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Resident puts city's bike-friendliness to the test

Resident puts city's bike-friendliness to the test

Steve Roper has been cycling around Collingwood for his daily errands since May
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Ice age grass prompts First Nations activist to rally citizens to stop Tiny admin build

Ice age grass prompts First Nations activist to rally citizens to stop Tiny admin build

'My community had to reconsider the proposed site of two key infrastructure plans because of this ice age grass,' Beausoleil First Nation member Johnny Hawke says
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'We're not going away,' Residents launch protest against Ontario's biggest 'renovictor'

'We're not going away,' Residents launch protest against Ontario's biggest 'renovictor'

Tenants stand up for themselves during silent protest in Preston as they face renoviction
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'We cried out when we saw the regalia': Dancer reunited with items sold years ago

'We cried out when we saw the regalia': Dancer reunited with items sold years ago

The items were donated to Northern College a decade ago, manager says the small gesture is part of a much larger effort towards Truth and Reconciliation
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VIDEO: Fighter pilot has a very special weekend in — and over — his hometown

VIDEO: Fighter pilot has a very special weekend in — and over — his hometown

SooToday's Alex Flood takes us 'Behind the Scenes' of his recent story about Major Dion Marson, a Sault-born CF-18 pilot who enjoyed an amazing homecoming
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BEYOND LOCAL: Climate change means we may have to learn to live with invasive species

BEYOND LOCAL: Climate change means we may have to learn to live with invasive species

Contemporary conservation practice is complex and biased against introduced species with a focus on maintaining ecosystems as they were. This policy and practice, while well-meaning, is leading us to underestimate the positive roles that introduced species can play in maintaining ecosystem resiliency
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BEYOND LOCAL: Food items that got more expensive in August, and which ones saw prices go down

BEYOND LOCAL: Food items that got more expensive in August, and which ones saw prices go down

Overall annual inflation was two per cent in August, the slowest pace since February 2021
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Trucker hauling 36,000 kilograms of toxic chemical charged with impaired

Trucker hauling 36,000 kilograms of toxic chemical charged with impaired

Aerial police images capture commercial motor vehicles driving 'dangerously close'
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Grieving grandma says drowning victim didn't know how to swim

Grieving grandma says drowning victim didn't know how to swim

'I wish I was with my grandson and my son right now,' Isaac Coombs Howran's maternal grandmother says. 'I wouldn't have to feel all this pain and misery'
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BEYOND LOCAL: Parents look to save costs as youth sports programs get more expensive

BEYOND LOCAL: Parents look to save costs as youth sports programs get more expensive

When Monisha Sharma looked into swim lessons for her daughter, she decided to take an unconventional route to save costs.
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