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Atikameksheng Anishnawbek looking for more funding to tackle mental health and addictions crisis

Atikameksheng Anishnawbek looking for more funding to tackle mental health and addictions crisis

COVID-19 has exacerbated these problems, says community
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Inspire: Milena Raso is driven to make a difference in the lives of cancer fighters

Inspire: Milena Raso is driven to make a difference in the lives of cancer fighters

She lost her father to cancer and, with the support from her mother (a committed volunteer herself), has spent almost half her life working on behalf of all those fighting cancer
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Made-in-Canada COVID-19 vaccine developed by former Sudbury doc is headed for clinical trial

Made-in-Canada COVID-19 vaccine developed by former Sudbury doc is headed for clinical trial

Dr. Francisco Diaz-Mitoma is the former CEO of Sudbury's Advanced Medical Research Institute of Canada (AMRIC), since rebranded as the Health Sciences North Research Institute (HSNRI)
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Sudbury’s top doc said she won’t hesitate to close local schools if necessary

Sudbury’s top doc said she won’t hesitate to close local schools if necessary

But Dr. Penny Sutcliffe said the health unit still has the capacity to follow up on school cases and outbreaks
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As the pandemic turns one, we look back on a year like no other

As the pandemic turns one, we look back on a year like no other

In Part One of a two-part series on the pandemic, Sudbury.com health reporter Len Gillis looks back on the hectic first few months of COVID-19 from the first case, through the shutdown and the first two lives lost
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More funding needed for recreation therapy in LTC homes: Therapeutic Recreation Ontario

More funding needed for recreation therapy in LTC homes: Therapeutic Recreation Ontario

Association wants same recognition for recreation therapists as personal support workers, nurses
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PHSD bans team sports, restricts restaurant dining as city enters Red-Control zone

PHSD bans team sports, restricts restaurant dining as city enters Red-Control zone

Local health unit puts in place safety measures on top of those already imposed by province 
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Mining For Life blood plasma campaign kicks off with the mining industry in Sudbury

Mining For Life blood plasma campaign kicks off with the mining industry in Sudbury

Canadian Blood Services in Sudbury has launched a new blood plasma donation campaign in a bid to get the mining industry more involved in supporting the blood plasma donation service in the city.
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With COVID surge and move to Red-Control, Sutcliffe asks Sudburians to ‘step up’

With COVID surge and move to Red-Control, Sutcliffe asks Sudburians to ‘step up’

‘What is surprising ... is how rapidly the cases are continuing to climb’
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Updated: Public Health Sudbury updates COVID cases after 'internal error'; 22 cases today

Updated: Public Health Sudbury updates COVID cases after 'internal error'; 22 cases today

We’re up to 173 active cases in the region
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