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• 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.

  

• 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.

  

• Supreme Court of Canada to rule on constitutionality of mandatory firearm sentences

  The Supreme Court of Canada plans to rule today on the constitutionality of mandatory minimum sentences in cases involving armed robbery and recklessly firing a gun.

  

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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.”

• Clients may have received used needles, Sudbury, Ont., harm reduction group says

  Anyone who received a single-use needle from Réseau ACCESS Network in Sudbury in the last several months is at risk of serious infection, the group announced Thursday.

• 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.

  

• Vale and employees show strong support for United Way

  For the past 40 years, Vale and the United Steelworkers Local 6500 have been the largest contributor to the United Way Centraide North East Ontario.