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Northern city loses out on nuclear waste. Mayor totally bummed

Northern city loses out on nuclear waste. Mayor totally bummed

They will get to share a $600,000 consolation fund
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OPP in, local cops out as West Nipissing votes to make a change

OPP in, local cops out as West Nipissing votes to make a change

The transition to the OPP will take place next year and is expected to include a new $8 million building
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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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Guelph street gets underground frog crossing (3 photos)

Guelph street gets underground frog crossing (3 photos)

Move comes after 'several hundred frog fatalities'
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Thunder Bay police chief told mayor he was subject of investigation: witness

Thunder Bay police chief told mayor he was subject of investigation: witness

'For 15 to 20 seconds we all just looked at each other'
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Man claims Ontario city's bus passes for disabled are discriminatory

Man claims Ontario city's bus passes for disabled are discriminatory

Launches human rights complaint, says he's humiliated every time he buys one
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Thunder Bay police chief's trial opens in court

Thunder Bay police chief's trial opens in court

Several witnesses take the stand on the first day of the trial against J.P. Levesque, detailing exchanges with Mayor Keith Hobbs and lawyer Alexander Zaitzeff
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Preschoolers in Guelph help university students take the edge off exam stress (8 photos)

Preschoolers in Guelph help university students take the edge off exam stress (8 photos)

A team of little ones handed out 1,000 'cards of kindness' on campus
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Proof Sudburians love their sauce

Proof Sudburians love their sauce

One retail manager says he thinks it's a northern Ontario thing
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Competition Bureau to review deal that made Barrie Examiner, dozens of other papers history

Competition Bureau to review deal that made Barrie Examiner, dozens of other papers history

Total of five Simcoe County papers shuttered, among almost three dozen in Ontario
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