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VIDEO: Calculating the hidden costs of a cancer diagnosis

VIDEO: Calculating the hidden costs of a cancer diagnosis

This week on our 'Inside the Village' podcast: A team of researchers from Sudbury is trying to put a dollar figure on the out-of-pocket expenses that pile up when a person is fighting cancer
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Higher percentage of Algoma households experiencing food insecurity: APH

Higher percentage of Algoma households experiencing food insecurity: APH

Algoma Public Health calls for a universal basic income, workers to be given a living wage: Profile also shows high cancer rates, mental health-related emergency department visits
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Get handi during Tuesday afternoon crafty get-together

Get handi during Tuesday afternoon crafty get-together

Event takes place first Tuesday of October at the North Branch Library
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Tearful complainant tells court Hedley singer raped, choked her after northern concert

Tearful complainant tells court Hedley singer raped, choked her after northern concert

A woman accusing Jacob Hoggard of sexual assault in northern Ontario told his trial the musician raped, hit and choked her before urinating on her in a hotel room
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Dany Laj and The Looks tour includes stop in the Sault

Dany Laj and The Looks tour includes stop in the Sault

‘That’s magic to me,’ Laj said, ‘I hear that crunching guitar and to me that’s the greatest sound ever. It absolutely changed my life’
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Two former Greyhounds back on OHL ice — as linesmen

Two former Greyhounds back on OHL ice — as linesmen

Ex-players Hayden Verbeek and Michael Quesnele are entering their first seasons as linesmen in the Ontario Hockey League
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This is the easiest thing you can do to help fight hunger in town

This is the easiest thing you can do to help fight hunger in town

Big Blue Food Drive: Leave your donated goods in a box or bag at your curb on Saturday morning and St. Vincent Place volunteers will do the rest
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Public school board sees much higher enrolment than expected

Public school board sees much higher enrolment than expected

Algoma District School Board reports an overall increase of 'at least 212 students' as well as 10 more teachers hired at elementary level
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A pretty big rock band will be stopping in the Sault next year

A pretty big rock band will be stopping in the Sault next year

Our Lady Peace will be playing the GFL Memorial Gardens in March 2025, along with Collective Soul, as part of the band's 30th anniversary tour
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Driver charged after SUV found parked, running on Hwy. 17

Driver charged after SUV found parked, running on Hwy. 17

Officers seize small amount of cocaine, open containers of alcohol during vehicle search
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