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  Online language app removed from Rainbow schools after hacker sends 9-year-old girl inappropriate message

  A northern Ontario woman says she was horrified to learn her nine-year-old daughter was propositioned online through a school program. The Rainbow school board say they are now pulling the app 'Duolingo' from all of its school computers.

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  Snowmobilers in North Bay asked not to protest trail closures

  Following the closure of snowmobile trails on Thursday, local sledders are being asked not to fight back.

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  COVID vaccines could arrive in North Bay on Feb. 1, depending on supply issues

  The first batch of COVID-19 vaccines is expected to arrive Feb. 1, the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit said Friday.

• Sudbury health unit reports 14 new COVID cases Friday
• Sudbury health unit closes St. David School over fears of widespread COVID infections
• Northern Ontario man arrested after cops find him asleep at the wheel, car idling in parking lot
• Timiskaming Health Unit declares COVID outbreak at long-term care home in Haileybury
• Snowmobilers warned to stay off the ice after three deaths in same day
• New chapter in KED saga: new report to consider keeping arena in downtown Sudbury
• COVID outbreak at Kapuskasing long-term care home claims the life of resident
• Used needle bin now operating in North Bay
• Ford offers to drive to U.S. to pick up more COVID-19 vaccines, accuses Pfizer of holding them for Americans

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

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• 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
• Sault school board looking to hire adults to be supply teachers even with no teaching certificate

Northern COVID-19 articles

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  Northern Ontario lodge owner wants fairness with small business grant

  

  Two Sudbury school bus routes to self-isolate due to possible COVID exposure
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  Fifth COVID death connected to Sudbury retirement home outbreak

  

  First Nation near Hearst declares COVID-19 state of emergency
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  Porcupine Health Unit reports death related to COVID-19; seven new cases in Sudbury

  

  Ontario doctors promote vaccine confidence to counter misinformation
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  Sault businesses calling for regional reopening

  

  Sudbury mayor backs call for northern bubble, wants premier to protect the region
• North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit responds to intense criticism over closure of outdoor amenities
• One new COVID case at Laurentian University residence; Sudbury adds new eight cases Wednesday
• Sudbury woman has scary encounter with man impersonating a police officer
• Northeastern Ontario surpasses 1,000 positive COVID-19 cases
• COVID-19 outbreak at Sudbury's St. David school declared after two more cases
• Manitoulin man's 'mug' to be featured on pop bottle campaign
• Sledders say they're unfairly being punished after North Bay health unit closes all snowmobile trails
• Seven new COVID cases reported in Sudbury on Tuesday
• COVID vaccine arrives in Moosonee
• COVID outbreak at Sudbury retirement home claims fourth victim
• Ten more COVID-19 cases linked to Extendicare Kapuskasing, outbreak grows to 18 cases
• After COVID cases, two Sudbury schools move to remote learning to keep students and staff safe

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  'The most Canadian thing you can do': Comedian Jimmy Fallon on woman’s review of Langford jail
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  Hospitalized Instagram-famous Toronto pug receives more than $30,000 in donations
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  What the Bidens' body language says about their relationship, how they'll lead
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  Eight people mistakenly given COVID-19 vaccine at Toronto clinic despite not being on priority list
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  Ontario discovers 76 violations during safety blitz of big-box stores, expands list of workplaces to be targeted

CTV National News

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  Biden, PM chat; U.S., Canada have plenty of common ground to work with, Trudeau says
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  Trudeau considers mandatory hotel quarantine for returning travellers
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  In light of 'stark' $393K report into ex-GG Payette, PM reassessing how successor picked
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  'We were starting to take steps forward': Manitoba family asked to relocate dad's body due to mistake with cemetery plot

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Around Ontario

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  Toronto: Ramping up up COVID-19 vaccination efforts

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  Ottawa: Will all residents be vaccinated by the summer?

