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BEYOND LOCAL: Fleury, Team Homan feeling 'settled in' as a rink entering women's curling worlds

BEYOND LOCAL: Fleury, Team Homan feeling 'settled in' as a rink entering women's curling worlds

Fleury, one of the country’s top skips, joined Homan’s Ottawa rink in August 2022 after Joanne Courtney decided to step away form the game
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BEYOND LOCAL: Georgetown church has acoustics that rival Carnegie Hall

BEYOND LOCAL: Georgetown church has acoustics that rival Carnegie Hall

The Sanctuary Concert Hall was renovated in 2014
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Sault Ste. Marie health centre that derostered 10,000 patients still awaiting word on $11M in ministry funding requests

Sault Ste. Marie health centre that derostered 10,000 patients still awaiting word on $11M in ministry funding requests

Documents obtained under freedom of information include a letter from GHC president to Ross Romano, urging the Sault MPP to address 'devastating' crisis in primary care
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'My job is not to be popular,' Trudeau says after pressed to ditch carbon price hike

'My job is not to be popular,' Trudeau says after pressed to ditch carbon price hike

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pushed back Wednesday on growing demands from premiers to dump the planned April 1 hike to the consumer carbon levy, saying leaders must tackle both affordability and climate change
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The expanding world of fraudsters and how they can find you

The expanding world of fraudsters and how they can find you

OPP offers tips on how to recognize a scam and steps you can take to protect yourself
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Retiring judge warns of 'significant damage to the justice system' from Ford's comments on judicial appointments

Retiring judge warns of 'significant damage to the justice system' from Ford's comments on judicial appointments

Justice David Doherty said judges should be 'like-minded' in striving to meet the public's expectations of justice — not in allegiance with political leaders
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BEYOND LOCAL: ‘Slap in the face’: Simcoe schools lean on unqualified teachers

BEYOND LOCAL: ‘Slap in the face’: Simcoe schools lean on unqualified teachers

While Simcoe County school boards say their supply lists are essentially full, the boards are seeing an increase in how often qualified education workers on those lists don’t answer the phone, leading to more unqualified individuals filling those vacancies
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BEYOND LOCAL: Health unit seeks $11M in funding to avoid losing more patients

BEYOND LOCAL: Health unit seeks $11M in funding to avoid losing more patients

Documents obtained under freedom of information include a letter from GHC president to Ross Romano, urging the Sault MPP to address 'devastating' crisis in primary care
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BEYOND LOCAL: Cochrane polar bears helping test tracking devices

BEYOND LOCAL: Cochrane polar bears helping test tracking devices

The minimally invasive devices are being developed by Polar Bears International and 3M
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Some daycares opted in — and quickly out — of $10-a-day program to score clients a rebate

Some daycares opted in — and quickly out — of $10-a-day program to score clients a rebate

Child-care centre operators had concerns about the program's financial sustainability but got their clients cash in year one
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