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• Sudbury’s active COVID-19 cases dip to 14

  26-11-2020 23:49
  
  Perhaps providing some hope that Sudbury is finally emerging from recent outbreaks, Public Health Sudbury and Districts announced no new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, while one more case was declared resolved, leaving the number of active cases in the health unit’s service area at 14. Read More
  
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• Local woman and Killarney man charged with first-degree murder

  26-11-2020 23:48
  
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• Toronto restaurant owner arrested for breaking COVID-19 restrictions

  26-11-2020 23:35 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — The owner of a small chain of barbecue restaurants has been arrested for breaking COVID-19 restrictions.
  
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• New Brunswick to require all visitors to self-isolate, reports 12 new COVID-19 cases

  26-11-2020 23:35 via sudbury.com
  
  FREDERICTON — The Atlantic bubble that was pierced Monday when Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador left is now in tatters with New Brunswick's announcement that it is pulling out.
  
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• Macklem tells MPs that bond-buying program about lowering rates, not financing feds

  26-11-2020 23:35 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Canada's top central banker gave a detailed defence of the Bank of Canada's buying spree of government debt, saying it is aimed at lowering borrowing costs across the country.
  
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• Boy dead, officer hurt in Kawartha Lakes, Ont.; police watchdog investigating

  26-11-2020 23:35 via sudbury.com
  
  A one-year-old boy was fatally shot and his father and a provincial police officer injured Thursday following an alleged abduction in central Ontario, the province’s police watchdog says.
  
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• Alberta's top doc says she feels betrayed by media leak, launches investigation

  26-11-2020 23:35 via sudbury.com
  
  EDMONTON — Alberta’s chief medical officer of health says a member of her inner circle committed a “personal betrayal” and fractured the working relationship of her COVID-19 team by leaking private conversations to the media. Dr.
  
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• Alberta's chief medical health officer says she doesn't dictate policy decisions

  26-11-2020 23:35 via sudbury.com
  
  EDMONTON — Alberta’s chief medical officer of health says she does not dictate public health decisions, nor should she, because she is not an elected official. Dr.
  
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• Alberta's chief medical health officer publicly criticizes staffer who leaked info

  26-11-2020 23:35 via sudbury.com
  
  EDMONTON — Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, dealing with rocketing COVID-19 case numbers, is criticizing a member of her inner circle for leaking confidential information to the media. Dr.
  
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• Sudbury woman charged in connection with Killarney murder investigation

  26-11-2020 23:10 via sudbury.com
  
  Investigation reveals that Killarney man died of a "firearm related injury"
  
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• Two people charged with murder in Killarney man's death

  26-11-2020 23:08
  
  Two people have been charged with first-degree murder in the apparent shooting death of a Killarney man a month ago. Read More
  
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• Supervised drug site for Sudbury is narrowed down to two locations

  26-11-2020 23:00 via sudbury.com
  
  Opening the doors of a new drug injection site is still months away
  
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• Mountie with airport knowledge says he warned against arresting Meng on plane

  26-11-2020 22:35 via sudbury.com
  
  VANCOUVER — An RCMP officer who oversaw a small team based at Vancouver's airport says he dismissed a suggestion the night before Meng Wanzhou's flight landed to arrest the Huawei executive by boarding her plane. Sgt.
  
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• Federal Court says class action on COVID-19 airfare refunds a matter for other courts

  26-11-2020 22:05 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — The Federal Court has punted consideration of airfare refunds, which customers say they are owed following hundreds of thousands of cancelled flights, to provincial courts.
  
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• Could fresh Christmas trees be the next COVID-19-related shortage?

  26-11-2020 22:00 via sudbury.com
  
  It is already difficult for farmers to keep up with a demand for fresh trees that skyrocketed in 2015
  
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• Patients, not doctors, should initiate conversations on assisted dying: Qualtrough

  26-11-2020 21:35 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Disability Inclusion Minister Carla Qualtrough says she's open to amending a bill on assisted dying to prevent health practitioners from discussing medical assistance in dying with a patient who hasn't asked for it.
  
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• Trouble brewing ahead of start to Nova Scotia fall lobster season: Indigenous leader

  26-11-2020 21:05 via sudbury.com
  
  HALIFAX — The Indigenous leader at the centre of a dispute over Nova Scotia lobster says the recent seizure of lobster traps in St. Marys Bay by federal officers could lead to trouble on the water next week.
  
