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  North Bay pharmacy employee charged after 130 fentanyl patches go missing

  A 36-year-old woman from North Bay has been charged with stealing fentanyl patches from the pharmacy where she worked as a technician.

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  Impaired driver crashes into Sudbury apartment building; no one injured

  A 25-year-old Sudbury woman has been charged with impaired driving after a car collided with an apartment building on St. Mary Street early Sunday morning.

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  Threatening text messages leads to charges for Garson resident

  A 39-year-old from Garson has been charged after an Elliot Lake resident received threatening texts Oct. 16.

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  Queen's University to drop Sir John A. Macdonald's name from law school building

  Queen's University in Kingston, Ont. says it will be removing the name of Canada's first prime minister from its law school building.

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  Elliot Lake man blows through stop sign, driving with no plates, no licence, no insurance

  A 20-year-old man from Elliot Lake is facing several charges after police caught him driving through a stop sign at a three-way stop Oct. 12.

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  3 students test positive for coronavirus in Grey Highlands

  The Grey Bruce Health Unit confirmed three students who attend Osprey Central School in Grey Highlands tested positive for COVID-19.

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  Sudbury couple celebrates $100K lottery win

  Carolyn Malette and Jacques Martel of Sudbury matched the last six of seven Encore numbers in exact order in the Oct. 3 Lotto 6/49 draw to win $100,000.

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  Inmate at Algoma Treatment and Remand Centre tests positive for COVID-19

  The Ministry of the Solicitor General has confirmed an inmate at Algoma Treatment and Remand Centre in Sault Ste. Marie has tested positive for COVID-19.

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  Ontario driver's licences will go digital as part of major government services overhaul

  The Ontario government has announced its plans to digitize a number of government services as part of it "people-focused" action plan.

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  Driver probably would have liked to skip this delivery

  St. Thomas police say a 46-year-old woman has been charged after she allegedly assaulted a Skip the Dishes driver.

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  Canada-wide warrant issued for man known to frequent Toronto, Kingston and Thunder Bay, Ont.

  Officers from Ontario’s Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (ROPE) Squad are searching for a man who allegedly breached the terms of his statutory release.

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  Man posts in online chat that he's going to carry out shooting at Toronto school: police

  Police are trying to identify a man who allegedly claimed in an online chat that he was in possession of a gun and was going to carry out a shooting a Toronto school. 1

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  Ontario cities no longer on the hook for million-dollar recycling program

  Ontario will be overhauling the province’s Blue Box program, shifting the multi-million dollar cost from municipalities to the producers of packaged materials.

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  Ontario reports spike in new COVID-19 cases after one-day drop

  Ontario has recorded a single-day increase in the number of new COVID-19 cases. 61

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  Petition calls for Blockbuster location in Ontario to be preserved as a museum

  It’s Friday night and you’re browsing the aisles of Blockbuster hoping the latest new release is still available.

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  Canada-U.S. border to remain closed until Nov. 21, at least

  The COVID-19 travel restrictions in place at the Canada-U.S. land border will remain in effect until Nov. 21 at least. 2

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  Cochrane residents protest decision to eliminate job of polar bear habitat conservation coordinator

  There have been some recent changes at the Canadian Polar Bear Habitat in Cochrane, conservation coordinator Dylan McCart's position has been eliminated. 1

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  How one Ontario region has kept its COVID-19 death rate at zero

  As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in parts of the country, one region in Ontario has managed to keep its coronavirus death rate at zero. 1

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  Two positive COVID-19 cases at Chippewa Secondary School, no outbreak declared

  Near North District School Board confirms two positive cases of COVID-19 at North Bay high school, but no outbreak is being declared because the infections are not believed to be connected.

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  Sudbury architecture grad's research suggests a more inclusive design downtown is possible

  Chris Baziw is a recent graduate of Sudbury's Laurentian University School of Architecture and his current research is already receiving some attention. 1

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  Sudbury police investigating another stabbing downtown

  Sudbury police are investigating after another downtown stabbing sent a man to hospital in critical condition. 1

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  Massive ancient drawing of cat discovered on hill in Peru

  An enormous drawing of a cat, etched into the side of a hill thousands of years ago, has been uncovered in Peru, adding another image to the country's catalogue of mystifying geoglyphs.

