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  Northerners wish the weather was an April Fool's Day joke

  Many in the northeast looked outside their windows this morning to find that the weather was certainly no April Fool's Day joke.

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  Priest, neighbours issue plea for help for struggling international students in Cape Breton

  Cape Breton University has more than doubled in size by enrolling thousands of international students, and critics say the campus and community weren't ready. Watch the documentary 'Cash Cow' on CTV W5, Saturday at 7 p.m.

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  New ophthalmology clinic in Timmins to offer extended vision care to patients

  Timmins ophthalmologist Dr. Alejandro Oliver along with Timmins and District Hospital official and local leaders have officially opened a new ophthalmology locum clinic.

• NDP again try to change Ontario’s organ donation system to an opt-out one
• Michael Mantha removed from Ontario NDP caucus amid workplace investigation
• Interim RCMP commissioner Duheme 'very concerned' about foreign interference
• Canada chosen for first Volkswagen EV battery plant in North America
• Man arrested, weapon seized on Nipissing First Nation
• Northern Ont. man receives lifetime hunting ban, fined $5,000 for grouse stash
• Six arrested, 2.7 kilos cocaine seized in massive drug bust in Sudbury, GTA
• April storms bring May norms: Weather Network’s seasonal forecast
• Uninsured patients denied scheduled C-sections unless they pay $6,000, midwife says

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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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  COVID-19 delays Sudbury murder trial until Monday

  

  Sault-area nursing homes involved in COVID-19 study
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  North Bay suspends COVID-19 vaccine policy

  

  North Bay mayor says council can't fund every organization, budget deliberations underway
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  One of North Bay’s top doctors tells northerners to mask-up

  

  COVID-19 outbreak declared at long-term care home in Elliot Lake
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  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
• Algoma health, school officials prepare for dropping mask mandates

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  Federal minimum wage, taxes on alcohol: Here's what's changing in Canada April 1
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  Donald Trump facing at least one felony charge in New York case: AP sources
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  A glass of wine or beer per day is fine for your health: new study
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Ottawa

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  World Men's Curling Championships underway in Ottawa
• Excavator hits power line at LRT construction site causing dramatic sparks
• April Fools' Day jokes from city services, museums and businesses in Ottawa

Barrie

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  Simcoe County businesses brace as federal alcohol tax goes into effect
• Police investigating house fire in Essa Township
• Royal Canadian Legion kicks off spring convention in Barrie

Toronto

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  This part of the proposed Ontario Place design 'overwhelms' public space: report
• Brampton, Ont. man charged with sexually assaulting, harassing female paramedics in Peel Region
• Boy critically injured in stabbing in Toronto's east end

Montreal

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  Police identify two of eight migrants pulled from water near Akwesasne, Que.
• Two horses flee enclosure, fall into icy backyard pool as Quebec town rallies in rescue attempt
• Montreal shuts bustling downtown strip over heritage building safety concerns

London

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  West Lorne Arena wins big with Kraft Hockeyville
• 'We are here as fans,' Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir return to Ilderton skating club for 50th anniversary
• London, Ont. firefighters brave floodwaters of the Thames River in search

Vancouver

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  Red Robinson, Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Famer and legendary Vancouver DJ, has died
• 'Some kids are going hungry': Once homeless, owner of Chilliwack meat shop aims to help others
• Access to free birth control begins in British Columbia

Calgary

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  'Like a coup': Albertans say they're worried about Take Back Alberta's growing influence
• Calgarians collect clothing and donations for victims of Marlborough house explosion
• Alberta's provincial court receives new name that communicates purpose 'more clearly'

Saskatoon

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  Apartment fire ends with $100K in damage: Saskatoon fire
• 'Familiarity breeds contempt': Saskatoon Blades rivalry heats up
• Man injured during arrest with Taser: Prince Albert Police

Vancouver Island

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  Source of spill that turned Sidney creek white identified
• Training flight turns into rescue mission after boaters capsize off B.C. island
• BC Ferry commissioner proposes up to 9.2 per cent fare hike, final number on Sept. 30

Edmonton

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  Vehicle from drive-by shooting that sent 'stray rounds' into northside businesses sought
• 'They are very, very powerful': Edmonton rally against RBC part of nationwide climate action plea
• Sikh-Edmontonians highlight human rights concerns over India's Punjab crackdown

Winnipeg

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  'It seemed like a nightmare': Survivor of crash that killed 4 teens recovering in Winnipeg hospital
• Two people found dead in Dauphin: RCMP
• 'A tremendous feeling': Brandon's Royal Winter Fair wraps up week-long celebration

Canada

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  Police identify two of eight migrants pulled from water near Akwesasne, Que.
• Michael Mantha removed from Ontario NDP caucus amid workplace investigation
• Liberals' political will on pharmacare questioned as minister promises progress

Entertainment

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  Red Robinson, Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Famer and legendary Vancouver DJ, has died
• The Canadian who creates the real, but fake, sounds in Hollywood blockbuster films
• Charles wins hearts in Germany as soft power pays off

World

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  Biden and his 2024 campaign: Waiting for some big decisions
• Federal judge temporarily blocks Tennessee's anti-drag law
• Trump indictment ends decades of perceived invincibility

Health

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  A glass of wine or beer per day is fine for your health: new study
• More people with greater needs driving $7B increase to dental-care cost
• Rush for diabetes and weight-loss drug Ozempic puts cross-border sales in spotlight

Politics

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  Ottawa is going all in on 'friendshoring.' Here's what that could mean.
• As economy slows, Liberals push off EI reform over worries it could drive up premiums
• MP Han Dong issues libel notice to Global News over China interference reporting

Autos

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  'Ludicrous' to stage sprint race in Baku: Red Bull's Horner
• F1 clarifies pitstop penalties after Alonso confusion
• Red Bull chief criticizes new Formula One rule of 'iconic' pit celebration