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COLUMN: Carol Hughes on importance of careful cost cutting

COLUMN: Carol Hughes on importance of careful cost cutting

Cuts to Department of National Defence budget cannot impact service people, says Algoma - Manitoulin - Kapuskasing Member of Parliament
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BEYOND LOCAL: Claudia Goldin’s Nobel Prize win is a victory for women in economics − and the field as a whole

BEYOND LOCAL: Claudia Goldin’s Nobel Prize win is a victory for women in economics − and the field as a whole

The third woman to win the prize, distinguished Harvard labor economist Claudia Goldin, was honored on Oct. 9, 2023, for her decades of work studying the gender pay gap
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Hunters fined for shooting moose from a motorboat

Hunters fined for shooting moose from a motorboat

Case dates back to last October, when conservation officers in the Red Lake area were tipped off about a group of men hunting moose from a boat
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Campaign launches to save Sudbury’s supervised consumption site

Campaign launches to save Sudbury’s supervised consumption site

Réseau ACCESS Network has launched a public advocacy effort to keep The Spot (Sudbury’s supervised consumption site) open
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Good morning, Elliot Lake!

Good morning, Elliot Lake!

Here's a look at the current local weather and gas prices
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CANADA: Dramatic summer weather has altered the fall colours this year

CANADA: Dramatic summer weather has altered the fall colours this year

As the nights get longer in the fall, trees receive less direct sunlight, and chlorophyll, which trees use to absorb sunlight during photosynthesis, begins to break down, displaying the natural pigments within the leaves
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COLUMN: Michael Mantha on health care woes in Ontario

COLUMN: Michael Mantha on health care woes in Ontario

Doug Ford’s healthcare theatrics not solving any problems, says Algoma-Manitoulin MPP
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Council approves a safer, more accessible 2024 Ice Fishing Derby

Council approves a safer, more accessible 2024 Ice Fishing Derby

2024 Ice Fishing Derby will move from Horne Lake to Elliot Lake at Spine Beach
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Poll: Crombie is the top choice among Liberal leadership hopefuls

Poll: Crombie is the top choice among Liberal leadership hopefuls

In an online poll this week, readers thought that Bonnie Crombie was the Ontario Liberals' best choice to lead their party by an overwhelming margin
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Back Roads Bill: At the campfire with Waubgeshig Rice

Back Roads Bill: At the campfire with Waubgeshig Rice

This week Bill tells us about a COVID campfire chat with Waub Rice leading to his novel release this week.
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