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BEYOND LOCAL: Stanley Cup champ with '53 Habs, Barrie resident passes away at 92

BEYOND LOCAL: Stanley Cup champ with '53 Habs, Barrie resident passes away at 92

Paul Masnick had fond memories of Cup win; 'I remember Doug Harvey came down (to my room). He wanted to keep the party going. And we did'
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BEYOND LOCAL: Southlake struggles to find new site after Greenbelt plan reversal

BEYOND LOCAL: Southlake struggles to find new site after Greenbelt plan reversal

Newmarket hospital president says there's no candidate on the horizon for much needed second hospital site after the province nixed the proposal for King Greenbelt lands
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BEYOND LOCAL: Man serving life for murder in Sudbury charged with sexual assault in North Bay

BEYOND LOCAL: Man serving life for murder in Sudbury charged with sexual assault in North Bay

Facing new charges in North Bay, Wright is already serving a life sentence for the 1998 murder of Renée Sweeney in Sudbury
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BEYOND LOCAL: Cats saved from building days after fire breaks out

BEYOND LOCAL: Cats saved from building days after fire breaks out

People are asked to continue staying away from the area
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BEYOND LOCAL: Guelph teacher blown away by support after ALS diagnosis

BEYOND LOCAL: Guelph teacher blown away by support after ALS diagnosis

Hundreds come out to raise money for ALS and support John McCrae Public School teacher Margie Johnson who was diagnosed with ALS last year
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BEYOND LOCAL: Officials say data issue may have kept veterans from being hired

BEYOND LOCAL: Officials say data issue may have kept veterans from being hired

The Public Service Commission of Canada said Thursday the issue affected veterans who should have been identified and given preference in hiring for federal public service jobs open to the public
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BEYOND LOCAL: Swedish landowner can keep space rock, appeals court rules

BEYOND LOCAL: Swedish landowner can keep space rock, appeals court rules

On Nov. 7, 2020, an iron meteorite fell on a private property in Uppland, north of Stockholm
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BEYOND LOCAL: Time for Ottawa to protect Canadians from 'forever chemicals,' toxics experts say

BEYOND LOCAL: Time for Ottawa to protect Canadians from 'forever chemicals,' toxics experts say

There are now more than 10,000 variations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, which are used in hundreds of products from waterproof cosmetics and stain repellents to carpeting and non-stick cookware
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BEYOND LOCAL: Solar eclipses caused by fantastic celestial coincidence of scale and distance

BEYOND LOCAL: Solar eclipses caused by fantastic celestial coincidence of scale and distance

On April 8, millions will have the once-in-a-lifetime chance to view a total solar eclipse
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BEYOND LOCAL: Ontario to give out $5,000 bonuses to wildland firefighters

BEYOND LOCAL: Ontario to give out $5,000 bonuses to wildland firefighters

TORONTO — Ontario plans to give front-line wildland firefighters and pilots a $5,000 bonus and make 100 of those jobs permanent in an effort to recruit and retain more workers.
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