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  Six charged, $20K in drugs seized in Iroquois Falls bust

  Police seized about $20,000 in narcotics in a raid of a northern Ontario home on Wednesday and now six people are facing charges.

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  Sudbury woman killed when snowmobile goes through ice

  The body of a 29-year-old Sudbury nurse was recovered Wednesday night from a lake near Parry Sound after her snowmobile went through the ice, police say.

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  Exclusive club in Toronto fined $35K for telling man with autism he required supervision at all times

  The family of a prominent Toronto artist with autism is speaking out after one of the city’s oldest private clubs demanded he be supervised at all times while using the facilities – a decision that prompted the artist to file a complaint with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario.

• Show goes on for North Bay theatre despite not having a home
• No reason for alarm in Canada after cough syrup deaths in other countries: health agency
• Victim identified in fatal hit-and-run on Highway 17
• Russian warship armed with advanced missiles sails into western Atlantic in strategic 'chess game'
• Mandatory minimum penalty for firing gun at house unconstitutional: Supreme Court
• Ontario's indoor mask recommendation absent from Sylvia Jones’ legislature talking points, documents show
• No more expensing home internet bills to taxpayers, Tory and Liberal MPs told
• Progress being made in Eagle's Nest mine in Ring of Fire
• North Bay family’s Dominican trip in limbo due to passport delay

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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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  One of North Bay’s top doctors tells northerners to mask-up

  

  COVID-19 outbreak declared at long-term care home in Elliot Lake
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  Algoma Public Health warns of increased risk of COVID-19 in the area

  

  Updated bivalent COVID-19 booster rolling out in northern Ont.
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  Ontario court sides with child on vaccination stance

  

  Northerners were hit worse by the pandemic than rest of Ontario, study finds
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  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
• Algoma health, school officials prepare for dropping mask mandates
• Sault Ste. Marie wastewater sampling shows Omicron at its peak
• Timmins fitness centre will continue to require proof of vaccination
• North Bay’s top doc supports easing of COVID-19 restrictions
• Timmins business community reacts to province lifting pandemic health rules

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  Judge sentences former PQ MNA Harold LeBel to 8 months in jail for sexual assault
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  High-profile Canadian pairs skating coach guilty of sex assault, gross indecency
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  Teachers are lining up for a ChatGPT detector created by this 22-year-old in Toronto

CTV National News

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  Pierre Poilievre tells Tory caucus cities are turning into 'crime zones'
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Ottawa

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  'Inexcusable and deeply troubling:' Ottawa police condemn Tyre Nichols' death as world braces for release of video
• Ottawa police, bylaw increasing downtown presence on anniversary of 'Freedom Convoy' protest
• Man, 53, dies in workplace incident near Prescott, Ont.

Barrie

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  Verdict reached in Barrie murder trial
• Barrie wants feedback on artistry at Allandale Transit Mobility Hub
• School bus tips into deep ditch

Toronto

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  4 people charged, $800k in cash seized after RCMP bust alleged 'large-scale' drug importation network
• GTA company transforming Ford F-550s into armoured vehicles for Ukrainian war effort
• Police boost presence on Toronto transit in wake of violence, commuter reaction mixed

Montreal

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  Police make 3 more arrests after teen attacked with hammer at Montreal high school
• The housing crisis is worsening in Quebec, data confirms
• 'Going forward, it's the best decision': Habs forward Cole Caufield speaks on season-ending surgery

London

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  Drugs, weapons and Vanier Cup ring seized in London
• Fatal Fire in St. Thomas
• Van towed away from area of sudden death investigation in Perth County

Vancouver

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  Vancouver draw will determine who gets to pay six figures for a bottle of Scotch
• Vancouver Island city councillor charged with assault
• WHO emergency declaration call based on virus spread and variants, Dr. Bogoch explains

Calgary

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  'We are at a crossroads': Alberta premier pens open letter to Trudeau over proposed 'just transition' legislation
• No natural gas rebate for Albertans in February, province says
• Country Music Alberta Awards coming to Calgary for 2023

Saskatoon

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  'Just sick to my stomach': Sask. mom says cheer team asked daughter to hide self-harm scars
• Rising Saskatoon rental prices are fuelling homelessness numbers, community group says
• Dozens of cats found in Saskatoon apartment will be euthanized

Vancouver Island

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  First of its kind ultrasound clinic opening on Vancouver Island
• 'I've only got one set of hands': Last remaining ER doctor in B.C. town wants to hire assistant with own money
• Saanich massage therapist banned for 25 years for secretly recording patients

Edmonton

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  Review of oilsands cleanup funding program needs public input, says Alberta NDP
• Sport Chek pulls out of Edmonton City Centre as mall highlights 'significant safety issues'
• Provincial governments not jumping to act on tighter alcohol warning guidelines

Winnipeg

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  'An opportunity': Manitoba finance minister quits for federal run
• Manitoba premier reveals $850 million spending package
• Winter weather causing school bus cancellations, highway closures in Manitoba

Canada

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  Police boost presence on Toronto transit in wake of violence, commuter reaction mixed
• Provincial governments not jumping to act on tighter alcohol warning guidelines
• RCMP warn of potential weekend highway delays near Coutts, Alta. during protest convoy

Entertainment

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  Jay Leno breaks bones in motorcycle wreck months after fire
• Movie Reviews: 'You People' is funny, frank and a bit predictable
• True crime sells, but fans are debating the ethics of their passion

World

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  North Korea slams U.S. over decision to send tanks to Ukraine
• Memphis anticipates release of video in Tyre Nichols' arrest
• Latest George Santos chaos: 'Hiring' treasurer who turned down job

Health

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  Canadians worried about the state of provincial health systems: poll
• Afghan malnutrition rates at record high, UN food agency reports
• When a teen boy developed an eating disorder, his family felt they'd 'lost him.' Now, he's sharing his story

Politics

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  What is going on with Bill C-11, the government's online streaming legislation?
• Pierre Poilievre tells Tory caucus cities are turning into 'crime zones'
• Canada sending 4 battle tanks to Ukraine, maybe more later: Anand

Autos

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  See how Amsterdam built a massive underwater bike-parking facility
• Tesla reports record income; confirms Nevada truck expansion
• About 170K drivers still using defective blue licence plates in Ontario