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BEYOND LOCAL: Bunbun's Vancouver Airport adventure has a happy ending

BEYOND LOCAL: Bunbun's Vancouver Airport adventure has a happy ending

Bunbun's tale went viral after Alberta Senator Paula Simons tweeted a photo of the rabbit which she said had been found by her daughter at YVR on Dec. 20
BEYOND LOCAL: Canadian airlines rank at low end of on-time performance

BEYOND LOCAL: Canadian airlines rank at low end of on-time performance

The data doesn't include the latest travel woes this past week caused by major winter storms
BEYOND LOCAL: Revitalizing Indigenous languages in the North

BEYOND LOCAL: Revitalizing Indigenous languages in the North

More than 21,000 people speak Inuktitut, the 2021 census indicates, and Inuktitut and Inuinnaqtun are official languages in Nunavut
BEYOND LOCAL: The Earth's oxygen may have come from an unexpected source

BEYOND LOCAL: The Earth's oxygen may have come from an unexpected source

As far as we know, the Earth is the only place in the solar system — past or present — with plate tectonics and active subduction
BEYOND LOCAL: Quebec judge authorizes lawsuit against 'addictive' Fortnite video game

BEYOND LOCAL: Quebec judge authorizes lawsuit against 'addictive' Fortnite video game

Justice Sylvain Lussier issued the ruling on Wednesday after hearing arguments in July regarding the class-action request from three parents who described how their children had symptoms of severe dependence after playing the game.
BEYOND LOCAL: Ontario proposal puts wetlands at further risk

BEYOND LOCAL: Ontario proposal puts wetlands at further risk

The auditor general found "substantial delays" between a wetland's evaluation and approval by the Ministry of Natural Resources
CANADA: Pandemic, slower U.S. migration see Canada closing workforce gap

CANADA: Pandemic, slower U.S. migration see Canada closing workforce gap

WASHINGTON — Since the global onset of COVID-19, Canada has been gradually closing the gap with the United States when it comes to attracting and keeping an important economic prize: new permanent residents.
CANADA: Here's what '30 by 30' conservation could mean in Canada

CANADA: Here's what '30 by 30' conservation could mean in Canada

As of December 2021, Canada had conserved 13.5 per cent of land and almost 14 per cent of marine territory
CANADA: Key interest rate hiked by half percentage point

CANADA: Key interest rate hiked by half percentage point

But Bank of Canada signals it may pause aggressive rate hike cycle
CANADA: Over 900 cases of discrimination reported last season, says Hockey Canada

CANADA: Over 900 cases of discrimination reported last season, says Hockey Canada

512 penalties for discrimination were called by officials; 415 allegations were investigated after the fact, report finds