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INSIDE THE VILLAGE: What you really need to know about school cellphone 'ban'

INSIDE THE VILLAGE: What you really need to know about school cellphone 'ban'

This week on the podcast: The Ford government has announced a 'comprehensive' crackdown on student cellphone use. We ask a leading expert if the new rules will actually make a difference
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BEYOND LOCAL: Sourdough under the microscope reveals microbes cultivated over generations

BEYOND LOCAL: Sourdough under the microscope reveals microbes cultivated over generations

Sourdough is the oldest kind of leavened bread in recorded history, and people have been eating it for thousands of years
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Crowd calls for change during Take Back the Night event

Crowd calls for change during Take Back the Night event

'We're allowed to use our rage, and get angry that this still exists,' says Huronia Transition Homes official
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Atea athlete captures judges' attention on Canada's Got Talent

Atea athlete captures judges' attention on Canada's Got Talent

'I think I was lucky. My filming was one day, 12 hours before I had to leave,' rhythmic gymnast Carmel Kallemaa says of TV appearance
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Alert issued after RVH sees sudden spike in drug poisonings

Alert issued after RVH sees sudden spike in drug poisonings

Barrie hospital had eight drug-related ER visits between Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning, says health unit official
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'Shameful': Ontario Liberal leader blasts Ford government at Orillia conference

'Shameful': Ontario Liberal leader blasts Ford government at Orillia conference

Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing concedes relationship between province, municipalities can be 'a bit challenging' but touted 'remarkable recovery' under Ford
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Dead turtle on local beach raises 'huge issue' of releasing pets into wild

Dead turtle on local beach raises 'huge issue' of releasing pets into wild

Releasing pet turtles into wild 'reason why all eight of Ontario's native turtle species are at risk,' Wye Marsh head says, noting they 'outcompete for resources and habitat and outbreed our native species'
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Foul play not suspected in death of man found behind Angus plaza

Foul play not suspected in death of man found behind Angus plaza

Deceased identified as 31-year-old Schomberg man in 'sudden death' case
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'Mind-blowing' engineering report to save Midland money now, in future

'Mind-blowing' engineering report to save Midland money now, in future

‘We don’t want this to be a red-tape type of thing for developments,’ says engineering manager on standards document updated from 2012
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Officials frustrated with 'disheartening' construction on provincial wetland

Officials frustrated with 'disheartening' construction on provincial wetland

'That's a no-no': Severn Township forced to install gates on property and then billed the owner after he dredged on wetland and damaged portion of Uhthoff Trail
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