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• Obama's book sells 1.4 million copies in a week

  21-11-2018 23:06 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — Michelle Obama's "Becoming" has become a massive hit. Crown Publishing told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the former first lady's memoir has sold more than 1.4 million copies in print and digital formats in the U.S.
  
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• Los Angeles prosecutor declines felony case against Avenatti

  21-11-2018 23:06 via baytoday.ca
  LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles district attorney declined to prosecute attorney Michael Avenatti on felony domestic abuse charges on Wednesday and referred allegations that he roughed up his girlfriend to the city attorney for a possible misdemeanour
  
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• Canada 'A' scores five tries in 35-14 rugby win over England 'A'

  21-11-2018 23:06 via baytoday.ca
  COBHAM, England — Canada 'A' scored three second-half tries to defeat England 'A' 35-14 in international rugby play Wednesday.
  
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• Border Patrol agent acquitted in Mexican teen's 2012 death

  21-11-2018 23:06 via baytoday.ca
  PHOENIX — An Arizona jury on Wednesday acquitted a U.S. Border Patrol agent of manslaughter in the shooting of a Mexican teen through a border fence, another loss for federal prosecutors in the second trial over the 2012 killing.
  
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• Auburn star Edouard Julien named 2018 Canadian college player of the year

  21-11-2018 23:06 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Auburn Tigers star Edouard Julien has been named the 2018 Canadian college player of the year by the Canadian Baseball Network.
  
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• Quebec ready to reform family law to protect children of common-law spouses

  21-11-2018 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Quebec says it is ready to enact a major reform of family law following repeated calls by legal experts to ensure children of separated common-law parents are not deprived of financial support.
  
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• New tax incentives for investment could increase Canada's emissions

  21-11-2018 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Big greenhouse-gas emitters will be able to take advantage of new federal tax incentives Finance Minister Bill Morneau promised Wednesday even if that means more emissions, the government says.
  
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• Morneau's update bolsters struggling media with $600 million in tax measures

  21-11-2018 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The federal government is stepping in to help the struggling Canadian media industry with new tax credits and incentives valued at nearly $600 million over the next five years.
  
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• Legal challenge filed over high-stakes competition to design $60B warships

  21-11-2018 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The $60-billion effort to build new warships for the navy has hit another snag, this time in the form of a legal challenge by one of three companies involved in the high-stakes competition to design the vessels.
  
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• FETZER, Louis Joseph

  21-11-2018 22:51 via baytoday.ca
  Passed away peacefully at the North Bay Regional Health Centre, on Sunday, November 18th, 2018. Lou was the beloved husband of Verna May (nee Dodson), he was 90 years old. He will be sadly missed by Keith, Linda and their families.
  
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• AIDS Committee to mark World AIDS Day in North Bay

  21-11-2018 22:18 via nugget.ca
  The AIDS Committee of North Bay and Area will mark World AIDS Day with a gathering Nov. 30 at the White Water Gallery.
  The day will be a culmination of AIDS Awareness Week that runs from Saturday to Dec. 1.
  The gathering will include the reading of a proclamation by North Bay Mayor Al McDonald to mark World AIDS Day in the city and will be followed by several brief presentations and a short vigil.
  After the event, hundreds of red scarves knitted and donated by volunteers and friends of ACNBA wil
  
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• Local Chamber applauds royal assent of Bill 47

  21-11-2018 22:14 via baytoday.ca
  'The labour reforms introduced by Bill 47 are fundamental to the long-term prosperity of our people, our businesses, and our economy'
  
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• 20+ firearms seized in domestic-related incident

  21-11-2018 22:09 via nugget.ca
  More than 20 firearms and 2,000 rounds of ammunition were seized by Ontario Provincial Police responding to a domestic dispute near Eldee Nov. 16.
  Officers located and arrested a male as a result of the complaint. Further investigation by members from the North Bay OPP and the North Bay OPP Crime Unit led to the seizures.
  As a result of the investigation, the male was charged with pointing a firearm, unauthorized possession of a firearm, uttering threats, assault with a weapon and two counts of
  
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• Red tape getting in the way of foreign staff security: union

  21-11-2018 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The union representing Canadian diplomats has blamed an overabundance of red tape for the government's failure to ensure staff stationed overseas are kept safe.
  
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• Group of U.S. senators urge Trump to expedite congressional vote on USMCA

  21-11-2018 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — A group of U.S.
  
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• After reflecting on Red Deer, curler Ryan Fry to take leave from Team Jacobs

  21-11-2018 21:06 via baytoday.ca
  After reflecting on his actions at the Red Deer Curling Classic, curler Ryan Fry said Wednesday that he'll be taking an indefinite leave from Team Brad Jacobs to focus on his "growth and self-improvement.
  
