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  Live updates: Hurricane Milton leaves path of destruction in Florida

  Milton made landfall as a Category 3 storm Wednesday night, causing widespread destruction and immobilizing critical infrastructure. The extent of the damage is not yet known. 9

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  Ontario man 'devastated' he owes $18,000 after 2 loans were fraudulently taken in his name

  An Ontario man said he feels 'devastated' after learning his identity was stolen to take out two fraudulent loans under his name. 1

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  Fatal collision under investigation in Muskoka

  Police in Huntsville are investigating a deadly single-vehicle collision that happened Tuesday morning. 1

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  Hundreds of thousands of popular vehicles recalled in Canada over steering issue

  Hundreds of thousands of vehicles are being recalled in Canada due to a steering-related issue that could increase a driver's risk of crash.

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  Sudbury ordered to reduce fee for FOI request to $11K

  The Information and Privacy Commission has ordered Greater Sudbury to reduce the fee for a freedom of information request to $ 11,111 to provide details of how many animals were euthanized in a five-year period, among other questions.

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  Women say they were kicked off of Spirit Airlines flight for what they were wearing

  Two Orange County women are speaking out after they say they were kicked off of a Spirit Airlines flight because of what they were wearing.

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  Recent Lake Nipissing rescue highlights need for caution as weather cools, police say

  Ontario Provincial Police rescued two people in a vessel in distress Sept. 28 on Lake Nipissing.

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  Timmins police warns fraudsters using AI to mimic voices of their grandchildren

  Timmins Police Chief Sydney Lecky told CTV News that the 'grandparent scam' is one that fraudsters are still using to trick elderly people into handing over their money. 1

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  Sudbury diving into aquatics plans after infrastructure review

  The City of Greater Sudbury is diving into development for a couple of future plans involving pools and other aquatic services across the city. 7

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  Members of North Bay-based 22 Wing participate in NATO air defense exercises in Greece

  For the last few weeks, fighter jets have been spotted soaring over Greece’s Peloponnese peninsula, part of the ‘Ramstein Flag 24’ that includes military personnel from 22 Wing/Canadian Forces Base North Bay. 1

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  Feds fund mining projects in Sudbury that provide minerals critical for clean technology

  Critical mineral projects in Sudbury got financial support from the federal government on Wednesday when the Minister of Natural Resources was in town for the Conference of Mining Regions and Cities. 1

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  As Hurricane Milton makes landfall, more than 1.6 million customers are left without power in Florida

  The Category 2 storm has left 1.6 million homes and businesses without power in Florida as Milton pummels through the state. 9

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  Sudbury outlines $1.75M plan to remove diseased ash trees from city land

  Greater Sudbury is planning to remove all 1,500 ash trees on municipal property because of a widespread infestation of a beetle – the emerald ash borer – that infects and kills the trees. 3

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  International mining conference underway in Sudbury

  An annual international mining conference is underway in Greater Sudbury, Ont., marking the first time the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Conference of Mining Regions and Cities has been held in North America. 4

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  Sudbury's proposed downtown event centre 'at very early stages'

  Plans are on track for the proposed events centre in downtown Sudbury, city council heard the latest update on the major project Tuesday night. 4

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  Highway 144 reopened between Cartier and Gogama after fatal crash

  Highway 144 is reopened north of Sudbury after a two-vehicle collision between a commercial and passenger vehicle happened around 1 p.m. Tuesday, police say. 11

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  Working smoke alarms credited with helping North Bay residents avoid danger

  The North Bay fire chief is crediting working smoke alarms with saving local residents from a fire Tuesday night. 4

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  Intimate partner violence, impaired driving charges laid in Mattice-Val Cote

  Following complaints of intimate partner violence in the northern Ontario community of Mattice-Val Cote, police say they found the suspect drunk and behind the wheel in a parking lot. 3

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  B.C. man convicted of killing neighbour's chihuahua to protect his chickens

  A British Columbia provincial court judge says a Boston Bar man who shot a teacup Chihuahua named Bear claiming it was menacing his chickens was not justified in killing the animal.

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  What women should know about their breasts, according to a doctor

  One in eight women will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in their lifetimes, according to the American Cancer Society. Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death for women in the United States, with 42,000 women dying every year from this cancer.

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  A Canadian woman was recently diagnosed with scurvy. Here are the factors tied to the disease

  Scurvy is not just an archaic diagnosis of 18th-century seafarers and doctors should watch for possible cases, according to researchers following a recent case. 2

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  Toronto senior loses $27,000 to roofing scam

  A Toronto senior says she can’t believe that two roofers took advantage of her, despite knowing she was recently widowed and suffering from a painful disability. 1

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  Is it safe to buy from Temu and Shein? Here's what Canada says it's doing to try to protect consumers

  As U.S. regulators push for an investigation into what they call 'deadly baby and toddler products' from foreign e-commerce sites, health officials in Canada say they haven't determined whether any laws or regulations have been broken.

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  Northern Ont. side-by-side driver killed, passenger suffers serious injuries

  Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a fatal crash of a side-by-side off-road vehicle east of Parry Sound that killed one and injured another Friday. 2

• Former Extendicare Falconbridge building will become a hotel 4
• Teacher charged with sex assault of a minor in northwestern Ont.
• Man with knife arrested at Kapuskasing restaurant 1
• Sudbury mayor wants conditions on new rental housing deal with developer 4
• Northern Ontario farmer breaks giant pumpkin records, taking top prizes in competition 4
• Tracking Hurricane Milton: Storm becomes world's strongest of 2024 7
• One taken to hospital after vehicle collided with moose in Sudbury 2
• Sudbury suspect charged with impaired near Elliot Lake
• Former North Bay Battalion player, 23, passes away after cancer battle 1
• Ontario lowers the age for self-referral mammogram breast screening to age 40 1
• Canadian Museum of History returns artifacts to northern Ont. First Nation 1
• Fire Prevention Week is underway in Sudbury 1
• FONOM calls on province to fund Hope Air, calling it a ‘vital service’ for northern Ont. 1
• Ahead of formal count, Timmins expects to see increase in homeless population 1
• Committee OKs plan to convert former Sudbury school into 74 residential units
• West Nipissing man, 32, charged with fraud, accused of double depositing cheques
• New Far North hospital moves closer to being built after $1.8B design, build contract awarded 4
• Video shows dumpster diving black bear at Tim Hortons 6
• Rare cloud formations ripple the sky over Ottawa 3
• Armed standoff ends peacefully in Attawapiskat 1
• Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard found not guilty of sexual assault 16
• Greater Sudbury on pace for another record road construction year 1
• Major international mining conference kicks off in Sudbury this week 1
• Oct. 7 commemoration events being held across Canada 5
• One charged in northwestern Ont. after 3 people allegedly bear maced in a home
• Plate reader alert results in traffic stop, arrest in northern Ont.: OPP 3
• Mattawa driver charged for ‘excessive speed’: OPP 8
• 'Sober curious': Younger Canadians turning away from alcohol, data says
• Pair arrested, $52K in drugs seized in Attawapiskat First Nation raid 3
• Nearly $10K Sudbury Wolves 50-50 prize remains unclaimed
• Tensions over immigration: Justin Trudeau 'got away with it', says Roberge
• Fines totalling $9,500 for hunting bear in northern Ont. near a garbage dump, other offences 41
• No injuries reported in Greater Sudbury garage fire 1
• Sudbury suspect assaults police one day after being freed on bail 1
• Provincial police look for help locating stolen North Shore tractor
• Persistence pays off as Sudbury community reopens local fire station after almost 3-year closure 5