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• No reason for alarm in Canada after cough syrup deaths in other countries: health agency

  Following the deaths of more than 300 children from contaminated cough syrups in several countries, Health Canada says it's been more than a decade since similar cases were identified here.

  

• Victim identified in fatal hit-and-run on Highway 17

  A 36-year-old Sault Ste. Marie woman was killed after being hit by a vehicle on Highway 17 east of Bruce Mines last week, police say.

  

• Russian warship armed with advanced missiles sails into western Atlantic in strategic 'chess game'

  In an unusual move, the Russian Defence Ministry broadcast that one of its newest warships, the Admiral Gorshkov, had tested the strike capabilities of a hypersonic Zircon missile in a virtual drill.

  

• Mandatory minimum penalty for firing gun at house unconstitutional: Supreme Court

  The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that a mandatory minimum sentence of four years for firing a gun at a house is unconstitutional.

  

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  EXCLUSIVE | Ontario's indoor mask recommendation absent from Sylvia Jones’ legislature talking points, documents show

  Ontario’s November indoor masking recommendation was not considered a “key message” for the health minister when speaking in the legislature at the time, documents show.

• No more expensing home internet bills to taxpayers, Tory and Liberal MPs told

  The federal Liberal government is joining the Opposition Conservatives in no longer allowing its members of Parliament to expense taxpayers for home internet services.

• Progress being made in Eagle's Nest mine in Ring of Fire

  It was a packed house inside the Holiday Inn on Thursday as Ring of Fire Metals CEO Stephen Flewelling addressed the Sudbury crowd via Zoom.

• North Bay family’s Dominican trip in limbo due to passport delay

  A North Bay family is taking issue with statements from the federal government that the passport backlog has been “virtually eliminated.”

• Ontario man 'speechless' after two big lotto wins about three weeks apart

  An Ontario man says he feels he’s 'on top of the world' after scoring two huge lottery wins, about three weeks apart.

  

• Wildcat known for grumpy expression detected for the first time on Mount Everest

  One of the planet’s most unique wildcats has been detected for the first time on the tallest mountain on Earth — Mount Everest.