North Bay news

• New francophone policies will be adopted says Fedeli

  26-11-2018 23:16 via baytoday.ca
  Fedeli wants the federal government to fund francophone services in Ontario at the same level per capita as it does in other parts of Canada
  
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• Montreal Impact decline options on veteran defenders Sagna, Fanni

  26-11-2018 23:06 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — The Montreal Impact have exercised contract options for seven players and declined options on six others, including former France internationals Bacary Sagna and Rod Fanni.
  
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• Former NASCAR driver sentenced for attempted underage sex

  26-11-2018 23:06 via baytoday.ca
  ORLANDO, Fla. — A former NASCAR driver has been sentenced to 10 years and 10 months in prison for trying to have sex with an underage girl. Court records show that 60-year-old Rick Crawford was sentenced Monday in Orlando federal court.
  
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• CFL to examine potential improvements to field surfaces in wake of icy Grey Cup

  26-11-2018 23:06 via baytoday.ca
  The weather at the Grey Cup seemed ideal for a late November day in Edmonton. You wouldn't know it by the state of the field at Commonwealth Stadium.
  
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• Canada to host French Guiana in Vancouver in CONCACAF Nations League qualifying

  26-11-2018 23:06 via baytoday.ca
  Canada will entertain French Guiana on March 24 at Vancouver's B.C. Place Stadium, wrapping up its CONCACAF Nations League qualifying schedule. CONCACAF had originally listed the game as March 26 at Toronto's BMO Field, which hosted the Oct.
  
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• Regina police won't release RCMP review of investigation in laundry chute death

  26-11-2018 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  Regina's police chief says an RCMP review into how his officers investigated the death of a woman who plunged 10 storeys down a hotel laundry chute won't be released.
  
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• Long-time DNSSAB board member George Jupp dies at 74

  26-11-2018 22:54 via nugget.ca
  The flag at the EMS station in North Bay will be flown at half mast to honour the service of George Jupp.
  Jupp, 74, died Monday. He was one of the longest-standing members of the District of Nipissing Social Services Administration Board.
  Jupp represented the Territory Without Municipal Organization areas of Nipissing North and South since 2000, shortly after the creation of the board in 1998.
  During his time with the board, Jupp held the positions of chair and vice chair of the board and was a
  
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• Résistance Nipissing plans weekend protest

  26-11-2018 22:40 via baytoday.ca
  'On November 15, francophone taxpayers were unjustly targeted by the elimination of programs announced by the Doug Ford government'
  
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• Medical emergency occurred ‘incredibly fast,’ inquest told

  26-11-2018 22:27 via nugget.ca
  An Ontario Provincial Police sergeant admitted he was surprised how quickly a traffic stop on Highway 17 turned into a race to try to save a man’s life.
  Sgt. Brent Turner told a coroner’s inquest Monday the medical emergency occurred “incredibly fast” after he pulled over a westbound vehicle in the early afternoon of Dec. 15, 2016.
  “It happened very, very fast,” Turner told the five-member inquest jury looking into the circumstances of the death of John Robert
  
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• Grinch hits Powassan during hockey game and comedy night

  26-11-2018 22:27 via nugget.ca
  The Grinch made his first appearance in Powassan Saturday night stealing Christmas gifts from vehicles.
  Ontario Provincial Police are investigating vandalism and theft to several vehicles between 8:30 and 10 p.m.
  According to police, windows were broken in three vehicles, as well, wallets and gifts were taken.
  All targeted vehicles were parked at the Powassan Sportsplex where there was a hockey game, comedy show and curling activities taking place.
  Police are looking for witnesses. The investiga
  
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• Domestic disputes result in charges

  26-11-2018 22:14 via baytoday.ca
  Officers began an investigation, as a result, a 40-year-old man from Powassan  has been charged
  
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• Jaguars fire OC, bench Blake Bortles after 7th straight loss

  26-11-2018 22:06 via baytoday.ca
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars sacked offensive co-ordinator Nathaniel Hackett and quarterback Blake Bortles one day after the team's seventh consecutive loss.
  
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• SUV slams into ambulance

  26-11-2018 22:03 via baytoday.ca
  'The driver of the SUV was charged with "Fail to Stop to Nearest Edge of Roadway for Emergency Vehicle'
  
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• Lions Children's Christmas Telethon Dec 1

  26-11-2018 21:46 via baytoday.ca
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• Privacy watchdog orders release of corporate advisor document

  26-11-2018 21:43 via nugget.ca
  Ontario’s privacy watchdog has ordered the city to release information related to a “corporate adviser” position that was first brought to light last year through the province’s annual Sunshine List.
  In a 10-page written decision dated Nov. 5, Justine Wai, an adjudicator for the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, ruled that the public interest overrides the privacy rights of the affected party in the case, ordering that the city disclose a confidential emplo
  
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• Abuser made death threat

  26-11-2018 21:36 via baytoday.ca
  During the police investigation, it was determined that a previous assault had occurred in October of this year
  
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• Jacobs announces that Kennedy and Wozniak will play as substitutes with Fry out

  26-11-2018 21:06 via baytoday.ca
  Team Brad Jacobs will turn to a couple of curling veterans to fill the vacancy created by Ryan Fry's decision to take an indefinite leave after his disqualification from the Red Deer Curling Classic.
  
