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ONTARIO: Bear suit inventor dies in highway crash

ONTARIO: Bear suit inventor dies in highway crash

Troy Hurtubise, who rose to fame in the 1990s when he invented an impenetrable bear suit, has been identified as the victim in a fatal crash in northern Ontario
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ONTARIO: Thunder Bay ambulance collides with moose

ONTARIO: Thunder Bay ambulance collides with moose

The moose won; the ambulance is a write-off
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ONTARIO: Kingston man charged with faking own kidnapping

ONTARIO: Kingston man charged with faking own kidnapping

A 24-year-old man is facing charges for allegedly faking his own kidnapping.  
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ONTARIO: HIV sex assault sentencing to go ahead, judge rules

ONTARIO: HIV sex assault sentencing to go ahead, judge rules

The case centred around the issue of significant risk of bodily harm and whether there was a realistic possibility of transmission
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ONTARIO: Woman in critical condition after falling down waterfall

ONTARIO: Woman in critical condition after falling down waterfall

'She was further up in the falls and had slipped and went down with the fast running water' — OPP
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Ontario: Man known to camp in northern Ontario found dead near Killarney

Ontario: Man known to camp in northern Ontario found dead near Killarney

Human remains were found near a truck along the Killarney highway
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ONTARIO: HIV positive man who didn't tell partners wants conviction reopened

ONTARIO: HIV positive man who didn't tell partners wants conviction reopened

His lawyer says he wants a judge to hear fresh evidence
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ONTARIO: Leacock Medal-winning author recovering after suffering stroke during kick-off event

ONTARIO: Leacock Medal-winning author recovering after suffering stroke during kick-off event

Daughter had to step in to accept the award on Saturday
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ONTARIO: OPP officers educate woman after hangry 911 call about slow restaurant

ONTARIO:OPP officers educate woman after hangry 911 call about slow restaurant

Pizza problems
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ONTARIO: 'We're not the fun police'; Sault council throws out councillor's doobie decree

ONTARIO: 'We're not the fun police'; Sault council throws out councillor's doobie decree

Councillor Myers stood alone in her opposition to an Ontario retail cannabis store in Sault Ste. Marie
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