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• Sault Ste. Marie grandmother wins more than $75K in poker lottery
• Sault transit gets funding boost from the province
• Survey shows unmanageable stress levels in half of Ontario principals
• Algoma Public Health reports region’s fourth COVID-related death
• Health worker in Blind River tests positive for COVID-19
• Sault police charge man with arson

• Sudbury high rise apartment development hoping to break ground by September
• COVID-19 outbreak declared at Lo-Ellen Park Secondary, not impacting whole school
• Northern furrier closing its doors after 113 years in business
• Hacker sends explicit images to students, staff at Espanola High School
• Sudbury should be in the red zone, health unit says as cases surge, COVID variant emerges
• Online, in-person town hall set for Wednesday to oppose cuts at Laurentian University

• Porcupine Health Unit declares COVID outbreak at Pepco in Hearst
• Epilepsy advocates say pandemic impacting support services
• Fight between employees in Temiskaming leads to charges
• Timmins hospital February 50/50 draw nets winner almost $280K
• Timmins Immigration Program highlights successes matching foreign workers with employers
• Downtown Timmins looks to evolve with new strategic plan

Ottawa

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  BREAKING

  Ontario reports another day of fewer than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases; 57 in Ottawa
• Ottawa to begin vaccinations for homeless population Thursday
• How do I get the coronavirus vaccine in Ottawa?

Barrie

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  BREAKING

  COVID-19 deaths in Ontario surpass 7,000, fewer than 1,000 new cases added
• Simcoe Muskoka's top doctor receives 'over 200 emails,' about the latest lockdown
• Alek Minassian found criminally responsible for Toronto van attack, guilty on all 26 counts

Toronto

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  NEW

  Ontario Conservative MP calls for end to lockdown measures in the province
• Ontarians need 'realistic' guidance on seeing friends, relatives, expert says
• Toronto will wait for Ontario COVID-19 booking portal to come online before vaccinating seniors

Montreal

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  BREAKING

  Alek Minassian found criminally responsible for Toronto van attack, guilty on all 26 counts
• COVID-19 variants rising in Quebec as province announces pharmacy vaccination plan
• Pornhub visits drop amid allegations it hosted non-consensual content

London

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  BREAKING

  Councillors Salih and Helmer won’t seek re-election
• London police on scene for a weapons investigation in SoHo
• COVID-19 outbreak declared at Western University residence

Vancouver

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  Drug decriminalization: Vancouver sends preliminary application to Health Canada
• B.C. stands to collect at least $1.1M in pandemic-related fines, if alleged violators pay up
• Solidarity march planned at 2 Surrey schools with COVID-19 variants

Calgary

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  'Blindsided:' City not renewing lease of Eau Claire breakfast cafe after 40 years in business
• Calgary bars, restaurants to continue using public land during upcoming patio season
• 'Kenney is toying with our lives and livelihood': Step 2 rollout frustrates Alberta's fitness industry

Saskatoon

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  Saskatoon family calls quarantine hotel costs 'a slap to the face' after their $147 per-night rate soars to $619
• 'Hang tight': Sask. premier hints at lifting restrictions as soon as next week
• 'Every team is in a tough spot': SJHL facing financial uncertainty as return to play talks continue

Vancouver Island

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  Auditor general raises long-running concern with B.C. government's budget accounting
• 19 new COVID-19 cases confirmed on Vancouver Island
• 'This is a horrible tragedy': 17-year-old stabbed to death in Duncan, youth arrested

Edmonton

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  First shipment of AstraZeneca vaccine arrives amid confusion over its use for seniors
• Edmonton's Food Bank has fundraised 10 per cent of what it needs to replace its forklift
• Disbarred Edmonton lawyer seeking stay after 1-year sentence for contempt of court

Winnipeg

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  BREAKING

  Alek Minassian found criminally responsible for Toronto van attack, guilty on all 26 counts
• Manitoba health officials to give COVID-19 vaccine update
• Revamped classic zoo exhibit reopening later in March

Canada

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  BREAKING

  Alek Minassian found criminally responsible for Toronto van attack, guilty on all 26 counts
• COVID-19 deaths in Ontario surpass 7,000, fewer than 1,000 new cases added
• All crew members rescued from fire-damaged fishing vessel off Nova Scotia, company says

Entertainment

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  Dolly Parton on her 50th Grammy nod: 'It's always special'
• 'Degrassi: The Next Generation' star Jahmil French dead at 29
• Bunny Wailer, reggae luminary and last Wailers member, dies

World

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  General details hourslong delay in getting National Guard to U.S. Capitol
• Reports: Myanmar security forces shoot dead 8 protesters
• Trump's cash plea could complicate GOP fundraising efforts

Health

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  Mammograms pick up swelling due to COVID-19 vaccine, causing unnecessary fear, radiologists say
• 'When will it end?': How a changing virus is reshaping scientists' views on COVID-19
• 'It's a promising result': Made-in-Yukon treatment reducing amputations in most severe frostbite cases

Politics

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  Nearly 945K vaccine doses arriving this week, including first from AstraZeneca: Anand
• Unanimous committee report calls on Trudeau not to trigger election during pandemic
• Conservative MP David Sweet joins chorus calling for end to COVID-19 restrictions

Autos

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  California crash kills 13 of 25 people crammed into SUV
• Police warn of spike in catalytic converter thefts thanks to valuable metals
• Edmunds: How the 2021 Tesla Model S and Porsche Taycan compare