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Mark Carney wins race to replace Justin Trudeau

Mark Carney wins race to replace Justin Trudeau

The former Bank of Canada governor is the next leader of the Liberal Party
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O Canada: Poet hoping to inspire, uplift Canadians with competition

O Canada: Poet hoping to inspire, uplift Canadians with competition

Heidi Sander hopes that new initiative will inspire Canadians to put words to their feelings in these tumultuous times
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Cost savings are 'peanuts': Midland keeping above-average council size

Cost savings are 'peanuts': Midland keeping above-average council size

Cost-saving measure defeated as mayor, deputy mayor and seven councillors to stay on ballot for 2026 municipal election; council citing future population growth and poor pay as reasons
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Local YMCA adapting youth leadership program

Local YMCA adapting youth leadership program

Through the aquatic leadership program at the YMCA, youth can receive school credits and obtain lifeguard certification
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COLUMN: March a time of great anxiety for local wildlife

COLUMN: March a time of great anxiety for local wildlife

The survival of everything from moose to beavers to pond fish and much more will be determined by the weather in the coming days and weeks, says columnist
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Who will replace Justin Trudeau? We will know tonight

Who will replace Justin Trudeau? We will know tonight

'I think it's kind of taken a backseat of what's going on with Trump,' says political science professor
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OPP asking for public's help in finding stolen snowmobile

OPP asking for public's help in finding stolen snowmobile

A 2017 Ski-Doo Renegade was stolen in Tay Township over the weekend
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'Really awful': Long-time mall tenant evicted over flooding fight

'Really awful': Long-time mall tenant evicted over flooding fight

'The water leak actually got worse for me, but it paradoxically made it better because it forced the leaking into mainly one spot,' says Doug Laurie Sports owner
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Music lovers 'devastated' by impending closure of Sunrise Records

Music lovers 'devastated' by impending closure of Sunrise Records

'It’s a spot my dad and I regularly come to, so it’s kind of a closed opportunity for us and other record buyers, too,' says record collector
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BEYOND LOCAL: 'Just unbelievable': Newmarket designer crafts special logo for the Leafs

BEYOND LOCAL: 'Just unbelievable': Newmarket designer crafts special logo for the Leafs

Toji Nola was selected to design the logo for the Toronto Maple Leaf's Black Excellence Game during Black History Month
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