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• Panel to discuss health care in live-streamed event

  29-11-2020 23:52
  
  Foundations that raise money for health care are hosting a virtual presentation regarding their work over the past year. Read More
  
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• KL Gold sets sights on Timmins for regional office

  29-11-2020 23:48
  
  Kirkland Lake Gold views Timmins as an integral part of the company’s future according to its president and chief executive officer Tony Makuch. Read More
  
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• B.C.'s economic recovery minister says getting through pandemic will be team approach

  29-11-2020 23:35 via sudbury.com
  
  VICTORIA — The British Columbia cabinet minister appointed to lead the province's COVID-19 pandemic recovery says he plans to mount a large team effort from inside and outside of government spur economic success.
  
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• Sudbury's health unit shifting to once-daily COVID-19 reporting

  29-11-2020 23:00 via sudbury.com
  
  Updates will be posted daily at 4 p.m. on PHSD website
  
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• Evidence suggests Island barricader shot himself: SIU

  29-11-2020 21:57
  
  A few more details have been made available regarding a recent death on Manitoulin that occurred during a police response. Read More
  
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• Ottawa extends rules and restrictions for travellers amid rising COVID-19 case counts

  29-11-2020 21:35 via sudbury.com
  
  A slew of travel restrictions and rules meant to curb the spread of COVID-19 will be extended into January, the federal government said Sunday, as case counts continued to rise steadily across the country.
  
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• Ottawa extends rules and restrictions for travelers amid rising COVID-19 case counts

  29-11-2020 21:35 via sudbury.com
  
  The federal government says it's extending a slew of travel restrictions and rules meant to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic into the new year as case counts continue their steady rise across the country.
  
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• Canada public health officials urge reduced contacts as COVID cases continue to rise

  29-11-2020 21:35 via sudbury.com
  
  New COVID-19 infections continue to mount in several provinces, though today's new case numbers fall short of record-setting totals seen in recent weeks.
  
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• Scrapping it out: Carriere Industrial Supply donates $40K to the NCF with scrap metal

  29-11-2020 21:00 via sudbury.com
  
  This year’s donation brings the company’s total to $200K in seven years
  
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• One dead, one critically injured in Oshawa, Ont. shooting; no suspects sought

  29-11-2020 20:05 via sudbury.com
  
  Police say a man has died and another is critically injured following a morning shooting in Oshawa, Ont. Durham regional police say they were called to an area of Simcoe Street around 10:30 a.m.
  
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• Ontario calls on feds for certainty as COVID-19 vaccine preparation continues

  29-11-2020 20:00 via sudbury.com
  
  "Ontario and Canada should not be last in line to receive vaccine" says Premier Ford
  
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• Province reports 1,708 new, confirmed COVID-19 cases today

  29-11-2020 19:00 via sudbury.com
  
  About 67 per cent of the new cases are from the GTA; There are 20 more deaths related to the coronavirus reported over the past 24 hours
  
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• Quebec reports 1,395 new cases of COVID-19, 12 additional deaths

  29-11-2020 18:35 via sudbury.com
  
  Quebec is reporting 1,395 new cases of COVID-19 today and 12 additional deaths linked to the virus. Health officials say four of those deaths occurred in the past 24 hours, while eight took place between Nov. 22 and 27.
  
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• Montreal long-term care home sends 20 residents to hospital after COVID-19 outbreak

  29-11-2020 18:35 via sudbury.com
  
  MONTREAL — A Montreal long-term care home transferred 20 residents to local hospitals on Sunday after a COVID-19 outbreak at the facility drew concern from officials and families this week.
  
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• Sudbury's youth ambassadors revealed

  29-11-2020 18:09
  
  The Miss North Ontario Regional Canada Pageant has announced its 2021 youth ambassadors following an event held virtually. Read More
  
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• PM put all vaccine 'eggs' in one China basket, didn't consider other options: O'Toole

  29-11-2020 18:05 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole accused the Liberal government Sunday of putting too much emphasis on partnering with a Chinese company for a COVID-19 vaccine in what turned out to be a failed deal.
  
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• Moderna chairman says Canada near head of line for 20 million vaccine doses

  29-11-2020 18:05 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — The chairman of American vaccine maker Moderna says Canada is near the front of the line to receive 20 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine it pre-ordered.
  
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• Winter survival pandemic primer for gardeners

  29-11-2020 18:04
  
  For those of us who have enjoyed months of outdoor activity, the prospect of knee-deep snow and cold temperatures sends shivers down our back. Read More
  
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• Maxwell: One way to keep your feet warm

  29-11-2020 18:00
  
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• SIU investigating death at Manitoulin residence

  29-11-2020 17:59 via sudbury.com
  
  Domestic dispute call on Friday evening resulted in the death of one person
  
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• Sudbury photo: Finishing touches

  29-11-2020 17:54
  
  Norm Gibeau of Modern Signs installs letters on the west face of the recently renovated Riverside Centre at 359 Riverside Dr. Read More
  
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• Ontario reports 1,708 new cases of COVID-19 and 24 new deaths related to virus

  29-11-2020 17:35 via sudbury.com
  
  Ontario is reporting 1,708 new cases of COVID-19 and 24 new deaths related to the novel coronavirus. Health minister Christine Elliott says 503 of those cases are in Peel Region and 463 in Toronto - the only two regions currently under lockdown.
  
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• Enforcement ramps up in parts of Ontario as province logs 1,708 new COVID cases

  29-11-2020 17:35 via sudbury.com
  
  Officials in southern Ontario fined businesses, charged anti-maskers and busted at least one massive party over the weekend as the province recorded another 1,708 cases of COVID-19 on Sunday.
  
