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Timmins mayor wants province to let cities buy local

Timmins mayor wants province to let cities buy local

In cases of multiple bids within 'a few hundred dollars' should priority go to local firms?
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Truck in accident 'stolen,' claims owner

Truck in accident 'stolen,' claims owner

Investigation showed that witnesses saw a pickup truck collide with a parked vehicle
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My first year in Canada: A teen refugee tells her story

My first year in Canada: A teen refugee tells her story

Naia Alkhaledi, 14, recounts what it has been like her first year in the Royal City since her family arrived here as refugees
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'Elephant in the room': Northern Ontario Party calls for referendum on merging school boards

'Elephant in the room': Northern Ontario Party calls for referendum on merging school boards

'Education is hurting,' says Trevor Holliday
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Springwater's landmark 'Shoe Tree' gets cut

Springwater's landmark 'Shoe Tree' gets cut

About 1.2 tonnes of shoes removed with it
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Fallout from Thunder Bay death investigations, chief suspension 'challenging' for officers

Fallout from Thunder Bay death investigations, chief suspension 'challenging' for officers

Acting city police chief says criticism of death investigations, calls for independent probes and charges against suspended police chief "makes day-to-day a little more challenging" for frontline officers.
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Big northern Ontario companies getting hydro break

Big northern Ontario companies getting hydro break

'It’s unfortunate Ontario, once a prosperous province, now needs to pay businesses in order for them to survive'
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The new and improved Wawa Goose might outlast Wawa itself

The new and improved Wawa Goose might outlast Wawa itself

Third generation Wawa Goose to be unveiled on July 1
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Gross they may be, but tent caterpillars no cause for alarm

Gross they may be, but tent caterpillars no cause for alarm

'They're nothing to worry about,' says forestry technologist
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'No Trespassing, I’m tired of hiding the bodies’ (3 photos)

'No Trespassing, I’m tired of hiding the bodies’ (3 photos)

Sault woman has found a way to get rid of unwanted visitors
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