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• Federal task force considers an affordable national flood insurance program

  26-11-2020 21:05 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — A new federal task force will look at the possibility of a low-cost national flood insurance program as well as options for moving people who live in areas at highest risk from surging spring waters.
  
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• Federal task force considers a national flood insurance program

  26-11-2020 21:05 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — A new federal task force will look at the possibility of a low-cost national flood insurance program as well as options for moving people who live in areas at highest risk from surging spring waters.
  
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• Boy dead, officer injured in Kawartha Lakes, Ont.; police watchdog investigating

  26-11-2020 21:05 via sudbury.com
  
  Ontario's police watchdog says a young boy is dead and a provincial police officer is injured after an incident in Kawartha Lakes. The Special Investigations Unit says it happened "as a result of an interaction between a man and police.
  
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• COVID-19: Health Canada expects first vaccine to be approved next month

  26-11-2020 20:50 via sudbury.com
  
  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is meeting Dec. 10 to consider whether to give the go-ahead to Pfizer
  
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• ‘Heartbroken’: Sudbury mom behind opioid victim memorial says emergency funding needed

  26-11-2020 20:45 via sudbury.com
  
  Denise Sandul hopes the downtown Sudbury white cross memorial becomes a permanent fixture
  
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• New plasma donor centre moving to even newer location in Sudbury

  26-11-2020 20:41 via sudbury.com
  
  More donor beds mean more Sudburians can help patients across Canada and here at home.
  
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• Provinces push Freeland to delay bump in CPP premiums in economic update

  26-11-2020 20:35 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Provincial finance ministers have quietly prodded Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to put a pause on planned increases in premiums workers and businesses pay into the Canada Pension Plan. The planned increase on Jan.
  
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• CANADA: CERB recipients should be prepared to pay income tax on payments, experts say

  26-11-2020 20:16 via sudbury.com
  
  As 2020 comes to a close, tax experts say now is the time to check and see if you might owe any income tax on the emergency benefit money you received this year or face an unpleasant surprise come tax time
  
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• Three men charged with second-degree murder in death of 20-year-old Brock Beck

  26-11-2020 20:05 via sudbury.com
  
  Hamilton police have charged three men in the stabbing death of 20-year-old Brock Beck, the same week the young man's family offered a $20,000 reward in the case. Police say Beck was found suffering from stab wounds following an attack at about 2 a.
  
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• Health Canada expects first COVID-19 vaccine to be approved next month

  26-11-2020 20:05 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — The chief medical adviser at Health Canada says Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine candidate could be approved in Canada next month. Dr.
  
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• Essential business distinction leaves some in Peel, Toronto without options

  26-11-2020 20:05 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — Christmas decorations, clothes and kitchenware are visible from the front window of National Thrift on Toronto's Keele Street, but people who stop by are greeted with a sign on the door that says the store is closed due to Covid-19 restrict
  
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• Another man charged with second-degree in death of former NHL star's son Brock Beck

  26-11-2020 20:05 via sudbury.com
  
  An 18-year-old man joins the list of those charged in the stabbing death of the son of a former NHL player. Hamilton police say Albin Gashi of Stoney Creek, Ont., was charged with second-degree murder in the death of Brock Beck.
  
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• YES Theatre returns to stage with limited-ticket productions

  26-11-2020 20:00 via sudbury.com
  
  'Bed & Breakfast' runs Nov. 27 to Dec. 13, and you can also still catch one of troupe's cabaret shows
  
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• MOORE, Edythe

  26-11-2020 19:52 via sudbury.com
  
  In loving memory of Edythe Evelyn Moore (nee Mersereau) 82 years. Passed away peacefully Friday, November 20th, 2020 at Extendicare York in Sudbury. Beloved wife of Morley Moore predeceased in 2017.
  
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• POITRAS, Lana

  26-11-2020 19:46 via sudbury.com
  
  It is with great sorrow that the family announces Lana’s passing in Sudbury, on November 24, 2020 at the age of 67 years
  
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• Province records 1,478 new COVID-19 cases before releasing updated projections

  26-11-2020 19:45
  
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• Canadians who say they've been targeted by foreign agents want co-ordinated response

  26-11-2020 19:05 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Canadians who say they have been victims of threats and intimidation by Chinese, Iranian and Russian foreign agents argue domestic police forces are ill-equipped to deal with their concerns.
  