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• Olympic curling champ to take leave after Red Deer incident

  21-11-2018 20:37 via baytoday.ca
  Ryan Fry will miss at least the next two events as a member of Team Jacobs as he takes a leave from the team
  
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• North Bay students making impact around the world

  21-11-2018 20:20 via nugget.ca
  There’s nothing like a nice, comfortable pair of socks.
  And when they’re helping the community, that just makes them that much sweeter.
  That’s the idea Tracy Wang and Abeni Flynn had when they launched Sock-tober at Chippewa Secondary School.
  At first, the two International Baccalaureate (IB) students thought the project they had to complete as part of the program was “a bit iffy,” but they were able to raise close to $1,900 for the We Help Two program, and donate m
  
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• Coach4Food launches 2018 North Bay campaign

  21-11-2018 20:16 via nugget.ca
  The North Bay Coach4Food effort is aiming to collect 50,000 pounds of food for the North Bay Food Bank this year.
  The campaign starts Thursday and runs until Dec. 1.
  Since the program was initiated by Tom Hedican in 2005, more than 800,000 pounds of food has been collected.
  Hedican would lead pro-style hockey practices for local minor hockey teams which would undertake food drives.
  Hedican stepped away from the program before the 2016 hockey season. The food bank operated the program in 2016, an
  
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• SWEET, Riley Lloyd

  21-11-2018 20:12 via baytoday.ca
  It is with deep and sudden sadness that the family of Mr. Riley Lloyd Sweet announces his passing into the great video game in the heavens
  
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• Vallee becomes first woman to hold coach and GM jobs with men's pro basketball team

  21-11-2018 20:06 via baytoday.ca
  HAMILTON — Chantal Vallee has been named coach and general manager of the Canadian Elite Basketball League's Hamilton Honey Badgers, making her the first woman to hold down both roles with a professional men's basketball team.
  
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• Redblacks Rick Campbell's ties to Grey Cup host city, Edmonton, run deep

  21-11-2018 20:06 via baytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — Harry Ainlay High School on Edmonton's south side is as close to a football factory as it gets in Alberta. Young players from all over strive to play for the Titans. Some even go on to have future success in the game.
  
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• Oil plunge could help US consumers, some emerging markets

  21-11-2018 20:06 via baytoday.ca
  FRANKFURT — Holiday shoppers should enjoy more spending power thanks to the recent sharp drop in oil prices, though cheaper energy could also weigh on the U.S. economy by dampening investment in shale oil production.
  
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• No more new cannabis retail licences due to pot supply shortage: Alberta

  21-11-2018 20:06 via baytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — Alberta says it won't be issuing any new retail cannabis licences until further notice due to a national supply shortage.
  
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• Canada blanked by Spain at FIFA U-17 World Cup but still makes quarterfinals

  21-11-2018 20:06 via baytoday.ca
  MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Canada stumbled Wednesday at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, thumped 5-0 by Spain in a battle for top spot in Group D.
  
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• Avs forward Mikko Rantanen fined by NHL for embellishment

  21-11-2018 20:06 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — The NHL has fined Colorado Avalanche forward Mikko Rantanen for embellishment . Rantanen was docked $2,000 under the league's program designed to discourage diving and embellishment. He was warned for a play on Oct.
  
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• Three bear species found in the same spot in northern Manitoba

  21-11-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  SASKATOON — A Saskatchewan scientist is telling a three bears story of a different kind. Doug Clark of the University of Saskatchewan says he's got the first recorded proof of grizzly, black and polar bears all using the same habitat.
  
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• 'Something has changed:' Three bear species found in same northern Manitoba spot

  21-11-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  SASKATOON — A Saskatchewan scientist is telling a three bears story that has a very different ending than the familiar fairy tale.
  
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• Regulations make marijuana banking more costly, banker says

  21-11-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  LAS VEGAS — Regulations and paperwork are driving up costs for financial institutions serving marijuana companies doing business in states with legal pot sales, a cannabis banker told a conference in Las Vegas.
  
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• Judge to rule Feb. 8 whether Quebec mosque killer gets 150-year sentence

  21-11-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  QUEBEC — The man who killed six people inside a Quebec City mosque last year will learn Feb. 8 whether he spends the rest of his life behind bars.
  
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• Often blamed for depleting Lake Nipissing fish, cormorants may face a hunting season

  21-11-2018 19:31 via baytoday.ca
  The MNRF intends to create an open hunting season for double-crested cormorant from March 15 to December 31 each year across the province
  
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• Wrong-way pickup pushes vehicle, strikes OPP cruiser, driver flees

  21-11-2018 19:23 via nugget.ca
  A West Nipissing motorist has been charged following a collision at Highway 17 and Gormanville Road in North Bay at 8:17 a.m. Tuesday.OPP say a pickup turning from Gormanville Road onto Highway 17 turned into oncoming traffic, colliding with and pushing a vehicle that was stopped at the red light. The complainant advised that the driver of the pickup left the scene and headed west on Highway 17.Officers located the pickup near Sturgeon Falls. While attempting to stop the truck, it struck an OPP
  
