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  Sault Ste. Marie gears up for Halloween

  Halloween decorators in the Sault are going above and beyond this year, while a local security company gets ready to do its part to help the community.

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  North Bay sports cards store sees major success throughout pandemic

  For more than 20 years, Robert Collins has owned Ultimate Sports Cards on Cassells Street in North Bay, and recently the store has undergone a massive three-month makeover.

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  North Bay minor hockey associations honour Noah Dugas

  The 13-year-old passed away last November, and now his jersey will hang from the rafters in Memorial Gardens forever.

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  Former PM Chretien on inflation concerns, current affairs

  Former prime minister Jean Chretien says he is concerned about the future of Canada's economy, with inflation at a near 20-year high, saying in a wide-ranging interview with Evan Solomon, host of CTV's Question Period, that Canada is 'moving into a dark alley.' 6

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  British envoy seeks Canada's climate change help at COP26

  Britain's new envoy to Ottawa says Canada still has credibility as a reliable partner on fighting climate change despite a domestic rise of greenhouse gas emissions in recent years. 3

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  Colombia's most wanted drug lord captured in jungle raid

  Colombian security forces have captured the country's most wanted drug trafficker, Dairo Antonio Usuga, a rural warlord who evaded a decade-long manhunt by corrupting state officials and aligning himself with combatants on the left and right.

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  Erdogan orders removal of 10 ambassadors, including those from Canada, U.S.

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday that he had ordered 10 foreign ambassadors who called for the release of a jailed philanthropist to be declared persona non grata.

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  New 'Delta Plus' COVID-19 strain being investigated, but is it more contagious?

  A new Delta subvariant COVID-19 strain has been designated a 'Variant Under Investigation' by the U.K., saying early evidence suggests it may be more transmissible compared to Delta. 2

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  Assistant director on 'Rust' was subject of complaints dating back to 2019

  An assistant director on the film set of 'Rust' was the subject of complaints over safety and his behaviour on set during two productions in 2019 8

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  Martha Rogers calls for brother Edward to 'step down' in barrage of tweets

  In a series of tweets published early Saturday, Martha Rogers, a director of Rogers Communications, called for her brother, Edward Rogers, to 'step down.' 4

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  Propane price surges to impact northern rural residents, local industries

  As prices of oil and gas rise during the pandemic, commodity experts are saying it's also affecting the price of propane.

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  Sudbury police respond to early morning weapons complaint

  Sudbury police say they responded to a weapons complaint off the Kingsway early Saturday morning where two individuals were sent to hospital with injuries. Police believe this to be an isolated incident.

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  OPP investigate fatal crash in Thunder Bay

  First responders in Thunder Bay were called to a collision on Highway 11-17 near Mapleward Road where a 43-year-old woman was pronounced dead the scene.

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  New benefit for workers only intended for those in 'complete' lockdowns: Qualtrough

  The federal government intends for the newly proposed lockdown benefit to apply only to individuals whose work is interrupted by a complete COVID-19 lockdown in their region. Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion Minister Carla Qualtrough said the details of the new Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit are still being ironed out, and will depend too on the public health restrictions imposed by provinces and territories. 10

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  Ontario reveals plan to lift all COVID-19 restrictions by March next year

  The Ontario government has unveiled its long awaited plan to slowly lift public health restrictions as the COVID-19 situation in the province continues to level off. 26

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  O'Toole's Tories outliers in Canadian politics for keeping vaccination status secret

  The federal Conservatives' refusal to disclose how many of their elected members are fully vaccinated makes them something of an outlier in the Canadian political sphere. 39

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  Film crew voiced complaints before fatal on-set shooting

  An assistant director unwittingly handed Alec Baldwin a loaded weapon and told him it was safe to use in the moments before the actor fatally shot a cinematographer, court records released Friday show. 8

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  'I want to leave a mark': Meet NDP Blake Desjarlais, Canada's first openly two-spirit MP

