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Province and and high school educator’ union reach deal to continue contract negotiations

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High school students in Ontario probably won’t see their fall semester interrupted by a teacher’s strike. The Ontario Secondary School Teacher’s Federation’s bargaining unit presidents and negotiators have agreed to...

Ontario to raise minimum wage in October

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The province announced the hourly rate will increase to $16.55 an hour.  That represents a 6.8 per cent pay raise meaning someone working 40 hours a week will see...

No strike at schools on Monday, students will be in class

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It came down to the wire but students will be in school tomorrow.  The Canadian Union of Public Employees, which has 55,000 education workers as members, has reached a...

Union representing education workers files another strike notice for Monday

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The union representing 55,000 education workers has given strike notice again.  This time it is for Monday, November 21st.  The Canadian Union of Public Employees says talks have broken...

Masks will not be mandated but recommended in Ontario, gas tax reduction extended another year

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There will be no mask mandate in Ontario. At an announcement Sunday morning, Premier Doug Ford says Dr. Kieran Moore will be making an official announcement on Monday but Ford...

Some services restored in Rogers’ outage but no firm time for full restoration after 18 hours

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After almost 18 hours of an outage, some Rogers customers are starting to see wireless service restored. In a statement, Rogers and President CEO  Tony Staffieri says “meaningful progress” has...

Rogers “aware of problem”, gives no indication of when service will be restored

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Millions of Rogers customers Canada-wide are still without service. The telecom company says all of their cell service, landlines, internet, and tv are out. The outage began around 4:00 a.m....

Ontario government caps rent increases at 2.5 per cent for 2023

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Renters in Ontario won’t see their monthly rent payments soar as high as inflation.  The government has capped rent increases at 2.5 per cent for 2023. The rent increase guideline...

Ontario PC party wins landslide majority, NDP and Liberal leaders resign

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It’s a historic night in Ontario. Ontarians have voted in a majority government for Doug Ford and his Progressive Conservative...

Advance polls now open for Ontario provincial election

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If you have already made up your mind about who is getting your vote in the provincial election you...

Eye drops recalled by Health Canada for extra ingredients that may cause allergic reaction

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Have a look in your medicine cabinet for eye drops that are being recalled. Health Canada says one lot of...

National Inquiry launched to probe use of Emergencies Act during Freedom Convoy protests

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The federal government will probe the use of the Emergencies Act during this winter’s trucker protests. Paul S. Rouleau has...

Lowest daily increase of new COVID-19 cases reported since August 17

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The province is reporting 390 new cases Tuesday and 458 new cases Monday. Because of the Thanksgiving holiday numbers weren’t...

Ontario to provide COVID-19 rapid antigen tests to schools in targeted areas of the province

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After facing heavy criticism rapid COVID-19 tests will be available in some schools across the province. The tests will only...

Capacity limits increased for sporting venues as Leafs and Raptors seasons set to begin

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Ontario is loosening capacity limits for some indoor and outdoor event spaces. As of Saturday morning, capacity limits will be...

Ontario Parks 2021 day passes extended until 2022

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With camping season slowly coming to an end don’t throw out your Ontario Parks pass. Daily vehicle permits that were...
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Stay-in-Canada option leads Alberta referendum results

National
Alberta voters overwhelmingly favoured staying in Canada in preliminary referendum results early Tuesday.

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day – Flag raising in Espanola today

Community
The Baby Loss Awareness Week is observed from October 9 to 15 each year to honor and remember babies lost during pregnancy, stillbirth, or infancy.

Stuff the Bus another big success in Espanola-Massey

Community
Students and their families once again showed where their hearts are with helping Stuff a Bus for the local food banks.

CSC Nouvelon appoints Superintendent of Education

Education
The Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon has appointed a new Education Superintendent.

Postmedia cutting print copies of Northern newspapers, focusing on digital

Business
Espanola’s Mid-North Monitor and Elliot Lake’s Standard print media will cease to exist as of October 31st.
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