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October 12, 2026

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SPACE TRAVEL

World’s first parastronaut hails Paralympics’ ‘powerful platform’

SPACE TRAVEL

SpaceX capsule with world’s first all-civilian orbital crew returns safely

SPACE TRAVEL

Pioneering female aviator Wally Funk is ‘America’s new sweetheart’

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SPACE TRAVEL

Billionaire Branson soars to space aboard Virgin Galactic flight

SPACE TRAVEL

NASA’s Venus missions to probe divergent fate of Earth’s hothouse sister planet

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SPACE TRAVEL

SpaceX Starship rocket prototype achieves first safe landing

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SPACE TRAVEL

NASA scores Wright Brothers moment with first helicopter flight on Mars

SPACE TRAVEL

Mars on Earth: Turkish lake may hold clues to ancient life on planet

SPACE TRAVEL

Alien ‘super-Earth’ may offer clues about atmospheres on distant worlds

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WOMEN'S RIGHTS

NASA Mars scientists spur girls to ‘reach for the stars’

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TRAVEL

Defying the Odds: Wheelchair User Becomes First to Enter the Pyramids of Giza

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TRAVEL

The Japan You Haven’t Seen: Shiso City’s Forest Therapy Trails and Sake Heritage

HEALTH

A Focus on Youth Shapes Next-Generation Spinal Surgery

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SPORTS & FITNESS

Olympics-Cycling-Canada’s Mitchell cruises to women’s sprint gold

HEALTH

Sex Sense: Navigating Sexual Health With Confidence

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TRAVEL

A Company That Cares

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CELEBRITY HEROES

Tennis-Swiatek announces charity event for people affected by Ukraine war

CORPORATE HEROES

Fashioning Change: Kokom Scrunchies is Stitching Together a Legacy

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CELEBRITY HEROES

Kristen Bell donates $100,000 to help pay medical bills of those in need

TRAVEL

The Only Dirty Laundry You’ll Want to Share This Summer

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EVERYDAY HEROES

Access to French Immersion Is a Nation-Building Issue

EVERYDAY HEROES

Taonere Banda: the Paralympian fighting for children with disabilities to be educated

CELEBRITY HEROES

Gugu Mbatha-Raw on Refugee Resilience, Reunion, and the Role We All Must Play

CORPORATE HEROES

Ladies in Leather Brings Sisterhood and Spectacle to Wichita Falls

FOOD

When It Comes to Baby Food, Honesty Is the Only Policy

HUMAN RIGHTS

A Wake-Up Call, A Life Changed: Beverly’s Story of Hope

TRAVEL

Butler County, PA: Americana, Defined

TRAVEL

Edmundston, New Brunswick: The Doorway to Atlantic Canada

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CLIMATE

‘It’s my home’: the island activist who forced German climate action

TRAVEL

Give the Gift That Helps Support Algonquin Provincial Park

FEEL GOOD RECIPES

Canada’s Best Organic Cheese For 30 Years

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FIRST RESPONDERS

102-year-old WWII veteran Jack Hemings becomes oldest to fly in a Spitfire

TRAVEL

Where the Wild Things Are: Your Guide to Skiing Nelson and Kootenay Lake

TRAVEL

This Is What 40+ Years of Conservation Work Looks Like

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EVERYDAY HEROES

Canadian Veteran Advocates for PTSD Awareness on the Mrs. Universe Stage

EDUCATION

Digital Literacy: Why It Matters for Students in Canada

FOOD

Join the Reuse Revolution with Friendlier: The Future of Sustainable Packaging

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SPACE TRAVEL

Billionaire Branson soars to space aboard Virgin Galactic flight

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FOOD

Holiday in a Can

CORPORATE HEROES

Wanted: ‘wings to fly’ as social entrepreneurs test new heights

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YOUTH HEROES

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EVERYDAY HEROES

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CELEBRITIES

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HUMAN RIGHTS

After the Storm: Canada’s First National 2SLGBTQI+ Monument Opens in Ottawa

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CLIMATE CHANGE

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TRAVEL

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FOOD & RECIPES

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PETS & ANIMALS

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HEALTH

Building Hope While Delivering Smiles and Care

INDIGENOUS

The Circle of Turtle Lodge: Culture, Healing, and Community in the Ottawa Valley

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WOMEN'S RIGHTS

Sarain Fox and Women’s Shelters Canada are Rewriting the Reference Letter