Timmins snowmobile trails opening for season
Some snowmobile trails in Timmins are ready for sledders albeit lacklustre snow conditions and pandemic restrictions.
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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.
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.
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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
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Seven new COVID cases recorded in Timmins
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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
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Porcupine Health Unit confirms two more COVID-19 cases Friday morning
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COVID outbreak declared at long-term care home in Kapuskasing
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Sudbury man, 54, dies after snowmobile crashes into a tree
A 54-year-old Sudbury man died Jan. 17 while he was snowmobiling near Moose Mountain Mine Road north of Capreol.
Drug bust in Sudbury nets guns, drugs, cash; four members of same family facing charges
Four people from Greater Sudbury – three men and a woman, all from the same family – are facing drug, weapons and other charges following raids at two residences in the city Jan. 14.
Ontario looks to expand critical care capacity with addition of more than 500 hospital beds
More than 500 critical care beds will be added to hospitals with high rates of COVID-19 transmission, the Ontario government announced Monday.
Divers recover bodies believed to be missing snowmobilers near Victoria Harbour
Divers have found the bodies of two snowmobilers who went through the ice on Georgian Bay near Victoria Harbour on Sunday.
New app helps police rescue stranded hikers in Sault Ste. Marie
Three people who got lost hiking Jan. 10 in the Connor Road area of Sault Ste. Marie were able to use the 'what3words' app to let police know where they were located.
Woman charged following baby's death in Gatineau, Que.
Police in Gatineau, Que. say a 26-year-old woman has been arrested and charged after officers discovered the body of an infant in an apartment in Hull.
Fatal collision near Collingwood claims one life:OPP
One person has been killed in a two-vehicle crash near Collingwood.
Three more COVID outbreaks declared in Sudbury on Sunday, a school and two LTC homes
Public Health officials in Sudbury have declared three more COVID-19 outbreaks, including a French elementary school and two long-term care homes.
Toronto's ICUs will reach capacity by late January as pandemic continues to worsen, top doctor says
Toronto's top public health official says that the city's intensive care units could run out space by the end of January amid a COVID-19 surge that continues to worsen.
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Presidential historian Alvin Felzenberg says an update of his 2008 evaluation of U.S. presidents would rank Donald Trump among the worst ever due to his failures managing the COVID-19 crisis and his lack of character.
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A man froze to death overnight on Saturday just steps from a downtown Montreal shelter where he’d been keeping warm. Public Health had banned the shelter from having clients overnight amid a COVID-19 outbreak.
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UPDATED | U.S. Capitol shut down temporarily out of caution over fire nearby
The U.S. Capitol was shut down temporarily on Monday out of an abundance of caution after a fire broke out near the complex, the Capitol Police said, underscoring security jitters days before U.S. president-elect Joe Biden's inauguration.
