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  Public defecation leads to threats charge at northern Ont. campground

  An incident involving siblings last weekend in Thessalon, Ont., ended with threats against campground staff and charges for one of the family members.

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  U.S. presidential historian predicts results of November elections. Here's who he says will win

  An American presidential historian is predicting a Kamala Harris presidency as the outcome of the upcoming U.S. elections in November. 15

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  Lotto Max jackpot hits record $75 million, could rise to $80M

  Starting Friday, Lotto Max draw participants can play for prize of $75 million for the first time ever in Canada.

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  Company works on plan to extract gold from mine tailings near Kirkland Lake, Ont.

  Two former mine sites near Kirkland Lake, Ont., could soon be producing gold again – and the sites could be cleaned up in the process.

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  Famous Winston Churchill portrait, stolen in Ottawa, is found

  Ottawa's Chateau Laurier hotel says authorities have recovered an iconic photograph of Winston Churchill after it was stolen and replaced with a fake nearly three years ago. 9

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  Sudbury police search for dirt bike rider who did wheelies around officer during traffic stop

  Police in Greater Sudbury have released photos of a dirt bike rider in the Hanmer area that the public has been complaining about – and who had an encounter with an officer during a traffic stop. 1

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  Bears in schoolyard prompt students and staff into 2nd hold and secure this week

  A Huntsville elementary school is locked down for the second time this week because of some bears roaming the schoolyard. 1

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  Video shows tornado moving ashore in northern Ontario

  A beautiful Labour Day weekend at the lake was interrupted by some extreme weather when a tornado touched down in northern Ontario. 7

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  Quebec suspect charged with stealing gas in northern Ont. was driving van stolen in B.C.

  An investigation of gas theft in Echo Bay, Ont., led to the discovery of a full-sized cargo van stolen from British Columbia.

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  Young camper diagnosed with life-threatening Powassan virus during northern Ont. trip

  A nine-year-old boy contracted an often-deadly disease during a in northern Ontario camping trip in July. 1

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  Sudbury gets AA+ credit rating, but what does it mean?

  For the third straight year, Greater Sudbury has maintained an AA+ credit rating with Standard and Poor's. 2

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  Meagan Pilon's family just wants to know what happened to her

  As the 11th anniversary of her disappearance approaches, the family of missing Sudbury teen Meagan Pilon say they just want to know what happened to her. 1

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  'Remember the impact': Military members in North Bay commemorate 9/11 victims with march

  Canadian and American military men and women from Canadian Forces Base Wing 22 in North Bay, Ont., are ruck marching all day Wednesday to remember all who were impacted by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States in 2001. 1

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  Terror suspect entered Canada with student visa in June 2023, immigration minister confirms

  A Pakistani citizen who was arrested last week in Quebec and charged with plotting a terrorist attack in New York City came to Canada on a student visa in June 2023, Immigration Minister Marc Miller has confirmed. 6

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  The 18% tip: Here's what Canadians are saying as some restaurants raise their default options

  Despite what the default options on the payment terminal might read, most Canadians still want to tip around 15 per cent, according to a new survey. 4

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  Presidential debate replay: Donald Trump-Kamala Harris face off

  Kamala Harris and Donald Trump exchanged barbs in a combative face-off on key issues such as the economy, immigration and abortion in a showdown that comes less than two months before election day. 31

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  Most of Canada is predicted to have a warmer-than-normal fall: The Weather Network

  Don't put away your summer wardrobe just yet – The Weather Network says most Canadians are in for a warm fall.

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  Hunt widens for man who allegedly threw scalding coffee on baby

  A man wanted for allegedly throwing scalding coffee on a baby in an unprovoked attack at a park in the northern Australian state of Queensland is now the subject of an international manhunt.

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  Why is this village in Quebec facing a 370 per cent property tax hike?

  Residents in the small Quebec village of Danford Lake may soon be priced out of their homes, as property valuations and taxes are set to skyrocket. 1

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  Canadian fast food chains create value menus to win back customers

  Canada’s restaurant industry is in a slump as money conscious consumers are eating out less and spending less when they do go out. 1

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  North Bay man charged with kicking a woman, brandishing a machete

  A 28-year-old man in North Bay is facing assault charges in connection with incidents over two days, including one in which he grabbed a machete.

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  Reliance on food banks reaches all-time high: Feed Ontario

  New data from Feed Ontario finds that more than a million people in Ontario needed food bank services in the last year. 1

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  Buyers say they lost life savings to a Saskatchewan company selling luxury vacation condos

  In 2022, Tanya Frisk-Welburn and her husband bought what they hoped would be a dream home in Mexico. 1

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  Elliot Lake gives locals first crack at Hockeyville tickets to exhibition NHL game

  The City of Elliot Lake has released ticketing information for the upcoming NHL game – one of its prizes for winning Kraft Hockeyville 2024. 1

• Sudbury suspect charged with stunt driving on Hwy. 69
• Do Ontario students need to learn how to change a flat tire? Chop food? Province wants to know
• Video shows intense flames at fire on James Street in Timmins 1
• Northern Ont. woman accused of stealing from elderly man in a wheelchair
• Manitoulin Island pet owners raise awareness about Blastomycosis 1
• Does the Manitoulin Island swing bridge need replacing sooner rather than later? 6
• SpaceX launches billionaire to conduct the first private spacewalk
• Treaty litigation successful for 21 Lake Huron First Nations
• Dispelling misconceptions about fetal alcohol spectrum disorder 1
• Northern Ontario hospitals in desperate need of staff and beds, CUPE report finds 1
• Canada Nickel close to securing $676M loan to develop massive nickel deposit near Timmins 1
• 54-year-old G1 driver did not have required ignition interlock, crashes vehicle on Hwy. 11, police say 9
• Sudbury police continue to investigate teen's disappearance 11 years later 3
• Snow has returned to northeastern Ont. 4
• Increase in bear sightings in North Bay, police warn 1
• Ongoing family dispute leads to threats, more charges in Elliot Lake
• Commercial driver from Winnipeg was impaired while operating transport with no rear lights at night, police say 13
• Provincial police look for help locating motorcycle stolen in Temiskaming Shores
• Traffic stop in Waterloo ends with seizure of 200+ guns 2
• Albertan commercial driver charged with stunt driving on northern Ont. highway 13
• Northern Ont. motorcyclist popped a wheelie in front of police, now faces stunt driving, other charges
• Sudbury driver caught speeding on Hwy. 69, police say 8
• Plate reader alert results in traffic stop, arrest in Elliot Lake: OPP 5
• 'Not checking out yet': Woman with incurable cancer vows to keep fighting 1
• Musician Dany Laj returns to northern Ont. with his band 4
• Vehicle flipped over in ditch leads to impaired driving charges in northern Ont. 8
• Sault man charged for using 'large sticks' to smash windows, doors
• Sudbury OPP officer pleads guilty to stealing evidence during moose hunt investigation 1
• Another driver stopped for stunt driving on Hwy. 11: OPP 5
• Provincial police asking for help with Cochrane trailer theft
• Robinson Huron Treaty Of 1850 Gathering starts Sunday in Greater Sudbury
• Body of missing Sudbury woman found in Point Grondine Park 1
• Woman says she fled to northern Ont. to escape Islamic militants, but court rules she faked evidence
• North Bay Battalion host Fan Fest, win second pre-season game 6
• Person hospitalized for Ontario's first human case of rabies since 1967 2
• Average of one impaired-related charge per day in Sudbury 1