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• Quebec will be ready to begin vaccinating against COVID-19 by Jan. 1, premier says

  26-11-2020 18:05 via sudbury.com
  
  MONTREAL — Quebec will have the staff and the infrastructure ready to begin vaccinating people against COVID-19 by Jan. 1, the province's health minister said Thursday. "Do we have the people on the ground? The answer is yes.
  
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• Quebec reports 1,464 new cases of COVID-19, highest daily total since pandemic began

  26-11-2020 18:05 via sudbury.com
  
  MONTREAL — Quebec is reporting 1,464 new cases of COVID-19 today and 32 additional deaths. It is the highest number of new cases reported in a single day in the province since the pandemic began.
  
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• Ontario to release new COVID-19 projections as Ottawa pledges support for Nunavut

  26-11-2020 18:05 via sudbury.com
  
  Canada's two biggest provinces have each reported more than 1,400 new COVID-19 infections as Ottawa pledged funds to help Nunavut deal with its soaring caseload.
  
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• COVID-19 vaccines to roll out for priority groups in early 2021; Atlantic bubble pops

  26-11-2020 18:05 via sudbury.com
  
  A top public health official said Thursday that priority groups in Canada should start receiving COVID-19 vaccine doses early next year as new restrictions for those entering New Brunswick effectively popped the so-called Atlantic bubble.
  
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• WATCH: COVID-19 testing for asymptomatic students, staff to begin at hot spot schools

  26-11-2020 18:00 via sudbury.com
  
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced the launch of the additional testing today, saying the province will spare no expense to keep schools open
  
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• Rayside-Balfour Canadians look to amp up their offence tonight against Timmins Rock

  26-11-2020 18:00 via sudbury.com
  
  Team has been outscored 14-4 so far in their six-game set
  
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• SAVOIE, Laurent

  26-11-2020 17:19 via sudbury.com
  
  It is with great sorrow that the family announces his passing in Sudbury on Tuesday, November 24th, 2020 at the age of 78 years. Son of the late Frank and late Juliette (née Provencher) Savoie.
  
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• The latest news on COVID 19 developments in Canada on Nov. 26, 2020

  26-11-2020 17:05 via sudbury.com
  
  The latest news on COVID-19 in Canada (all times Eastern): 10:45 a.m. Ottawa has pledged $19 million to Nunavut as the territory continues to grapple with a COVID-19 outbreak. Most of the money, $11.
  
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• Ontario reports 1,478 new cases of COVID-19 today

  26-11-2020 17:00 via sudbury.com
  
  Since yesterday, 83 people have been hospitalized with COVID-19 and 23 COVID patients have been admitted to intensive care units
  
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• ONTARIO: Half of province's hospitals in poor state of repair; accountability office says

  26-11-2020 16:43 via sudbury.com
  
  Overall, it says about one third is in poor repair
  
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• Vancouver council unanimously endorses drug decriminalization, seeks federal approval

  26-11-2020 16:35 via sudbury.com
  
  VANCOUVER — Councillors in Vancouver have voted unanimously to ask the federal government to decriminalize possession of small amounts of illicit drugs.
  
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• CANADA: B.C. homework assignment asks for 'positive experiences with residential schools'

  26-11-2020 16:33 via sudbury.com
  
  Krista MacInnis said she began crying when her daughter asked for help on the Grade 6 assignment
  
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• Half of Ontario hospitals in poor state of repair; accountability office says

  26-11-2020 16:05 via sudbury.com
  
  A new report finds that almost half of Ontario's hospitals are in a poor state of repair. That's far worse than the situation involving roads, bridges and other infrastructure.
  
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• Kids can interact virtually with Santa at YMCA in December

  26-11-2020 16:00 via sudbury.com
  
  ‘Passports’ give kids access to special gifts, treats, and activities around the downtown
  
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• Ontario law to end clock changes will take effect if Quebec, New York follow

  26-11-2020 15:35 via sudbury.com
  
  Ontario has decided to stop changing the clocks twice a year — if Quebec and New York State follow suit. A bill introduced by Tory politician Jeremy Roberts passed in the legislature Wednesday.
  
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• ONTARIO: Survey of university students, faculty suggests online learning has negative impact

  26-11-2020 15:25 via sudbury.com
  
  A survey of university students, faculty, and academic librarians in Ontario suggests that the shift to online learning during the pandemic has negatively affected the quality of the educational experience.
  
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