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  1,500 COVID-19 vaccine doses wasted in Ontario

  Ontario wasted 1,500 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine during its three-month long inoculation campaign, CTV News Toronto has learned.

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  17,000 earthquakes hit Iceland in the past week. An eruption could be imminent

  According to the Icelandic Meteorological Office, around 17,000 earthquakes have hit the southwestern region of Reykjanes over the past week.

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  Entire school dismissed at Sudbury's Lo-Ellen Park

  Following additional COVID-19 cases, health officials in Sudbury have dismissed all staff and students from a high school battling an outbreak.

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  Don Martin: Mistakes were made, many of them, as 1st year of COVID-19 under Trudeau management ends

  It's been exactly one year since the Trudeau government finally got the message: Canada, we have a COVID-19 problem, Don Martin writes in his exclusive column for CTVNews.ca.

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  Ontario family facing $3,458 hotel quarantine bill vows to fight 'ludicrous' charge

  An Ontario family that was charged $3,458 to stay in a quarantine hotel in Toronto after returning to Canada from a funeral are vowing to fight the bill they call "price gouging at its best." 1

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  All of Quebec to become 'orange zone' on March 8, except for Montreal and surrounding areas

  All of Quebec will move after spring break to orange-zone rules, Premier François Legault announced Wednesday, with a few big exceptions: Montreal and several large surrounding regions. 2

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  Toronto nurse out $3,700 after scammers take her debit card on 'shopping spree'

  A Toronto woman is warning others about a taxi scam where perpetrators stole some $3,700 from her bank accounts as they played off her willingness to help someone in trouble. 1

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  Judge orders release of Proud Boy charged in U.S. Capitol riot

  A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the release of suburban Seattle man and prominent member of the Proud Boys far-right group, pending trial on charges filed in connection with the January insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

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  Buckingham Palace to investigate after Meghan accused of bullying staff

  Buckingham Palace said Wednesday it was launching an investigation after a newspaper reported that a former aide had made a bullying allegation against the Duchess of Sussex. 6

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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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  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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  Indigenous people older than 55 in Sudbury eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccine

  Shkagamik-kwe Health Centre will offer 2,400 COVID-19 vaccines to Indigenous people aged 55 and older on Friday and Saturday.

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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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  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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  Six northern Ontario colleges holding virtual recruitment event

  In an effort to attract students from southern Ontario, six northern colleges are banding together to promote the north. Study North aims to offer southern students a northern educational alternative.

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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. 28

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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. 8

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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.

• Sudbury high rise apartment development hoping to break ground by September 1
• Ontario Conservative MP calls for end to lockdowns, wants entire province in green zone
• Sault Ste. Marie grandmother wins more than $75K in poker lottery
• COVID-19 outbreak declared at Lo-Ellen Park Secondary, not impacting whole school 3
• Alek Minassian found criminally responsible for Toronto van attack, guilty on all 26 counts 9
• Nearly 6,000 people watched as verdict in Toronto van attack was delivered on YouTube livestream 8
• Trump's cash plea could complicate GOP fundraising efforts 9
• First shipment of AstraZeneca vaccine arrives amid confusion over its use for seniors 28
• Caught on camera: Anti-maskers berate staff at Vancouver pizzeria, appear to rough up teenager 1
• Can we hug our vaccinated grandparents? Experts say it depends 28
• Extortion scams are on the rise. Here are some tips to avoid them 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