some to a breaking point as they rely on high interest rate loans and credit cards to pay for the soaring cost of everyday goods
BEYOND LOCAL: Caregivers can help build children’s emerging language skills

BEYOND LOCAL: Caregivers can help build children’s emerging language skills

It is not just the number of words that children hear that is important — the quality of the language children hear also matters
BEYOND LOCAL: Queen Elizabeth II: the end of the ‘new Elizabethan age'

BEYOND LOCAL: Queen Elizabeth II: the end of the ‘new Elizabethan age'

The Queen’s death is bound to prompt Britain’s reflection on its past, its present and its future
CANADA: Lisa LaFlamme to cover Queen's death for CityNews

CANADA: Lisa LaFlamme to cover Queen's death for CityNews

President of Rogers Sports and Media says the former CTV national news anchor's talent and experience are the right fit for a news event 'of this magnitude'
BEYOND LOCAL: Major telecoms agree to emergency outage deal

BEYOND LOCAL: Major telecoms agree to emergency outage deal

Deal comes after massive Rogers service disruption in July that affected millions of Canadians
CANADA: Fossil found on P.E.I. older than first known dinosaur

CANADA: Fossil found on P.E.I. older than first known dinosaur

The fossil likely dates back about 300 million years to the end of the Coal Age and into the Permian period, about 80 million years before the first dinosaurs