Top 5 stories in northern Ontario this week
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In case you missed it, here are the top five most-read stories that made headlines in northeastern Ontario this week:
1. The victims in a recent deadly multiple-vehicle crash on Highway 11 in Temiskaming Shores have been identifIed as a pregnant 21-year-old woman and two unborn babies. The commercial driver police say is responsible for the crash has been charged. Read the full story here.
Christina Osmond and her unborn son Colton Niemi were killed in a crash on Highway 11 on April 7/22. (Facebook)
2. Among a series of provincial government spending announcements, a long-time family-run forestry business from Quebec has received a $15 million grant to reopen a wood plant in Wawa. Read more about it here.
3. A Western University student from Sault Ste. Marie was struck and killed on campus this week. Read the story here.
Maija Nenonen, a fourth year Western University student from Sault Ste. Marie was struck by pickup truck and killed in London, Ont. (Facebook)
4. The search for a missing Sudbury area man came to a tragic end this week after his body was found. Find out more here.
Thomas William Jacobson-Rogers, 25, passed away suddenly April 10/22 (Lougheed Funeral Homes)
5. More good news from the region's mining sector this week as a gold mine in Dubreuilville breaks ground on its third expansion. More details available here.
Alamos Gold ground-breaking for Phase 3 at Island Gold Mine in Dubreuilville. April 11/22 (Supplied)
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