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  • 20 October 2026

    Municipal election online voting open now, polls close on Oct. 26

  • 20 October 2026

    Hajdu announces heat pump rebates and skilled trades funding

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    Ignace to implement new emergency and safety systems

  • 20 October 2026

    Penny Norris finds connection after cancer

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    Wanderer, grifter, suspicious, disconnected: Characters reflect author in first book in series

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    Canada’s temporary workers trapped between two federal bureaucracies

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Police investigating threatening call that forced evacuation of Fort Frances High School

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Municipal election online voting open now, polls close on Oct. 26

20 October 2026
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VALA honours long-serving volunteers as its program adopts a new name

20 October 2026
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Hajdu announces heat pump rebates and skilled trades funding

20 October 2026
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Ignace to implement new emergency and safety systems

20 October 2026
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Penny Norris finds connection after cancer

20 October 2026
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Wanderer, grifter, suspicious, disconnected: Characters reflect author in first book in series

20 October 2026
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Canada’s temporary workers trapped between two federal bureaucracies

20 October 2026
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“That’s my home”: Rose Manor survivor recounts fire and uncertain future

15 October 2026
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Have your say on healthcare: district health team surveys look for public feedback with open houses set for next week

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Hepatitis A vaccine recommended for high-risk people

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District News

  • 20 October 2026

    Municipal election online voting open now, polls close on Oct. 26

  • 20 October 2026

    Hajdu announces heat pump rebates and skilled trades funding

  • 20 October 2026

    Ignace to implement new emergency and safety systems

  • 20 October 2026

    Penny Norris finds connection after cancer

  • 20 October 2026

    Wanderer, grifter, suspicious, disconnected: Characters reflect author in first book in series

  • 20 October 2026

    Canada’s temporary workers trapped between two federal bureaucracies

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District News

  • Hajdu announces heat pump rebates and skilled trades funding

    20 October 2026
  • Ignace to implement new emergency and safety systems

    20 October 2026
  • Penny Norris finds connection after cancer

    20 October 2026
  • Wanderer, grifter, suspicious, disconnected: Characters reflect author in first book in series

    20 October 2026
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