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Two men die in Silver Centre Road crash

TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Two men from the Temiskaming Shores area were killed late last week when their vehicle crashed into a hydro pole.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police say the driver, 21-year-old Donny Hurst of Coleman Township, was pronounced dead at the scene of the May 3 collision.The passenger, 21-year-old Desmond

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Good health care begins at home

In northern communities, health care can be very challenging to access.Specialists are most often located in distant northern cities such as Sudbury.The cost to get to these communities can be high and funding to offset the travel costs can take a while to recover.For too many, the feasibility of accessing

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Opinions and facts

By Steven Larocque Speaker Editor Journalism’s a funny thing.For the most passionate, it’s a calling.For the rest it’s a job.But it isn’t a profession, at least not in the proper sense. There is no official designation from a governing board or body. No exams or residencies to complete.You can earn a journalism

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Boucher does the heavy lifting for his 79th

Steven Larocque Speaker Editor TEMISKAMING SHORES – May 3 is a big day for Fern Boucher.That’s when the noted weight lifter turns 79.On May 4 he’ll celebrate by trying to lift weights about four times his age.“I’m putting on a little weightlifting demo at my place in North Cobalt. It’s something new

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