North Bay news

• Province gives police ability to administer overdose drug

  13-11-2018 23:08 via baytoday.ca
  'Our government is making these changes to ensure police do not face unfair repercussions when they are do their job as first responders trying to save lives'
  
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• Tilray says 'far less' pot available across Canada to bridge recreational supply gap

  13-11-2018 23:06 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — B.C.-based cannabis producer Tilray Inc. says product has been selling out in the first few weeks of legalization and while it has explored buying wholesale to bridge the supply gap, there is "far less" pot available than expected.
  
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• Pink diamond sells for more than $50M, setting world record

  13-11-2018 23:06 via baytoday.ca
  GENEVA — Christie's sold the "Pink Legacy" diamond at auction Tuesday for more than $50 million including fees, saying it's a new world record price per carat for a pink diamond. Christie's said renowned jeweler Harry Winston was the buyer.
  
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• 2015 'Bachelor' star pleads guilty to reduced charge

  13-11-2018 23:06 via baytoday.ca
  INDEPENDENCE, Iowa — A farmer who appeared on ABC's "The Bachelor" pleaded guilty Tuesday in a fatal crash last year near his home in northern Iowa.
  
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• NASA boss in Ottawa, fuels speculation about new Canadian space-station role

  13-11-2018 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The head of the U.S. space agency lauded Canada's expertise in artificial intelligence in Ottawa Tuesday, fuelling speculation that Canada will join its next bold venture to unlock the secrets of the moon.
  
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• Water levels drop, Laurier Woods reopens

  13-11-2018 22:12 via nugget.ca
  Laurier Woods Conservation Area has reopened after being closed since last week due to flooding.
  Rising water levels prompted the closure of Laurier Woods Nov. 9 by the North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority.
  It was believed beavers were the cause, blocking a culvert on the ONR line west of Laurier Avenue. Water levels rose along the main trail making boardwalks and pathways unsafe for use.
  The culvert has since been cleared, water levels in Laurier Woods ponds have dropped and the trails reop
  
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• Roughriders QB Bridge wants CFL command centre to review head hits

  13-11-2018 22:06 via baytoday.ca
  REGINA — Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Brandon Bridge wants the CFL's command centre to have the ability to review hits to the head for potential penalties.
  
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• Cardi B, Chance, T.I. to judge hip-hop competition series

  13-11-2018 22:06 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — Cardi B, Chance the Rapper and T.I. will work as judges in a new Netflix competition series looking for the next big hip-hop star. Netflix announced that "Rhythm + Flow " will debut next fall.
  
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• Bruins' goaltender Rask back at practice after 3-day leave

  13-11-2018 22:06 via baytoday.ca
  Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask returned to practice on Tuesday after taking a three-day leave of absence to attend to a personal matter.
  
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• BP deep water well off Nova Scotia lacks commercial quantities of oil:partner

  13-11-2018 22:06 via baytoday.ca
  HALIFAX — A third well exploration effort off Nova Scotia has failed to find commercially viable levels of oil in the deep waters of the Scotian Shelf. Hess Corp.
  
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• B.C. Lions GM Ed Hervey has plan for busy off-season

  13-11-2018 22:06 via baytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Ed Hervey says he wants the B.C. Lions to be the first choice for CFL free agents as he strives to build a championship team.
  
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• UCP leader must act after member compared LGBTQ flag to swastika: Premier

  13-11-2018 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  LITTLE BUFFALO, Alta. — Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says if Opposition United Conservative Leader Jason Kenney is serious about eradicating extremist views in his party, he can start with a member who compared the LGBTQ flag to the swastika.
  
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• Homeless man to reunite with family after finding Bambi art in Edmonton garbage

  13-11-2018 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — A homeless man who found an authentic animation cel from the classic Disney movie "Bambi" in a tattered, dirty frame will use his earnings to reunite with his family in Ontario. Adam Gillian, who is 38, brought the item into Curiosity Inc.
  
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• E. coli outbreak in B.C. cheese makes five people sick, prompts warning

  13-11-2018 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — An E. coli outbreak has made five people in British Columbia sick and the provincial centre for disease control is warning consumers to throw away or return Little Qualicum Cheeseworks Qualicum Spice cheese.
  
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• Canada stands pat on Saudi arms sales, even after hearing Khashoggi tape

  13-11-2018 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The federal government is showing no apparent signs of toughening its stance on arms sales to Saudi Arabia, even after Canada's spy chief heard a recording of the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
  
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• OPP officer charged with harassment

  13-11-2018 21:49 via nugget.ca
  An OPP officer in Temiskaming has been charged with breach of trust and criminal harassment.
  Michael Potter, 42, has been suspended from duty with pay, with a court appearance scheduled for Dec. 11 in Haileybury, the OPP said in a release.
  The charges stem from “alleged incidents that occurred while the member was on duty,” the OPP said.
  Potter has been a member of the OPP for 18 years, and is presently assigned to the Temiskaming detachment.
  He was arrested and charged by the Profes
  
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• Trappers dominating the Great North Midget League

  13-11-2018 21:24 via baytoday.ca
  'I felt our team was good enough to be extremely competitive in our league'
  
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• Caisse Populaire Alliance shows confidence in West Ferris

  13-11-2018 21:15 via baytoday.ca
  'Today is a win for Ferris, and a win for Ferris is truly a positive for North Bay' Norm St.Amour Regional Manager Caisse Populaire Alliance
  
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• US October budget deficit jumps to $100.5 billion

  13-11-2018 21:06 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — The federal government recorded a deficit of $100.5 billion in October, a big increase from a year ago that was primarily caused by quirks in the calendar.
  
