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  Highway 69-400 expected to be closed for hours due to crash

  The Trans-Canada Highway is closed in both directions between Ba Sa Gim Road on Highway 69 in Shawanaga First Nation and the intersection of Highway 400 and 559 in Nobel on Monday morning following a crash, police say.

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  Lotto 6/49 jackpot ticket sold in Toronto, two $1M prizes in northern Ontario

  Did you buy a Lotto 6/49 ticket in Ontario for the Aug. 6 draw? Lottery officials say five big prizes were won in these areas of the province.

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  Toronto man charged in Sudbury court house bomb threat

  A 25-year-old Toronto man has been arrested and brought to northern Ontario following a phoney bomb threat at the Sudbury courthouse Friday, police say.

• Manitoulin police say Hamilton resident was driving stolen car when it crashed
• RCMP's use of spyware tools prompts privacy commissioner to call for updated privacy laws
• North Bay football field to be dedicated to a local legend
• Fire Marshal called in to investigate possible arson in Sudbury
• Fire marshal investigating cause of Goulais Avenue blaze
• Masks will not be mandatory in Ontario schools next semester
• U.S. sheriff stocking county's schools with AR-15 rifles
• Suspect already in handcuffs stole Toronto police SUV with two dogs inside
• Occupancy exceeded: Banff, Alta., home possessed more than 40 beds

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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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  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
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  Heavy rains spark special weather statement for Sudbury, North Bay, Manitoulin

  

  Northerners weigh in on getting fourth COVID-19 shot
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  Northern Ontario reaction to vaccine travel requirement ending

  

  Sudbury nurse should have received religious exemption for COVID-19 vaccine, arbitrator rules
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  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
• Sudbury's COVID-19 deaths doubled since the start of 2022
• COVID-19 outbreak at Monteith Correctional Complex
• Free COVID-19 tests available at various stores in Sudbury
• North Bay-area family on edge as pandemic delays transplant surgery for two years
• Timmins hospital says designated visitors allowed to return, some elective surgeries to resume

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  Montreal Pride parade cancelled hours before event due to lack of volunteers
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  How to spot if you picked up a counterfeit COVID-19 rapid test
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  This is how to watch the Perseid meteor shower in Ontario
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  New study looks at 'magic' mushrooms as treatment for depression, without the psychedelic high

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  CRA says it has $1.4 billion in uncashed cheques sitting in its coffers
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  No damage reported after 4.6 magnitude earthquake off Vancouver Island
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Ottawa

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  Three injured in fiery Highway 174 crash
• Chiarelli promises property tax freeze in first year if elected mayor of Ottawa
• Ottawa could see additional 50 mm of rain by Monday night

Barrie

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  Large explosive barn fire in Essa Township kills livestock
• Single-vehicle crash leads to impaired driving charges in Angus
• Masks will not be mandatory in Ontario schools next semester

Toronto

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  Here are 5 things to keep an eye out for as Ontario MPPs return to Queen’s Park
• SIU invokes mandate after suspected impaired driver collapses at Brampton bar hours after being released
• Heat warnings in place across Toronto for third straight day

Montreal

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  Man found dead in trash during Montreal east-end recycling collection
• Montreal Pride parade cancelled hours before event due to lack of volunteers
• Quebec police watchdog begins probe into alleged beating of Senegalese diplomat

London

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  Sarnia, Ont. police seize ghost gun, drugs during Niagara Crescent search warrant
• Sunflowers of hope fill St. Thomas area fields
• Sarnia, Ont. woman charged after homeowner allegedly attacked

Vancouver

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  'Socially awkward' dog gets 'pity party' after spending more than a year in a B.C. shelter
• 2 killed in crash on B.C. highway; impairment believed to be a factor
• Granville Street machete attacks: Vancouver mayor calls for reformed justice system

Calgary

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  Heat warning issued for Calgary with hot weather expected all week
• The new Calgary Wranglers need a mascot, turn to fans for help
• 2 homes in northeast Calgary damaged in fire

Saskatoon

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  BREAKING

  Missing Saskatoon woman found in U.S. faces charges on both sides of border
• Saskatoon rally shows support for missing mom found in U.S. with son
• 'We're overwhelmed': Thousands attend Saskatoon Filipino Music and Food Fest

Vancouver Island

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  RCMP nab 23 impaired drivers in Lake Cowichan area over long weekend
• Man arrested after arson at Nanaimo Tim Hortons
• BC Hydro outage leaves 7,300 without power on Vancouver Island

Edmonton

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  Province promises cash to relocate Athabasca University staff
• Suspicious death in northeast Edmonton under investigation
• Hope for 'significant change' in all of sports following Hockey Canada board chair's resignation: lawyer

Winnipeg

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  'I want to move out': Police investigate River East shooting
• West End fire sends one firefighter to hospital
• Mosquito trap counts high in Winnipeg as city begins fogging

Canada

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  Environment Canada extends heat warnings for several provinces across the country
• Community cut off by Newfoundland forest fires running out of food, says deputy mayor
• Masks will not be mandatory in Ontario schools next semester

Entertainment

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  Britney Spears addresses Kevin Federline's claims about her relationship with their sons
• Anne Heche is in stable condition after a fiery car crash at a Los Angeles home
• Brad Pitt's 'Bullet Train' pulls into station with US$30.1M

World

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  As Israel-Palestinian truce holds, Gaza power plant restarts
• Albuquerque police seek car in killings of 4 Muslim men
• New Yorker: Milley was set to excoriate Trump in unreleased resignation letter drafted after Lafayette Square photo-op

Health

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  Monkeypox in the U.S.: Where could it spread next?
• Monkeypox in Canada: Tracking where the cases are
• Children with headache disorders report worse symptoms, mood during pandemic: study

Politics

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  RCMP's use of spyware tools prompts privacy commissioner to call for updated privacy laws
• Tory leadership hopefuls say it's time for unity, here's what some say that means
• Ottawa on track to spend $200M per year on cannabis for veterans

Autos

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  Bill with tax credits for 'North American' electric vehicles passes in U.S. Senate
• Florida death could be 20th in U.S. caused by Takata air bags
• Tire-deflating climate activists coming to Vancouver 'soon,' group says