Machine at Timmins airport sterilizes carry-on items to prevent COVID spread
The Timmins Victor M. Power Airport has a new tool to help battle the spread of COVID-19.
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Two people from Timmins charged in connection with drug overdose death in 2018
A man and a woman from Timmins are facing trafficking charges related to the drug overdose death in 2019 of a 25-year-old man from Matheson.
Three Cochrane men fined $9,500 for moose hunting violations
Three Cochrane men have been fined a total of $9,500 in connection with moose hunting violations that took place in October 2018.
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Northern Ontario students return to school amid extended lockdown
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PHU declares COVID outbreak at Glencore’s Kidd Operations in Timmins
The Porcupine Health Unit (PHU) has declared an outbreak at Glencore’s Kidd Operations in Timmins after two employees tested positive for COVID-19.
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Seven new COVID cases recorded in Timmins
The Porcupine Health Unit (PHU) is reporting seven new cases of COVID-19 in the Timmins area on Saturday, with six resulting from contact with known cases and one case from a community exposure.
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Moose Cree First Nation elders receive COVID vaccine
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Northern Ontario to receive COVID-19 vaccines soon: Ford
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Porcupine Health Unit reports nine new cases of COVID-19
The Porcupine Health Unit reported nine new COVID-19 cases among residents in the health unit area on Friday.
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Porcupine Health Unit confirms two more COVID-19 cases Friday morning
Health officials in the Cochrane District have confirmed two new COVID-19 infections, marking 10 new cases this week and bringing the number of active cases in the area to 14.
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COVID outbreak declared at long-term care home in Kapuskasing
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Timmins police warn public about current phone fraud in the community
The Timmins Police Service issued a public safety advisory Wednesday regarding a fraudulent phone fraud campaign.
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After a busy 2020, The Gathering Place plans to expand in 2021
Despite the many obstacles that 2020 brought, The Gathering Place in North Bay was able to give out more meals than ever before and expand its outreach in 2020, a trend it plans to continue in 2021.
Review could see air traffic control removed from Sault airport
A review by the federal agency in charge of operating air traffic control towers at airports could see Sault Ste. Marie lose its air traffic control service all together.
Ontario temporarily pauses residential evictions
Until the province-wide stay-at-home order is lifted, landlords in Ontario can’t evict their tenants.
New book tackles MMIWG from an Indigenous, community-based perspective
University of Sudbury Prof. Michael Hankard's newest book tackles a difficult topic from the perspective of both men and women. 'Red Dresses on Bare Trees: Stories and Reflections on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls' launches next week.
Machine at Timmins airport sterilizes carry-on items to prevent COVID spread
The Timmins Victor M. Power Airport has a new tool to help battle the spread of COVID-19.
Resident of Sudbury retirement home where outbreak was declared dies of COVID
A resident of the Amberwood Suites retirement home in Sudbury has died of COVID-19, Public Health Sudbury & Districts announced Friday.
Two people from Timmins charged in connection with drug overdose death in 2018
A man and a woman from Timmins are facing trafficking charges related to the drug overdose death in 2019 of a 25-year-old man from Matheson.
Ontario considers delaying second COVID-19 doses ahead of potential vaccine shortage
Ontario is considering whether to delay administering the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, ahead of a potential shortage of doses in Canada.
COVID vaccination plan for Sudbury includes mobile clinics, mass vaccination sites, pharmacies
Exactly when the COVID-19 vaccine will arrive in the Sudbury area is still unknown, but the health unit is detailing plans for how it will distribute the shot once it arrives.
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Judge calls U.S. Capitol siege 'violent insurrection,' orders man who wore horns held
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Canada's coming month of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shipments will be reduced by half
Over the next month Canada will be experiencing a 'temporary' delay in Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine shipments due to the pharmaceutical giant's expansion plans at its European manufacturing facility, with the shortage resulting in an average of 50 per cent of coming doses delayed each week.
