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  Rally held Wednesday in support of Sudbury homeless shelter being forced to close

  There was a peaceful rally Wednesday outside of an unsanctioned shelter for the homeless in Sudbury that has been ordered by the city to close due to fire safety concerns.

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  Another 18 COVID cases reported in Sudbury on Wednesday

  A day after the medical officer of health told reports Sudbury should be in the red zone, Public Health Sudbury & Districts reported 18 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, marking 62 new cases in the last three days.

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  Province closing 26 youth detention centres, including several in northeastern Ontario

  Citing declining numbers, the province has announced it is closing 26 youth detention centres, including several in northeastern Ontario.

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  Explosion levels empty dormitory north of Parry Sound; no injuries

  Few details are available, but an explosion levelled a dormitory Wednesday in the Municipality of McDougall, north of Parry Sound.

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  COVID outbreak declared at Kirkland Lake Gold

  A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at Kirkland Lake Gold, the Timiskaming Health Unit said Wednesday afternoon, after four positive cases were reported.

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  New cannabis store opens in Sudbury as queue of outlets waiting to open grows

  Greater Sudbury has its third cannabis retail outlet, after Happy Life on The Kingsway opened its doors last month.

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  Here's who will get the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in Ontario

  Ontario will use the AstraZeneca vaccine for people between the ages of 60 and 64 and will rely on “different pathways” such as pharmacists and health care practitioners to deliver the doses before they expire in early April. 1

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  'When will it end?': How a changing virus is reshaping scientists' views on COVID-19

  Many scientists say they now believe that SARS-CoV-2 will not only remain with us as an endemic virus, continuing to circulate in communities, but will likely cause a significant burden of illness and death for years to come. 27

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  Feds extending COVID-19 wage and rent subsidy until June

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government will extend the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy and the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy until June of this year as the country grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic. 20

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  North Bay police arrest three, seize $166K in cocaine, fentanyl as part of joint investigation

  The North Bay Police Service, working with Ontario Provincial Police and Ottawa police, arrested three people Feb. 28 in an enforcement operation dubbed 'Project Northern Lights.'

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  PM 'optimistic' Canada's vaccination timeline could speed up

  While U.S. President Joe Biden pledges that there will be enough COVID-19 vaccine supply for every adult in America by the end of May, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's not ready yet to say Canada’s immunization timeline will speed up, but he's 'very optimistic' it will. 25

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  'It is not closure': Reaction pours in after guilty verdict in Toronto van attack trial

  A woman who was seriously injured in the Toronto van attack nearly three years ago says that the guilty verdict in the case won't provide closure but may provide some semblance of relief. 7

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  Sudbury couple wins $388K in HSN's 50/50 draw for February

  Debbie and Cleo Mainville of Sudbury are the February winners of Health Sciences North's 50/50 lottery, taking home a total of $388,490.

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  Sudbury high rise apartment development hoping to break ground by September

  Officials are hoping to break ground on a new, proposed housing development in downtown Sudbury by September. Project Manitou would offer 826 new units, with many of them being set aside as either affordable housing or low-cost suites for seniors. 1

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  Ontario Conservative MP calls for end to lockdowns, wants entire province in green zone

  An Ontario Conservative Member of Parliament has publicly come out in favour of ending the province’s lockdown measures.

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  Sault Ste. Marie grandmother wins more than $75K in poker lottery

  A 71-year-old grandmother from Sault Ste. Marie has won more than $75,000 playing a poker lottery game.

