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Happy 60th birthday to Sudbury’s Big Nickel!

Happy 60th birthday to Sudbury’s Big Nickel!

Visiting the monument has been a time-honoured Canadian road trip tradition across the decades
Midland man charged with murder called 'the sweetest boy'

Midland man charged with murder called 'the sweetest boy'

Former roommate says Justus Chester and Julia Brady 'just wanted love'; Chester faces a second-degree murder charge in Brady's death
Ojibwe Star Wars film brings new hope for language speakers

Ojibwe Star Wars film brings new hope for language speakers

Local Ojibwe language teacher, Jeff Monague, recently lent his voice to the Anishinaabemowin version of Star Wars: A New Hope
Local rescue 'desperately' needs more foster homes

Local rescue 'desperately' needs more foster homes

'We’re just a bunch of animal loving people that got together and do what we can to help who we can,' said president of Rescue 1 At A Time in Barrie
Sarah McLachlan touring through Casino Rama

Sarah McLachlan touring through Casino Rama

The tour is a celebration of her album 'Fumbling Towards Ecstasy'
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Lineup set for this summer's One World Music Festival

Lineup set for this summer's One World Music Festival

The festival is slated for late August
Operator charged with impaired after boat hits dock

Operator charged with impaired after boat hits dock

OPP responded after a report that a boat that hit a floating dock and was circling out of control on Stewart Lake
OPP Association ratifies new deal for uniform officers, civilians

OPP Association ratifies new deal for uniform officers, civilians

'Our members deserve to be the top paid police in Ontario,' says OPPA president; deal includes yearly salary increases of 4.75, 4.5 and 2.75 per cent
Impaired driving charge laid following Bracebridge crash

Impaired driving charge laid following Bracebridge crash

Vehicle was found in a ditch on Mattiasville Road