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  'Indie Eats' service taking off in Sudbury

  There's a new food delivery service taking off in Sudbury that was designed to help support local, independent eateries. It's the brainchild of three restaurants and they've expanded their service to nine, with more to come. 1

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  Timmins considering options for city-wide composting program

  Officials in Timmins say the city's main landfill site is filling up and they're studying the possibility of launching a city-wide composting program. 1

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  Sault police board revises budget, selects chair

  The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service Board has a new budget and a new chair.

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  North Bay airport receives $4 million from federal government

  The federal government announced Friday morning it’s providing more than $4 million for the Jack Garland Airport in North Bay. 1

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  After grandson dies of an overdose, Sudbury senior volunteers to help the vulnerable

  Street Outreach Sudbury, known as SOS, is a community-based volunteer group that helps homeless and under-housed people. 1

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  Video shows northern Ontario angler catching a pike just as a 50-inch muskie eats the pike

  A Killarney-area angler who was ice fishing recently got a big surprise when he was pulling up a northern pike. 1

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  Staff who didn't comply with vaccine policy won't get jobs back: North Bay hospital CEO

  Terminated hospital staff at the North Bay Regional Health Centre won't be coming back to work, the hospital’s CEO said Friday. 1

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  Trucker convoy makes its way to the Sudbury area

  The cross-Canada trucker convoy protesting vaccine mandates made its way through northeastern Ontario on Friday. 1

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  Most northeastern winter carnivals go virtual

  Winter carnivals across northern Ontario will predominantly be virtual again this year, as the province looks to begin easing up on some COVID-19 restrictions. 1

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  New store in Sudbury offers selection of plus-sized clothing to northern Ontario

  Torrid, a U.S.-based women’s clothing chain, is having its grand opening at the New Sudbury Centre on Saturday.

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  Northern Ont. family fighting to say final goodbyes to loved one at care home

  A northern Ontario family is fighting with a nursing home to spend time with a loved one who doesn't have much time left. 1

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  Sudbury, North Bay police preparing for truck convoy

  As the 'Freedom Convoy 2022' continues on its way to Ottawa, both Sudbury and North Bay police are preparing for its arrival Friday. 21

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  Skip Tracy Fleury enters COVID-19 protocol will miss start of Tournament of Hearts

  Skip Tracy Fleury will sit out the start of the Canadian women's curling championship in COVID-19 protocol.

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  What does the trucker convoy hope to accomplish?

  As the convoy of truckers and their supporters descends on Ottawa for what's set to be a weekend of protests and potentially prolonged gridlock, what is the group looking to accomplish? 18

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  Some services in Sudbury set to reopen Monday

  As the current COVID-19 wave shows signs of easing, officials in Greater Sudbury say they are ready to reopen municipal pools, arenas and fitness centres on Monday.

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  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's isolation due to child testing positive for COVID-19

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's isolating because one of his kids tested positive for COVID-19. In an interview with The Canadian Press, he says he feels fine and has no symptoms. 1

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  North Bay cop charged with assault over incident at hospital to continue working

  A North Bay police officer has been charged with assault after an incident at the local hospital that left one person injured earlier this month, OPP says.

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  Strong circumstantial evidence not enough to convict Sault man of home invasion

  A man from Sault Ste. Marie has been acquitted of a home invasion in Mississauga, despite the fact he resembled the culprit and his vehicle was used as the getaway car.

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  Truck convoy arrives in Sault Ste. Marie

  After weather-related road closures slowed its trek along Highway 17, half of the "Trans-Canada Freedom Convoy" made its way into Sault Ste. Marie on Thursday night. 21

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  Heavy police presence as truckers arrive in downtown Ottawa

  Ottawa's police chief is urging people to avoid downtown Ottawa this weekend with a large convoy of truckers arriving downtown, and warned that anyone who breaks the law will be prosecuted. 14

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  Ontario reports 68 more COVID-19 deaths as hospitalizations drop to 3,535

  Ontario health officials reported 68 additional deaths related to COVID-19 while hospitalizations dropped again on Friday. 35

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  Ontario's top doctor says it's time to learn to live with COVID-19

  Ontario's top doctor says it’s time to 'learn to live with COVID-19' as he anticipates the province is in for a much better spring. 12

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  'Embarrassment for the industry': Not all truckers support the 'freedom convoy'

  As a convoy of truckers head to Ottawa to protest the federal government's cross-border vaccine mandate, some truckers are distancing themselves from the movement as it attracts support from fringe groups and generates dangerous rhetoric. 20

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  Ontario workers can use COVID-19 rapid test or medical note to make WSIB claims

  Ontarians who suspect they caught COVID-19 at work can make claims with the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board even without a positive result from a PCR test now that the gold-standard assessment tool is no longer available to most residents. 35

• Record-high gas prices expected for Ontario, Quebec 5
• Ontario restaurant owner 'infuriated' after walking by busy bar at Toronto airport
• Family of four found frozen to death near Canada-U.S. border identified; RCMP investigation continues 7
• New Liskeard's ‘COVID Busters’ create music video with Ghostbusters theme to promote school safety 1
• Toronto Zoo welcomes litter of cheetah cubs, says 3 of them appear to be doing well
• Sudbury giftware business closing after almost half a century 1
• Laurentian must hand over most privileged documents, court rules 1
• Meals on Wheels Sudbury receives $5K from local legion 1
• Timmins company receives funding to research how to help trees grow faster, help climate change fight 1
• HSN researchers mark one year of detecting COVID-19 in northern wastewater 1
• Transit terminal in North Bay being used as warming shelter 1
• Sault advocacy group opens support centre 1
• Sault Ste. Marie has lost a legend in broadcasting
• Sudbury sisters are highlighting northern Ont. female history through art 1
• Sault police preparing for truck convoy arrival 1
• Man, 30, dies after fall from tower at worksite in Minden Hills
• Weapons incident in Minnow Lake area ends, suspect arrested
• Capital projects once again a point of contention for Sudbury council 1
• Algoma medical officer of health optimistic as Omicron plateaus 1
• Police investigating after Sudbury city councillor accuses colleague of making threats 1
• Near North District School Board runs out of N95 masks
• Fire crews respond to blaze on Burton Street in Sudbury 1
• Man charged after dog ejected from back of pickup truck while doing 'doughnuts'
• Police say Sault-area suspect went on crime spree, now charged with 51 offences
• Sudbury police post touching tribute to retired police dog that has passed away
• Northern Ontario teacher who taught anti-Semitic conspiracy theories loses teaching licence
• Four charged after drug bust in Sturgeon Falls
• Sudbury student shares frustration with school bus cancellations 1
• Free taxi rides to vaccination clinics available in Sudbury 1
• Timmins police searching for dog that attacked woman and baby 1
• Almost all residents in Hearst to gain access to high-speed internet service 1
• People in northern Ontario with ties to Ukraine keep a close eye on border tensions 1
• Ontario launches new Crown agency for skilled trades 3
• How vegetation controls the shape of rivers 5
• Former Ledo Hotel could become housing for the homeless after redevelopment plan fails 1
• Northern Ontario community has one of Canada's youngest mayors 1