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  Quick trip to the U.S. results in quarantine nightmare for northern Ontario couple

  A northern Ontario couple who took a three-day trip to the U.S. are now in isolation for two weeks.

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  Timiskaming Health Unit seeing high COVID-19 case counts

  While it still is among the highest per capita infection rates in Ontario, the Timiskaming Health Unit is starting to see cases trend down.

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  Sudbury's health unit reports one new death, another 50 COVID-19 cases Wednesday

  Public Health Sudbury & Districts said Wednesday another person has died from COVID-19, and the area has another 50 cases, mostly in Greater Sudbury.

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  CTV News anchor Marina Moore welcomes baby boy

  The wait is over for northern Ontario CTV News anchor Marina Moore as her baby boy arrives just before his due date. 4

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  Woman dead after car plunges into river, floats dangerously close to brink of Niagara Falls

  A woman is dead after the car she was driving plunged into a river and floated dangerously close to the brink of Niagara Falls. 4

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  Queen's Park committee moves to force Laurentian University to surrender privileged documents

  A powerful committee of the Ontario legislature moved Wednesday to try and force Laurentian University to hand over privileged documents to the province's auditor general. 1

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  OPP takes over shooting investigation in Attawapiskat

  Ontario Provincial Police have been called in to help investigate after a 29-year-old was shot during an interaction with Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service.

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  Two Ont. Lotto Max players are holding $1M tickets

  Two Lotto Max tickets sold in Ontario for Tuesday night's draw are worth $1 million. Here is where they were sold.

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  $17K in opioids seized by police in Hearst

  A drug trafficking investigation in the northern Ontario town of Hearst resulted in the seizure of $17,000 in opioids and one man being arrested, police say. 2

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  Two northern Ont. med students leading national skin cancer detection program

  Two medical students from Northern Ontario School of Medicine are leading an innovative new program to train hairstylists and barbers across Canada to spot suspected skin cancer on their clients. 3

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  Ont. driver leaves scene of collision, stops in intersection to eat chicken wings

  Ontario police have arrested a man in Gravenhurst after finding him stopped in the middle of an intersection eating chicken wings behind the wheel. He has since been charged with impaired driving and failing to remain at the scene of a collision.

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  Ontario reports 1,009 new COVID-19 infections, eight additional deaths

  Ontario health officials are reporting 1,009 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday. 1

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  Strange cube-shaped 'hut' spotted on moon, Chinese rover to investigate

  China’s lunar rover, Yutu 2, will be investigating what appears to be a mysterious cube-shaped 'hut' on the moon after spotting it recently on the horizon.

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  Will COVID-19 boosters be required to be considered 'fully vaccinated'? Expert weighs in

  As provinces and territories work to inoculate their populations against COVID-19, questions are swirling over whether booster shots will soon be required for individuals to be considered 'fully vaccinated.' 1

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  'We are heartbroken': Toronto family's larger-than-life Christmas display destroyed on front lawn

  A Toronto family’s vast display of front lawn Christmas decorations was literally cut short early Monday morning after someone appeared to slash a number of the holiday-themed inflatables. 1

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  Vancouver woman hospitalized in Mexico after being assaulted by stranger

  What was supposed to be a week of relaxation in Mexico has turned into a nightmare for a Vancouver woman. Jamie Coutts, who flew to Playa Del Carmen last week, is facing extensive surgery after being attacked by a stranger in the resort town. 1

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  Ontario to extend paid sick day program until the end of July 2022

  Ontario will be extending its paid sick leave program until at least July 2022, CTV News Toronto has confirmed. 36

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  Scott Peterson resentenced to life term in wife's 2002 death

  Nearly 17 years after being sentenced to die, Scott Peterson was resentenced to life without parole Wednesday during an emotional hearing in which family members of his slain pregnant wife, Laci, called him out for the Christmas Eve killing in 2002 and his apparent lack of remorse.

