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Water means different things to different people. This conversation is about what water means to you. How is water important to your home and family life, your livelihood, your cultural practices, your wellbeing, your local environment? By recording – and celebrating – all the different ways water benefits our lives, we can value water properly…

World Triathlon Edmonton is very pleased to share that the 2021 World Triathlon Championship Finals, (formerly World Triathlon Grand Final), will be held in Edmonton, August 17-22, 2021.   World Triathlon Edmonton has worked closely with World Triathlon, Triathlon Canada and the City of Edmonton to ensure this prestigious world championship would take place in…

World Hearing Day 2021 marks the launch of the World Report on Hearing, presenting a global call for action to address hearing loss and ear diseases across the life course. The theme of the World Hearing Day is Hearing care for ALL!Screen. Rehabilitate. CommunicateThe World Hearing Day 2021 and the World Report on Hearing present a…

A container ship almost as long as the height of the CN Tower and twice as heavy is wedged across Egypt’s Suez Canal, having blocked all traffic in the vital waterway for more than a day — with no sign that it’s moving any time soon. The MV Ever Given, a Panama-flagged ship that carries cargo between…

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