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BEYOND LOCAL: New Canadian women's pro soccer league to be called Northern Super League

BEYOND LOCAL: New Canadian women's pro soccer league to be called Northern Super League

While there is plenty more work to be done before the first ball is kicked, the new league now has a framework to work off
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Northern lights possible over Canada after sunspot behind big solar storm returns

Northern lights possible over Canada after sunspot behind big solar storm returns

Aurora could be visible mostly across the northern parts of the country in line from Vancouver, through Winnipeg and Thunder Bay
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BEYOND LOCAL: Northern lights possible over Canada after sunspot behind big solar storm returns

BEYOND LOCAL: Northern lights possible over Canada after sunspot behind big solar storm returns

The forecast shows a low likelihood of spotting the northern lights along a path from Vancouver through to Winnipeg and Thunder Bay, Ont., with a higher likelihood in northern parts of the provinces and territories
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High school students will soon need to learn financial literacy

High school students will soon need to learn financial literacy

A financial literacy test will soon be a requirement to earn a high school diploma in Ontario
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New Liskeard man linked to 1999 murder of Toronto woman

New Liskeard man linked to 1999 murder of Toronto woman

The man believed to be responsible for the murder died in 2017
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How photos of a North Bay football fumble made a mark on Canadian political history

How photos of a North Bay football fumble made a mark on Canadian political history

Doug Ball tells the story of his famous 1974 photo of Progressive Conservative leader Robert Stanfield
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'A very momentous day': MPP makes history with Oji-Cree speech in Ontario legislature

'A very momentous day': MPP makes history with Oji-Cree speech in Ontario legislature

Premier Doug Ford said he's 'proud of the NDP MPP Sol Mamakwa, as did several others who marked the occasion at Queen's Park on Tuesday
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BEYOND LOCAL: Five more Canadian school boards sue social media giants

BEYOND LOCAL: Five more Canadian school boards sue social media giants

The new lawsuits share similar wording and characterize social-media companies as choosing to ‘maximize profits at the expense of student well-being’
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As Canada warms, infectious disease risks spread north

As Canada warms, infectious disease risks spread north

It was 15 years ago that Ontario student Justin Wood started feeling sick
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BEYOND LOCAL: Suspect in 2023 Barrie bombing arrested in Ajax

BEYOND LOCAL: Suspect in 2023 Barrie bombing arrested in Ajax

'The arrest being made should put some ease into our community knowing that we accomplished what we said we were going to do,' says Barrie police official
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