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BEYOND LOCAL: 'Nessie' sighting vaults Canadian couple into media spotlight after photo in Scotland

BEYOND LOCAL: 'Nessie' sighting vaults Canadian couple into media spotlight after photo in Scotland

Malm and Wiseman have been thrust into the limelight after a photo they took during their family vacation showed a shadowy figure poking above the waterline, something that the couple's children — and others — firmly believe is the latest sighting of the famed Loch Ness Monster
Ontario to ban cellphones in class, block access to social media at school

Ontario to ban cellphones in class, block access to social media at school

'We need to act with urgency today': New plan announced Sunday by province's education minister also includes a ban vaping on school properties starting this fall
COLUMN: ArriveCan contractor's 'astonishing call' to appear before House

COLUMN: ArriveCan contractor's 'astonishing call' to appear before House

'Kristian Firth ... became the first person in 111 years to actually be questioned by MPs within the House of Commons chambers itself,' writes the MP for Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing
Day of Mourning ceremony held at Miners’ Memorial Park

Day of Mourning ceremony held at Miners’ Memorial Park

Five fallen miners were inducted during the ceremony. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Elliot Lake wildcat strike for mine safety
Heavy rain to kick off the week, Environment Canada says

Heavy rain to kick off the week, Environment Canada says

Low pressure system will bring another round of rain to the area
Northern Ontario remains idled in the electric vehicle revolution

Northern Ontario remains idled in the electric vehicle revolution

PM and premier talk up critical minerals at Honda plant expansion, but funding support for Northern mining and processing projects slow to roll out
OPP reviewing officer's conduct at Alliston anti-Trudeau rally

OPP reviewing officer's conduct at Alliston anti-Trudeau rally

'The video has raised concerns about professionalism and depicts opinions that are not in line with the OPP’s values,' police agency says
BEYOND LOCAL: 'A little wacky': Tim Hortons to stage theatrical production called 'The Last Timbit'

BEYOND LOCAL: 'A little wacky': Tim Hortons to stage theatrical production called 'The Last Timbit'

The production is loosely based on a 2010 snowstorm that was so bad, drivers on a highway east of Sarnia, Ont., were forced to hunker down in cars and others had to wait out the inclement weather at a local Tim Hortons.
Laurentian U budgets $8M for post-insolvency transformation

Laurentian U budgets $8M for post-insolvency transformation

In second budget following CCAA exit, university projects enrolment growth despite international student cap, more hiring and sale of land to province to pay out creditors
TRILLIUM TALK: Let's try something different this week

TRILLIUM TALK: Let's try something different this week

Every Sunday morning, we chat with one of our Queen's Park reporters from The Trillium. For a change, we're going to share the team's top-notch political podcast instead