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BEYOND LOCAL: Nunavut TV channel, The Weather Network deliver forecasts in Inuktut languages

BEYOND LOCAL: Nunavut TV channel, The Weather Network deliver forecasts in Inuktut languages

Independent broadcaster Uvagut TV set out to develop hourly weather broadcasts in Inuktut in partnership with The Weather Network
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Ontario cops warn of Taylor Swift ticket scam after two buyers duped

Ontario cops warn of Taylor Swift ticket scam after two buyers duped

Shake it off? South Simcoe Police have received two reports of victims losing money in Facebook Marketplace deals, weeks after a SooToday story about a similar scam
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Weather downs trees on Dunlop Shores Road

Weather downs trees on Dunlop Shores Road

The City of Elliot Lake says the issue is at the 2 km mark
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COLUMN: Carol Hughes on methane emissions

COLUMN: Carol Hughes on methane emissions

Methane draft regulations a start, but more needed to reduce emissions, says the MP for Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing
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Northern Ontario prosecutor accused of anti-Indigenous discrimination

Northern Ontario prosecutor accused of anti-Indigenous discrimination

Law Society of Ontario alleges Gerrit Verbeek engaged in discriminatory conduct and/or harassment against Indigenous people accused of crimes
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Councillors absent from strategic plan’s final public input

Councillors absent from strategic plan’s final public input

Citizens spoke about several concerns. Communication with council was high on their list
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Poll: Most readers would vote to abolish separate schools

Poll: Most readers would vote to abolish separate schools

Almost two-thirds of Village Media readers would vote in a referendum to merge existing schools systems into a single secular public school system - but most separate school graduates would keep things as they are
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Back Roads Bill: Fires and Northeastern Ontario heritage

Back Roads Bill: Fires and Northeastern Ontario heritage

This week, Bill takes us on the back roads of history, showing us how fires have shaped Northeastern Ontario
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BEYOND LOCAL: Holiday budget planning should include more than gifts

BEYOND LOCAL: Holiday budget planning should include more than gifts

A holiday budget should also include the cost of any entertaining you're planning to do as well as extra meals out and associated expenses for holiday parties
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Family grocery bill will go up $702 next year, researcher warns

Family grocery bill will go up $702 next year, researcher warns

Canada's Food Price Report used AI technology to predict the rising cost of groceries next year, and the good news is the increase won't be quite as bad as this year
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