  For Blake Desjarlais, becoming an MP wasn’t something he thought he'd pursue. But now, after connecting with the NDP ahead of the 2021 federal election, he's made history as Canada's first openly two-spirit member of Parliament. 1

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  An American woman had COVID-19 for a year. This is what doctors learned

  An American woman who previously beat cancer had COVID-19 for a year, doctors say, in a case study they hope will help scientists understand how immunocompromised people are affected by the virus. 35

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  Ketamine and psilocybin, better known as party drugs, showing promise for treatment of mood disorders

  Airing Saturday at 7 p.m. on CTV: a W5 investigation into an unconventional treatment for severe depression and PTSD that involves the drug ketamine. 3

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  Living Space in Timmins developing new strategic plan

  Living Space in Timmins is developing a new strategic plan and is looking to the public for input. The plan would see the organization through to its goal of ending homelessness in the city by 2025.

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  Sault Area Hospital recognized for organ donation efforts

  Sault Area Hospital is being hailed as a champion of organ and tissue donation by the Trillium Gift of Life Network. The hospital is being recognized for its efforts to integrate organ and tissue donation into end-of-life care.

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  High cost of groceries worrying North Bay area food banks and charities

  The cost of groceries continues to climb, leaving North Bay-area food banks and charities to worry as inflation rises.

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  Ontario reveals plan to lift all COVID-19 restrictions by March next year

  The Ontario government has unveiled its long awaited plan to slowly lift public health restrictions as the COVID-19 situation in the province continues to level off. 26

• Sudbury senator hospitalized with COVID-19
• Timeline of Ontario's plan to lift public health measures
• Hot coffee thrown in Tim Hortons employee's face in Vancouver, police say 1
• Ontario hires 107 correctional officers, including in northern Ontario
• These are the Ontario COVID-19 restrictions that will lift tomorrow 27
• Province to guarantee loan for $122M Cassellholme redevelopment
• Workers who resist vaccine mandates may not be eligible for EI, according to feds 39
• Highway 11 reopened in Fauquier-Strickland, Ont.
• Workers who resist vaccine mandates may not be eligible for EI, according to feds 39
• Ontario university vaccine mandates mean some students being barred from campus
• Ontario's COVID-19 case counts expected to remain stable as long as public health measures are not lifted 25
• Sault police charge man with impaired driving after hitting person in wheelchair 1
• Simcoe Muskoka sees season's first snowfall
• Laurentian opens new garden and trail aimed at recovery and restoration
• Ontario reports 492 new COVID-19 cases, 12 more deaths 25
• Sudbury's Notre Dame Avenue reopened after crash involving pedestrian
• Ontario reveals plan to lift all COVID-19 restrictions by March next year 26
• Bold moose crashes northern Ontario shed hangout, gets OPP highway escort a week later 3
• Skyrocketing propane prices could mean trouble for some Canadians this winter
• Nephew of former 'Dragons' Den' star pleads guilty to manslaughter after 'inadvertently' shooting and killing best friend
• Raw onions recalled due to possible Salmonella contamination
• Court records: Baldwin didn't know weapon contained live round 8
• Capacity limits for Ontario restaurants, gyms to end as soon as Monday: sources 2
• Canada no longer advising against non-essential travel, first time since March 2020 6
• Diesel spill cleared on Hwy. 11 in Powassan 3
• Métis Nation of Ontario calls for federal land claim process 1
• How many homeless people are there in Sudbury? 1
• Day honours child care workers, early childhood educators 1
• MADD Canada says impaired numbers have increased for the first time since 2011 1
• Sault addictions group wants funding for overdose crisis, not downtown plaza 1
• Timmins chamber hosts Q&A on enforcing COVID health rules 1
• Northern Ontario School of Medicine offering course in self-care 1
• Travel agencies in the north say people are eager to get to warm destinations 1
• Sudbury police investigating sudden death downtown, 2nd in tent city this month 4
• Burk's Falls drug bust nets $1.7M in illegal cannabis plants
• Sault police warn of fraudsters pretending to be police, claiming loved one is in jail