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<updated>Updated: </updated>Potential COVID-19 exposure reported on Oct. 25 Ontario Northland bus to Elliot Lake

Updated: Potential COVID-19 exposure reported on Oct. 25 Ontario Northland bus to Elliot Lake

Algoma Public Health says at this time there are no new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Algoma, and the risk of infection is considered low
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2019 West Nipissing plowing match pulls in tidy profit

2019 West Nipissing plowing match pulls in tidy profit

Agricultural exposition drew more than 80,000 to Verner
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Senator Lynn Beyak donates illegally to Trump re-election campaign

Senator Lynn Beyak donates illegally to Trump re-election campaign

According to VICE News, the Northwestern Ontario senator gave $300 and listed a Dryden, N.Y. address on her donation form. Her office says the donation was made in error.
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Huron Central issues layoff notice to railway employees

Huron Central issues layoff notice to railway employees

More than 40 employees to be laid off should railway cease operations in mid-December
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Party involving 50 teens near North Bay draws $800 fine

Party involving 50 teens near North Bay draws $800 fine

The host, an 18-year-old from East Ferris, was charged
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Northern mayors 'plead for help' from province in battling mental health and addiction issues

Northern mayors 'plead for help' from province in battling mental health and addiction issues

'We feel it's very much a health crisis and we are asking for help from everybody, with all the mayors speaking with one voice, to help us with this crisis'
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Ontario Nurses' Association calls for action following violent Elliot Lake hospital incident

Ontario Nurses' Association calls for action following violent Elliot Lake hospital incident

Incident demonstrates 'how unprepared this and many employers are for workplace violence,' says association president
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First Nations traffic slowdown announced for Highway 17 near Blind River

First Nations traffic slowdown announced for Highway 17 near Blind River

Traffic slowdown on Trans-Canada highway in support of Mi'kmaq fishing rights
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Ontario looks to expand what you can put in your Blue Box

Ontario looks to expand what you can put in your Blue Box

A 2019 study found that recycling rates had stalled for 15 years.
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COVID-19 cancels biennial event celebrating all things Manitoulin

COVID-19 cancels biennial event celebrating all things Manitoulin

Manitoulin Trade Fair postponed to 2022
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