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'Great regret:' Elliot Lake mayor reacts to area being eliminated as nuclear waste repository site

'Great regret:' Elliot Lake mayor reacts to area being eliminated as nuclear waste repository site

The Deep Geological Repository site will not be in Elliot Lake or Blind River
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Vic Fedeli wants more emphasis on northern issues, including rail

Vic Fedeli wants more emphasis on northern issues, including rail

"Northern interests are commonly ignored in favour of others -- or at least they have been by this government
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Kapuskasing signs agreement for medical marijuana facility

Kapuskasing signs agreement for medical marijuana facility

CannAssist Canada Inc. is proposing a 29,000-square-foot production facility at the town’s airport.
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NORAD North Bay ready to track Santa

NORAD North Bay ready to track Santa

It all started in 1955 when a local media advertisement directed children to call Santa direct
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'Why are we still kept in the dark?' MMIWG commissioner calls to reopen cases

'Why are we still kept in the dark?' MMIWG commissioner calls to reopen cases

Inquiry commissioner Michèle Audette called for the ability to expand the mandate while also saying the process needs to be extended to reach more families and victims.
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Northern Policy Institute recommends cargo airship transportation to far north

Northern Policy Institute recommends cargo airship transportation to far north

An independent think tank in Northern Ontario explores potential for airship transportation of goods throughout far north
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Today's the last day for college students to get money back after strike

Today's the last day for college students to get money back after strike

Students who remain in school are entitled to up to $500 in extra OSAP aid if they apply for it by February 26
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'I believe somebody hurt my baby,' mother tells MMIWG inquiry

'I believe somebody hurt my baby,' mother tells MMIWG inquiry

Delaine Copenace was found dead in Lake of the Woods in Kenora in March 2016, a little more than three weeks after she was reportedly last seen.
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Sudbury contractor starts groundbreaking work on Watay power project

Sudbury contractor starts groundbreaking work on Watay power project

PowerTel mobilizes to connect Pikangikum First Nation to grid power
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Missing North Bay woman murdered: Toronto police

Missing North Bay woman murdered: Toronto police

Homicide has now taken over the investigation
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