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  Canada's 2022 summer weather forecast predicts huge differences from coast-to-coast

  Several parts of the country, including British Columbia and Canada's Maritime provinces, are likely to see wetter-than-normal conditions this summer, according to AccuWeather's annual summer forecast.

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  Here's what you need to know about the storm cleanup in Ottawa today

  Hydro Ottawa is hoping to energize hydro lines in the Merivale Road area today, as the cleanup continues following last Saturday's devastating storm.

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  Onlookers urged police to charge into Texas school

  Frustrated onlookers urged police officers to charge into the Texas elementary school where a gunman's rampage killed 19 children and two teachers, witnesses said Wednesday, as investigators worked to track the massacre that lasted upwards of 40 minutes and ended when the 18-year-old shooter was killed by a U.S. Border Patrol team.

• 'Horrifying' conspiracy theories swirl around Texas shooting
• Four notable moments from the French Conservative leadership debate
• Sault city council looking at group homes
• Statues replaced at Sudbury shrine after vandalism in 2020
• North Bay’s outdoor Farmers’ Market open for summer season
• Big names running to represent Algoma-Manitoulin
• Sudbury candidate, trucker convoy organizer named in $306M lawsuit
• Officials explain partnership between Sudbury's STC, YES Theatre
• Wrong-way Highway 11 driver acquitted in 2018 serious head-on crash

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  Coverage of COVID-19 in Northeastern Ontario

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  Here is the current number of active COVID-19 cases in Northeastern Ontario

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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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  Ontario health professionals plead for continued masking mandates in high-risk settings

  

  Vaccine interest remains high in Sudbury district
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  New data says physician burnout doubled during COVID-19 pandemic

  

  Greater Sudbury lifts state of emergency order
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  Algoma health, school officials prepare for dropping mask mandates

  

  Sault Ste. Marie wastewater sampling shows Omicron at its peak
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  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
• Two people in the Sault charged under Reopening Ontario Act, face $10K fine
• Staff who didn't comply with vaccine policy won't get jobs back: North Bay hospital CEO
• Northern Ont. family fighting to say final goodbyes to loved one at care home
• HSN researchers mark one year of detecting COVID-19 in northern wastewater
• Algoma medical officer of health optimistic as Omicron plateaus
• Near North District School Board runs out of N95 masks

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CTV National News

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Ottawa

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  Water main break closes ByWard Market street
• Hydro Ottawa promises 'the bulk of the system' will be restored by Friday night
• Here are the Ottawa schools that will be closed on Thursday due to the storm

Barrie

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  Ontario election one week away; leaders target key ridings and issues
• Barrie police charge girl, 16, with attempted murder
• Wrong-way Highway 11 driver acquitted in 2018 serious head-on crash

Toronto

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  How will Highway 413 and the gas tax impact Ontario voters this election?
• Police investigating armed carjacking in Scarborough
• Head-on collision in Toronto leaves two men seriously injured

Montreal

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  Quebec to provide update on monkeypox outbreak as province confirms 16 cases
• Legault to Trudeau after Bill 96 criticism: 'Have a bit of respect for the majority of Quebecers'
• Bill 96: some Conservative leadership hopefuls say yes, others say no to Quebec language reform

London

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  Renewed call for fireworks ban in London, Ont.
• Three Londoners charged after vehicle strikes police cruiser
• Fatal crash near Wardsville, Ont.

Vancouver

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  How a 'Band-Aid' urgent care strategy contributed to B.C.’s primary care crisis
• Vancouver police use Taser on suicidal man, give each other fist bumps in social media video
• Marijuana company's email mistake allows shareholder to forward fraud allegations

Calgary

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  Calgary retains commercial real estate team to revive new arena
• Calgary man who admitted to participating in terrorism activity to be sentenced
• Texas shooting aftermath: Attention turns to Calgary school safety, youth mental health support

Saskatoon

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  Trudeau thanks Sask. COVID-19 researchers 'on behalf of 38 million Canadians'
• Saskatoon police say use of new, dangerous opioid difficult to track
• Semi-truck driver killed in rollover near Meadow Lake

Vancouver Island

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  DFO investigating dead porpoise found near Victoria
• 3 men arrested after drive-by bear spray attack in Victoria
• What happened to the Very Good Butchers? Plant-based meat company closing most B.C. operations

Edmonton

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  Man who shot hunters testifies he cut up gun, lied to police out of fear of jail
• 'Still can't believe it': 1st period proposal makes Game 4 victory that much sweeter for Oilers fan
• Trudeau cancelled B.C. appearance after RCMP warned protest could escalate: CP source

Winnipeg

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  'We will take action': Manitoba not ruling out military help as emergency rooms overflow
• Winnipeg police investigation prompts Thursday morning road closure
• Most Manitobans having positive experiences with hospital health-care: report

Canada

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  Canada commits $1M to probe sexual violence by Russian troops in Ukraine
• Cheese not on the table in Canada-U.K. trade talks as Britain seeks market access
• Tens of thousands in southern Ontario still without power after deadly storm

Entertainment

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  Matthew McConaughey says 'we must do better' after massacre in his hometown of Uvalde
• Alanis Morissette to be inducted into Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame
• Prosecutors suggest Hedley frontman lied about having consensual sex with teen, woman

World

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  U.S. states divided on gun control, even as mass shootings rise
• Marcos Jr. proclaimed next Philippine president with huge win
• 'Trump is in the past': Mounting losses show limits of power

Health

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  Monkeypox in Canada: PHAC now confirms 16 cases nationwide
• B.C. launches Canada's first lung cancer screening program for high-risk residents
• Journalists face 'alarming' levels of stress, trauma and harassment, report suggests

Politics

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  Four notable moments from the French Conservative leadership debate
• As it happened: The 2022 French-language Conservative leadership debate
• With debates over, Conservative leadership candidates turn to final membership push

Autos

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  'Hurts like hell': What goes into the price of gas in Canada
• Lawsuit accuses 3 automakers and parts maker in air bag case
• B.C.'s rejected licence plate list includes GAS LOL, BONDVLN, WE VAPE