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• Draft fishery deal possibly a 'historic recognition' of treaty rights: Mi'kmaq chief

  29-11-2020 17:35 via sudbury.com
  
  SAULNIERVILLE, N.S. — A Nova Scotia First Nation says it has received a draft agreement on a "moderate livelihood" fishery, which it calls a potentially groundbreaking recognition of Indigenous treaty rights in Canada.
  
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• 'I've been spared a lot,' van attack survivor says as she watches trial alone

  29-11-2020 16:35 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — Every day virtual court sits, Catherine Riddell wakes up, shakes off the aches, grabs her walker and hops in a cab down to the real courthouse where she steels herself for a long day peering into the mind of the man who tried to kill her.
  
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• Few federal inmates moved from solitary after external reviews, new data show

  29-11-2020 16:35 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — Independent reviews of the hundreds of inmates placed in segregation over the past year found only a handful were inappropriate, new government data indicate.
  
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• Spread of COVID-19 in Brampton linked to systemic factors, experts say

  29-11-2020 16:05 via sudbury.com
  
  When Kelly Lopes learned back in the spring that the Ontario government was ordering her teenaged children to stay home from school for their own safety but expected them and their parents to continue going to work, fear and anger set in almost immed
  
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• Nunavut judges disagree on how to sentence offenders during pandemic

  29-11-2020 16:05 via sudbury.com
  
  IQALUIT — Three Nunavut judges, including the territory's chief justice, are at odds over whether harsher prison conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic should be considered in sentencing. One of them wants Ottawa to weigh in.
  
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• CANADA: Why the 'extreme intoxication' defence is dangerous for women

  29-11-2020 15:25 via sudbury.com
  
  The extreme intoxication defence is often successful when used, usually in cases involving male violence against women
  
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• Senators ponder how far to go to protect charter rights in assisted-dying bill

  29-11-2020 13:05 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — There was a strong message conveyed to cabinet ministers last week as senators grilled them on the Trudeau government's bill to expand access to medical assistance in dying. We told you so.
  
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• Sudbury photo: Cookie campaign sets record

  29-11-2020 10:07
  
  Health Sciences North Foundation has received a record-breaking donation of $50,860 from the local Tim Hortons Smile Cookie campaign, which will support priority needs at HSN. Read More
  
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• The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020

  29-11-2020 10:05 via sudbury.com
  
  The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. EST on Nov. 29, 2020: There are 364,798 confirmed cases in Canada.
  
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• Carriere Industrial in Sudbury scraps with cancer

  29-11-2020 09:56
  
  Carriere Industrial Supply has been hard at work this past month removing six months of scrap from its yard to donate $40,000 to the Northern Cancer Foundation for this year’s SCRAP Cancer Campaign. Read More
  
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• Candy train making its way to Capreol

  29-11-2020 09:49
  
  It’s the most wonderful time of the year as the #219 Candy Cane Express rolls into the Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre located at 26 Bloor St. in Capreol. Read More
  
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• Sudbury kids can still talk to Santa — virtually

  29-11-2020 09:45
  
  While Santa Claus will be missed in his usual activities around town, like the Santa Claus Parade, he will still be making an appearance at the YMCA to bring joy to kids and help raise funds for the Sudbury YMCA and Elgin St. Mission this December. Read More
  
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• No winning ticket or Saturday night's $8.9 million Lotto 649 jackpot

  29-11-2020 09:35 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $8.9 million jackpot in Saturday night's Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize went to a ticket holder in the Prairies. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on Dec.
  
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• Sudbury builders organize virtual fundraiser

  29-11-2020 09:29
  
  Like a lot of organizations, the pandemic has forced the Sudbury & District Home Builders’ Association to adapt. Read More
  
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• Wordstock honours fine young Sudbury writers

  29-11-2020 09:20
  
  Below are the winning entries for the 2020 Youthwords Writing Contest, held in Sudbury earlier this month as part of the Wordstock Sudbury Literary festival. Read More
  
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• Sudbury faith: A rock, an island, or a friend?  

  29-11-2020 09:17
  
  Back in 1968 Simon and Garfunkel wrote a song called I Am A Rock that said: “A winter’s day, in a deep and dark December, I am alone, gazing from my window, to the streets below, on a freshly fallen silent shroud of snow, I am a rock, I am an island.  I’ve built walls, a fortress deep and mighty, that none may penetrate, I have no friendships; friendship causes pain, it’s laughter and it’s love that I disdain, I am a rock, I am an island.” Read More
  
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• Public Health Sudbury confirms one new case of COVID-19

  29-11-2020 02:55 via sudbury.com
  
  There are currently 12 active cases of COVID-19 in the area
  
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• BEYOND LOCAL: Know the signs developmental language disorder

  29-11-2020 02:55 via sudbury.com
  
  Developmental language disorder may be missed as it often doesn’t appear foremost as a language impairment
  
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• Person dead following domestic incident on Manitoulin, SIU invokes mandate

  29-11-2020 01:14
  
  Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit has invoked its mandate after a person was found dead inside an Aundeck Omni Kaning First Nation residence following a domestic dispute on Friday night, the Manitoulin OPP said in a release. Read More
  
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• City taking public input on 2021 budget

  29-11-2020 01:00 via sudbury.com
  
  Share you ideas on the city’s spending priorities and service levels
  
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• ‘He cared’ — Provincial Const. Marc Hovingh remembered for kindness, commitment to community

  29-11-2020 00:40
  
  Lianne Hovingh and her husband, Marc, spent “a beautiful morning together” at their Manitoulin Island home on Nov. 19. Read More
  
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• Paramedics, police treat seven people who overdose at party in Vancouver's West End

  29-11-2020 00:35 via sudbury.com
  
  Vancouver police say seven people overdosed on street drugs at a party Saturday at an apartment in Vancouver's West End. Const.
  
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