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Doug Ford gets polite welcome at plowing match amid undercurrent of Greenbelt angerOntario politicians of all stripes, including Premier Doug Ford, have made a trek to the annual International Plowing Match today.PoliticsSep 19, 2023
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Search for second family doctor in Verona, Ont. reaches seventh yearThe small community of Verona, Ont., has been looking for a second doctor to join the local family practice, and the search has entered its seventh year.HealthMar 3, 2023
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Rural Ontario parents say mobile autism support services difficult to accessLori Byveld says her 13-year-old son needs at least two behavioural therapy sessions per week through the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario.HealthFeb 27, 2023
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Rural Ontario communities hit hard by ER closures, hospitals face staff challenges"We are beginning to wonder because we are such a small hospital, are they going to try to eliminate us altogether."HealthNov 2, 2022
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Feds, Ontario to spend $56M for high-speed internet to 16,000 rural homes in eastern OntarioThe combined funding of $56 million will support three high-speed internet access projects by Cogeco and Bell Canada, officials said Wednesday.PoliticsOct 26, 2022
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‘On squishy ground’: The controversial highway the Ford government wants to buildOpponents of a proposed four-lane highway north of Toronto are voicing their concern over the environmental impacts of a road some say will be built ‘in the middle of nowhere.’CanadaMay 28, 2022
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‘We just turn them down’: The quiet battle to stop sprawl from paving over rural OntarioHow some advocates are fighting hard to prevent low-density suburban sprawl from destroying more of Canada’s prime agricultural land.CanadaMay 27, 2022
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Ontario to invest additional $1B over next 5 years in rural, northern infrastructureThe $1 billion in funding will support 424 communities throughout the province, Premier Doug Ford announced in Westwood.EconomyDec 8, 2021
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Peterborough-area farmers support bill for protection against animal rights activistsBill 156 proposes to increase fines for trespassing on Ontario farms and food processing facilities and make it illegal to obstruct vehicles carrying farm animals.PoliticsFeb 4, 2020
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Ontario government introduces legislation to curb illegal soil dumpingThe Ontario government has announced legislation that would stiffen penalties for illegal soil dumping.PoliticsMay 2, 2019
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