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  48 active forest fires in northern Ontario, 31 in the northeast Sunday

  The number of forest fires in northern Ontario continues to grow with a total of 48 active fires in the region, including 33 that are not yet under control. Only two months into the fire season and there have already been more than double the total number in 2022.

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  Wind turbine blaze 'contained' north of Goderich, Ont.

  Todd Edginton could hardly believe his eyes when he looked out his back door to find a wind turbine on fire. He wasn’t alone, as people stopped just north of Goderich to see the spectacle unfold.

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  Four kids and one man drown after Quebec fishing accident: provincial police

  A fishing excursion ended in tragedy on Saturday when four children died in a village in northeastern Quebec, provincial police said.

• Increase in mosquitoes 'a trend' across Canada this year. Here's why
• Here's what Nova Scotia's wildfires look like from outer space
• Sudbury teacher found guilty of sexual misconduct, has licence revoked
• 'It's a continuous journey': North Bay woman does 50 km triathlon for survivors of gender-based violence
• Fully accessible community garden in Sudbury
• Master glass blower holds exhibition at the Timmins Museum
• Northeastern Ontario under air quality advisories due to forest fires
• Three charged in northern Ont. for having campfire during fire ban
• Earth Festival returns as an in-person event in Sudbury

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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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  City of St. John's charges 70-year-old woman for feeding pigeons in her backyard
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  'You don't need to show us your Grade 3 report card': Cote Saint-Luc makes dig at Bill 96 in phone greeting
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Ottawa

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• Minor injuries in crash on Hawthorne Road that led to power outage
• Ottawa police investigating shots fired in Merivale area

Barrie

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  OPP launch homicide investigation in Collingwood
• Five injured in multi-vehicle crash in Crooked Bay
• Labour councils host ‘Enough is Enough’ rallies in Barrie and Orillia

Toronto

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  Two suspects sought after woman sexually assaulted in downtown Toronto
• 3 injured, 2 critically, after Caledon crash: paramedics
• Police release images of suspects wanted in serious assault in Toronto's Entertainment District

Montreal

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  Adult victim in Que. fishing incident that killed 4 children identified
• Wildfires in western Quebec prompt thousands more evacuees to relocate
• Increase in mosquitoes 'a trend' across Canada this year. Here's why

London

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  Fire crews respond to west London, Ont. apartment unit twice Sunday morning
• One person sent to hospital after three-vehicle crash in Wortley Village
• An out of this world opportunity: Western students to launch mini satellite aboard SpaceX mission

Vancouver

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  Man drowns in North Vancouver lake
• June means trouble for B.C. wildfires with hot, dry forecast set to compound drought
• Toddler nearly drowns in Cultus Lake

Calgary

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  Dog jog raises funds for Calgary Humane Society
• Children learn market economics at Calgary bazaar
• Boil water advisory lifted for 3 Calgary communities

Saskatoon

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  Saskatoon students say high school is censoring Pride week
• Riders release 22 from roster, including veteran RB Kienan LaFrance
• Canada sticking with 2050 net zero targets, but progress may come faster than expected, minister says

Vancouver Island

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  'We drop silver and you find it': Nanaimo silversmiths create treasure hunt on Vancouver Island
• Disease and climate change put pressure on bees and their keepers: apiary inspector
• Woman missing for over 2 weeks may be traveling across B.C.: Sidney RCMP

Edmonton

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  Wildfire situation improving, Alberta no longer in state of emergency
• Identity, not ideology, key to Alberta political divide, survey suggests
• 'Some hugs and some paint': Local artists rally around painter after fire destroys artwork

Winnipeg

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  'Such a proud day': Red River Metis vote on historic modern-day treaty
• Police investigating suspicious death at Portage Avenue motel
• 'It's very close to home': CancerCare Challenge for Life raises $1 million for cancer research in Manitoba

Canada

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  Adult victim in Que. fishing incident that killed 4 children identified
• Nova Scotians’ personal information stolen in global security breach: province
• 'Travesty' or 'forward thinking'? Hundreds weigh in on one-click citizenship oath

Entertainment

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  'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' swings to massive US$120.5 million opening
• Montreal hot sauce makes spicy new addition to YouTube show 'Hot Ones'
• Acclaimed composer Kaija Saariaho dies at age 70 of brain tumour

World

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  Error in signalling system led to train crash that killed 275 people in India, official says
• China tightens access to Tiananmen Square, 24 detained in Hong Kong on anniversary of 1989 protests
• China defends buzzing American warship in Taiwan Strait, accuses U.S. of provoking Beijing

Health

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  Antipsychotic drugs use increased in Canadian long-term care homes, pointing to possible quality-of-care issues: study
• Experts warn of 'rapid' growth of IBD as number of Canadians diagnosed set to reach 470K by 2035
• Black men were likely underdiagnosed with lung problems because of bias in software, study suggests

Politics

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  Canada sticking with 2050 net zero targets, but progress may come faster than expected, minister says
• 'I will not bend': MP Jenny Kwan says she won't allow China to erase history
• Special rapporteur David Johnston's office hired crisis communications firm Navigator

Autos

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  Volkswagen reboots its groovy 60s-era VW Bus. This time it's faster, roomier and electric
• Vehicle sales rise in May, showing hope for strong summer: DesRosiers
• Verstappen wins Spanish GP from pole for 40th career victory