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  Highway 144 reopened between Cartier and Gogama after fatal crash

  Highway 144 is reopened north of Sudbury after a two-vehicle collision between a commercial and passenger vehicle happened around 1 p.m. Tuesday, police say. 11

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  Live updates: Category 5 Hurricane Milton approaches Florida coast

  Hurricane Milton is a Category 5 storm forecast to bring extreme flooding, high winds and heavy rain to the central west coast of Florida. 19

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  Fatal collision under investigation in Muskoka

  Police in Huntsville are investigating a deadly single-vehicle collision that happened Tuesday morning. 1

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  Intimate partner violence, impaired driving charges laid in Mattice-Val Cote

  Following complaints of intimate partner violence in the northern Ontario community of Mattice-Val Cote, police say they found the suspect drunk and behind the wheel in a parking lot. 3

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  B.C. man convicted of killing neighbour's chihuahua to protect his chickens

  A British Columbia provincial court judge says a Boston Bar man who shot a teacup Chihuahua named Bear claiming it was menacing his chickens was not justified in killing the animal.

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  What women should know about their breasts, according to a doctor

  One in eight women will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in their lifetimes, according to the American Cancer Society. Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death for women in the United States, with 42,000 women dying every year from this cancer.

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  A Canadian woman was recently diagnosed with scurvy. Here are the factors tied to the disease

  Scurvy is not just an archaic diagnosis of 18th-century seafarers and doctors should watch for possible cases, according to researchers following a recent case. 2

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  Toronto senior loses $27,000 to roofing scam

  A Toronto senior says she can’t believe that two roofers took advantage of her, despite knowing she was recently widowed and suffering from a painful disability. 1

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  Is it safe to buy from Temu and Shein? Here's what Canada says it's doing to try to protect consumers

  As U.S. regulators push for an investigation into what they call 'deadly baby and toddler products' from foreign e-commerce sites, health officials in Canada say they haven't determined whether any laws or regulations have been broken.

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  Northern Ont. side-by-side driver killed, passenger suffers serious injuries

  Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a fatal crash of a side-by-side off-road vehicle east of Parry Sound that killed one and injured another Friday. 2

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  Former Extendicare Falconbridge building will become a hotel

  In May, Extendicare Falconbridge moved residents to a new building in the city’s South End, leaving many to wonder what is going to happen to the old building that was left behind. 4

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  Teacher charged with sex assault of a minor in northwestern Ont.

  A teacher working on a First Nation in northwestern Ontario has been charged with sexually assaulting a minor.

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  Man with knife arrested at Kapuskasing restaurant

  Provincial police were called to a Kapuskasing restaurant around 10 p.m. Monday about a man with a knife acting erratically and throwing things. 1

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  Sudbury mayor wants conditions on new rental housing deal with developer

  The mayor of Greater Sudbury is throwing his weight behind a proposal that could see 83 new residential units come out of the old Scotia Tower downtown. 4

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  Tracking Hurricane Milton: Storm becomes world's strongest of 2024

  After reaching peak intensity with wind speeds of 180 m.p.h. (285 km/h) on Monday night, Milton became the strongest storm on our planet for 2024. 19

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  One taken to hospital after vehicle collided with moose in Sudbury

  One person was taken to hospital after a vehicle collided with a moose on MR80 in Greater Sudbury on Saturday evening. 2

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  Sudbury suspect charged with impaired near Elliot Lake

  Police found an empty wine bottle and cans of beer at a crash last weekend involving an SUV south of Elliot Lake.

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  Former North Bay Battalion player, 23, passes away after cancer battle

  The North Bay Battalion hockey team is mourning the loss of a former player who died at 23 after a battle with cancer. 1

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  Ontario lowers the age for self-referral mammogram breast screening to age 40

  The Ontario government has lowered the age for regular mammogram breast screening to allow all woman between the age of 40 and 49 to self-refer for the service. 1

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  Canadian Museum of History returns artifacts to northern Ont. First Nation

  For decades, Mississauga First Nation has known that human remains from their land were at the Canadian Museum of History. 1

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  Fire Prevention Week is underway in Sudbury

  Monday is the beginning of Fire Prevention Week, one of the longest-standing public health observances in the country. 1

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  FONOM calls on province to fund Hope Air, calling it a ‘vital service’ for northern Ont.

  The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) is the latest organization to call on the Doug Ford government to re-open dialogue with an airline service that transports lower-income Canadians to crucial medical care far from home. 1

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  Ahead of formal count, Timmins expects to see increase in homeless population

  This fall, the Cochrane District Services board will take part in a coordinated effort to measure homelessness in the area. 1

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  Committee OKs plan to convert former Sudbury school into 74 residential units

  At a meeting on Monday afternoon, Greater Sudbury's planning committee approved a plan to convert the former St. Bernadette's school on Auger Street into 74 residential units, beginning first with 20 units.

• West Nipissing man, 32, charged with fraud, accused of double depositing cheques
• New Far North hospital moves closer to being built after $1.8B design, build contract awarded 4
• Video shows dumpster diving black bear at Tim Hortons 6
• Rare cloud formations ripple the sky over Ottawa 3
• Armed standoff ends peacefully in Attawapiskat 1
• Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard found not guilty of sexual assault 16
• Greater Sudbury on pace for another record road construction year 1
• Major international mining conference kicks off in Sudbury this week 1
• Oct. 7 commemoration events being held across Canada 5
• One charged in northwestern Ont. after 3 people allegedly bear maced in a home
• Plate reader alert results in traffic stop, arrest in northern Ont.: OPP 3
• Mattawa driver charged for ‘excessive speed’: OPP 8
• 'Sober curious': Younger Canadians turning away from alcohol, data says
• Pair arrested, $52K in drugs seized in Attawapiskat First Nation raid 3
• Nearly $10K Sudbury Wolves 50-50 prize remains unclaimed
• Tensions over immigration: Justin Trudeau 'got away with it', says Roberge
• Fines totalling $9,500 for hunting bear in northern Ont. near a garbage dump, other offences 41
• No injuries reported in Greater Sudbury garage fire 1
• Sudbury suspect assaults police one day after being freed on bail 1
• Provincial police look for help locating stolen North Shore tractor
• Persistence pays off as Sudbury community reopens local fire station after almost 3-year closure 5
• Amid the Sault’s family doctor shortage, 8 Group Health Centre MDs receive awards 13
• AA members in northern Ont. come together for annual convention Thanksgiving weekend 1
• Here's what the jury didn't hear in Jacob Hoggard's sexual assault trial 16
• Northwestern Ont. woman charged with arson with disregard for human life
• Two teens charged with setting July fire in northwestern Ont. that did $500K in damage
• Two more teens charged with 'extensive damage' at Elliot Lake arena 3
• Proof that cleared police of Thunder Bay man's throat injury comes out in the end
• Motorcyclist suffers serious injuries in Highway 11 crash, police investigating 2
• Sudbury police lay 16 charges in off-road vehicle safety blitz 3
• Four-hour power outage planned for Copper Cliff on Oct. 11
• The Menendez brothers case is not the only one that's been affected by a true crime documentary 1
• Crime scene fingerprint matched Sudbury murder suspect, court hears 2
• Timmins businesses hear optimism for progress on Ring of Fire development 1
• Northern Ont. trial begins with shocking details about murder scene 1
• Sault council agrees to buy former hospital property for $4.75M 1