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Northern Ontario News

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  Another driver charged with stunt driving on Hwy. 11

  A driver is accused of travelling more than 70km/h over the speed limit on Highway 11 on Friday, provincial police say.

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  Shohei Ohtani agrees to record $700 million, 10-year contract with Dodgers

  Shohei Ohtani has opted to stay in southern California, and the Toronto Blue Jays have missed out on landing a generational talent.

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  Commercial vehicle driver from Quebec driving impaired on Hwy. 11, police say

  A 65-year-old driver from L'Île-Cadieux, Que. is facing multiple charges following an incident on Highway 11 Wednesday evening.

• Marathon Conservative carbon tax filibuster ends after nearly 30 consecutive hours of House votes
• Tougher rules likely mean fewer international students will come north
• Long-time Sault hockey coach, volunteer honoured
• Timmins lawyer being investigated for misconduct
• One person found dead in Sault fire, police investigating
• North Bay police overwhelmed by bikes in storage
• Mideast ministers in Ottawa to discuss Israel-Hamas war with Joly, Trudeau
• Here's what Ontario experts say you need to know about the cost of the holidays
• 12-gauge sawed-off shotgun seized in Moosonee investigation, 3 charged

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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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  One northern Ont. hospital to require masks again starting Monday

  

  Vital Sudbury community resources given more than $100K from the feds
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  North Bay decorator still in court battle over COVID-19 pandemic restraining order

  

  As temperatures drop in the north, COVID-19 cases climb
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  Updated COVID-19 vaccine available next month, Sudbury’s health unit says

  

  Sudbury's COVID assessment centre returns to familiar spot
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  Springer Aerospace to be sold locally, founder says financial worries behind them

  

  COVID-19 delays Sudbury murder trial until Monday
• Sault-area nursing homes involved in COVID-19 study
• North Bay suspends COVID-19 vaccine policy
• North Bay mayor says council can't fund every organization, budget deliberations underway
• One of North Bay’s top doctors tells northerners to mask-up
• COVID-19 outbreak declared at long-term care home in Elliot Lake
• 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

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  Observers see OPEC 'panicking' as COP28 climate talks focus on possible fossil fuel phase-out
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  CBC considering 'all possible measures' in wake of concerns over cuts, exec bonuses
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  2 U.S. men fined $5,100 after fishing trip in northern Ontario
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  1 in 9 Canadian adults have had long-term symptoms from COVID infection: StatCan
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  Trial of 'Freedom Convoy' organizers Tamara Lich, Chris Barber adjourned until 2024

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Ottawa

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  NEW THIS MORNING

  Ottawa's photo radar cameras issued 19,000 speeding tickets in October
• OPP lay charges in 'major assault' that hospitalized 2 people
• Pro-Palestine supporters gather in Ottawa to call for permanent ceasefire as bombing in Gaza continues

Barrie

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  Traffic stop in Orillia results in major drug bust
• Skiers and snowboarders flock to Blue Mountain Resort for opening weekend
• OPP seeking help to find break-and-enter suspect in Midland

Toronto

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  JUST IN

  Man critically injured after being stabbed during early morning bar fight in Scarborough
• Highway 401 eastbound closed near DVP/404 after pedestrian struck by driver
• Separate collisions in North York sends two pedestrians to hospital with serious injuries

Montreal

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  Expect lots of rain in the Montreal area Sunday and Monday
• West Island clients seek refund from snow plow company that didn't show up
• Bill 15: Quebec health reform passes after gov't invokes closure

London

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  Two people injured in hit-and-run, suspect arrested
• 'Everyone deserves something under the tree': London Jr. Mustangs Hockey host toy drive
• Attempted murder charge laid after police in Grey County find 'unresponsive infant'

Vancouver

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  B.C. storm brings wind, snow and rain to much of the province
• Union Gospel Mission annual Christmas meal serves 2,000 plates
• BC Ferries cancels sailings on major routes due to storm

Calgary

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  Calgary Jewish and Palestinian leaders encouraging peace over holidays
• Calgary small businesses make push to shop local in Kensington & Marda Loop districts
• Calgary police launch holiday season checkstop campaign Friday night

Saskatoon

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  Saskatoon man in custody following domestic violence assault, collision with police cruiser
• Saskatoon youth use lived experience to help design new group home
• Saskatoon projects $13M in surpluses, could the money go to taxpayers?

Vancouver Island

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  Victoria considering new rules as tonnes of property seized from encampments
• B.C. Amber Alert cancelled, 2-month-old child found safe
• Taiwan-Canada ties surge as supporters tout trade, politics and shared values

Edmonton

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  Snowboard sensations put on a Big Air show
• Officials say problem property program a 'success'
• Family of woman killed by police says her death was "unnecessary"

Winnipeg

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  ‘We really need to support those people’: Market makers ask Winnipeggers to shop local
• 'Where there's a will': Peg City Kindness Crew strives to fulfill overwhelming hamper demand
• 'Different ways they can support': Dream Book gives Manitobans the chance to make kids' dreams come true

Canada

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  Canada has a secretive history of adoption, and some want it brought to light
• Every phone call is a goodbye, says Vancouver resident with family in Gaza
• B.C. Amber Alert cancelled, 2-month-old child found safe

Entertainment

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  Ryan O'Neal, star of 'Love Story,' 'Paper Moon,' 'Peyton Place' and 'Barry Lyndon,' dies at 82
• Taylor Swift's Eras Tour is the 1st tour to gross over US$1B, Pollstar says
• Movie reviews: Every frame of 'The Boy and the Heron' exudes warmth, wonder, poignancy and poetry

World

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  Children of imprisoned Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi accept the Nobel Peace Prize on her behalf
• 6 dead, nearly 2 dozen injured after severe storms tear through central Tennessee
• Bloody clash in Mexican hamlet kills 4 villagers and 10 gunmen, including drug cartel's leader

Health

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  A pregnant Texas woman asked a court for permission to get an abortion, despite a ban. What's next?
• Bill 15: Quebec health reform passes after gov't invokes closure
• From general practitioner to treatment: Canadians' waited longer for health care in 2023

Politics

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  Mideast ministers in Ottawa to discuss Israel-Hamas war with Joly, Trudeau
• Marathon Conservative carbon tax filibuster ends after nearly 30 consecutive hours of House votes
• 'No one else has done this on the planet': Guilbeault insists emissions cap delay is due to novelty

Autos

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  Ontario G driving test changes done without safety evaluations, auditor finds
• GM's Cruise robotaxi service faces potential fine in alleged cover-up of San Francisco accident
• BMW recalls SUVs after Takata air bag inflator blows apart, hurling shrapnel and injuring driver