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Laurentian faculty launch Charter challenge against province over loan deal

Laurentian faculty launch Charter challenge against province over loan deal

Engaged in first bargaining since CCAA contract, Laurentian faculty union says 2022 insolvency exit loan agreement is interfering with the talks
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May says she'll vote yes on Liberal budget after Carney makes climate commitment

May says she'll vote yes on Liberal budget after Carney makes climate commitment

The budget vote, expected around 6:45 p.m. ET, is a vote of confidence in the minority Liberal government
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Sault-linked dentist's company snagged millions amid growing Queen's Park 'slush fund' scandal

Sault-linked dentist's company snagged millions amid growing Queen's Park 'slush fund' scandal

A company owned by retired Sault dentist Carlo Biasucci, who worked with the ex-minister’s wife through another organization, received $5.1 million of taxpayer funds
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Former Laurentian leaders named in $3M settlement over benefit fund depletion

Former Laurentian leaders named in $3M settlement over benefit fund depletion

Proposed settlement being presented to affected Laurentian employees in meetings this month, with court approval expected in December
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Blood thinners no longer needed for many with irregular heartbeats, study suggests

Blood thinners no longer needed for many with irregular heartbeats, study suggests

The randomized study involved more than 1,200 patients
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Why’s a ‘strip club’ the talk of Queen’s Park?

Why’s a ‘strip club’ the talk of Queen’s Park?

A records-based timeline to separate facts from spin on the latest in the Ford government’s Skills Development Fund controversy
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Budget pledges to cut 40,000 jobs from public service by 2029

Budget pledges to cut 40,000 jobs from public service by 2029

The cuts come as the government moves to slow the rate of growth in government operational spending
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New data helps put 'Indigenous health back into Indigenous hands’

New data helps put 'Indigenous health back into Indigenous hands’

The research looked at rates of diabetes, prescription opioid use and the prevalence of people experiencing discrimination when accessing health care
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Ring of Fire supply road construction to start next spring

Ring of Fire supply road construction to start next spring

Provincial signing of a partnership funding agreement with Webequie First Nation puts wheels in motion for Far North development
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North Bay mayor breached Code of Conduct over credit card use

North Bay mayor breached Code of Conduct over credit card use

'I want to be clear: All expenses detailed in the report were claimed transparently, and any personal expenses have been repaid in full,' says Mayor Peter Chirico
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