Beyond Local

OTTAWA — A new federal law will require digital platforms such as Netflix, YouTube and TikTok to contribute and promote Canadian content. The Liberals' Online Streaming Act passed its final vote in the Senate Thursday and received royal assent.

As a growing number of overweight Americans clamor for Ozempic and Wegovy — drugs touted by celebrities and on TikTok to pare pounds — an even more powerful obesity medicine is poised to upend treatment.

TORONTO — Some Canadians heading to London for coronation festivities have enlisted a key expert to ensure they look their royal best: a master milliner.

“A cougar warning has been issued for the Guy Lafleur Trail between the Stewart Creek area and Dead Man's Flats due to an unconfirmed cougar encounter with a woman running with her dog."

Who doesn't love noodles?

Ahead of Queen Elizabeth's coronation in 1953, Kenneth Munro’s Grade 2 class studied the history of the monarchy, staged a play about the Royal Family and all 700 students at his northern Ontario school listened live on radio as she took her oath.

By comparing the genetic blueprints of an array of animals, scientists are gaining new insights into our own species and all we share with other creatures.

Government funding is allowing the main seniors' shelters in the province to better meet the needs of those facing abuse.

Standing in the rain, Bonnyville high school students watched as a mock simulation of a vehicle collision unfolded and emergency first responders rushed to treat several teenage victims participating in the drill.

There is not a cynical molecule in the big-screen adaptation of “ Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret ,” a sweet, playful and reverential adaptation of Judy Blume’s famed coming-of-age novel about the everyday problems of an 11-year-old girl.