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Ontario's excess green electricity sold at a loss of $500M a year, engineers say

Ontario's excess green electricity sold at a loss of $500M a year, engineers say

Discount power is enough to serve a million homes for a year
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Dionne Quintuplets home made history with move to North Bay waterfront (12 photos)

Dionne Quintuplets home made history with move to North Bay waterfront (12 photos)

'Its great to finally see this get here. I'm really looking forward to next year when the snow is gone and we can start up operations,' says Dionne Quints Heritage Board chair
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Haven't raked your lawn yet? Just leave it that way until spring, says conservation group

Haven't raked your lawn yet? Just leave it that way until spring, says conservation group

The small act of leaving the leaves on the ground over winter can have a positive impact on native pollinators and other wildlife in our backyards, says Nature Conservancy Canada
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The PoeTree: a way for strangers to give, and receive, an original poem (8 photos)

The PoeTree: a way for strangers to give, and receive, an original poem (8 photos)

'Once the tree is surrounded by people it’s great to see the way that they interact with one another and kind of inhabit that space with one another'
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Must watch: Heart-warming video of Guelph man receiving new puppy has gone viral

Must watch: Heart-warming video of Guelph man receiving new puppy has gone viral

We're not crying, there's just something in our eye
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For about $25 in materials, this U of G student's prosthetic hand design is changing the lives of kids around the world

For about $25 in materials, this U of G student's prosthetic hand design is changing the lives of kids around the world

With the 3D printed prosthetic, children are able to grasp items, throw, ride their bike or play at the playground
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Missing hunter, 77, found dead near North Bay

Missing hunter, 77, found dead near North Bay

OPP search for missing hunter in Hardy Township
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Northern Ontario politician issues apology to Troy Crowder for 'silly' fight stunt

Northern Ontario politician issues apology to Troy Crowder for 'silly' fight stunt

As far as political attacks go, this is a weird one
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Wartime lithographs of Northern Ontario on display in Sudbury

Wartime lithographs of Northern Ontario on display in Sudbury

Art Gallery of Sudbury exhibiting 37 works by Frederick Hagan captures the war years and the aftermath up to 1953
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Timmins is hosting another huge party, and Bryan Adams is the guest of honour

Timmins is hosting another huge party, and Bryan Adams is the guest of honour

Eight-day festival next summer will feature 54-40, The Beach Boys, Gord Bamford, Burton Cummings and a crap ton of fireworks
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