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Alamos Gold Intersects Higher-Grade Mineralization within a New Zone Near Existing Infrastructure at Young-Davidson

Alamos Gold Inc. has reported new results from its underground exploration program at the Young-Davidson mine. Underground exploration drilling from the mid-mine intersected a new style of higher-grade gold mineralization in zones within the hanging wall of the Young-Davidson deposit. These zones are located between 10 and up to 200 metres (“m”) south of existing infrastructure and Mineral Reserves and ...

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Proposed Federal Pharmacare Legislation, Bill C-64, Risks Being Rushed Ahead to the Detriment of Seniors and their Families

The Canadian Association of Retired Persons (CARP) supports universal drug coverage for seniors but as the largest seniors and older Canadians advocacy group in Canada, we have concerns that Bill C-64 is not designed for the coverage many of our 225,000 members and their family’s need to cover effective and world class care in 2024.  We also have concerns that ...

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RBC Foundation Makes Generous Donation to Lady Dunn Health Centre

The RBC Foundation recently announced a $5,000 gift to the Lady Dunn Health Centre in support of nursing education. The gift, administered by the LDHC Foundation, enabled 2 nurses to complete the Infection Prevention and Control program. Regional and local RBC staff were on hand to present a cheque to the Foundation. The initiative is part of the RBC Foundation’s ...

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Lady Dunn Health Centre Among Northeastern Ontario Hospitals Going Digital

The electronic medical records of Lady Dunn Health Centre patients will soon be available to authorized clinicians at 23 partner hospitals throughout Northeastern Ontario, announced Kadean Ogilvie, CEO, Lady Dunn Health Centre. The digital health upgrade will help make health care delivery more efficient, reduce the need for repeat testing and review of patients’ medical histories, and help prevent medical ...

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2024 Mine rescue district competition winners

Eight teams of mine rescue volunteers from Algoma, Kirkland Lake, Sudbury, Onaping, Thunder Bay, Red Lake, Timmins, and Southern Ontario emerged victorious during the official Ontario Mine Rescue Competitions that took place May 8 to 10. Winners will proceed to the provincial level where they vie for the coveted gold hardhats.   Mine rescue teams put their first aid knowledge ...

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Functional rail service requires more than clever catch phrases and good intentions

Two steps forward, one step back. That’s how I’d describe the process of getting the Northlander once more on track. For nearly six years, the Ford government repeatedly stated they’re bringing back passenger rail to north-eastern Ontario. Political promises aplenty, the Tories haven’t exactly gotten the job done during their first term. Metrolinx and Ontario Northland (ONTC) eventually completed initial ...

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SIU Investigates Shooting Death in Sault Ste. Marie

The province’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting death of a 37-year-old man Saturday, May 11th in Sault Ste. Marie. Preliminary information suggests the following: At approximately 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 11, 2024, Sault Ste. Marie Police Service officers were called to the Circle K store located on Second Line West for a disturbance call. ...

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Inquest into the Death of Jordan Paim Announced

Dr. Harry Mikael Voogjarv, Regional Supervising Coroner for North Region, Sudbury Office, announced today that an inquest will be held into the death of Jordan Paim. Mr. Paim, 30, died on July 20, 2021, while in custody at the Algoma Treatment and Remand Centre in Sault Ste Marie. An inquest into his death is mandatory under the Coroners Act. The ...

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Red Pine Provides Further Update On Assay Results for Wawa Gold Project

Red Pine Exploration Inc., further to its press releases of May 1, 2024, and May 6, 2024, provides a further update on the Company’s progress on its investigations into the reporting inconsistencies of certain assay results from the Wawa Gold Project. While the investigations are ongoing, based on the findings made to date, Red Pine believes that the reporting inconsistencies ...

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Ontario Provincial Air Service (OPAS) Celebrates a Century of Aviation Innovation at the Bushplane Museum

The oldest, continuously-flying, non-scheduled government air service in the world will be celebrated this summer in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. The Ontario Provincial Air Service was launched on March 1, 1924.  It and its successor, the Aviation, Forest Fires & Emergency Services in the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, have provided a century of flying operations in support of ...

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First Communion – École Saint-Joseph

  On May 5th, 2024, students from École Saint-Joseph School received First Communion at St. Monica’s Parish Church. Congratulations to the students and thank you to everyone who instructed the students and supported them for their First Communion.  

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Nuclear Waste Petition Tabled in Parliament

A petition calling on the Government to provide oversight of a controversial nuclear waste burial project has been tabled in the federal House of Commons, with a response required within 45 calendar days. Created by Northwatch project coordinator Brennain Lloyd and sponsored by Nipissing-Timiskaming MP Anthony Rota, the petition gained the signatures of 3,327 Canadians who joined the call on ...

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Family Colour Run Celebrating Pride event

Mark the day folks, because on Sunday June 29th, Superior Children’s Centre EarlyON Child and Family Centre with funds granted from Participaction Canada, will be holding their annual “Family Colour Run Celebrating Pride event”. Last year, even with the poor weather, we had over 100 citizens of the community of Wawa participate in our event, and this year it is ...

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Angus Gold Makes New High-Grade Gold Discovery

Angus Gold is pleased to announce assay results from the remaining five (5) exploration holes that were completed on the Dorset Zone as part of its winter 2024 drill program at the Golden Sky Project in Wawa, Ontario. The new high-grade discovery, Hole GS24-136, was drilled along the most western section of the Dorset Zone that has been tested, to ...

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BTU Acquires Two Extensive Gold Properties

BTU has entered into a purchase and sale agreement pursuant to which the Company will purchase, upon closing, a 100% interest in two large gold exploration projects in the active Wawa gold area of northern Ontario; the Echum Gold Project adjacent to Alamos Gold Inc. (TSX-AGI) and the Hubcap Gold Project adjacent to Red Pine Exploration Inc. Each of the ...

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