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• Used icebreakers to cost 30% more than advertised thanks to tariffs, fees

  13-11-2018 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The federal government is planning to spend at least $827 million on three used icebreakers for the Canadian Coast Guard — 30 per cent more than advertised.
  
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• Tariffs, fees add $217M to price of three second-hand icebreakers

  13-11-2018 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Three used icebreakers for the Canadian Coast Guard will cost 30 per cent more than the federal government previously said — an increase that officials have blamed on tariffs and fees, but one expert says is proof of a lack of planning.
  
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• Ontario government says pot deliveries 'back on track' after backlog cleared

  13-11-2018 20:23 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Ontario's only outlet for legal recreational cannabis has eliminated its backlog on orders and is "back on track" when it comes to deliveries, the provincial government said Monday after weeks of delays at the online store.
  
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• MARTINEAU, Joan Edna Risley "Nanny"

  13-11-2018 20:14 via baytoday.ca
  Our beloved Matriarch has passed on. Nanny was the youngest daughter of twelve, born in Essex, England to George and Daisy Risley
  
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• Powassan couple named best maple syrup producer in country

  13-11-2018 20:12 via nugget.ca
  Lori and Dan Costello will be enjoying their sweet success for the next 365 days.
  The owners of Bella Hill Maple Syrup are now considered to have produced the best syrup in the country.
  The Powassan couple were claimed as the 2018 winners of the John David Eaton World Championship Cup after winning gold in the golden and delicate taste category at the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto earlier this month.
  Despite numerous second and third place winnings this is the first time the Costello’s won
  
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• Nipissing couple named best maple syrup producer in country

  13-11-2018 20:12 via nugget.ca
  Lori and Dan Costello will be enjoying their sweet success for the next 365 days.
  The owners of Bella Hill Maple Syrup are now considered to have produced the best syrup in the country.
  The Nipissing couple were claimed as the 2018 winners of the John David Eaton World Championship Cup after winning gold in the golden and delicate taste category at the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto earlier this month.
  Despite numerous second and third place winnings this is the first time the Costello’s won
  
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• Wayne Gretzky hopes NHL can move forward after concussion settlement

  13-11-2018 20:06 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Daniel Carcillo wants Wayne Gretzky to step up and help the players who protected the hockey legend during his career.
  
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• UK Cabinet to meet after Britain, EU reach draft Brexit deal

  13-11-2018 20:06 via baytoday.ca
  LONDON — After months of stalled talks, false starts and setbacks, negotiators from Britain and the European Union struck a proposed divorce deal Tuesday to provide for the U.K.'s smooth exit from the bloc.
  
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• Things to know about Michelle Obama's book, arena tour

  13-11-2018 20:06 via baytoday.ca
  Michelle Obama's 12-stop jaunt across the country — and an ocean — is not your average book tour. Of course, the former first lady is not your average author.
  
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• Roughriders coach Chris Jones evasive on team's quarterback future

  13-11-2018 20:06 via baytoday.ca
  REGINA — Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Chris Jones isn't saying whether he's interested in bringing back either of his quarterbacks next season.
  
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• German Playboy regrets misquoting Morricone in interview

  13-11-2018 20:06 via baytoday.ca
  BERLIN — The German edition of Playboy magazine distanced itself Tuesday from an interview in its latest edition with Ennio Morricone, in which the renowned Italian film composer appears to blast director Quentin Tarantino and the Oscars ceremony.
  
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• Law protecting 'revenge porn' victims introduced in Newfoundland and Labrador

  13-11-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador is the latest province to introduce "revenge porn" legislation, offering legal recourse to people who have had intimate images shared without their consent.
  
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• North Bay man claims to have first certified Net Zero home in the North

  13-11-2018 19:56 via baytoday.ca
  'What I have done in terms of energy efficiency, and wall structure and windows and mechanical's, that is probably going to be in the building code within the next 15 to 20 years'
  
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• Caisse populaire opening West Ferris branch

  13-11-2018 19:13 via nugget.ca
  Caisse Populaire Alliance is stepping up to fill a big void in the West Ferris area.The financial institution announced Tuesday it will be opening a new branch at Nipissing Plaza on Lakeshore Drive – at the former Scotiabank branch location – this spring.Regional Manger Norm St-Amour said the new branch will mean West Ferris residents will once again have access to financial services right in their own backyard.“We will be right there where they need us. We’re coming to t
  
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• Bombardier CEO ends his silence on 5,000 layoffs, defends the move

  13-11-2018 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — The head of Bombardier Inc. is defending his move to lay off 5,000 workers — 3,000 of them in Canada — citing efficiency while leaving the door open to more job cuts down the line. "Yes, it is tough. And yes, many people do not like this.
  
