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Steven Larocque Speaker Editor Donald Trump said a bad word last week.Referring to Haiti and El Salvador and unspecified African countries, he complained aloud in a meeting with officials about allowing citizens of those “shithole countries” to enter the United States.What’s curious is not the profanity coming from a person like Trump,

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Great Fire survivor passes away at age 103

DISTRICT (Staff/Special) - She was the third of seven children, born to Swedish immigrants at the turn of the century in Haileybury who survived 103 years on the planet, a bout with cancer and, miraculously, the Great Fire of 1922.Those facts stand as a testament to Signe Byberg’s enduring character

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Hoist Room discussed as Cobalt arena sale approaches

Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT - Cobalt council is looking at the end of the month when the sale of the Cobalt arena closes.At council's committee-of-the-whole meeting Tuesday, January 9, Mayor Tina Sartoretto said it appears the original buyer is now proceeding with purchasing the arena."Something transpired this afternoon," she commented."For us,

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