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Students face strict cell phone rules when school returns

Students face strict cell phone rules when school returns

Unless given the OK by an educator, students in Ontario will not be allowed to use mobile devices in the classroom and must store them out of sight.
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Kenjgewin Teg looking for ‘piece of post-secondary pie’ as student population grows

Kenjgewin Teg looking for ‘piece of post-secondary pie’ as student population grows

President Beverley Roy says new partnerships ‘in the queue’ for M’Chigeeng post-secondary school
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Check your tickets! $70M ticket sold in Northern Ontario

Check your tickets! $70M ticket sold in Northern Ontario

14 winning MaxMillions also sold in Ontario
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Angus calls out Poilievre for phony campaign tactics

Angus calls out Poilievre for phony campaign tactics

'This insult to Canadians comes on the heels of a mysterious bot campaign that was used to create fake momentum and bogus glowing reviews for his rally in Northern Ontario'
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$50K reward offered in northern woman's hit-and-run death

$50K reward offered in northern woman's hit-and-run death

Police believe Loni Chum was hit and killed by a pick-up truck in November 2023
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VIDEO: Argonauts players try to pronounce 'Sault Ste. Marie' — it didn't go well

VIDEO: Argonauts players try to pronounce 'Sault Ste. Marie' — it didn't go well

Members of the CFL club came up with some hilarious pronunciations of Northern Ontario city in a recent video posted to social media
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Northern agencies on front lines of homelessness crisis support call to action

Northern agencies on front lines of homelessness crisis support call to action

Ontario’s Big City Mayors’ ‘Solve the Crisis’ campaign calls for the province to take immediate and decisive action
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Deliberations begin at coroner's inquest into death of Northern Ontario woman

Deliberations begin at coroner's inquest into death of Northern Ontario woman

Ruthann Quequish of Kingfisher Lake First Nation died from complications associated with diabetes despite visiting her community nursing station mere hours before her death
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Porcupine train back on its tracks, project sparks flood of memories

Porcupine train back on its tracks, project sparks flood of memories

After nine months of work, a historic locomotive is back next to a restored mining office vault
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NDP riding association calls on Mantha to resign over 'grossly inappropriate behaviour'

NDP riding association calls on Mantha to resign over 'grossly inappropriate behaviour'

'Algoma-Manitoulin deserves the integrity we voted for. Mantha, who claims he respects us, has not shown this for the survivor of his harassment, nor for the constituents who elected him'
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