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VIDEO: How to build an Ontario ice hut with a chainsaw (3 photos)

VIDEO: How to build an Ontario ice hut with a chainsaw (3 photos)

A Thunder Bay couple used a chainsaw to cut pieces of ice from a lake, then assembled the blocks to make a hut
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CANADA: New work permit program for international graduates taking applications

CANADA: New work permit program for international graduates taking applications

The federal government announced the program this month as part of a bid to convince more people to settle in Canada permanently
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ONTARIO: Nearly $38M allotted for Northern Ontario infrastructure projects

ONTARIO: Nearly $38M allotted for Northern Ontario infrastructure projects

Funding for 2021 comes from the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund
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CANADA: Three people expected to be arraigned for alleged ammunition transfer to N.S. shooter

CANADA: Three people expected to be arraigned for alleged ammunition transfer to N.S. shooter

When the charges were announced on Dec. 4, police said the three "had no prior knowledge" of the actions of the gunman
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CANADA: Provinces sitting on millions in unspent federal pandemic spending, report says

CANADA: Provinces sitting on millions in unspent federal pandemic spending, report says

Report suggests that federal efforts to stretch the financial impact of those dollars is falling short as many provinces have bucked cost-matching requests
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ONTARIO: Gretzky memorabilia among items from permanently closed museum up for auction

ONTARIO: Gretzky memorabilia among items from permanently closed museum up for auction

The online auction is scheduled for Feb. 12
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COVID-19: Canada's vaccine deliveries further threatened as Europe mulls export controls

COVID-19: Canada's vaccine deliveries further threatened as Europe mulls export controls

MPs are scheduled to have an emergency debate on Canada's vaccine program tonight
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ONTARIO: Civil servant 'betrayed' family with alleged $11-million COVID-relief fraud, documents say

ONTARIO: Civil servant 'betrayed' family with alleged $11-million COVID-relief fraud, documents say

In sworn affidavits, the wife of Sanjay Madan and their two adult sons disavow any knowledge of his alleged scheme, which is now the subject of an unproven civil action against them all
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CANADA: Cancel travel plans, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urges Canadians

CANADA: Cancel travel plans, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urges Canadians

Trudeau says a single case imported from abroad is a case too many
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ONTARIO: 'You don't want to fall into that three per cent category,' says Toronto ICU doctor

ONTARIO: 'You don't want to fall into that three per cent category,' says Toronto ICU doctor

Before COVID, Dr. Spiegelman says they've never seen patients' oxygen levels plummet so quickly
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