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Northern Ontario News

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  Sudbury has highest number of COVID-19 cases per capita in Ontario; 22 new cases, one death reported Thursday

  An alarming spike in the number of new COVID-19 infections has Sudbury health officials concerned and calling for immediate action.

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  Divers search water after van plunges into Georgian Bay in Midland

  Provincial police and the OPP Underwater Search and Recovery Unit are in Midland at the boat launch after a vehicle plunged into the water.

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  Fully vaccinated Ontario man dies after COVID-19 sweeps through his hockey league

  A fully vaccinated Ontario man has died after a COVID-19 outbreak swept through his adult hockey league.

• Police reveal how fatal North Bay crash took place
• Facebook rebrands as Meta to emphasize 'metaverse' vision
• Fedeli says expelled MPP harming grieving families with 'fabricated claims' on vaccines
• Ontario expands take-home COVID-19 tests to schools across the province
• Laurentian University picks firm to conduct operational review
• Accessory to Sudbury man's murder sentenced to house arrest and curfew
• Premier Doug Ford expected in Sudbury on Thursday
• Barrie, Ont., tornado damage surges to $100 million
• Ontario legislature condemns member's COVID-19 posts, calls for apology

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• 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
• Sault school board looking to hire adults to be supply teachers even with no teaching certificate

Northern COVID-19 articles

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  COVID-19 outbreak closes French school in Azilda until Nov. 12

  

  Timmins chamber hosts Q&A on enforcing COVID health rules
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  Nipissing District school boards announce rules for spectators at outdoor events

  

  Another COVID-19-related death in Algoma, the 8th this year
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  People will be able to get a COVID-19 vaccine and a flu shot at same time

  

  19 COVID-19 cases connected to Sudbury Jail outbreak, inmates being transferred
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  No new COVID-19 cases at homeless encampment in Sudbury

  

  Third confirmed death from COVID-19 in Timiskaming
• Timmins health unit warns of COVID-19 exposure on recent Air Canada flight
• High vaccine compliance at Sault Area Hospital and municipality
• COVID booster shots being offered at Timmins seniors facility
• Stop harassing staff and volunteers when getting your vaccine, Timmins police warn
• Sudbury health officials warn of COVID-19 exposure in Memorial Park
• Sudbury health unit warns of exposure to COVID-19 at recent social gathering
• North Bay hospital fires about 10 employees for not complying with COVID-19 vaccination policy
• Up to 40 unvaccinated staff at North Bay hospital could lose their jobs
• More people rolling their sleeves up for a vaccine as passport rolls out
• Dentists will not be asking for proof of vaccination
• A look at the first day of proof of vaccination rule in Greater Sudbury
• Northeastern communities roll out vaccine policies for municipal workers

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  Escapee, 64, sentenced after 29 years on the run in Sydney
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  Olivia Rodrigo says Biden gave her a shoehorn and some M&Ms when she visited the White House
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  More than 100 shipping containers fell from crippled cargo ship off B.C. coast
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  Researchers from Alberta universities patent urine-based analysis to diagnose concussions
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  'Smashing' business opens doors in Huron County, Ont.

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  Conservatives ask ethics commissioner to investigate Margaret Trudeau's speaking appearance
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  B.C. premier has growth in throat, undergoing surgery this week

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Ottawa

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  'Worst mistake we've ever made:' Russell, Ont. woman out $168,000 after paying contractor for work never completed
• COVID-19 indicators in Ottawa holding steady, but public health officials urge caution
• City of Ottawa extends deadline for employees to get fully vaccinated

Barrie

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  BREAKING

  Divers search water after van plunges into Georgian Bay in Midland
• 'Things escalated quickly,' OPP K9, chopper track suspects who fled crash in Clearview Twp.
• 'We're saying goodbye to long-time colleagues,' Unvaccinated hospital staff face Nov.1 deadline

Toronto

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  Ontario won't add COVID-19 to list diseases students must be immunized against
• Body found in Kawartha Lakes area confirmed to be one of two missing Whitby women
• Why Mississauga is concerned about Ontario's plan to lift all COVID-19 restrictions

Montreal

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• Quebec tables bill to create cybersecurity ministry as government plans for digital IDs

London

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  SIU investigating after fatal police-involved shooting in London, Ont.
• Police identify driver killed in crash near Aylmer, Ont.
• Charges laid following fatal crash near Kincardine, Ont.

Vancouver

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  'Let my sister rest in peace': New information follows allegations of 'cover-up' in B.C. woman's electrocution
• 2 arrested after complex break-in, bike theft in Vancouver's West End
• 'Dirty' needle used to stab woman in another Vancouver stranger attack: police

Calgary

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  Alberta reports 531 COVID-19 cases, 12 more deaths
• Agreements reached with landowners, Springbank Reservoir construction to begin in 2022
• Calgary man charged with child luring, extortion and counselling suicide of Ontario teen

Saskatoon

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  Report details harrowing moments for passengers following northern Sask. plane crash
• Security company would enforce proposed bylaw to limit gatherings in Saskatoon: report
• U of S will no longer accept negative COVID-19 test result in new year

Vancouver Island

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  Daily highway closures near Tofino to continue into spring 2022
• COVID-19 on Vancouver Island: Health officials to provide latest update
• 'What is this town coming to?': Man arrested in Comox Valley after vehicles smashed with axe, business egged

Edmonton

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  Edmonton bus service to be reduced because of unvaccinated drivers: city officials
• Alberta invests $10 million to help small businesses go digital and support e-commerce
• $125K in drugs seized from homes of 2 arrested in drug-trafficking case

Winnipeg

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  BREAKING

  Suspect in stabbing, two other homicides was hospital employee, Winnipeg health authority says
• School and church outbreak reported in Manitoba on Thursday; province adds 4 deaths and 116 new cases
• Cold ones: Lake of the Woods Brewing Company aging beer batch under frozen lake

Canada

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  'Fridges, rain boots, shoes, toys': B.C. coast littered with debris from stricken cargo ship
• B.C. premier has growth in throat, undergoing surgery this week
• Suspect in stabbing, two other homicides was hospital employee, Winnipeg health authority says

Entertainment

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  How live ammo got on set still a mystery in Alec Baldwin shooting
• California high court won't hear Brad Pitt divorce appeal
• Olivia Rodrigo says Biden gave her a shoehorn and some M&Ms when she visited the White House

World

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  Seoul: North Korea's Kim Jong Un lost 20 kilograms but remains healthy
• U.S. to pay US$88M to families, victims of South Carolina church massacre
• Cuomo accused of forcible touching in criminal complaint

Health

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  'People are very frightened:' Bell Island, N.L., is about to lose its last remaining doctor
• More yellow onions sold in multiple provinces recalled due to possible Salmonella
• Common antidepressant can cut COVID-19 hospitalization by up to 30 per cent: study

Politics

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  Senators agree to vaccine mandate to participate in-person
• Conservatives ask ethics commissioner to investigate Margaret Trudeau's speaking appearance
• Canada's climate plan gets good grade as Trudeau heads to summits in Europe

Autos

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  Defence says American charged in Ghosn pay case not involved
• The first new Range Rover in a decade faces tougher competition
• Tesla is now worth more than US$1 trillion