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  House Speaker Anthony Rota apologizes after inviting man who fought for Nazis to Parliament

  Several Jewish advocacy organizations condemned members of Parliament on Sunday for giving a standing ovation to a man who fought for a Nazi unit during the Second World War. 3

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  Writers Guild and Hollywood studios reach tentative deal to end strike. No deal yet for actors

  Union leaders and Hollywood studios reached a tentative agreement Sunday to end a historic screenwriters strike after nearly five months, though no deal is yet in the works for striking actors.

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  First Nations in northern Ont. seek over $100B to honour treaty promise

  A legal battle playing out in a northern Ontario courtroom this month has seen an alliance of First Nations argue they are owed upwards of $100 billion for the Crown's failure to honour a 173-year-old treaty promise, while the federal and provincial governments claim they are either owed far less, or nothing at all. 10

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  Retired detective turned author releases first mystery novel

  A retired Ontario Provincial Police detective in Greater Sudbury recently released his first book – David Lalonde penned the fictional mystery novel ‘Death of a Millionaire: An Inspector Jack Butler Mystery.’ 3

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  Canada to get rare asteroid sample after OSIRIS-REx drops cargo to Earth on Sunday

  Seven years after it blasted into space to snag a sample of an asteroid, a spacecraft is set to deliver its rare cargo on Sunday -- and Canada is getting a piece of the interstellar bounty. 4

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  Northern Ont. international students concerned about Canada's tensions with India

  Indian international students are on edge, following the Indian government’s retaliation to the prime minister’s allegations that India had a hand in murdering Sikh independence activist in Canada. 30

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  'Doing the right thing isn't always the right thing to do': Fedeli comments Greenbelt land reversal decision

  Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli came to Premier Doug Ford’s defence Friday over his about-face decision not to open up the Greenbelt land for developers. 31

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  Hot rental market makes search 'stressful' for many -- and it won't get better soon

  The competitive rental market across the country is seeing multiple factors combine: high interest rates deter buyers and add to rental demand, still-high inflation is squeezing renter budgets, there's an undersupply of purpose-built rental units and population growth is fuelling demand. 1

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  Public information session raises awareness of the importance of the Hudson Bay Lowlands

  Members of Mushkegowuk Council's marine conservation efforts along with other community partners to organize a public input session on the importance of peatlands in Canada. 1

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  Run and walk fundraised hits its stride for North Bay's hospital

  More than 500 people in North Bay were up bright and early Sunday morning lacing up their sneakers to run or walk as part of a large fundraiser for the local hospital. 4

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  Near North Crime Stoppers thank community partners with formal Gala

  Over the weekend, the Near North Crime Stoppers in North Bay held a formal gala at the Davedi Club to thank community partners for their support of the program. 3

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  21-year-old charged with stunt driving in Sudbury

  A Greater Sudbury driver is accused of travelling 144 km/h in an 80 km/h zone on Radar Road in the city last week, provincial police say. 6

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  Free transit passes for those on provincial assistance in the Sault coming to an end

  Recipients of Ontario Works and the Ontario Disability Support Program will no longer receive free monthly Sault Transit passes. 5

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  Sudbury police investigating another motorcycle crash

  One person has been taken to hospital following the second motor vehicle crash in Sudbury involving a motorcycle in 24 hours. 7

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  Emergency departments on Manitoulin Island may be forced to close some days next month

  Manitoulin Health Centre announced earlier this week that they were eyeing several days in October for possible temporary closures of their emergency departments. 4

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  Wanted northern Ont. woman arrested with drugs, remains in custody

  A wanted Chapleau woman was arrested last month during a general patrol by Ontario Provincial Police. 6

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  United Way allocates $100K in community funding to organizations on Manitoulin Island

  Friday marked a banner day for two community groups on Manitoulin Island that are still struggling under the weight of the Covid-19 pandemic. 3

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  Sault Kidney Walk participants raise more than $50K

