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  Unattended cooking to blame for North Bay house fire, landlord fined

  The owner at a North Bay rental home has been fined and seven people displaced after a kitchen fire Tuesday. 4

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  Sudbury ponders options to fix crumbling College Street underpass, city's oldest bridge

  Next week, Sudbury city council will decide how to rehabilitate the College Street underpass, which was built in 1949. 1

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  Swiftie's friendship bracelet beads confiscated at Calgary airport

  A Canadian Taylor Swift fan has some 'Bad Blood' with the Calgary International Airport after security staff confiscated hundreds of dollars worth of beads she was going to use to make friendship bracelets. 1

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  Sudbury police will begin body camera training next month

  Greater Sudbury Police has taken delivery of body cameras for its officers and will begin training next month. 1

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  'They squandered 10 years of opportunity': Canada Post strike exposes longtime problems, expert says

  Canada Post is at ‘death's door’ and won't survive if it doesn't dramatically transform its business, a professor who has studied the Crown corporation is warning as the postal workers' national strike drags on. 27

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  Investigation explains why plane overran runway in the Sault in 2023

  The Transport Safety Board of Canada says the crew of a Porter Airlines flight landing in Sault Ste. Marie in April 2023 didn't realize the plane was so far down the runway. 1

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  Sudbury pharmacy tech creates a better way to label prescriptions

  Avalon Lupini, who has been a pharmacy technician in Sudbury for 17 years, has come up with an innovative solution to a common problem. 1

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  Iroquois Falls mayor welcomes provincial funding for community projects

  Development Greg Rickford for a funding announcement Wednesday that will have a major impact on the town’s bottom line. 1

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  Sault College accounting students get a head start on their careers

  Students in Sault College’s business accounting program have a new learning pathway that will ultimately give them a head start to a career.

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  Facility will help Indigenous youth in Sudbury live on their own

  An Indigenous child and youth welfare agency has opened a new facility in Sudbury that helps young people who are moving from care to out on to their own. 1

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  Northern Ont. tourism officials shift focus to American and Toronto travellers

  Tourism is a critical industry that supports significant economic development and revenue for many cities in northern Ontario. 1

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  NOFC funds announced in Timmins

  Northern Development Minister Greg Rickford made a NOHFC funding announcement in Timmins this week.

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  Can't you smell that smell? Cannabis odour leads to major drug bust in Espanola, Ont.

  The smell of pot from a vehicle during a RIDE check in Espanola led police to find $41,200 in cannabis, along with 140 gummies and 50 vape pens. 1

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  Parole board reverses decision and will allow families of Paul Bernardo's victims to attend upcoming parole hearing in person

  The families of the victims of Paul Bernardo will be allowed to attend the serial killer’s upcoming parole hearing in person, the Parole Board of Canada (PBC) says. 2

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  Seven-month road construction project comes to an end in Timmins

  The City of Timmins is putting the final touches on Algonquin Boulevard East, between Balsam Street and Brunette Road. 1

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  'Embarrassed': NDP MP calls on Randy Boissonnault to resign over false Indigenous claims

  A Métis member of Parliament is calling on the employment minister to resign over what he calls harmful false claims to Indigenous ancestry. 12

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  Drinking water advisory issued for certain streets in Greater Sudbury

  People living on Morris Street east of Van Horne and all streets leading off Morris in Greater Sudbury are under a drinking water advisory, the health unit said Tuesday. 1

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  Judge orders seizure of homes belonging to Montreal billionaire accused of sex abuse

  A Quebec Superior Court judge has ordered the seizure of two Montreal-area residences belonging to billionaire Robert Miller, at the request of four women who have filed civil lawsuits alleging he sexually abused them as minors.

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  Some First Nations members upset at how RHT settlement funds are being shared

  Some members of Atikameksheng Anishnawbek west of Sudbury are upset about how their chief and council plan to distribute their share of the $10 billion Robinson Huron Treaty settlement. 1

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  New overnight warming centre will open Monday in Sudbury

  A new overnight warming centre will open Monday on Energy Court in Sudbury. 1

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  Ornge begins expansion in northeastern Ontario with new hangar

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  Timmins police chief concerned about shoplifting, general 'lawlessness'

  Timmins Police Chief Sydney Lecky is meeting with members of the Timmins Chamber of Commerce next month and one of the main topics will be the rise in shoplifting. 1

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  E. coli: Carrots recalled in Canada

  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has posted a recall for both baby and whole organic carrot brands sold at multiple grocery stores due to E. coli contamination. 2

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  NHL referee Mitch Dunning communicative, can move extremities following violent collision

  NHL referee Mitch Dunning is fully communicative and can move all his extremities following a violent collision with Colorado defenseman Josh Manson in Monday night's game at Philadelphia. 1

• Rezoning application next step in redeveloping former hospital in Sudbury 4
• North Bay police retract scam warning about fire safety service
• School, daycare lockdown end in Kapuskasing, barricaded person taken into custody 1
• North Bay to move ahead with $63M arena 2
• WestJet returns to Sudbury to offer direct flights to Calgary 1
• Police search for federal offender with ties to Thunder Bay
• No new charging stations coming for North Bay or Timmins, province confirms 1
• Gold mining company uses provincial funds to build workforce in northern Ont.
• Alleged assassination plot against Irwin Cotler by Iranian agents foiled by law enforcement 6
• Northern Ont. neighbour grabbed a gun, threatened to shoot dogs
• Halifax police say Walmart employee's death isn't suspicious, refuse to release details 15
• Eight Sudbury school bus routes cancelled due to vandalism 1
• Teacher charged with sex assault of a minor at a school in northern Ont. 1
• Tropicana fans are ditching the brand after a bottle redesign
• Ottawa family heartbroken after being scammed out of more than $22K on fake Taylor Swift tickets 1
• Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy as financial losses pile up and debt payments loom 3
• Missing B.C. family found safe in Alberta, RCMP say
• Northern postal workers walk off the job during lockout by Canada Post 1
• Apparent Taylor Swift ticket scam targets hundreds who claim to be out $300K 2
• Police in Canada collected wreckage after object shot down over Lake Huron
• Driver airlifted to hospital after Manitoulin Island motorcycle crash 5
• Increase in cases in the one year since Greater Sudbury declared IPV an epidemic 1
• Former soldier 'Canadian Dave' taken by the Taliban: sources 1
• North Bay hospital launches new ‘dementia-free neighbourhood’ to reduce patient stress
• One arrested after report of someone in with a firearm on Queen Street in the Sault
• Timmins, Ont., rock band sets new world record Friday 1
• Parliament on the road to an unprecedented confidence crisis, but there are off-ramps
• Plan would see derelict Sault hospital sold for $1, buyer to pay $4.6M demolition cost 2
• Alberta suspect charged with drugged driving in the Sault
• 'Merry Christmas': Santa Claus parade draws thousands to North Bay’s streets 1
• Court ruling on Charter challenge offers glimpse of the frontlines of the drug war in Sudbury 1
• Police bust reveals stolen vehicles en route from Canada to Africa – with reprogrammed key fobs 1
• Canada Post workers go on strike Friday morning, disrupting deliveries 29
• Toronto couple fights over Taylor Swift tickets in divorce settlement 1
• 911 hang-up leads North Bay police to $130K in drugs inside hotel room 2
• Chair of Liberal Indigenous caucus says identity 'complicated' as members questioned