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This week in recalls: Glass knobs, dehumidifiers, motorcyles and motorhomes

This week in recalls: Glass knobs, dehumidifiers, motorcyles and motorhomes

Check your home and garage for these recalled products
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We need more money from the feds, say northern Ontario mayors

We need more money from the feds, say northern Ontario mayors

The last time the mayors of northern Ontario met, the main topic of discussion was hydro prices but today the focus of the Northern Ontario Large Urban Mayors (NOLUM) was the reduction of FedNor funding
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Crikey! Keith Urban's coming to Boots and Hearts

Crikey! Keith Urban's coming to Boots and Hearts

Good news for fans of country music festival in Central Ontario
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Palliative care in remote communities requires detailed planning, say experts

Palliative care in remote communities requires detailed planning, say experts

Palliative care experts say access to end-of-life care in remote communities needs to be carefully planned and prepared.
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Tick tests positive for Lyme Disease in North Bay

Tick tests positive for Lyme Disease in North Bay

To date in 2016, 26 ticks have been sent for testing, with 9 being identified as blacklegged. Eight of those 9 ticks have been negative for the bacteria that causes Lyme disease.
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'We deserve better,' says Fedeli of Liberal bribery charges

'We deserve better,' says Fedeli of Liberal bribery charges

Premier needs to come clean about what she knew, MPP says
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Coin honouring Canada's first — and the North's only — female astronaut unveiled in the Soo

Coin honouring Canada's first — and the North's only — female astronaut unveiled in the Soo

Royal Canadian Mint unveils silver collector coin celebrating the 25th anniversary of Dr. Roberta Bondar’s space shuttle mission
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Judge denies 'sleep driving' defence, convicts driver in road worker's death

Judge denies 'sleep driving' defence, convicts driver in road worker's death

Geoff Gaston, a married father of two, died in the 2014 crash
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Police investigating student death at University of Guelph

Police investigating student death at University of Guelph

Death occurred in a campus residence
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Northern Ontario astronaut Roberta Bondar honoured on coin

Northern Ontario astronaut Roberta Bondar honoured on coin

Coin marks upcoming 25th anniversary of Bondar's space flight
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