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  Sault outreach program my be expanding

  An outreach program that focuses on Sault Ste. Marie's main drag could be expanding its borders.

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  Fringe North in the Sault back to an in-person event

  Fringe North is returning to Sault Ste. Marie this summer. Last year’s festival was a virtual one due to COVID-19, but for Fringe North 2022, organizers are holding a hybrid festival with in-person and virtual performances.

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  Building confidence of Indigenous post-secondary learners

  A program at Cambrian College is helping prepare Indigenous students as they consider post-secondary education.

• Advocates issue a call to action as part of Prisoner's Justice Day
• Encampment under the Algonquin Boulevard in Timmins raises questions
• New mural at North Bay YMCA
• New Sudbury mural promotes play and inspires community pride
• Sault police say murder-suicide behind two gun deaths Aug. 5
• Police say suspect in Hwy. 69 crash was suspended, driving stolen vehicle
• Human rights tribunal dismisses northern Ont. man's complaint about pronoun use
• Timmins police charge young person with assault
• Well-known Brampton, Ont. real estate agent, media personality savagely attacked outside home

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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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Ottawa

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  Here's what Ottawa's mayoral candidates are saying about Ontario's 'strong mayor' legislation
• Ottawa woman missing for 42 years had been living outside Canada before her death
• What you need to know about the Queensway closure this weekend

Barrie

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  Partner of military veteran imprisoned in Belize calls on Canadian government for support
• Former Barrie area man charged in Banff murder
• Orillia teen looks to tackle food insecurity in the Sunshine City

Toronto

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  Hundreds of charges laid after Ontario police bust group accused of smuggling guns, fentanyl
• 'He epitomized cool': Gord Lewis' brother speaks on the Teenage Head guitarist's murder
• Ontario gas prices set to rise again on Friday

Montreal

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  Religious minorities feel less safe, welcome in Quebec since Bill 21 was adopted: survey
• Remains of Jesuit priest removed from Kahnawake church grounds
• Montreal public health investigating 3 cases of Legionnaires' Disease

London

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  Transgender activist 'shocked' London Police admit mistakes during alleged swatting but don’t apologize
• Search and rescue underway for boater missing in Port Burwell
• 'It’s plaguing everybody'; Staff shortage closes historic restaurant in Port Stanley, Ont.

Vancouver

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  No obstacles for American 'vaccine tourists' snapping up B.C.'s scarce monkeypox doses
• 'Where's everyone going to go?' Tent removal continues in DTES as future housing for hundreds remains unclear
• Who is the climate activist challenging David Eby for BC NDP leader?

Calgary

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  Man ambushed, stabbed to death in Banff bar, friends say
• 'The system is collapsing': Alarm raised as 30 Alberta communities see health service reductions
• Calgary Zoo preparing to keep animals cool amid upcoming heatwave

Saskatoon

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  Saskatoon mother accused of faking death says she 'was left with no choice'
• Former students of Saskatoon school allege sexual abuse in $25M legal claim
• Two children at centre of Sask. Amber Alert found safe in South Dakota, suspect arrested

Vancouver Island

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  'Never seen them stuck on there': Transport truck lands on highway median in Campbell River, B.C.
• 'This was a bizarre incident': Man arrested after kayakers struck by log pushed off cliff near Nanaimo
• Canadian Forces Snowbirds grounded in wake of B.C. crash

Edmonton

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  'Major red flags': Councillors hear from dozens of speakers as gondola decision looms
• UCP leadership candidates get an earful from Alberta Teachers' Association at Banff event
• Oilers superfan Ben Stelter dies

Winnipeg

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  Police make arrest in connection to River East weekend shooting
• 'They want to honour the music': Teenage Head continues tour after guitarist's death
• Employers looking to sweeten the deal for new employees amid labour shortage

Canada

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  Canadian army veteran charged with murder after mass shooting in Belize nightclub
• Aid shipment to Afghanistan cancelled due to anti-terrorist law
• Police seize handguns, drugs in alleged Ontario, U.S. criminal takedown

Entertainment

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  'The Snowman' children's author Raymond Briggs dies at 88
• Houshang Ebtehaj, prominent Iranian poet, dies at 94
• B.C. actress hit in the chest by bullet in L.A. shooting last month

World

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  Donald Trump's bond with GOP deepens after primary wins, FBI search
• Russia seemingly struggles to replenish its troops in Ukraine
• Trump says he took the Fifth in New York civil investigation

Health

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  Doctors call for action as growing number of Canadians dying from common food preservative
• London kids to be offered polio shot after more virus found
• Nebraska woman charged with helping daughter have abortion

Politics

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  Poilievre preferred among Conservatives, but Charest favoured by Canadians: poll
• Plastics producers ask court to quash planned federal ban on single-use straws, cups
• Dutch farmer protests and what's happening in Canada, explained

Autos

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  Bolivia's 'Death Road' once haunted drivers. Now it's a wildlife haven
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