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  New York authorities halt wedding expected to bring in 10,000 guests amid pandemic

  New York officials have halted a wedding that was expected to draw 10,000 guests amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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  North Bay restaurant being turned into outreach hub

  A North Bay restaurant with the goal of feeding the homeless population is changing its business model. 1

• Head of Anglican Church in Canada visits the Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre in Sault Ste. Marie 1
• 13-year-old girl makes finals for a business pitch competition in the Sault 1
• North Bay school confirms first positive case of COVID-19
• Ontario reports significant single-day drop in new COVID-19 cases 61
• Individual from Timmins high school tests positive for COVID-19
• Police close highway, investigating fatal collision south of Ramore, Ont.
• Canadian literary icon in Sudbury for film premiere
• Career caravan coming to North Bay to help veterans find jobs in software and cyber-security
• Sudbury's Nigerian community demanding an end to SARS 1
• Chelmsford comes together to plant edible forest garden 1
• Police request public assistance in Mattice, Ont. mischief and fire incident
• Area of Hornepayne, Hearst see second case of COVID-19 in three days
• New positive case of COVID-19 reported in the Nipissing District
• Nipissing Culture Days lifting people's spirits through music 1
• Cochrane, Ont. couple calls on municipality to repair essential infrastructure to fix flooding issue 1
• Suspect wanted in Sudbury murder arrested in Toronto
• Child porn charges against Sudbury doctor withdrawn
• Doctors say Timmins is in a 'real crisis' when it comes to fatal opioid overdoses
• New chapter for Mine Connect as it opens first office
• Popular game with northern roots debuts new app
• Nine more students of Ontario high school embroiled in racist yearbook controversy say their quotes were changed 4
• Reward for information to solve fire and explosion in Blezard Valley last summer
• Paint and poetry brighten pedestrian underpass in Sudbury
• After several incidents of drivers failing to stop for school buses, Timmins police to step up patrols
• Sudbury boy collects can tabs in grandma's honour 1
• Spouses charged with assaulting each other in Cartier
• Victim of knife attack in downtown Sudbury dies; police now seeking murder suspect 2
• Struggles of families of children with autism highlighted in Sudbury town hall 1
• One dead following collision in Iroquois Falls
• Sturgeon Falls teen faces charges for threatening another teen over social media
• Sudbury man caught by spot check, charged with impaired driving
• Soaring flu shot demand challenging to deal with, says Sault pharmacist 1
• University sports cancelled across Ontario for winter season
• Free Manitoulin bus service making it easier to get around the Island 1
• Abandoned as a 5 lb. cub, Dwight the bear released back into the wild in northern Ontario
• Manitoulin OPP issues warning after three collisions Wednesday involving deer
• Porcupine Health Unit reports 88th COVID case in its coverage area
• Large amount of suspected red powder fentanyl seized during Englehart traffic stop
• Province to pay for 52 new beds at Health Sciences North
• One arrested in drug bust in White River, weapons and suspected drugs seized
• Off-duty OPP constable shot and killed in northern Ontario
• Temiskaming Shores deaths were murder-suicide: OPP
• Northern Ont. family gets woken up by bear cub ransacking their home 1
• Downtown assault victim was stabbed, police confirm
• 'The city is like The Walking Dead': North Bay downtown business owners disgusted with city's downtown 1
• Sudbury educator produces inspirational video to showcase staff 1
• Positive COVID test at Timmins area long-term care home
• Ontario NDP leader wants to overhaul LTC facilities in Ontario by spending $15B over 8 years
• OPP searching for Sturgeon Falls man accused in sex assaults between 2015-2018
• Canadians being urged to 'leave the leaves' alone 1
• Toronto man dies in Algonquin Provincial Park after canoe capsizes
• Health unit warns patrons of North Bay bar may have been exposed to COVID 1
• Timmins Animal Hospital celebrates 50 years of service 1
• Downtown Bracebridge the set of a new Hallmark movie 1
• Temiskaming Shores offers food tourism package to attract visitors 1
• Sault Ste. Marie releases plan to revitalize a troubled area 2