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​​​​​​​Time-of-use or tiered? Electrical distributor explains summer rates

​​​​​​​Time-of-use or tiered? Electrical distributor explains summer rates

Ontario Energy Board's summer rate options for 2024 came into effect this month
'Never give up': Area teen earns Canadian dancing crown

'Never give up': Area teen earns Canadian dancing crown

Marielle Shvaitser and her partner won the junior Latin, Ballroom and 10 Dance categories at the 66th Canadian Closed DanceSport Championships in mid April
BEYOND LOCAL: Gen Zers and millennials are still big fans of books – even if they don’t call themselves ‘readers’

BEYOND LOCAL: Gen Zers and millennials are still big fans of books – even if they don’t call themselves ‘readers’

In other words, young people who don’t identify as readers are reading books at a higher rate than their generational cohorts as a whole
TRILLIUM TALK: Search is on for deleted Greenbelt records

TRILLIUM TALK: Search is on for deleted Greenbelt records

Every Sunday morning, one of our legislative reporters from The Trillium provides an inside look at the week that was in Ontario politics — and the week ahead
COLUMN: Debunking the myth of the so-called 'fire lizard'

COLUMN: Debunking the myth of the so-called 'fire lizard'

Salamanders — there are 11 species found in our region — are easily overlooked, even when they are at their peak activity, which is in the early spring
Good morning, Midland!

Good morning, Midland!

Here's a look at the current local weather and gas prices
BEYOND LOCAL: Should I invest with a human or a robot? Traditional firms vs. robo-advisors

BEYOND LOCAL: Should I invest with a human or a robot? Traditional firms vs. robo-advisors

Investors considering where to park their money have a choice: go with a traditional financial adviser or trust in an algorithm
Sleep under the stars with the wolves at new northern attraction

Sleep under the stars with the wolves at new northern attraction

The chalets at Cedar Meadows have been brewing for more than a decade
Cellphone ban won’t address mental health, concentration: Profs

Cellphone ban won’t address mental health, concentration: Profs

'Limiting cellphone use in schools won’t address many of the underlying problems that impact the mental health of children and youth'
'Amazing' volunteers keep local mountain biking club on track

'Amazing' volunteers keep local mountain biking club on track

Club members can ride on more than 170 km of well-maintained trails throughout local forests; 'You can't beat it,' says one of club's 1,000 members