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• Fedeli promises to cut red tape to jump-start Ring of Fire

  15-11-2018 23:55 via baytoday.ca
  Regional transportation needs are also under review, including passenger rail and bus services
  
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• Ontario pot rules restrict retail ownership of licensed producers

  15-11-2018 23:06 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — An Ontario cannabis retail licence will not be issued to a corporation if more than 9.
  
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• Children of migrants living in U.S. pushing up American asylum-seeker numbers

  15-11-2018 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — As Canada grapples with an influx of irregular asylum seekers, statistics show a growing number of people seeking refugee protection in Canada are Americans.
  
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• NLL cancels first two weeks of season as labour dispute with PLPA continues

  15-11-2018 22:06 via baytoday.ca
  PHILADELPHIA — The National Lacrosse League has cancelled the first two weekends of the 2018-19 season as a labour dispute continues between the league and the Professional Lacrosse Players' Association.
  
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• Manitoba MLAs accused of harassment should be subject to suspension: Liberals

  15-11-2018 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — Manitoba's Liberal Leader says politicians accused of sexual harassment or other inappropriate comments should face possible suspension from the legislature.
  
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• Fedeli heeding legal action over accusations

  15-11-2018 21:57 via nugget.ca
  False and malicious were the sentiments Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli used to describe accusations of sexual misconduct made by former Ontario Progressive Conservative leader and current Brampton mayor-elect Patrick Brown.
  The Nugget asked the province’s finance minister about the allegations during a telephone interview Thursday following the release of the Conservative’s Fall Economic Statement.
  “I have retained legal council,” Fedeli said. “And I will take whatever le
  
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• Government to extend hours to buy booze

  15-11-2018 21:34 via baytoday.ca
  Hours for alcohol sales will be extended at the Beer Store, LCBO, and grocery stores from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m., seven days a week
  
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• Roy Clark, country guitar virtuoso, 'Hee Haw' star, has died

  15-11-2018 21:06 via baytoday.ca
  Country star Roy Clark, the guitar virtuoso and singer who headlined the cornpone TV show "Hee Haw" for nearly a quarter century and was known for such hits as "Yesterday When I was Young" and "Honeymoon Feeling," has died. He was 85.
  
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• Fire claims popular recreation spots in Southern California

  15-11-2018 21:06 via baytoday.ca
  LOS ANGELES — Southern California residents faced with the loss of lives and homes in a huge wildfire also are grappling with the destruction of a vast swath of public lands that are popular destinations for hikers, horseback riders and mountain bike
  
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• Ontario government rejects federal tax changes on passive investment income

  15-11-2018 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Ontario government is refusing to follow the federal Liberals' lead with a controversial tax change related to passive investment income in personal corporations.
  
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• Canada resisting UN request to extend Mali mission: Sources

  15-11-2018 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Trudeau government is reportedly resisting a United Nations request to extend Canada's peacekeeping mission in Mali so medical evacuations can continue while replacements for Canada's personnel arrive.
  
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• B.C. man trapped in truck for several days recovers in Victoria hospital

  15-11-2018 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  CAMPBELL RIVER, Canada — A 23-year-old Vancouver Island man is recovering in a Victoria hospital after his truck went off a cliff and he was pinned in the vehicle with a broken femur for several days.
  
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• KOZIOL, Hella

  15-11-2018 20:39 via baytoday.ca
  The embodiment of self, with stubborn oft-used in conjunction, Hella was a big city kid turned frontiers woman. She was born in Hamburg-Harburg, Germany, in 1925 to Ella and Hermann Hirsch.
  
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• Leg injuries not the fault of North Bay police says SIU

  15-11-2018 20:22 via baytoday.ca
  The man declined to provide a formal statement to the SIU
  
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• Homeless Samaritan tale raised $400K. Police say it's a lie

  15-11-2018 20:06 via baytoday.ca
  MOUNT HOLLY, N.J.
  
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• Couple, homeless man charged in charitable scam

  15-11-2018 20:06 via baytoday.ca
  MOUNT HOLLY, N.J.
  
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• 'Paying the price:' U.S. fishermen file seventh climate lawsuit naming Encana

  15-11-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  A major Calgary-based energy company is facing its seventh lawsuit in U.S. courts over climate change.
  
