Porcupine Health Unit declares COVID outbreak at Pepco in Hearst
The Porcupine Health Unit is declaring an outbreak of COVID-19 at Pepco in Hearst.
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Epilepsy advocates say pandemic impacting support services
The raising of a purple flag at Timmins city hall Monday invokes more than the need to raise awareness for epilepsy, it also honours the challenges people impacted by the disorder have been facing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fight between employees in Temiskaming leads to charges
A two-day dispute between workers at a business in Temiskaming Shores has led to one of the workers being charged with making threats.
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Timmins hospital February 50/50 draw nets winner almost $280K
The winner of the Timmins Hospital Foundation's February 50/50 draw was cutting a client's hair when she received the good news.
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Timmins Immigration Program highlights successes matching foreign workers with employers
Building the economy is one of the main goals of the Rural and Northern Immigration Program.
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Downtown Timmins looks to evolve with new strategic plan
There are around 250 businesses located in downtown Timmins with over 2,000 employees.
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Timmins pool to reopen for first time since start of pandemic
For people looking to dip their toes in some warm water in Timmins, the Archie Dillon Sportsplex swimming pool is reopening Monday after being closed since the beginning of the pandemic last March.
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Health unit warns of high-risk exposure to COVID on buses from Toronto to Sudbury, Sudbury to Timmins
Through an investigation related to a positive case of COVID-19, staff at the Porcupine Health Unit has learned there is a high-risk exposure to the public related to the recent bus travel.
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Woman taken to hospital after her vehicle collides with freight train near Timmins
A 51-year-old woman had to be extracted from her vehicle Thursday morning near Timmins after her vehicle was struck by a 39-car freight train.
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Timmins police say human trafficking case started as online romance
Timmins police say what started as an online romance turned into a tragedy: a 25-year-old woman became a victim of human trafficking.
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COVID outbreak at Extendicare Kapuskasing declared over
The Porcupine Health Unit announced Wednesday the outbreak at the Extendicare Long Term Care Home in Kapuskasing is now over.
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Second COVID vaccine doses rolling out in northeast
COVID-19 vaccine rollout is progressing slowly but effectively in the northeast, according to medical officers of health in the region.
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Timmins police charge Toronto area man with human trafficking
A Toronto area man is facing a list of criminal charges related to alleged human trafficking at a Timmins hotel, police said.
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Entire school dismissed at Sudbury's Lo-Ellen Park
Following additional COVID-19 cases, health officials in Sudbury have dismissed all staff and students from a high school battling an outbreak.
Indigenous people older than 55 in Sudbury eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccine
Shkagamik-kwe Health Centre will offer 2,400 COVID-19 vaccines to Indigenous people aged 55 and older on Friday and Saturday.
Six northern Ontario colleges holding virtual recruitment event
In an effort to attract students from southern Ontario, six northern colleges are banding together to promote the north. Study North aims to offer southern students a northern educational alternative.
Rally held Wednesday in support of Sudbury homeless shelter being forced to close
There was a peaceful rally Wednesday outside of an unsanctioned shelter for the homeless in Sudbury that has been ordered by the city to close due to fire safety concerns.
Another 18 COVID cases reported in Sudbury on Wednesday
A day after the medical officer of health told reports Sudbury should be in the red zone, Public Health Sudbury & Districts reported 18 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, marking 62 new cases in the last three days.
Province closing 26 youth detention centres, including several in northeastern Ontario
Citing declining numbers, the province has announced it is closing 26 youth detention centres, including several in northeastern Ontario.
Explosion levels empty dormitory north of Parry Sound; no injuries
Few details are available, but an explosion levelled a dormitory Wednesday in the Municipality of McDougall, north of Parry Sound.
COVID outbreak declared at Kirkland Lake Gold
A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at Kirkland Lake Gold, the Timiskaming Health Unit said Wednesday afternoon, after four positive cases were reported.
New cannabis store opens in Sudbury as queue of outlets waiting to open grows
Greater Sudbury has its third cannabis retail outlet, after Happy Life on The Kingsway opened its doors last month.
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Dolly Parton gets a dose of own medicine with vaccine
Dolly Parton sings a new version of her hit 'Jolene' as she received the COVID-19 vaccine.
Montreal photographer captures pandemic's impact in pictures
Montrealer Carlos Viani shares his 'confinement diaries' – images of how the COVID-19 pandemic is shaping the city.
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Wild chase after U.S. driver doing doughnuts hits pedestrian
A driver doing doughnuts in the middle of a street in Los Angeles hit a pedestrian, put her in the car, then fled from police.
WATCH: WWII-era bomb detonated in the middle of U.K. town
A recently discovered bomb from World War II was disposed of during a controlled detonation on February 27 in Exeter, England.
Raccoon attacks in Toronto have surged amid pandemic
Reports of residents in Toronto getting bitten and scratched by raccoons are up over 60 per cent.
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Second doses of COVID-19 vaccines can be given up to 4 months after first, NACI now says
The panel of medical experts advising the federal government on vaccination now says that the second dose of COVID-19 vaccines can be given up to four months after the first, if Canada wants to maximize the number of people being immunized.
Ontario family facing $3,458 hotel quarantine bill vows to fight 'ludicrous' charge
An Ontario family that was charged $3,458 to stay in a quarantine hotel in Toronto after returning to Canada from a funeral are vowing to fight the bill they call "price gouging at its best."
Buckingham Palace to investigate after Meghan accused of bullying staff
Buckingham Palace said Wednesday it was launching an investigation after a newspaper reported that a former aide had made a bullying allegation against the Duchess of Sussex.
Former military ombudsman says he brought Vance allegations to Sajjan in 2018
Former military ombudsman Gary Walbourne says he tried to address allegations of sexual misconduct against former Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jonathan Vance in 2018 with the minister of defence but was dismissed abruptly.
Alek Minassian found criminally responsible for Toronto van attack, guilty on all 26 counts
A judge has ruled that Alek Minassian is criminally responsible for the 2018 Toronto van attack, finding him guilty of 10 counts of first-degree murder and 16 counts of attempted murder.
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