  Sault Ste. Marie rounds out the top five cities in the providence for the most money raised in this year's Ontario Kidney Walk - raising more than $50,000. 5

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  Nipissing University students pitch in to clean their city streets of litter

  As the colder months approach, Clean, Green Beautiful North Bay is hosting the city's biggest community-wide litter pick-up this weekend. 5

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  Timmins hosts bird-watching convention

  People from various parts of Ontario are in Timmins this weekend to participate in the annual Ontario Field Ornithologists Convention. 4

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  Sudbury police investigating fatal motorcycle crash

  One person has died as a result of a serious two-vehicle collision in the Greater Sudbury community of Hanmer late Friday evening. 7

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  'Milestone' OLG lottery jackpot to be drawn this week

  A lucky lottery player will be the winner of a record-breaking multi-million dollar prize on Wednesday. 3

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  Crash kills one, injures multiple people in Clearview Township

  Police in Clearview Township are investigating a crash that killed a woman and injured multiple people, including several children.

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  Key to mending broken labour relations is fixing inflation, RBC economists say

  High inflation is driving workers to take labour action and press for wage increases, according to a new report by Canada's largest bank that says more turbulence could be on the way for Canadian labour relations 4

• Not even the fall colours can escape climate change's impacts: scientists 1
• Cinéfest says films are best screened in person 10
• Cheating allegations rock northern Ont. fishing tournament 5
• The threat of wildfires is rising. So are new artificial intelligence solutions to fight them 1
• Hands-free plane completes test flights in northeastern Ont. 3
• Sault Ste. Marie farmers' market reopens with new name, space 7
• Sault Climate Hub holds public rally 7
• ATV driver killed in Blind River, 8th ATV death in 2 months 10
• Sudbury's Red Oak Villa celebrates new state-of-the-art expansion 3
• First Bob Ross TV painting, completed in a half an hour, goes on sale for nearly US$10 million
• Moneris says systems back online after users across Canada report outages affecting debit, credit payments
• Impaired driver had beer cans strewn across front seat, police say 5
• Agreement reached with municipal workers in Cochrane, strike ends 7
• Buy, swap, sell fraud on social media leads to charges for Manitoulin suspect 6
• 'Shared intelligence' from Five Eyes informed Trudeau's India allegation: U.S. ambassador 36
• 5M Canadians experienced a mental health disorder in 2022: StatCan 1
• Cost of foreign interference probe nears $1.9 million; $1.7M goes to law firm 13
• Culture Days kick-off in Sault Ste. Marie 2
• Espanola police say Sudbury suspects had cocaine, were driving stolen vehicle
• Police in Elliot Lake arrest known sex offender for breaching release conditions 2
• Ontario reaches tentative deal with elementary education workers 5
• Northern Ont. couple shares their story to show the importance of organ donation 7
• Northern Ont. woman turns 100 2
• Province invests in new sports complex at Canadore College 18
• Timmins hosts Take Back the Night march 6
• As it happened: Zelenskyy visits Canada, addresses Parliament as PM pledges $650M in Ukraine aid 28
• Amazon Prime Video will soon come with ads, or a US$2.99 monthly charge to dodge them
• Conservatives extend summer lead over Liberals, NDP sees bump in Nanos ballot tracking 5
• How to tell if your symptoms are from COVID, a cold or the flu 1
• Red light cameras about safety, not profit, Sudbury officials say 5
• Controversial Sudbury roads project was halted because of problems with the asphalt, investigation concludes 9
• Kirkland Lake police cleared in incident in which machete-wielding suspect was killed
• Premier Doug Ford announces cabinet shuffle hours after 3rd minister resigns in a month 50
• Still no answers for family of missing Barrie woman who disappeared in June 1
• Day parole extended for man who murdered Sudbury police officer 5
• Gold bars, cash-stuffed envelopes: New indictment of N.J. Sen. Menendez alleges vast corruption 1