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Northern Ont. suspect pulls hospital fire alarm, threatens staff and police
A man with a history of dangerous behaviour has been charged with pulling the fire alarm at the hospital in Elliot Lake.
Neighbour dispute leads to charges in northern Ont.
East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police have charged one person in Elliot Lake in connection with an ongoing neighbour dispute.
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International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia marked in the Sault
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Northern Ont. students ready for provincial arm wrestling championship
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Sault police honour local heroes at awards ceremony
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Indigenous teen expands scrunchie business to Sudbury
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Stumbling impaired driver in the Sault was on wrong side of the road, crashed into a house
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A man with a history of dangerous behaviour has been charged with pulling the fire alarm at the hospital in Elliot Lake.
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