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'Very grateful': Court unfreezes Gen7 Fuel bank accounts

'Very grateful': Court unfreezes Gen7 Fuel bank accounts

Indigenous gas station chain had bank accounts frozen as part of insolvency proceedings for former fuel supplier, resulting in company being unable to pay for fuel deliveries
Downtown Sault building popular with squatters engulfed in flames

Downtown Sault building popular with squatters engulfed in flames

'We have tried and tried to get squatters out of the building': Owner says Queen Street address was being renovated in days before massive Wednesday morning fire
Burlington man learns 7 instruments to record marching band song by himself

Burlington man learns 7 instruments to record marching band song by himself

It took Andrew McClure over two years to teach himself how to play each instrument, record each part and edit it all together into a video
'Keep your door locked' advises Waterdown woman after string of brazen daylight burglaries

'Keep your door locked' advises Waterdown woman after string of brazen daylight burglaries

Suspect used Beautitone paint pamphlets as reason for entering the properties
Ontario teachers worry about conflicts with students over cell phone ban

Ontario teachers worry about conflicts with students over cell phone ban

Teachers are already instructed not to take students' property as this could lead to conflicts, and now local teachers' unions are questioning the implementation of the ban
'I feel disfigured': Court hears from victims in Barrie arena crash case

'I feel disfigured': Court hears from victims in Barrie arena crash case

'My financial security has been jeopardized and it’s still uncertain whether I’ll ever be able to return to (my career),' says Empower Simcoe worker
Author shares a glass with Ontario's female wine industry pioneers

Author shares a glass with Ontario's female wine industry pioneers

Ironically, it was during the 2019 memorial service for a male wine pioneer that the idea of writing a tribute to the women who shaped Ontario’s grape and wine industry came to author Jennifer Willhelm
No concern about a 'diminished supply' of doctors in Ontario: ministry

No concern about a 'diminished supply' of doctors in Ontario: ministry

Recruitment and retention of doctors in the province 'not a major concern,' the Ministry of Health suggests in arguments it is making in arbitration with the Ontario Medical Association over physician compensation
Thunder Bay couple celebrating 66 years together

Thunder Bay couple celebrating 66 years together

Going from owning a local car rental agency, retiring at a young age and now spending time with some of their 20-plus great-grandkids, the marriage of Lorne and Marlene Dubois has stood the test of time.
VIDEO: Massive fire rips through building in North Bay

VIDEO: Massive fire rips through building in North Bay

The call came in around 9:50 p.m. The smoke and flames could be seen for kilometres.