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Fur Harvesters Auction holds first sale of the year - VIDEO AND PHOTOGALLERY  Share Comments   
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The Fur Harvesters Auction held it's first sale of the year Friday morning. About 30 buyers, the bulk of them from North America with a [more]
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Boart Longyear lays off 39  Share Comments 
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The new year isn’t starting off happy for 39 Boart Longyear workers who were handed pink slips as they walked into work Thursday afternoon. Marc [more]
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Katherine loved school, shopping and math  Share Comments 
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She was a girl with a ready smile, a knack for math and an early passion for shopping and horses. Katherine May Wilson, known to [more]
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Accused took "a shine" to 12-year-old Katherine  Share Comments  
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He was her father’s cousin, a young man with a new vehicle he loved to drive. Barry Manion, then 22, took “a shine” to 12-year-old [more]
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MPP Scott steps down to give Tory chance at seat  Share Comments  
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LINDSAY — As expected, Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock MPP Laurie Scott announced Friday she is stepping down to allow Ontario Progressive Conservative Party leader John Tory a [more]
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Industry silent on decline - LETTER  Share Comments 
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The article “Harvesters face uphill battle” (Nugget, Jan. 9) seems to minimize the threat of a dying wild fur harvest. Since 1980 the number [more]
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Celebrating a century of teacher education  Share Comments 
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This is a 10-karat diamond celebration year in North Bay, and Nipissing University is the place to be. Throughout 2009, Nipissing will [more]
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House fire on Nipissing First Nation  Share Comments  
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A fire on Nipissing Nation this morning saw firefighters from Jocko Point, Garden Village and North Bay respond.
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OPP seize weapons from home on Munsee-Delaware FN  Share Comments 
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OPP have called a press conference today after seizing what they describe as a "large cache" of firearms, ammunition and weapons from a home on [more]
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Kaberle willing to go if Leafs don't want him  Share Comments 
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MONTREAL -- Tomas Kaberle doesn't see himself as a wiggling piece of trade bait for Maple Leafs president Brian Burke to dangle in front of [more]
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Woman dead seven years — But Hwy. 407 levies toll bill  Share Comments 
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Fred Ormston was shocked when a $178 Hwy. 407 bill came for his late wife Clare. "Unfortunately, my wife passed away seven years [more]
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Student shot in forehead with pellet gun  Share Comments 
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North Bay Police Service reports a student was apparently shot in the head with a pellet gun Thursday. Police say a young male student was [more]
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Sled dogs up for challenge — NEW VIDEO   Share Comments   
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WARREN — Just enough snow fell Wednesday for the third annual True802 Challenge the Champ Sled Dog Race this weekend. “It looks gorgeous . . [more]
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Marrying music and films  Share Comments 
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Classical music can make Brenda Belanger cry. So when she heard Massenet’s Thais-Meditation for Violin and Orchestra, images of rain, sunsets and tears came to [more]
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Teachers could strike by March – union  Share Comments 
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The Near North District School Board and representatives of 450 local elementary teachers are meeting next week to continue contract discussions. The Elementary Teachers’ Federation [more]
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Fans make ’09 festival wish lists  Share Comments 
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North Rocks the Bay organizers are keeping their entertainment lineup top-secret for a few more weeks until contracts have been finalized and signed. But that [more]
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Artist tells half truths - VIDEO  Share Comments  
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After graduation, Jean Marc Raymond decided he didn't want to be a teacher. So he moved to South Korea last year to teach visual arts [more]
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Artists study themselves through nature - VIDEO  Share Comments  
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Terry Billings stands in front of a canvas filled with swirls in shades of browns. Take a closer look, and the panel is made up [more]
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Tront expected back with Skyhawks  Share Comments 
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The North Bay Skyhawks should at least have one of their departed players back when they wrap up at the New Directions NOJHL Showcase Tournament [more]
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Family shares memories of girl  Share Comments 
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The mysterious disappearance of a 12-year-old girl gripped this mining town in 1970, dominating headlines for weeks. A town literally built on gold and the [more]
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Nipissing names new president  Share Comments 
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The next president of Nipissing University hopes to take the institution to the next level by introducing more graduate studies and building on its reputation [more]
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