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Poll: Most readers would make the notwithstanding clause harder to use

Poll: Most readers would make the notwithstanding clause harder to use

Just over half of readers surveyed in an online poll this week said that the notwithstanding clause should be harder to use than it is now, but not taken out of the Constitution entirely
Highway closures inconvenient but necessary: OPP brass

Highway closures inconvenient but necessary: OPP brass

In a speech to municipal leaders this week in Sudbury, OPP superintendents affirmed the importance of shutting down highways for bad weather, investigations
BEYOND LOCAL: How do you stop a player like McDavid? By committee, Canucks say

BEYOND LOCAL: How do you stop a player like McDavid? By committee, Canucks say

Over six post-season runs, the elite centre has amassed 30 goals and 58 assists
TRILLIUM TALK: Doctors not working as hard as they used to, Ford government says

TRILLIUM TALK: Doctors not working as hard as they used to, Ford government says

Every Sunday morning, one of our legislative reporters from The Trillium provides an inside look at the week that was in Ontario politics — and the week ahead
Good morning, Elliot Lake!

Good morning, Elliot Lake!

Here's a look at the current local weather and gas prices
BEYOND LOCAL: Black youth face multiple barriers in accessing mental health care, experts say

BEYOND LOCAL: Black youth face multiple barriers in accessing mental health care, experts say

There's a big need for more Canadian race-based data to improve care for Black youth
World’s largest dream catcher aims to provide 'powerful energy'

World’s largest dream catcher aims to provide 'powerful energy'

Rama resident, with community support, has constructed 30-metre-wide, 18-metre-high dream catcher that will be submitted to Guinness World Records officials
Ontario family receives massive hospital bill as part of LTC law, refuses to pay

Ontario family receives massive hospital bill as part of LTC law, refuses to pay

A southwestern Ontario woman has received an $8,400 bill from a hospital in Windsor, Ont., after she refused to put her mother in a nursing home she hated – and she says she has no intention of paying it.
GALLERY: Northern lights put on a show

GALLERY: Northern lights put on a show

Solar storm could produce continued spectacles into next week
St. Joseph's General Hospital CEO tenders resignation

St. Joseph's General Hospital CEO tenders resignation

Jeremy Stevenson informed the hospital board Thursday of his resignation for personal reasons, effective Aug. 19