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Local NewsTold they are ineligible 
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RYAN PAULSEN rpaulsen@thedailyobserver.ca A group of families formerly affiliated with various Algonquins of Ontario (A of O) groups are saying they’ve had enough, and are officially pulling out of any future dealings with the ongoing, and increasingly controversial, Algonquin Land Claim currently
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Local NewsPay is not why they do the job Posted 1 day ago
TINA PEPLINSKIE tpeplinskie@thedailyobserver.ca While county council gave itself a raise last week, one mayor pointed out the low salary is not the only deterrent for people considering a run for municipal office.
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Local NewsGetting to know you Updated 1 day ago
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rpaulsen@thedailyobserver.ca The Township of Whitewater Region council got a chance to meet and chat with its new bylaw enforcement officer at its regular meeting on Wednesday afternoon, Feb.
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Local NewsA Gallant defence of interim care beds Posted 1 day ago
STEPHEN UHLER suhler@thedailyobserver.ca The Member of Parliament for Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke is wading into the debate over the phasing out of 30 interim care beds once set up at Pembroke’s Marguerite Centre.
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SportsLIVE: Manning vs. Brady, Part 2 Posted 43 minutes ago
Join QMI Agency's new national NFL columnist John Kryk for a web chat and live blog during the Super Bowl. Discuss the big game, the Patriots' need for revenge, or which Manning is the bigger story in Indianapolis.
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NationalBy-election date set for Layton's seat Posted 3 hours ago
A byelection will be held in Jack Layton’s former riding on March 12, the prime minister’s office announced Sunday. The riding of Toronto-Danforth, which Layton claimed in 2004, has not been represented in the House of Commons since the former NDP leader died from cancer in August.