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  Plumber who found cash stashed in wall of Joel Osteen's church getting US$20,000 reward

  The plumber who turned in hundreds of envelopes of cash and checks he found in a wall at televangelist Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church is getting US$20,000 for his good deed.

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  Meet the new moose: Highway signs get an unexpected makeover

  As an 18-year -old student Chloe Chapdelaine was living in a trailer outside Foremost Alberta and driving past a moose crossing every morning on her way to work. 1

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  Senate passes bill to ban conversion therapy

  Conversion therapy will soon be banned across Canada, after the Senate agreed to the expedited passage of Bill C-4 on Tuesday. After multiple attempts to pass legislation banning the harmful practice failed in recent years, the bill has now cleared both the House of Commons and Senate without changes, in just over a week. Once it receives royal assent, the bill will become law. 4

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  Canada plans to expand COVID-19 vaccine mandate to cover banks, telecoms sectors

  Canada will soon crack down on COVID-19 mandates, forcing banks, telecommunications companies and all other federally regulated workspaces to ensure their employees are inoculated, Ottawa said on Tuesday. 15

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  Police rescue two people who went missing during weekend camping trip north of Capreol

  With some help from the province, Greater Sudbury Police were able to rescue two people who went missing during a weekend camping trip.

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  Walmart eliminating single-use plastic bags at all Canadian stores

  Walmart's move to eliminate single-use plastic bags comes after a pilot project that included an Ottawa store.

• Bird sightings delight at Sudbury's Bell Park 3
• Greater Sudbury music store celebrates 50 high notes 1
• A new low-barrier women’s shelter in Sudbury will open in January 1
• Fundraising game nights to return to Canadian Legions and service clubs
• Province expecting bump in COVID-19 hospitalizations in January 1
• Hwy. 69 reopened after fatal crash kills two 1
• Police search for Sudbury area suspect who hitchhiked home after driving stolen truck into a ditch
• Ontario extends pause on reopening plan indefinitely as COVID-19 situation worsens 51
• Nature Conservancy of Canada protects more than 18 km of Manitoulin Island shoreline
• Northern MPP reintroduces bill for safer winter highways 3
• Heavy snowfall, staffing shortage present challenges in Timmins
• Indigenous papal visit postponed to 2022 amid concerns around Omicron 11
• New report shows femicide on the rise in Ontario 3
• Could surge in COVID-19 cases in Ontario, Quebec mean new restrictions? Expert weighs in 14
• More than just a haircut in Timmins 1
• Ontario reports 928 new cases of COVID-19 as positivity rate climbs 5
• Ontario will see rise in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations even without Omicron variant, modelling suggests 37
• Sudbury’s health unit pausing routine vaccination services 2
• Travellers who've forgotten to use ArriveCan app can now give details at the border 4
• Canadian travellers at quarantine facilities report poor conditions, long waits 16
• 'Not getting on a plane any time soon': Deportation decision delayed in Humboldt Broncos case 3
• Canadian-made, plant-based COVID-19 vaccine sees positive Phase 3 results 4
• Canadian traveller forced to stay in quarantine facility after negative COVID-19 test 20
• These satellite images show why there's concern about a Russian invasion of Ukraine 7
• More enrolment at NOSM could solve doctor shortage in the north 1
• Sault paramedics, emergency services undergo suicide prevention training
• Officials to educate homeless on fire hazards in tent and tarp encampments in Sudbury 1
• Public Health Sudbury & Districts reports two more deaths, 137 new COVID-19 cases
• Family of three identified as victims in Strong Township house fire 1
• There were 398 homeless people in Sudbury in October, 165 living in encampments
• Lawyers for Laurentian, auditor general, get their day in court
• North Bay police charge man and woman with attempted murder
• Timmins police investigating after body found
• Sudbury research group develops materials to help vaccine-hesitant 2
• Vacant piece of land less than 30 centimetres wide hits the Toronto market and it's attracting attention 3
• Winter storm, snowfall warnings in effect for several communities across northern Ontario