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By Isabella Figueroa Nogueira As the FIFA World Cup 2026 approaches, cities across North America are preparing for an influx of fans, matches and global attention - including Toronto Stadium (BMO Field) in Canada. Along with the excitement comes growing concern about the tournament’s environmental impact.



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The 25th anniversary of the Dungannon Super Pull and Demo Derby kicks off in Lucknow on June 19 complete with two days of family-friendly entertainment. The Dungannon Super Pull and Demo Derby is a volunteer-run charitable event hosted by the Lucknow and District Kinsmen Club and Dungannon Super Pull committee



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The Ripley and District Horticultural “For Our Youth” (FOY) club changed things up a little for our April meeting. Instead of freezing our fingers off in the chilly weather to prepare our garden plot at the Bruce Botanical Food Gardens (BBFG), we decided to have a canning, baking and planting



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The Ripley and District Horticultural Society (RDHS) embraced St. Patrick’s Day celebrations at the March 17 meeting with most participants sporting green clothing and accessories. Passersby could be forgiven for thinking the Ripley-Huron Community Centre had been invaded by leprechauns as about two dozen participants were rather short in stature



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A local high school student is making a name for himself in the tech world. “I’ve really just been tinkering around with electronics since I was about 10,” said software developer Shareef Faddah, 17, in a March 12 interview. “In seventh grade, I started to teach myself how to program



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Everyone is looking forward to spring, none more so than members of the Ripley and District Horticultural Society (RDHS) and not just because they want to work in their gardens. Adverse weather this winter has played havoc with the schedule resulting in a cancellation of the January meeting and last