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• Ecstatic, relieved Stampeders return to Calgary with Grey Cup

  26-11-2018 21:06 via baytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Tired but happy Calgary Stampeders filed off the buses at McMahon Stadium with the Grey Cup in tow Monday. The Stampeders defeated the Ottawa Redblacks 27-16 for the CFL's championship trophy less than 24 hours earlier in Edmonton.
  
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• Quebec teen's hospital death from morphine 'highly preventable,' coroner finds

  26-11-2018 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — When Jimmy Lee Durocher, a 17-year-old in otherwise perfect health, went into the operating room Jan. 14 at a hospital in Joliette, Que., his family expected it would be a routine appendix removal.
  
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• Jets RW Laine, Knights G Fleury, Bolts RW Kucherov named three stars of the week

  26-11-2018 20:06 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — Winnipeg Jets right-wing Patrik Laine, Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury and Tampa Bay Lightning right-wing Nikita Kucherov are the NHL's three stars of the week. Laine led the NHL with 11 goals in four games.
  
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• B.C. chief tells pipeline hearings his people are responsible for their land

  26-11-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — Protection of salmon, animals and the land in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia is an eternal responsibility of First Nations and the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline poses risks that could harm the homes and culture of Aborigi
  
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• B.C. chief tells NEB pipeline hearings his people are responsible for their land

  26-11-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — First Nations leaders from British Columbia told a National Energy Board hearing in Victoria that there are serious concerns about the potential impacts of an expanded Trans Mountain pipeline on their homelands.
  
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• Alberta declares beer trade fight with Ontario over access to liquor stores

  26-11-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — The Alberta government is opening a new front in the Canadian beer war by targeting Ontario for what it says are its unfair trade barriers to Alberta suds and other alcoholic products.
  
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• MNRF reviewing moose tag quotas

  26-11-2018 20:04 via baytoday.ca
  The review will examine ways of improving service while helping to maintain healthy moose populations and sustainable hunting for years to come
  
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• Reduce red tape, change policies some of the ways North Bay will show its open for business

  26-11-2018 19:50 via nugget.ca
  If North Bay doesn’t grow it will be hard for council to maintain services. Senior staff will be tasked to provide recommendations to reduce the red tape to allow local businesses to expand and grow.
  That was the message during Monday’s press conference held in the mayor’s boardroom at city hall.
  Mayor Al McDonald, Deputy Mayor Tanya Vrebosch and several city councillors to include Mike Anthony, Johanne Brousseau, Bill Vrebosch and Dave Mendicino were in attendance.
  “To s
  
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• UPDATE: Now open, charge laid (Two transports collide. Highway 11 north closed)

  26-11-2018 19:41 via baytoday.ca
  The highway is currently closed for cleanup of the spill
  
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• Two transports collide. Highway 11 north closed

  26-11-2018 19:41 via baytoday.ca
  The highway is currently closed for cleanup of the spill
  
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• Venezuela holds onto prized US refineries amid legal battle

  26-11-2018 19:06 via baytoday.ca
  CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela will hold onto its U.S.-based Citgo refineries, settling a long-standing dispute that threw ownership of the crisis-wracked country's prized assets into peril as its massive debt mounts.
  
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• Startups, old-line automakers aim to take bite out of Tesla

  26-11-2018 19:06 via baytoday.ca
  PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP, Mich. — In a renovated old cash register factory in suburban Detroit, 300 engineers are toiling away on an all-electric pickup truck and an SUV that they hope can take on Tesla.
  
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• Second Cup franchisees file lawsuit against coffee chain over debt, ad fund

  26-11-2018 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — A group of current and past Second Cup Ltd. franchisees has filed a lawsuit against the Canadian coffee chain.
  
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• Defrocked Arctic priest Erik Dejaeger loses appeal of sex abuse convictions

  26-11-2018 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  IQALUIT, Nunavut — A defrocked Arctic priest jailed for abusing dozens of Inuit children has lost an appeal of his convictions and sentence.
  
