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  Cancelled flights have northern Ont. hospital risking ER closure

  With doctor shortages causing emergency rooms around the country to shut down, a northern Ontario hospital is scrambling to stave off the same fate.

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  Manitoulin driver charged in collision that killed passenger

  A 25-year-old resident of Mindemoya has been charged in connection with a fatal crash June 4 north of Webbwood.

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  Bank of Canada's rapid rate hikes likely to cause a recession, study finds

  The Bank of Canada's strategy of rapidly increasing its key interest rate in an effort to tackle skyrocketing inflation will likely trigger a recession, a new study from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) says.

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• Gunman fired more than 70 rounds at July 4 parade: police
• North Bay wants to keep its youth safe in the water this summer
• 'The interest just completely faded after the arrest': Cambridge teen’s dream of going to NHL derailed by bullying, harassment, alleges lawsuit
• 'They couldn't breathe': Survivor shares details inside migrant trailer
• 'It's the real deal': Doctors warn about future wave fuelled by Omicron variants
• Affordable housing complex to open next summer 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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  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
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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
• 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

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  'He is a very dangerous man': Victim’s family speaks out after high risk offender released from prison
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  Liberal-NDP agreement changed political dynamics on Parliament Hill
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  ER doctor offers tips on how to stay out of the hospital this summer
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  New survey reveals how many Ontarians can't afford a house in their own city
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  These are the most expensive Canadian cities to rent a home

CTV National News

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  Two young ER doctors quit Montreal jobs, blaming Quebec's broken health-care system and Bill 96
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Ottawa

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  Six residents of Ottawa died of COVID-19 last week
• City warning of rise in overdoses after five deaths in one week
• Kittens found abandoned on Canada Day, one died

Barrie

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  Barrie police arrest man wanted on Canada-wide warrant
• Image released of vehicle believed to be involved in Innisfil hit and run
• It could be Innisfil's Biggest Garage Sale ever

Toronto

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  These Ontario cities and towns are now paying people to visit
• Driver of $460,000 Lamborghini busted going nearly triple speed limit
• People warned to stop stomping on canola crops to take selfies

Montreal

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  Two young ER doctors quit Montreal jobs, blaming Quebec's broken health-care system and Bill 96
• Quebec reports jump in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations as province adds 20 deaths
• COVID-19 outbreaks lead to temporary closure of at least 3 Quebec sleepaway camps

London

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  Victim of fatal crash near Exeter, Ont. identified
• 'Offensive terms and symbols' spray painted in Elgin County
• Vintage bell stolen, church graffitied over Canada Day weekend

Vancouver

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  Local state of emergency: Drivers warned of 'dangerous conditions' due to flooding in Penticton, B.C.
• Police to provide update on officers injured in Saanich, B.C., bank shooting
• Amtrak Cascades service returning to Vancouver in September

Calgary

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  Sundre man found dead at local McDonald's, suspect charged with first-degree-murder
• Calgary city council to debate $87B climate strategy
• Alberta to intervene in proceedings on Rogers-Shaw deal

Saskatoon

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  Video shows moose roaming in Saskatoon
• Fatal crash near Martensville claims 21-year-old man's life
• Why Sask.'s physician regulator is axing its unplanned pregnancy policy

Vancouver Island

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  Construction relief: First phase of Saanich's Selbourne Street construction now complete
• Comox, B.C., coffee shop damaged in overnight fire
• Job action looms in B.C. as talks collapse with BC General Employees Union

Edmonton

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  2 cars damaged by broken glass from Stantec Tower
• Flight spends 2 hours circling Edmonton after landing gear damaged
• 2 hospitalized after drive-by shooting in northeast Edmonton

Winnipeg

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  Man missing since January 2021 believed to be a victim of foul play: Winnipeg police
• Manitobans to receive quarterly installments of Climate Action Incentive payment
• Serious assault in Grand Marais business leads to charges against four people: RCMP

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  Police to provide update on officers injured in Saanich, B.C., bank shooting
• Crown seeks to revoke bail for 'Freedom Convoy' organizer Tamara Lich
• Court martial planned for soldier Topp who criticized vaccine mandate, led march to Ottawa

Entertainment

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  Heard seeks to throw out verdict in Depp defamation trial
• Adele says she was 'shell of a person' after cancelling Vegas residency
• In reversal, prosecutors say R. Kelly off suicide watch

World

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  Gunman fired more than 70 rounds at July 4 parade: police
• High cost of Russian gains in Ukraine may limit new advance
• 'They couldn't breathe': Survivor shares details inside migrant trailer

Health

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  Cancelled flights have northern Ont. hospital risking ER closure
• 3 new cases of monkeypox identified in Alberta
• Women in Canadian tech urging companies to pay for U.S. staff to travel for abortions

Politics

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  Canada is the first country to ratify Finland and Sweden's accession to join NATO
• Assembly of First Nations meets as suspended chief RoseAnne Archibald fights for financial audit
• Court martial planned for soldier Topp who criticized vaccine mandate, led march to Ottawa

Autos

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  Lewis Hamilton backs environmental protests, but not their methods as protestors invade British GP track
• B.C. judge dismisses realtor's claim dealership misled him about Ford Mustang
• Tesla's second quarter sales drop amid supply chain, pandemic problems