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• Canada Post must deal with 'injury crisis' to end walkouts, says union

  15-11-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Canada Post's latest contract offers to its workers has positives but not enough to put an end to rotating walkouts that are causing mail and parcel delivery delays across the country, the head of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers said Th
  
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• SIU ends North Bay Investigation

  15-11-2018 20:04 via nugget.ca
  Tony Loparco, the director of the Special Investigations Unit, has terminated an investigation of an incident that occurred last month in North Bay.
  At approximately 7 p.m. on Oct. 22, North Bay Police Service officers attended an apartment unit on Main Street West for a noise complaint. After speaking with the occupants, the officers left.
  Sometime later, 911 received a call for an ambulance to attend the same apartment building. Along with Emergency Medical Services, two police officers were d
  
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• SIU terminates North Bay Investigation

  15-11-2018 20:01 via nugget.ca
  Tony Loparco, the director of the Special Investigations Unit, has terminated an investigation of an incident that occurred last month in North Bay.
  At approximately 7 p.m. on Oct. 22, North Bay Police Service officers attended an apartment unit on Main Street West for a noise complaint. After speaking with the occupants, the officers left.
  Sometime later, 911 received a call for an ambulance to attend the same apartment building. Along with Emergency Medical Services, two police officers were d
  
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• North Bay filmmaker proud to showcase feature film at home

  15-11-2018 19:44 via nugget.ca
  The feature film Angelique’s Isle is headlining The North Bay Film Festival’s opening night, Friday.Angelique’s Isle is based on a true story that occurred in 1845. Angelique, a young Anishinaabe woman, and her French-Canadian voyageur husband, Charlie, are left for dead on Lake Superior’s Isle Royale by a corrupt Detroit copper hunter.As hunger sets in, Angelique – a devout Christian – struggles with her faith and must rely on the teachings she received from
  
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• More than $10000 up for grabs in North Bay - The North Bay Nugget

  15-11-2018 19:12
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  More than $10000 up for grabs in North Bay
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  NORTH BAY – The latest Catch The Ace draw is entering the 40th and final week Friday. The ace of spades has not been drawn and the progressive accumulating jackpot is now more than $10,000. Tickets, at $5 each, can still be purchased at the Royal ...and more »
  
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• Winnipeg goalie the latest man to become an NHLer for one night

  15-11-2018 19:06 via baytoday.ca
  Gavin McHale joined one of the most unique groups in sports on Wednesday night.
  
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• UN says 8 peacekeepers killed in fight against Congo rebels

  15-11-2018 19:06 via baytoday.ca
  Eight U.N. peacekeepers and at least 12 Congolese soldiers were killed in a joint military operation against rebels in Congo's northeast, which is facing a deadly Ebola outbreak, the U.N. Security Council said late Thursday. U.N.
  
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• UN says 7 peacekeepers killed in fight against Congo rebels

  15-11-2018 19:06 via baytoday.ca
  Seven U.N. peacekeepers were killed and 10 wounded in a military operation with Congolese forces against rebels in the northeast, which is facing a deadly Ebola outbreak, the United Nations said Thursday. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said one U.
  
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• Pelosi sees vocal opposition to her return as House speaker

  15-11-2018 19:06 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — If it was up to most of the Democratic Party, Nancy Pelosi would be the obvious choice to become speaker of the House.
  
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• Pelosi meets with freshmen Democrats key to speakership bid

  15-11-2018 19:06 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — Nancy Pelosi met privately Friday with several newly-elected Democrats who could be crucial to her bid for House speaker, as she works to tamp down discord and fend off a challenge from a small but persistent group determined to stop her
  
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• Pelosi has 'candid' talk with potential rival for speaker

  15-11-2018 19:06 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — Nancy Pelosi met privately Friday with her top potential rival for House speaker, Rep.
  
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• Pelosi claims 'overwhelming support' for 2nd act as speaker

  15-11-2018 19:06 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she has "overwhelming support" from House Democrats to become the next speaker.
  
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• Dem struggle over Pelosi bid, with no end game in sight

  15-11-2018 19:06 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — Democrats won the majority. Now they just need a speaker of the House.
  
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• Baseball owners extend Manfred's contract, TV deal with Fox

  15-11-2018 19:06 via baytoday.ca
  ATLANTA — Baseball owners have extended the contract of Commissioner Rob Manfred and signed off a new television deal with Fox after two days of meetings in Atlanta. The owners put off any decision Thursday on changes that might speed games.
  
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• Alberta energy firms split on call for government imposed production cuts

  15-11-2018 19:06 via baytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Oilsands and refining giants Suncor Energy Inc. and Husky Energy Inc. are rejecting a call by rival Cenovus Energy Inc. for government-imposed production cuts to reduce an oversupply of oil in Alberta linked to steep price discounts.
  
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• Toronto private school didn't report alleged sexual assault to police: Cops

  15-11-2018 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  Toronto police say a prestigious private school did not notify them about the alleged sexual assault of a student on campus as claimed by the school's principal. Police say they launched an investigation into the alleged incident at St.
  
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• Supreme Court to hear latest challenge in dispute between Innu and Rio Tinto

  15-11-2018 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada says it will hear an appeal over jurisdiction in the latest stage of a long-running effort by Innu First Nations to sue mining giant Rio Tinto.
  