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• Voting is underway for North Bay's Skaters North Brand Ambassador

  13-11-2018 18:42 via nugget.ca
  It’s all up to the public now.
  Six finalists have been chosen to have the chance to become the brand ambassador for Skaters North Source for Sports.
  The pictures of Noah St. Jean from North Bay Trappers Peewee AAA, Cedar Montreuil from West Ferris Minor Hockey Association Minor Atom AA team, Sawyer Gedanitz from the Powassan Hawks Novice division, Addison Knight and Jorja Dugas from North Bay Ice Boltz Atom A team and Ridley Ringuette from East Nipissing Vipers Novice division were selecte
  
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• Toronto stock market pushes higher, despite energy weakness on drop in oil

  13-11-2018 18:06 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Canada's main stock index was up in late-morning trading as gains in the financial, industrial and materials sectors outweighed losses in the energy sector as the price of oil fell. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 79.
  
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• Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl serves BBQ to wildfire firefighters

  13-11-2018 18:06 via baytoday.ca
  CALABASAS, Calif. — Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl doesn't want firefighters battling the California wildfires to go hungry. Grohl served his Backbeat Barbeque at Fire Station 68 in Calabasas on Monday night.
  
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• CNN sues Trump, demanding return of Acosta to White House

  13-11-2018 18:06 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — CNN sued the Trump administration Tuesday, demanding that correspondent Jim Acosta's credentials to cover the White House be returned because it violates the constitutional right of freedom of the press.
  
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• Caps' Wilson has suspension cut to 14 games by arbitrator

  13-11-2018 18:06 via baytoday.ca
  Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson has had his 20-game suspension reduced to 14 by a neutral arbitrator and is eligible to play immediately. Wilson has already served 16 games of his suspension for an illegal check to the head of St.
  
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• Newfoundland woman searching for family missing in Northern California

  13-11-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  LEWISPORTE, N.L. — A Newfoundland woman is pleading for help finding missing family members nearly 7,000 kilometres away in the California town of Paradise, a fire-ravaged community at the epicentre of the deadliest wildfire in the state's history.
  
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• Farmer asking public not to approach escaped Newfoundland cow named Coco

  13-11-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  CONCEPTION BAY SOUTH, N.L. — A Newfoundland farmer is on the lookout for an escaped cow that hopped his farm's fence last Thursday.
  
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• Coco the cow hops fence, evades capture: 'I've never had one do that'

  13-11-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  CONCEPTION BAY SOUTH, N.L. — A Newfoundland farmer is on the lookout for an escaped cow that hopped his farm's fence last Thursday.
  
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• Spotlight: Use a Rewards Calculator to Find the Right Credit Card for Your Lifestyle

  13-11-2018 17:46 via baytoday.ca
  Technology makes your decision-making process simpler when you search for a new credit card. A rewards calculator assesses how much you spend in different categories and scans the entire Canadian credit card market for the perfect card to match.
  
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• Italian journalists protest against governing party insults

  13-11-2018 17:06 via baytoday.ca
  MILAN — Italy's leaders sought to affirm their commitment to a free press Tuesday after journalists protested around the country against insults emanating from prominent figures in the governing 5-Star Movement.
  
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• Post office suspends service guarantees as more rotating strikes strand packages

  13-11-2018 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Canada Post suspended delivery-time guarantees to its customers Tuesday, acknowledging a lack of progress in contract talks with its unionized workforce Tuesday as a fourth week of rotating strikes began.
  
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• McGill students vote overwhelmingly for change to Redmen team nickname

  13-11-2018 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Pressure is growing on McGill University to shed its sports teams' Redmen nickname after students voted overwhelmingly in favour of the change in a referendum.
  
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• Fresh rotating postal strikes to cause delivery delays: Canada Post

  13-11-2018 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Canada Post says its employees will hold more rotating walkouts starting today and warns it will mean delivery delays, particularly in western Canada.
  
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• Fear of constitutional crisis escalates in U.S.; Canadians can relate

  13-11-2018 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — Fears are mounting in the United States of a looming constitutional crisis — a fear Canadians know all too well.
  
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• ONTARIO: Safety expert says you shouldn't have to use winter tires, but you definitely should use them

  13-11-2018 16:36 via baytoday.ca
  'You wouldn't wear your sandals all year 'round just to save a couple bucks,' Brian Patterson tells drivers still on the fence about installing winter tires
  
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• Toronto loses bid to host Amazon's second headquarters

  13-11-2018 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Amazon will be spreading its vast expansion plans over multiple North American locations, but confirmed on Tuesday that it will not be calling Canada home.
  
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