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Hybrid health care is one of 10 things to save Canada’s system, says author

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Hybrid health care is one of 10 things to save Canada’s system, says author

Robert Washburn March 10, 2019 0

A two-tiered health care is one of several things necessary to repair what is wrong, says Stephen...

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Insights into Cobourg’s cultural master plan by a politician and a patron of local culture

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Insights into Cobourg’s cultural master plan by a politician and a patron of local culture

Robert Washburn March 6, 2019 0

  Cobourg impresario Ken Prue, owner of the Loft, and Cobourg Councillor Adam Bureau talk about the...

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Northumberland high school grads face substantial changes to post-secondary tuition and fees

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Northumberland high school grads face substantial changes to post-secondary tuition and fees

Robert Washburn March 5, 2019 0

  As Northumberland County high school grads prepare to go off to university and college next fall,...

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County budget explored with Northumberland Warden John Logel

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County budget explored with Northumberland Warden John Logel

Robert Washburn March 4, 2019 0

Northumberland County Warden John Logel unpacks the 2019 budget for the county, looking at the various initiatives,...

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Cobourg mom shares life caring for autistic son and her fight against proposed funding changes

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Cobourg mom shares life caring for autistic son and her fight against proposed funding changes

Robert Washburn March 3, 2019 0

  Cobourg mom Kristen Ellison is an outspoken critic of a proposal from the Ontario government to...

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Creative entrepreneur wins $250,000 prize in Northumberland business competition

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Creative entrepreneur wins $250,000 prize in Northumberland business competition

Robert Washburn February 25, 2019 0

Entrepreneur Bolis Ibrahim, the winner of the $250,000 N100 Start-up prize, talks about his innovative company, Argentum...

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Starving The Watchdog: Who Foots The Bill When Newspapers Disappear?

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Starving The Watchdog: Who Foots The Bill When Newspapers Disappear?

Robert Washburn February 25, 2019 0

A copy of the final edition of the Rocky Mountain News sits in a newspaper box on...

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The spirit of (local) radio: How one tiny Ontario station keeps listeners tuning in

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The spirit of (local) radio: How one tiny Ontario station keeps listeners tuning in

Robert Washburn February 13, 2019 0

Since it was founded in 2006, the station has made its home in Dayle Gowan’s milk house....

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Researchers crunched 13 TB of local newspaper subscriber data. Here’s what they found about who sticks around.

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Researchers crunched 13 TB of local newspaper subscriber data. Here’s what they found about who sticks around.

Robert Washburn February 5, 2019 0

Surprise: “Subscribers who read many stories per visit and read them thoroughly were no more likely to...

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Cobourg couple are two of the 700 jobs lost in Northumberland due to GM closure

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Cobourg couple are two of the 700 jobs lost in Northumberland due to GM closure

Robert Washburn January 19, 2019 0

  Northumberland County will lose 700 jobs when General Motors Oshawa plant closes sometime before the end...

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