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• Police charge youth in fire that damaged Iqaluit grocery store

  15-11-2018 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  IQALUIT, Nunavut — A youth has been charged after a fire at the largest retailer and grocery store in Iqaluit raised fears about food supplies in Nunavut's capital. The fire at the Northmart store began early on Nov.
  
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• Plane crash-lands in Newfoundland with 50 people aboard, minor injuries reported

  15-11-2018 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  STEPHENVILLE, N.L. — Officials say a plane has crash-landed at a western Newfoundland airport. Stephenville Mayor Tom Rose says the nose gear collapsed on a PAL Airlines plane as it was landing just after noon local time today.
  
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• More than $10,000 up for grabs in North Bay

  15-11-2018 19:05 via nugget.ca
  NORTH BAY – The latest Catch The Ace draw is entering the 40th and final week Friday. The ace of spades has not been drawn and the progressive accumulating jackpot is now more than $10,000.
  Tickets, at $5 each, can still be purchased at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 23 on Thursday from 9:30 am-5 pm and Friday from 9:30 am-7:30 pm.
  The draw will take place at 7:45 pm in the Legion dress lounge. Tickets will continue to be drawn from the bin until the ace is revealed and the lucky winner
  
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• IMF executive board will meet in 'coming weeks' on Venezuela

  15-11-2018 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — The International Monetary Fund said Thursday its executive board will meet in the "coming weeks" to discuss the failure of the Venezuelan government to provide updated figures on its troubled economy.
  
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• Federal minister drops in for a visit

  15-11-2018 18:57 via baytoday.ca
  Tassi says it’s important that all governments work together for the betterment of seniors and that includes provincial and municipal governments
  
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• North Bay Film Festival showcases 17 student films

  15-11-2018 18:44 via nugget.ca
  Seventeen student short films and one Canadore professor’s feature film will be screened at the annual North Bay Film Festival (NBFF) this weekend at the Capitol Centre.
  As a part of regular program delivery in the digital cinematography program, students are tasked with creating creative content over the three years of their study. The following 14 comedy, drama, documentary, mockumentary and experimental shorts will screen as a two-hour block during the Canadore Student Film Showcase on
  
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• Buy a Christmas tree and help the North Bay hospital and PADDLE

  15-11-2018 18:25 via nugget.ca
  How much would you pay to not have to set-up and decorate your Christmas tree while helping two great causes?
  The Festival of Trees just might be your answer.
  There is almost every type of tree up for grabs, including Christmas wreaths and decorations via a silent or live auction.
  All proceeds will go to support the North Bay Regional Health Centre Foundation’s Cancer Care Close to Home campaign and the PADDLE Program where they will continue to provide lifelong experiences for adults with
  
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• Catch The Ace draw now over $10,000

  15-11-2018 18:17 via baytoday.ca
  Tickets will continue to be drawn from the bin until the ace is revealed
  
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• Staggered evacuation plan questioned in fire's aftermath

  15-11-2018 18:06 via baytoday.ca
  MAGALIA, Calif. — Ten years ago, as two wildfires advanced on Paradise, residents jumped into their vehicles to flee and got stuck in gridlock.
  
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• Officials try to account for hundreds missing in fire's wake

  15-11-2018 18:06 via baytoday.ca
  CHICO, Calif.
  
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• North American stock markets close higher in highly volatile trading day

  15-11-2018 18:06 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — North American stocks rallied during a volatile session Thursday with health care and technology rebounding and oil closing higher for a second-straight day.
  
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• Missing-persons list tops 600 in fire-stricken California

  15-11-2018 18:06 via baytoday.ca
  CHICO, Calif. — The potential magnitude of the wildfire disaster in Northern California escalated as officials raised the death toll to 63 and released a missing-persons list with 631 names on it more than a week after the flames swept through.
  
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• Fire deaths rise to 71 ahead of Trump's California visit

  15-11-2018 18:06 via baytoday.ca
  CHICO, Calif.
  
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• Fire death toll at 56 and counting in Northern California

  15-11-2018 18:06 via baytoday.ca
  MAGALIA, Calif. — Cool weather helped fire crews gain ground Thursday against the nation's deadliest wildfire in a century, as the search went on for more bodies.
  
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• California town's wildfire evacuation plan raises questions

  15-11-2018 18:06 via baytoday.ca
  MAGALIA, Calif. — Ten years ago, as two wildfires advanced on Paradise, residents jumped into their vehicles to flee and got stuck in gridlock.
  
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• California fire has claimed 63 as missing list grows to 631

  15-11-2018 18:06 via baytoday.ca
  MAGALIA, Calif. — At least 63 are now dead from a Northern California wildfire, and officials say they have a missing persons list with 631 names on it in an ever-evolving accounting of the missing after the nation's deadliest wildfire in a century.
  
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