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Ottawa

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  COVID-19 protocols leave Ottawa father outside of the delivery room for son's birth
• Ottawa bans sledding at Mooney's Bay Hill after large crowds gather at popular winter attraction
• Ottawa sees double-digit increase in COVID-19 cases on Friday, positivity rate drops to 3.2 per cent

Barrie

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  Only 3 residents at Roberta Place in Barrie, Ont., not infected with COVID-19 as death toll rises
• Snowmobilers warned to stay off the ice after three deaths in same day
• Simcoe Muskoka logs 112 new COVID-19 cases, death toll hits 108

Toronto

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  Ont. doctor accused of failing to disclose contact with U.K. traveller removed from LTC home medical team
• Ontario recovers $11M allegedly taken by senior civil servant accused of fraud
• 16-year-old sweethearts create their own sweet company

Montreal

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  'Still worrisome': Montreal remains COVID-19 epicentre of Quebec, with hospitals at full capacity
• Woman, 27, in critical condition after being hit by bus inside Montreal bus terminal
• Boil water advisory for sector of Montreal as 138-year-old water main breaks and floods street

London

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  MLHU reports 52 new COVID-19 cases, three new deaths
• Long-time Covent Garden Market vendor dies from COVID-19
• Youth-led protest against school shutdowns ends with charges for 5 in Woodstock

Vancouver

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  BREAKING

  508 cases, 9 deaths in B.C.'s last COVID-19 update of the week
• COVID-19 vaccines: Here's B.C.'s full immunization timeline through September
• As vaccinations ramp up, when will B.C. ease restrictions? Health officials weigh in

Calgary

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  Kenney calls on Trudeau to push for financial, economic reparation amid cancelled Keystone XL
• Canadians turning to employment insurance in droves as second wave surges on
• WestJet cancels Calgary to Toronto flight to address indicator light in 737 MAX

Saskatoon

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  Saskatoon police now investigating woman's disappearance as a homicide
• 'I had goosebumps': School division creates keepsake video for La Loche shooting anniversary
• Sask. reports 8 deaths, 312 new COVID-19 cases

Vancouver Island

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  13 new COVID-19 cases identified on Vancouver Island
• Police investigating body found at burned-out cabin on northern Vancouver Island
• Island school bus driver outraged over cars passing while students unloading

Edmonton

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  Alberta adds 12 COVID-19 deaths, falls under 10K active cases for first time since mid-November
• Kenney vents Keystone XL frustration on Fox News, calls for 'compensation' from Biden admin
• Alberta's deadliest outbreak: 55 deaths linked to COVID-19 at west Edmonton care facility

Winnipeg

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  'It is the same two people. Period': The ground rules of Manitoba's new gathering restrictions
• Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries employee to step in as provincial immunization director
• Inquest called into First Nations man's death in Winnipeg police custody

Canada

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  Only 3 residents at Roberta Place in Barrie, Ont., not infected with COVID-19 as death toll rises
• WestJet cancels Calgary to Toronto flight to address indicator light in 737 MAX
• N.B. puts Edmundston region in lockdown because of rapid increase of COVID-19 cases

Entertainment

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  Dan Levy to make 'Saturday Night Live' hosting debut on Feb. 6
• Movie reviews: 'Our Friend' is a sensitive film that defines selfless giving
• James Bond film 'No Time to Die' delayed again because of COVID-19

World

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  Capitol Police questioned after National Guard soldiers camp in cold parking garage
• Lawyers want Giuliani investigated, licence suspended
• Cruise line says only vaccinated passengers can sail

Health

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  B.C. looking into possibility of mixing and matching, further delaying COVID-19 vaccine doses
• COVID variant found in U.K. may be more deadly than others, says Boris Johnson
• Here's what medical experts say about the importance of kids returning to school

Politics

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  Biden, PM chat; U.S., Canada have plenty of common ground to work with, Trudeau says
• In light of 'stark' $393K report into ex-GG Payette, PM reassessing how successor picked
• Look past Keystone XL to areas of mutual Canada-U. S. alignment, Trudeau suggests

Autos

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  Nova Scotia man appeals revocation of personalized licence plate bearing surname
• Turkish pilots, official face 12 years jail for Ghosn flight
• Edmunds: Top automotive tech at CES 2021