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Northern Ontario contractors primed for 2024 construction season

Northern Ontario contractors primed for 2024 construction season

Mining, institutional work paves the way in projects for 2024
Go with the flow: Mullet madness coming to region to support youth

Go with the flow: Mullet madness coming to region to support youth

'Through empathy, mentorship and tailored support, programs like (R&R) become the beacons of hope,' says official
COLUMN: Carol Hughes on Day School Survivor program

COLUMN: Carol Hughes on Day School Survivor program

Calls to Reopen Day School Survivor application process grow says the MP for Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing
Women are pulling their weight at empowering west-end gym

Women are pulling their weight at empowering west-end gym

‘We’re like a family here’: Career-altering risk paid off for current owner of The Refinery; more than 200 female members attend weekly classes at the Wellington Street fitness centre
COLUMN: Wine and beer tax going up April 1, no joke

COLUMN: Wine and beer tax going up April 1, no joke

But the good news is that it's not going up as much as it was scheduled to go up
ICYMI: Halton police issue 750 charges for window tint in four years

ICYMI: Halton police issue 750 charges for window tint in four years

Though drivers can use as dark of a tint as they want on rear windows, anything past 30 per cent on the front windows is not allowed
VIDEO: Some real advice on how to protect yourself from car thieves

VIDEO: Some real advice on how to protect yourself from car thieves

A Toronto cop took a lot of heat this week for offering head-scratching advice to vehicle owners. On our podcast, a former OPP officer provides some less controversial tips on how to thwart car thieves
Stock market today: Wall Street slips further away from records amid inflation worries

Stock market today: Wall Street slips further away from records amid inflation worries

BEIJING — Wall Street closed out its second straight losing week Friday, giving back some of the gains that helped push the stock market to an all-time high earlier in the week. The S&P 500 fell 0.6%, its third straight loss.
Sheriff had cause to take guns from killer before Maine mass shooting that left 18 dead, report says

Sheriff had cause to take guns from killer before Maine mass shooting that left 18 dead, report says

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A sheriff's office investigating a mass shooting in Maine had cause to take the killer into protective custody beforehand and to take away his guns, according to a report issued by an independent commission Friday.
Program helping northern Ontario ERs stay open set to expire

Program helping northern Ontario ERs stay open set to expire

A program that helps rural and northern Ontario hospitals avoid temporary ER closures is set to expire at the end of the month, after a series of last-minute renewals, and hospitals are anxiously awaiting word from the government on what happens next