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Why are we feeling so much pain at the pumps?

Why are we feeling so much pain at the pumps?

Dan McTeague, president of Canadians for Affordable Energy, explained the price increase and the difference between winter and summer gasoline. 
Northern Ontario remains idled in the electric vehicle revolution

Northern Ontario remains idled in the electric vehicle revolution

PM and premier talk up critical minerals at Honda plant expansion, but funding support for Northern mining and processing projects slow to roll out
Father Les Costello statue makes triumphant return to Timmins

Father Les Costello statue makes triumphant return to Timmins

After being broken last year, it took a team effort — with many Maple Leafs connections — to replace a statue for the iconic hockey player and priest
Speedy Sault man finishes Boston Marathon in three hours

Speedy Sault man finishes Boston Marathon in three hours

‘It was unbelievable’: At 36, Algoma Steel employee Andy Haidar conquered world’s biggest marathon less than two years after he began taking running seriously
Junior miners getting $4M to find critical battery minerals

Junior miners getting $4M to find critical battery minerals

Funding will create jobs that will help mines discover materials needed for electric vehicles.
'Game-changer' in molecular imaging by Northern Ont. researchers

'Game-changer' in molecular imaging by Northern Ont. researchers

Use of xenon gas in MRI scans offers earlier and more precise detection of cancers and brain disease.
Former Algoma U prof pleads guilty to assaulting four international students

Former Algoma U prof pleads guilty to assaulting four international students

Michael Lajoie took it upon himself to 'punish' students for alleged plagiarism — kicking them in the buttocks and, in one instance, hitting a student with a wooden stick 20 times
First Nation leaders renew call to disband Thunder Bay police

First Nation leaders renew call to disband Thunder Bay police

Family members of three Indigenous people who died in the city of Thunder Bay say there is a lack of communication from the Thunder Bay Police Service on the investigations and join calls by First Nation leaders to disband the police service and board.
Details scarce on how Indigenous loan program will work, says business group

Details scarce on how Indigenous loan program will work, says business group

Anishnawbe Business Professional Association wants values-based, politics-free program that achieves reconciliation
'The urgency is there:' Group proposes Anishinaabe language trust from $10B RHT settlement

'The urgency is there:' Group proposes Anishinaabe language trust from $10B RHT settlement

Proposed amendment to disbursement agreement would see money set aside for language programming in Robinson Huron Treaty territory