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Art Beat feature: Write on the Sound celebrates 40 years
My Edmonds News - Washington State
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July 15, 2025
Rick Steves with attendees and 2023 Write on the Sound sign. (Photo by Matt Hulbert) Registration opens online July 21, 9 a.m. (conference schedule) Online sessions via Zoom: Sept. 27 | In-person: Oct. 3–5 Frances Anderson Center, 700 Main St.,...
CANADA: Canada Incentive for Events in Southeast Florida, Banff Centre Summer Arts Festival, Monarch Monitoring Blitz, and More
BizBash
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July 15, 2025
GLOBAL: Destinations International and TravelAbility, a leading conference and media company dedicated to accessible travel, announced the release of an updated and expanded edition of the Accessibility Playbook. This comprehensive toolkit now...
Research uses virtual reality for Indigenous health education
SaskToday.ca
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USask community study engages technology. SASKATOON — A University of Saskatchewan (USask) research team is bringing health education into a new, technological and virtual world. Dr. Soo Kim (PhD) and Dr. Stacey Lovo (PhD) with the School of...
UP: Police bust ISIS-style conversion and radicalisation racket spanning six states, 10 arrested
Organiser Weekly
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In a major operation spanning multiple states, the Uttar Pradesh Police on July 19 busted a large-scale illegal religious conversion and radicalisation network allegedly operating along lines similar to those used by ISIS. The multi-agency...
KPU instructors weigh in on Canada Day
The Runner
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July 16, 2025
John Rose (left) and Allison Hotti (right) shared their views on the national holiday. (Submitted/Nyamat Singh) Canada Day, a federal statutory holiday, is celebrated every year on July 1 to commemorate the Confederation of Canada. The Runner...
All Star Music Lineup This Weekend, Cheyenne Fronteer Days
Wake Up Wyoming
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July 16, 2025
Cheyenne Frontier Days. Year of the BULL! Come for the rodeo, stay for the music. The concerts start this weekend. Here is who you can expect. Find out more at this link. IAN MUNSICK With TRAVIS TRITT Friday, July 18 8 p.m. Those are two big names...
Top5 evaded Ontario’s prison guards to shoot a music video: report
CP24
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July 17, 2025
Jon Woodward reports on the allegations that Toronto rapper Top5 bribed a jail guard in order to release a music video from behind bars. Ontario prison guards were furiously trying to seize the cellphone camera that Toronto rapper Top5 was using...
Canada’s Pacific Coast hit hard by trawling, with limited transparency: Report
Mongabay
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July 14, 2025
Trawling vessels pursuing fish are damaging marine ecosystems in Canada’s West Coast waters and could be operating illegally in some cases, and yet they work with insufficient transparency, a new NGO report says. Nine large trawlers have together...
Astronomer CEO Andy Byron put on leave after viral Coldplay video
Toronto Sun
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July 19, 2025
Breadcrumb Trail Links Celebrity Music World Fan who exposed CEO’s blunder had brutal six-word response after exposing cuddling couple Get the latest from Mark Daniell straight to your inbox Sign Up Published Jul 19, 2025 • Last updated 17 minutes...
Canadians could get more affordable version of Ozempic in early 2026. Here's how
CBC/Radio-Canada
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July 15, 2025
Cheaper versions of medications to treat obesity, like Ozempic and Wegovy, could be on the market in Canada as soon as January. Ozempic is a social media darling — with celebrities singing its praises and people posting about major weight loss....
Lodi Community Concert Association announces new season
Lodi News-Sentinel - California
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The Lodi Community Concert Association is bringing another season of sweet music to area residents, with a collection of crowd-favorite performers: How Sweet It Is! Steve Leslie sings James Taylor; The Next Generation Leahy; Classical Meets Pop;...
B.C. chief says Bill C-5 meeting with Carney 'did not resolve concerns, it reinforced them'
CBC/Radio-Canada
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July 19, 2025
Chiefs of First Nations in B.C. were among the more than 600 chiefs who travelled to Gatineau, Que., this week to meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney about the highly controversial Bill C-5. The Building Canada Act, passed June 6, gives the...
Canadian musician trolled after calling off U.S. concerts to protest Trump policies: 'Americans won't notice!'
Daily Mail
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July 15, 2025
Canadian rock musician Matthew Good has been trolled after cancelling a slate of upcoming shows in the United States to protest policies promoted by President Donald Trump. The Burnaby, British Columbia-born musical artist, 54, opened up on his...
UP Police bust ISIS-inspired conversion racket backed by foreign funds
Daijiworld News
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July 19, 2025
Daijiworld Media Network - Lucknow Lucknow, Jul 19: In a major breakthrough with serious national security implications, Uttar Pradesh Police have unearthed a radicalised illegal religious conversion network allegedly funded from abroad and...
Chiefs in Ottawa waiting to hear from Indigenous services minister about arranging children welfare negotiations
APTN News
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July 16, 2025
Members of the National Children’s Chiefs Commission (NCCC) say they’re waiting to hear if a meeting can be arranged with the minister of Indigenous Services over negotiating a national deal to reform the First Nations child welfare system on...
ESports in Canadian Universities: A new path for scholarships and careers
All Nigeria Soccer
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July 16, 2025
Late-night skating and house LAN parties are no longer the limit of the world of esports. In Canada, universities are turning the digital hobby into real opportunities, from scholarships and specialized programs to full-time jobs in the industry....
Vancouver Island musician takes centre stage at MLB All-Star Game in Atlanta (VIDEO)
Victoria Buzz
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July 16, 2025
One of Vancouver Island’s brightest stars shone on baseball’s biggest stage Tuesday night. Lauren Spencer Smith, the Nanaimo-based singer-songwriter who rose to fame on American Idol, delivered a powerful rendition of O Canada ahead of the 2025...
Fantasy novel inspired by bedtime stories, Cree grandmother
Timmins Today
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July 19, 2025
Habitan is a fantasy novel rich with Canadian settings, Indigenous values, and a throwback to the paperbacks of C. S. Lewis AURORA - If you grew up on the stories of C. S. Lewis and the magical realm of Narnia, you might like this new novel for...
Coldstream teen high on 2-time top Canadian dance title
Eagle Valley News
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July 16, 2025
Rebecca Acob with Vernon's Aviemore School of Highland Dance brings home national title, again The best in B.C. and now the best in Canada. For a second year in a row. Rebecca Acob, 15, has been crowned a two-time Canadian Highland Dance champion....
Music to Millpond's ears: Inyo Council for the Arts announces first round of Millpond Music performers
The Inyo Register - California
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The 33rd Annual Millpond Music Festival returns to Bishop Sept. 19-21, and the Inyo Council for the Arts has announced the first round of performers taking the stage at the Inyo County Millpond Recreation Area. The three-day event includes...