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Ice age grass prompts First Nations activist to rally citizens to stop Tiny admin build

Ice age grass prompts First Nations activist to rally citizens to stop Tiny admin build

'My community had to reconsider the proposed site of two key infrastructure plans because of this ice age grass,' Beausoleil First Nation member Johnny Hawke says
'We're not going away,' Residents launch protest against Ontario's biggest 'renovictor'

'We're not going away,' Residents launch protest against Ontario's biggest 'renovictor'

Tenants stand up for themselves during silent protest in Preston as they face renoviction
'We cried out when we saw the regalia': Dancer reunited with items sold years ago

'We cried out when we saw the regalia': Dancer reunited with items sold years ago

The items were donated to Northern College a decade ago, manager says the small gesture is part of a much larger effort towards Truth and Reconciliation
BEYOND LOCAL: 'Life is hard': Living under a 29-year boil-water advisory in an Ontario First Nation

BEYOND LOCAL: 'Life is hard': Living under a 29-year boil-water advisory in an Ontario First Nation

The community some 450 kilometres north of Thunder Bay, Ont. – accessible only by air and a winter ice road – has the longest boil-water advisory in the country at 29 years and growing
BEYOND LOCAL: Tempted to switch to an online-only bank? Know the perks and drawbacks

BEYOND LOCAL: Tempted to switch to an online-only bank? Know the perks and drawbacks

Digital lenders have grown in popularity in recent years, with more players popping up in the sector and traditional banks beefing up their online offerings
BEYOND LOCAL: Olympic champion Maggie Mac Neil announces retirement from swimming

BEYOND LOCAL: Olympic champion Maggie Mac Neil announces retirement from swimming

The 24-year-old from London, Ont., earned a complete set of medals in Tokyo after helping relay teams to silver and bronze medals
BEYOND LOCAL: Anishinaabe elder uses online video to pass along love of language to children

BEYOND LOCAL: Anishinaabe elder uses online video to pass along love of language to children

Barbara Nolan, 77, is an elder born in Wiikwemkoong First Nation, and a residential school survivor
BEYOND LOCAL: Paleontologists unearth giant skull of Pachyrhinosaurus in Alberta

BEYOND LOCAL: Paleontologists unearth giant skull of Pachyrhinosaurus in Alberta

The adult Pachyrhinosaurus is the second plant-eating dinosaur to be unearthed from a dense bonebed belonging to a herd that died together on the edge of a valley that now sits 450 kilometres northwest of Edmonton
BEYOND LOCAL: Climate change made some heat waves at least 10 times more likely: Environment Canada

BEYOND LOCAL: Climate change made some heat waves at least 10 times more likely: Environment Canada

It's the first time the label has been applied to any of the 28 heat wave results produced by the tool since it was publicly announced in June
VIDEO: Fighter pilot has a very special weekend in — and over — his hometown

VIDEO: Fighter pilot has a very special weekend in — and over — his hometown

SooToday's Alex Flood takes us 'Behind the Scenes' of his recent story about Major Dion Marson, a Sault-born CF-18 pilot who enjoyed an amazing homecoming