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1. Article · Jul 31, 2026 · Eric Taschner

   Human remains found 50 years ago near North Bay belonged to First World War veteran (opens the original)

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   Thanks to advances in DNA technology, North Bay police have solved a 50-year-old mystery that has allowed them to put a name to human remains discovered in the area in June 1975. Investigative genetic genealogy was used to identify the individual, whose skull was found in a swampy area behind the former Bomarc missile base off Highway 11 north. The remains of Claude Hamilton Brownscombe were discovered by summer students working with the Ministry of the Environment in 1975. The students alerted

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2. Article · Jul 29, 2026 · Eric Taschner

   After 7 months, Kashechewan First Nation evacuees finally heading home (opens the original)

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   After months of waiting, residents who evacuated Kashechewan First Nation in Ontario are getting the green light to go back to their community. About 1,700 community members have been living in hotels across the province since being evacuated in mid-January due to unsafe drinking water. They will start flying back home in the coming days. “The community is kind of excited and also kind of emotional at the same time,” said Tyson Wesley, Kashechewan executive director. Residents were forced to lea

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