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BEYOND LOCAL: By the numbers: A look at the women's hockey landscape in Canada

BEYOND LOCAL: By the numbers: A look at the women's hockey landscape in Canada

In the 2023-24 hockey season, there were 108,313 women and girls registered as players in Hockey Canada-sanctioned programs, which represented 19.9 per cent of all participants — the highest percentage in Canadian hockey history
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BEYOND LOCAL: Pokemon cards, music royalties, sports memorabilia: Do alternative investments work?

BEYOND LOCAL: Pokemon cards, music royalties, sports memorabilia: Do alternative investments work?

For millennials and generation Z, indulging in niche collectibles such as limited-edition shoes, handbags or trading cards is another way non-traditional investing has taken shape
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'Some tears for sure' as iconic Canadian blues band takes final bow

'Some tears for sure' as iconic Canadian blues band takes final bow

Downchild Blues Band leader Donnie "Mr. Downchild" Walsh 'has always stayed true to his roots,' band member says as group brings final tour to MCC Saturday
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Looking for a lifeline: Couple shares surrogacy journey

Looking for a lifeline: Couple shares surrogacy journey

Megan and Lenny Friedman diving deep into an emotionally-charged process that will hopefully lead to parenthood
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Teen calls out lack of mental health help, despite paying $35K for rehab

Teen calls out lack of mental health help, despite paying $35K for rehab

Father and daughter say the province lacks sufficient mental health supports for youth, and their experience at a local private treatment centre was a costly failure
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BEYOND LOCAL: PWHL teams see increase in regular-season games to 30 per team in second year

BEYOND LOCAL: PWHL teams see increase in regular-season games to 30 per team in second year

Canada's three teams hit the ice opening day
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BEYOND LOCAL: Google adds first Indigenous language in Canada to its translation service

BEYOND LOCAL: Google adds first Indigenous language in Canada to its translation service

There are roughly 40,000 Inuktut speakers in Canada, data from Statistics Canada suggests
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BEYOND LOCAL: Canadian veteran midfielder Desiree Scott to retire at end of NWSL season

BEYOND LOCAL: Canadian veteran midfielder Desiree Scott to retire at end of NWSL season

She last played for Canada in June in a pair of friendlies with Mexico in Montreal and Toronto. They were her first outings in Canadian colours since November 2022
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BEYOND LOCAL: Pandas arrive in the US. Next stop is the National Zoo

BEYOND LOCAL: Pandas arrive in the US. Next stop is the National Zoo

A pair of three-year old giant pandas, named Bao Li and Qing Bao, have left a research facility in the southwestern Chinese city of Dujiangyan and will soon be flown to Washington
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BEYOND LOCAL: Experts urge streamlined, more compassionate miscarriage care in Canada

BEYOND LOCAL: Experts urge streamlined, more compassionate miscarriage care in Canada

Miscarriages affect one in five pregnancies in Canada, yet there is often a disconnect between the medical view of early pregnancy loss as something that is easily managed and the reality of the patients' own traumatizing experiences
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