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Northern Ontario News

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  Wildfire west of Sudbury prompts evacuation order, total active fires in northern Ont. grows to 54

  A northern Ontario forest fire that started west of Sudbury on Sunday morning has grown to more than 1,000 hectares and has prompted officials to issue an evacuation order for the immediate area as the number of active fires in the region grows.

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  ‘Incompetent’ northern Ont. doctor loses his license to practise medicine

  A northern Ontario doctor has been stripped of his medical licence for conduct described as “disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional.”

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  Toronto woman 'horrified' after losing $95,000 to romance scam

  Romance scams have always been around, but they got worse during the pandemic, and fraudsters continue to use social media and dating sites to find victims.

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• Return of the tent caterpillar in northern Ontario
• Elliot Lake suspect charged with starting bonfire – at someone else’s home
• Northern health unit issues warnings as wildfire smoke causes poor air quality
• Wildfire smoke blankets Ontario, Quebec, air quality plummets, affects activities

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• Sudbury businesses brace for return of COVID-19 restrictions Wednesday
• Timmins health official explains concerns around school-related COVID-19 reporting
• Sudbury school bus cancellations continue fifth week in a row
• Another week of cancellations for 14 Sudbury school bus routes

Northern COVID-19 articles

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  Springer Aerospace to be sold locally, founder says financial worries behind them

  

  COVID-19 delays Sudbury murder trial until Monday
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  Sault-area nursing homes involved in COVID-19 study

  

  North Bay suspends COVID-19 vaccine policy
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  North Bay mayor says council can't fund every organization, budget deliberations underway

  

  One of North Bay’s top doctors tells northerners to mask-up
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  COVID-19 outbreak declared at long-term care home in Elliot Lake

  

  Algoma Public Health warns of increased risk of COVID-19 in the area
• Updated bivalent COVID-19 booster rolling out in northern Ont.
• Ontario court sides with child on vaccination stance
• Northerners were hit worse by the pandemic than rest of Ontario, study finds
• Timmins Chamber of Commerce offers free rapid antigen screening kits for COVID-19
• Heavy rains spark special weather statement for Sudbury, North Bay, Manitoulin
• Northerners weigh in on getting fourth COVID-19 shot
• Northern Ontario reaction to vaccine travel requirement ending
• Sudbury nurse should have received religious exemption for COVID-19 vaccine, arbitrator rules
• Ontario health professionals plead for continued masking mandates in high-risk settings
• Vaccine interest remains high in Sudbury district
• New data says physician burnout doubled during COVID-19 pandemic
• Greater Sudbury lifts state of emergency order

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Ottawa

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  Air quality in Ottawa improves briefly, haze expected to return Friday
• Year-over-year home sales in Ottawa up 6 per cent in May
• Wildfire smoke blankets Ottawa for a third day

Barrie

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  Winds expected to push smoke plumes into Barrie & surrounding areas
• Traffic stop in Cookstown leads to arrest of banned driver with hidden Alabama plates
• Barrie councillors hear grim reality of housing affordability crisis

Toronto

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  Smoky conditions in Toronto expected to get worse today before improving this weekend
• Ontario to boost early childhood educator wages in bid to ease staff shortage
• Advance voting begins in the Toronto mayoral byelection today; Here's what you need to know

Montreal

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  Dr. Horacio Arruda returns as new assistant deputy health minister
• Ontario man charged with first-degree murder in killing of Claudia Iacono outside Montreal salon
• Hundreds of American firefighters arrive in Canada to help battle wildfires

London

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  Air quality statement in effect, thunderstorms possible this afternoon
• 'Hate and discrimination have no place in any TVDSB schools': Investigation underway after pride flag torn down
• City pitches new parking garage and extended free parking to aid downtown London, Ont.’s recovery

Vancouver

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  Out-of-control wildfire on Lower Mainland sees massive growth
• 'You don't listen to renters': Vancouver Tenants Union disrupts housing announcement
• Vancouver voice actors concerned about AI cloning voices without consent

Calgary

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  Council reconsiders decision to reject recommendations on affordability crisis
• Man on mobility scooter hit by truck in northeast Calgary intersection
• Hot, dry weather comes with cautions and a few benefits

Saskatoon

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  Saskatoon property taxes could see 13 per cent hike as city confronts $75M revenue gap
• Saskatoon builder looking to flip abandoned homes to first time buyers
• Latest season of survivalist series 'Alone' filmed in Sask., set to premiere June 8

Vancouver Island

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  Extended highway closure expected due to wildfire near Port Alberni
• Busload of B.C. students stranded by wildfire spend the night inside Vancouver Island high school
• Speed and alcohol likely factors in fatal Nanaimo crash

Edmonton

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  Albertans asked to conserve electricity Wednesday evening due to hot temperatures
• 'A long time coming': Edmonton Catholics commit $3.2M to Indigenous reconciliation fund
• 'Major travel delays': Anthony Henday Drive bridge will be closed this weekend

Winnipeg

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  Trustee suspended over posts targeting LGBTQ2S+ community, division says
• Continued closure of Fort Gibraltar causing changes for soon to be married couples
• Exotic butterflies escape biome in The Leaf, prompting closure

Canada

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  Hundreds of American firefighters arrive in Canada to help battle wildfires
• B.C. First Nation buys back 140-year-old robe, paying almost $40K to bring it home
• Ontario man charged with first-degree murder in killing of Claudia Iacono outside Montreal salon

Entertainment

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  Actor Jay Johnston, known for 'Bob's Burgers' character, arrested on Capitol riot charges
• Wrestling icon The Iron Sheik dead at 81
• Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson kicks off new show on Twitter

World

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  Haitian inmates are dying of thirst and starvation in severely overcrowded jails
• Knife attacker injures several people, including children, in French Alpine town
• UNICEF says 300 trapped children rescued from a Sudanese orphanage after 71 others died

Health

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  'Very, very hard to breathe': Experts call wildfires a 'major public health concern' for Canada
• Documents reveal what happened inside the discord at Canada's drug-price regulator
• Sleep, don't scroll: Tips to avoid sleep procrastination

Politics

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  Supporters focus on freeing Canadian held in China amid geopolitical 'ups and downs'
• Canadians more likely to support foreign interference inquiry than hearings: Nanos
• Canada marks Clean Air Day with worst air quality in the world, as feds consider disaster response agency

Autos

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  Climate activists deflate tires of more than 100 SUVs in Denmark's capital
• Vehicle theft soared in 2022, led by Quebec and Ontario: report
• Ontario commits to cover 1/3 cost of Stellantis deal, Ford urges feds to close deal