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BEYOND LOCAL: 'Boy in the Woods' a story of Holocaust survival, says its real-life inspiration

BEYOND LOCAL: 'Boy in the Woods' a story of Holocaust survival, says its real-life inspiration

Maxwell Smart was just 11 years old when he lost his family in the Holocaust.
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BEYOND LOCAL: Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor Jacob Wassermann to row in Paralympic Games

BEYOND LOCAL: Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor Jacob Wassermann to row in Paralympic Games

The 24-year-old will be among approximately 140 Canadians competing in the Paralympic Games in Paris from Aug. 28 to Sept. 8
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Newmarket-area veteran's D-Day story shared by prime minister

Newmarket-area veteran's D-Day story shared by prime minister

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau featured Second World War veteran Jim Parks on his social media after speaking with him at the 80th anniversary ceremonies at Juno Beach
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Meet the Waterdown financial expert who helped shape Ontario’s new math curriculum

Meet the Waterdown financial expert who helped shape Ontario’s new math curriculum

Financial literacy is a life skill, says advocate who pushed for it to be a requirement to graduate
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BEYOND LOCAL: Here's what's known about the ongoing Timmins area manhunt

BEYOND LOCAL: Here's what's known about the ongoing Timmins area manhunt

OPP, Ministry yet to confirm why Kettle Lakes Provincial Park — which is in the area being searched — is closed or when it could reopen
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BEYOND LOCAL: Can the Taylor Swift effect jolt Toronto's sputtering tourism industry?

BEYOND LOCAL: Can the Taylor Swift effect jolt Toronto's sputtering tourism industry?

The pop superstar is slated to swoop into town for a six-night run at the Rogers Centre this November
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BEYOND LOCAL: Financial literacy test soon to be requirement for Ontario high school students

BEYOND LOCAL: Financial literacy test soon to be requirement for Ontario high school students

TORONTO — Ontario students will soon be required to pass a financial literacy test as part of a number of changes coming to the requirements needed to earn a high school diploma.
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BEYOND LOCAL: A new 'Hunger Games' book - and movie - is coming

BEYOND LOCAL: A new 'Hunger Games' book - and movie - is coming

Scholastic announced Thursday that “Sunrise on the Reaping,” the fifth volume of Collins' blockbuster dystopian series, will be published March 18, 2025
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BEYOND LOCAL: Sault renter caught in legal battle with out-of-town landlord

BEYOND LOCAL: Sault renter caught in legal battle with out-of-town landlord

Numbered company led by CPM Properties co-director Nels Moxness facing lawsuit, fines — and potential repossession of a Morin Street home — on top of ongoing complaints over questionable property management
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BEYOND LOCAL: Former teacher fights to clear name after child porn charges dropped

BEYOND LOCAL: Former teacher fights to clear name after child porn charges dropped

Robert Aurich, an abuse survivor himself, shares how his 'life was destroyed' by drugs for a skin condition that caused a confirmed psychotic reaction, and the torment that continues despite charges being stayed
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