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• The start of the Christmas Shopping season begins on Black Friday

  21-11-2018 19:23 via baytoday.ca
  'It really has turned into Black Friday weekend or Black Friday week in many cases with a huge amount of sales happening at basically all of our retailers'
  
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• Trump spars with chief justice over their views of judges

  21-11-2018 19:06 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and Chief Justice John Roberts clashed in an extraordinary public dispute over the independence of America's judiciary, with Roberts bluntly rebuking the president for denouncing a judge who rejected his migrant as
  
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• Roberts raps Trump's 'Obama judge' comment; Trump hits back

  21-11-2018 19:06 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — In an extraordinary rebuke of a president, Chief Justice John Roberts chastised Donald Trump Wednesday for going after a judge who ruled against his migrant asylum order as an "Obama judge.
  
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• Roberts raps Trump for 'Obama judge' comment

  21-11-2018 19:06 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John Roberts is pushing back against President Donald Trump for his description of a judge who ruled against Trump's migrant asylum policy as an "Obama judge.
  
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• No holiday respite for Trump's criticism of nation's courts

  21-11-2018 19:06 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts are engaging in an extraordinary public dispute over the independence of America's judiciary, with Roberts bluntly rebuking the president for denouncing a judge who reje
  
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• Canada's E. coli outbreak steps lag U.S. because of caseloads: experts

  21-11-2018 19:06 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — When news broke Tuesday that consumers should avoid eating romaine lettuce because of an E. coli outbreak, the U.S.
  
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• About 150 Ikea jobs in Canada to be impacted by response to customer changes

  21-11-2018 19:06 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Swedish home furnishings giant Ikea says about 150 jobs in Canada could be impacted over two years as it adjusts to changing customer behaviour.
  
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• Court wants more info before deciding if segregation law becomes invalid

  21-11-2018 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Ontario's top court has asked the federal government for more information before deciding whether Canada's segregation laws will become invalid next month.
  
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• Liberals give formal notice for law to end Canada Post strike

  21-11-2018 18:53 via baytoday.ca
  Canada Post is dealing with the fifth week of rotating strikes by thousands of unionized workers as both sides remain apart in contract negotiations
  
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• Two in hospital after early morning robbery on Jane St.

  21-11-2018 18:24 via baytoday.ca
  One victim received serious but not life-threatening injuries
  
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• Three arrested in Jane Street robbery in North Bay

  21-11-2018 18:10 via nugget.ca
  Three people, including a young offender, have been arrested following a robbery early this morning on Jane Street in North Bay.Police say two victims were taken to hospital for medical treatment. One received serious, but non-life threatening injuries.North Bay police say officers responded to the call shortly after 1 am. When they arrived at the residence, it was determined that a robbery had taken place and the suspects had left the scene.A suspect vehicle was located a short distance away an
  
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• St. Mike's player in the Grey Cup 'disgusted' by scandal at his former school

  21-11-2018 18:06 via baytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — When Nolan MacMillan won the Grey Cup in 2016, he brought it back to his former high school, St. Michael's College, to show players what's possible if they stick with football.
  
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• Grey Cup coaches asked about St. Michael's scandal at pre-game news conference

  21-11-2018 18:06 via baytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — The growing scandal at an all-boys private school in Toronto made its way to the Grey Cup this morning with the coaches of both teams asked about it at a pre-game news conference. St.
  
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• European privacy search engines aim to challenge Google

  21-11-2018 18:06 via baytoday.ca
  LONDON — In the battle for online privacy, U.S. search giant Google is a Goliath facing a handful of European Davids.
  
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• Cannabis spending grew 1.1 per cent in Q3 to $5.9 billion

  21-11-2018 18:06 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says Canadian spending on cannabis rose 1.1 per cent to roughly $5.9 billion on an annualized basis in the third quarter.
  
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• No charges in pedestrian death, victim identified

  21-11-2018 18:05 via nugget.ca
  A pedestrian who died as a result of his injuries after being struck by a vehicle in North Bay Tuesday has been identified as Joseph Young, 55.Young was hit by a northbound vehicle shortly after 6 a.m on Mountainview Avenue. He was transported to hospital and later died due to his injuries.The North Bay Police Service requested a technical traffic collision investigator from the OPP to assist in the investigation. The driver of the vehicle remained at the scene and has been cooperative with the
  
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• Liberals give notice for law to end Canada Post strike as sides dispute backlog

  21-11-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The federal government has given notice that they're prepared to legislate Canada Post employees back to work as the postal service and union spar over the scale of the backlog the rotating strikes have created.
  
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• Governing Liberals give formal notice for law to end Canada Post strike

  21-11-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Labour Minister Patty Hajdu says the federal Liberals have given the House of Commons notice that they're prepared to legislate Canada Post employees back to work.
  
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