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LifestyleFine folk, blues, musicians featured at local venues 
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Before getting into this week's main material, I would like to thank Gerry DeFrancisco for informing me of the recent excellent Expositor articles by Murray Charters about the DeFrancisco and Marco families' musical influences.
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EditorialLooks like NDP by default Posted 18 hours ago
Thank you to Premier Dalton McGuinty for making my decision in the upcoming provincial election easier, by driving the inflation rate in Ontario up to 1.8 per cent since his HST tax grab started in July.
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SportsTeammate spat not a problem, Stamps say Posted 18 hours ago
There was no throwdown in the locker-room. No heated argument between teammates. Actually Nik Lewis didn't say anything at all to Jesse Newman when the Calgary Stampeders hit the practice field Wednesday.
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LifestyleArts groups joining forces Updated 13 hours ago
It's not every day that 18thcentury Baroque composer Antonio Vivaldi comes to Harmony Square to promote the joys of music and theatre, but that's exactly what's happening on Sunday, Sept. 12.
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EntertainmentLovato: Stay out of the tabloids Posted 18 hours ago
For Demi Lovato, fame as a Demi-goddess has given her a bitter lesson. "Yeah, I mean, I've learned my lesson," the 18-year-old says with a clipped tone in an interview during which she made it obvious she would prefer to be somewhere else.
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Local NewsCandidate offers his business expertise Updated 13 hours ago
First-time trustee candidate Rick Petrella thinks it's time for change on the local Catholic school board. The city resident said that unlike some trustees and trustee hopefuls who have a background in teaching, his experience is in business.
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LifestyleThree elements provide inspiration Updated 13 hours ago
The newest three-artist show at Glenhyrst Art Gallery of Brant has a certain elemental appeal to it. Fire, Water and Air, featuring the work of Ontario artists Jane Adeney, Phil Irish and Robin Hesse, shows off these three elements in unique ways.
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Local NewsMore pulls out of Ward 5 race Updated 13 hours ago
The fall municipal election race in the city's Ward 5 has narrowed to seven candidates with the withdrawal of contender Frank More. "I believe there are already enough candidates signed up," More said Wednesday of his decision to take his name off the ballot.
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SportsTroublesome eighth buries Jays Updated 13 hours ago
Check please. The Blue Jays wound up one with one successful appeal on a checked swing. Not so good on the other. Reliever Shawn Camp struck out B.J. Upton for the first out of the eighth when third base ump Jeff Nelson judged Upton had swung.
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Local NewsQuiet flu season expected Updated 13 hours ago
The upcoming influenza season does not look to be a repeat of 2009's H1N1 flu pandemic frenzy and promises instead to be similar to the flu season of two years ago, according to Jill Fediurek, program manager of infectious diseases at the Brant County Health Unit.
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