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  COVID-19 outbreak declared at Lo-Ellen Park Secondary, not impacting whole school

  Sudbury health officials have declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School after a third positive infection was confirmed Tuesday night, including one variant of concern. 3

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  Alek Minassian found criminally responsible for Toronto van attack, guilty on all 26 counts

  A judge has ruled that Alek Minassian is criminally responsible for the 2018 Toronto van attack, finding him guilty of 10 counts of first-degree murder and 16 counts of attempted murder. 8

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  Nearly 6,000 people watched as verdict in Toronto van attack was delivered on YouTube livestream

  About 120 courtrooms filled to capacity would have been needed to accommodate the nearly 6,000 people who tuned in as the verdict in the Toronto van attack trial was delivered on a YouTube livestream Wednesday. 7

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  Trump's cash plea could complicate GOP fundraising efforts

  The Republican National Committee and the party's congressional campaign arms are eager to cash in on Donald Trump's lure with small donors ahead of next year's midterm elections, when the GOP hopes to regain control of at least one chamber of Congress. 9

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  First shipment of AstraZeneca vaccine arrives amid confusion over its use for seniors

  The first doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine are set to arrive in Canada Wednesday as confusion persists over who should get it. 27

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  Caught on camera: Anti-maskers berate staff at Vancouver pizzeria, appear to rough up teenager

  Charges have been recommended against two men following a heated exchange over masks at a Vancouver pizza restaurant that ended with a teenage customer getting roughed up. 1

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  Can we hug our vaccinated grandparents? Experts say it depends

  As some provinces open COVID-19 vaccinations to their oldest residents, experts say meeting up with older loved ones who've received the vaccine remains a dilemma. 27

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  Extortion scams are on the rise. Here are some tips to avoid them

  March is Fraud Prevention month and with more people working from home and shopping online during the pandemic there has been a huge increase in many different scams. 1

• Ontarians need 'realistic' guidance on seeing friends, relatives, expert says
• Sudbury should be in the red zone, health unit says as cases surge, COVID variant emerges 3
• Canadians' desire to drop monarchy reaches 'historic level': poll 6
• Mammograms pick up swelling due to COVID-19 vaccine, causing unnecessary fear, radiologists say
• Why you probably still shouldn't worry about surface transmission of the coronavirus 25
• Northern furrier closing its doors after 113 years in business 1
• Hacker sends explicit images to students, staff at Espanola High School
• Second COVID variant strain confirmed by North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit
• Porcupine Health Unit declares COVID outbreak at Pepco in Hearst
• Students at Chippewa Secondary School speak out about mental health 1
• Police say Sudbury man who was speeding had cocaine in vehicle, was a suspended driver
• CRA says 'rare' error in some tax slips lists repaid CERB as taxable income 19
• North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit reminds public of stricter COVID-19 self-isolation rules
• 'Win-win-win': How regenerative farming can help the planet, farmers and you 1
• After worst year on record, Canadian economy enters 2021 with double digit growth 2
• Online, in-person town hall set for Wednesday to oppose cuts at Laurentian University
• Epilepsy advocates say pandemic impacting support services 1
• Ontario won't administer AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to seniors, final plan still in the works 1
• 'Locked letter' sealed since 1697 has now been read, without even opening it 1
• North Bay brewing company's new limited-edition craft beer nod to local community 1
• Sault transit gets funding boost from the province
• North Bay man charged with impaired driving after serious snowmobile crash
• New COVID-19 cases in Ontario drop below 1,000 mark for first time in a week 20
• North Bay police arrest man for child sexual abuse material
• Six Dr. Seuss books won't be published for racist images 2
• Ontario woman forced to pay $3,458 hotel quarantine bill for one-night stay after returning to Canada from father's funeral 1
• Pattie Lovett-Reid: The top 5 pandemic-related scams you need to know about 1
• Canada’s Divorce Act modernized 1
• Ford government wants to push back second dose of COVID-19 vaccines to four months
• 'Each time we get a different answer': Do older children arriving to Canada have to stay in quarantine hotels? 1
• Sudbury health officials report 32 new COVID cases Monday
• Fight between employees in Temiskaming leads to charges
• Third person dies as a result of COVID outbreak at North Bay apartment building
• Federal funding to help Sudbury businesses think green 1
• New app created at med school aims to help battle opioid crisis, save lives 1
• Survey shows unmanageable stress levels in half of Ontario principals 2