Northerners were hit worse by the pandemic than rest of Ontario, study finds
Northern Ontario was disproportionately affected by the pandemic, according to the Northern Policy Institute.
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Northern Ontario was disproportionately affected by the pandemic, according to NPI. Timmins Chamber of Commerce's, Cameron Grant, agrees.
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Cambrian College offers new chemical engineering technician program
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Lock tours return to Sault Ste. Marie
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Junction East project received new federal funding
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New stratospheric balloon experiments launched in Timmins
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Magic mushrooms found in northern Ontario geocache
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Canada-wide shortage of liquid Children's Tylenol now also impacting chewables
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Majority of people with Omicron don't know they have it: study
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Eastern Ontario doctor facing 3 new murder charges
An eastern Ontario doctor who was charged with first-degree murder in the death of a patient is facing three new murder charges, Ontario Provincial Police have announced.
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