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• Traffic stop nets suspected crystal meth, oxycodone

  26-11-2018 18:38 via nugget.ca
  Ontario Provincial Police seized suspected methamphetamine pills, dilaudid, crystal meth and oxycodone following a traffic stop at about 9 pm Saturday in Temiskaming Shores.
  OPP say the driver did not have a valid driver’s licence and was arrested on outstanding warrants.
  Michel Corriveau, 37, of Armstrong Township is charged with possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine, possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking –
  
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• Inquest hears OPP claim that man died of overdose after arrest

  26-11-2018 18:20 via baytoday.ca
  This morning, coroner’s council outlined the summary of what the OPP say occurred on that night attempting to show that Roberts died of a drug overdose
  
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• Tractor-trailers collide on Highway 11

  26-11-2018 18:10 via nugget.ca
  The Temiskaming detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police, Nipissing District Emergency Medical Service (EMS) and the Chamberlain Fire Department responded to a collision on Highway 11 between Chamberlain Road 4 and Chamberlain Road 5, north of Englehart, shortly after 7 am Monday.
  OPP say northbound and southbound tractor-trailers collided, resulting in a fuel spill.
  The highway is currently closed for cleanup and the Ministry of the Environment is assisting with the investigation.
  OPP is adv
  
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• Vancouver Whitecaps exercise option to keep Reyna, ditch Marinovic

  26-11-2018 18:06 via baytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps have opted to let go of nine players, including starting goalkeeper Stefan Marinovic.
  
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• US FDA plans overhaul of decades-old medical device system

  26-11-2018 18:06 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — US health officials say they plan to overhaul the country's decades-old system for approving most medical devices, which experts have long criticized for failing to catch problems with risky implants and medical instruments.
  
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• Struggling Flyers fire general manager Ron Hextall

  26-11-2018 18:06 via baytoday.ca
  PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Flyers have fired general manager Ron Hextall. Hextall was fired Monday after 4 1/2 seasons on the job and the Flyers struggling with a 10-11-2 record under coach Dave Hakstol.
  
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• Gonzaga passes Kansas for No. 1 in AP poll, Duke is No.3

  26-11-2018 18:06 via baytoday.ca
  Gonzaga is the new No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25, leapfrogging Kansas after winning the Maui Invitational. The Bulldogs were third in last week's poll and moved ahead of No. 2 Kansas following Wednesday's thrilling win over former No.
  
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• Fox begins digital service for people who want more opinion

  26-11-2018 18:06 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — The new streaming service Fox Nation that launches Tuesday is aimed at people who don't think Fox News Channel offers enough opinion. Fox is becoming the latest television news operation to stake out digital turf.
  
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• Carcillo speaks out on alleged hazing experience while a member of team

  26-11-2018 18:06 via baytoday.ca
  Former NHL player Daniel Carcillo spoke out about the alleged hazing he endured as a member of the Ontario Hockey League this past weekend.
  
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• Carcillo speaks out on alleged hazing experience while a member of Sarnia Sting

  26-11-2018 18:06 via baytoday.ca
  Daniel Carcillo has had enough. Enough of keeping his mouth shut, enough of protecting the people who hurt him.
  
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• 'They're gone. They're done,' says Premier Ford of GM plant in Oshawa

  26-11-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the closure of the General Motors plant in Oshawa, Ont., is "done" and there's nothing the government can do to change the automaker's plan.
  
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• Student who was told her crop top was too distracting for gym to get apology

  26-11-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  FREDERICTON — A Fredericton student who was told that the crop top she wore to a campus gym was too distracting will get an apology from St. Thomas University.
  
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• Probe of Buddhist leader's alleged misconduct ongoing, report due by January

  26-11-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  HALIFAX — An independent probe into allegations against the spiritual leader of one of the largest Buddhist organizations in the western world has finished accepting new claims, with a final report into the sexual misconduct accusations expected by e
  
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• Politicians promise help for GM workers; stress that saving plant hopeless

  26-11-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  Provincial and federal leaders alike conceded the futility Monday of trying to persuade General Motors to keep its Oshawa, Ont.
  
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• Liberals promise help for Oshawa GM workers after layoffs, Tories demand debate

  26-11-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is deeply disappointed General Motors is closing its Oshawa assembly plant and will do everything possible to help workers who will lose their jobs.
  
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• 'It's bad:' Oshawa, Ont., digests 'devastating' GM plant closure

  26-11-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  OSHAWA, Ont.
  
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• Man charged with trying to break into vehicles

  26-11-2018 17:45 via baytoday.ca
  The accused was seen in the Van Horne Crescent area of the city
  
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• Two-time Olympic rower Vandor named Canada's chef de mission for Pan Am Games

  26-11-2018 17:06 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Douglas Vandor expects to be busy at this summer's Pan American Games. The two-time Olympic rower from Dewittville, Que., has been named Canada's chef de mission at this summer's Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.
  
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• RCMP spokesman during Dziekanski death suffered from depression, inquest hears

  26-11-2018 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  BURNABY, B.C. — A lawyer says an officer who became a key public figure for the RCMP when Robert Dziekanski died after a confrontation at Vancouver's airport struggled with anxiety, depression and anger.
  
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