MNRF reports three new forest fires across the northeast
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) is reporting several new active forest fires in the northeast region including two in Greater Sudbury and one in the Parry Sound area.
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Sudbury’s outdoor market in now open for the season
There was a great turn-out throughout the day Saturday at Sudbury’s outdoor market, located at the corner of York Street and Paris Street.
Manitoulin OPP seek public assistance in hit-and-run investigation
Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Manitoulin Detachment were called to Meredith Street in Manitowaning just before 11:00 p.m. on Friday where a vehicle struck a pedestrian and left the scene without stopping.
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MNRF reports three new forest fires across the northeast
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Thousands protest for the 'liberation of Palestine' in Montreal
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Israel kills 42 in Gaza as Netanyahu warns war will go on
Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City flattened three buildings and killed at least 42 people Sunday, Palestinian medics said, in the deadliest single attack in the latest round of violence. Despite the toll and international efforts to broker a ceasefire, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signaled the fourth war with Gaza's Hamas rulers would rage on.
Islamic nations slam Israel and each other's ties to it
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Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City flattened three buildings and killed at least 42 people Sunday, Palestinian medics said, in the deadliest single attack in the latest round of violence. Despite the toll and international efforts to broker a cease-fire, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signaled the fourth war with Gaza's Hamas rulers would rage on.
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Amid the growing violence in east Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, supporters of the Palestinian solidarity movement held peaceful protests in cities across Canada on Friday and Saturday, ranging from small car rallies to massive marches of thousands of people.
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