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Sports

What Summer McIntosh has in common with Sabrina Carpenter, Patrick Chan’s call to the hall, and more

What’s better than becoming a three-time Olympic champion at the age of 18? Well, it’s a very short list, but being…

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Nova Scotia

‘Otherworldly’ Portuguese man-of-war becoming more common on Nova Scotia’s inshore

With a little help from the warming Gulf Stream, Nova Scotia beachgoers are encountering a strange creature with a balloon-like…

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Canada

U.K. man pushes ‘boundaries of common sense’ with 510-km non-stop swim down frigid Yukon River

Ross Edgley thinks he must have looked a little bit like a dying salmon, to that curious eagle following overhead as…

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Health

Lyme disease might be more common, but this tick-borne disease is on the rise in Canada

Tick experts are warning Canadians to be on the lookout for symptoms of a tick-borne disease whose case counts have been…

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Canada

Do you return your grocery cart? A viral video ignited debate over this common courtesy

People have found a new reason to be angry on the internet, and this time, it’s about grocery carts. More specifically, whether or…

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Tech

Lightning-caused wildfires burn the most area in Canada, and could be more common as the climate warms

Early last June, a powerful storm descended on southern Quebec, leading to lightning strikes in quick succession across the vast…

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Tech

The world’s most common cockroach is ‘a monster of our own creation,’ study finds

As It Happens5:58The world’s most prevalent cockroach is ‘a monster of our own creation,’ study finds Despite its name, the…

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Tech

What does the beaver teaching and space have in common? A Canadian astronaut

When Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen heads to the moon, he will take the teachings of an an Anishinaabe tale with him.…

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Nova Scotia

Voting opens on ‘common sense ideas’ to improve health-care system

Nova Scotia·New After soliciting ideas from health-care workers about how to improve the system, the public now has a chance…

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Nova Scotia

Mistreatment of Dalhousie medical residents is common and underreported, study says

A newly published peer-reviewed study found that mistreatment of medical residents in the Maritimes remains common and underreported. From October…

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