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BEYOND LOCAL: ‘Floating petri dishes’ no more: Cruises popular again for March break travel

BEYOND LOCAL: ‘Floating petri dishes’ no more: Cruises popular again for March break travel

Air travel to the south in general is also on the rise this month, with the number of flights to Florida from Canada up by a quarter
BEYOND LOCAL: Shania Twain now has a Barbie modelled after her: 'My own projection of myself'

BEYOND LOCAL: Shania Twain now has a Barbie modelled after her: 'My own projection of myself'

The country superstar, who is gearing up for a Las Vegas residency that begins in May, is one of eight women to receive a one-of-a-kind Barbie doll in their likeness for International Women's Day
BEYOND LOCAL: LeBron James' 40,000-point club won't see anyone joining for a long time. Maybe never. Here's why

BEYOND LOCAL: LeBron James' 40,000-point club won't see anyone joining for a long time. Maybe never. Here's why

Other than James, there are only seven active players with more than 20,000 points — meaning there are only seven players who are halfway to 40,000
BEYOND LOCAL: First US moon lander in half a century stops working a week after tipping over at touchdown

BEYOND LOCAL: First US moon lander in half a century stops working a week after tipping over at touchdown

The first U.S. spacecraft to land on the moon since the Apollo astronauts fell silent Thursday, a week after breaking a leg at touchdown and tipping over near the lunar south pole
BEYOND LOCAL: In Quebec's strawberry fields, a tiny insect may forecast big climate impacts: study

BEYOND LOCAL: In Quebec's strawberry fields, a tiny insect may forecast big climate impacts: study

Researchers out of Laval University say migratory leafhoppers, a small cicada-like insect, appear to be arriving earlier in the season and dominating fields around Quebec City
BEYOND LOCAL: We designed wormlike, limbless robots that navigate obstacle courses − they could be used for search and rescue one day

BEYOND LOCAL: We designed wormlike, limbless robots that navigate obstacle courses − they could be used for search and rescue one day

With slender, flexible bodies, limbless robots could readily move through confined and cluttered spaces such as debris fields, where walking or wheeled robots and human rescuers tend to fail
BEYOND LOCAL: Canada's Sarah Mitton wins gold in shot put at world indoor athletics championships

BEYOND LOCAL: Canada's Sarah Mitton wins gold in shot put at world indoor athletics championships

The reigning Commonwealth and Pan American Games champion from Brooklyn, N.S., initially set a new national record on her fourth throw of 20.20
BEYOND LOCAL: Revving up tourism: Formula One and other big events look set to drive growth in the hospitality industry

BEYOND LOCAL: Revving up tourism: Formula One and other big events look set to drive growth in the hospitality industry

Formula One offers a prime example of the economic importance of event tourism
BEYOND LOCAL: Why Canadians see the biggest grocers as the villains of food inflation

BEYOND LOCAL: Why Canadians see the biggest grocers as the villains of food inflation

Page is a testament to Canadians’ growing frustration with grocers, whose profits climbed as food inflation wreaked havoc on families across the country, peaking at 11.4 per cent before easing over the past year
BEYOND LOCAL: Several companies are testing brain implants – two professors unpack the ethical issues

BEYOND LOCAL: Several companies are testing brain implants – two professors unpack the ethical issues

Putting a computer inside someone’s brain used to feel like the edge of science fiction. Today, it’s a reality. Academic and commercial groups are testing “brain-computer interface” devices to enable people with disabilities to function more independently