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• Franco-Ontarians flood Main Street to protest against cuts

  01-12-2018 23:50 via nugget.ca
  Hundreds of Franco-Ontarians made noise and waved placards outside Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli’s constituency office Saturday to protest government cuts to French-language services.An estimated 500 demonstrators filled both sides of Main Street, decrying the Progressive Conservative government’s cancellation of a planned French-language university in Toronto and its changes to Ontario’s French-language commissioner position.
  They rang bells, banged on pots and blew horns. They che
  
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• Downtown Improvement Area Old Fashioned Christmas Walk at a glance

  01-12-2018 23:22 via baytoday.ca
  North Bay's Downtown Improvement Area Old Fashioned Christmas Walk celebrates its 30th anniversary, while the DIA wraps up its 40th year as an organization with a night to remember
  
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• Firefighter jumps into icy river to save deer from drowning

  01-12-2018 23:09 via baytoday.ca
  OPP called, bring in firefighters to rescue deer fallen through ice
  
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• Cutting it Close: Nylander inks 6-year extension with Leafs just before deadline

  01-12-2018 23:06 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — William Nylander's contract impasse has finally come to an end. The restricted free agent signed a six-year extension with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday, just before the deadline of 5 p.m. ET.
  
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• Canada loses to New Zealand, misses out on bronze at FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

  01-12-2018 23:06 via baytoday.ca
  MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Canada, victimized by two early goals, had to settle for fourth place at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup after a 2-1 loss to New Zealand on Saturday.
  
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• Austria's Nicole Schmidhofer doubles up on downhill wins at Lake Louise

  01-12-2018 23:06 via baytoday.ca
  LAKE LOUISE, Alta. — A woman who waited over a decade for her first World Cup victory in ski racing won her second in as many days Saturday. Nicole Schmidhofer of Austria doubled up on downhills in Lake Louise, Alta.
  
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• Germany takes women's gold, Canada finishes 18th at luge World Cup

  01-12-2018 22:06 via baytoday.ca
  WHISTLER, B.C. — German luger Natalie Geisenberger is holding on to her World Cup leader title after winning the women's singles event on Saturday. The 30-year-old posted a combined two-run time of one minute 16.
  
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• Canadians slide to bronze medal at luge World Cup in Whistler, B.C.

  01-12-2018 22:06 via baytoday.ca
  WHISTLER, B.C. — A fresh-faced Canadian team slid to World Cup bronze on Saturday, showing promise for the future. Canada's Tristan Walker, Justin Snith, Kyla Graham and Reid Watts posted a time of two minutes, 4.
  
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• Anderson, Senators down Sharks in Erik Karlsson's return to Ottawa

  01-12-2018 22:06 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Ben Harpur scored his first NHL goal, Craig Anderson stopped 36 shots and the Senators spoiled Erik Karlsson's return to Ottawa by beating the San Jose Sharks 6-2 on Saturday.
  
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• PMO recently learned of former Liberal MP Grewal's gambling issue: Trudeau

  01-12-2018 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he learned of a former Liberal MP's gambling problem just over a week ago, but his office had no information that an RCMP investigation was connected to the issue.
  
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• TSCHIRKY, Joseph Anton

  01-12-2018 21:12 via baytoday.ca
  Joseph passed away peacefully at Au Chateau in Sturgeon Falls on Thursday November 29, 2018 at the age of 96 years. He was the beloved husband of 50 years to Martha Tschirky (nee Baumgartner).
  
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• Jets forward Laine named NHL's first star of the month for November

  01-12-2018 21:06 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — Winnipeg Jets forward Patrik Laine has been named the NHL's first star of the month for November, the league announced Saturday.
  
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• Understrength Man City racks up 6th straight win in EPL

  01-12-2018 19:06 via baytoday.ca
  Even a subdued display by an understrength lineup didn't stop Manchester City racking up another win in the Premier League on Saturday.
  
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• Slow-starting Man U launches latest fightback in EPL draw

  01-12-2018 19:06 via baytoday.ca
  It seemingly needs a sleepy start to a game to jolt Manchester United's players into action these days. Their latest stirring comeback came at Southampton on Saturday.
  
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• Canada Post says protests at facilities in some provinces violates court orders

  01-12-2018 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  Canada Post says protesters blocking mail from flowing in and out of one of the country's busiest postal hubs are violating a court order. The protesters rallying outside of the facility in Mississauga, Ont.
  
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• Nipissing University cracks Top 10 party school list

  01-12-2018 18:50 via nugget.ca
  Nipissing University in North Bay has cracked the Top 10 of Canada’s top party schools, according to an annual survey of undergraduates released this week by Maclean’s magazine.
  Maclean’s says it surveyed more than 23,000 undergraduates across Canada in 2018 and asked them to estimate how much time they spend partying each week.
  With a partying average of 3.9 hours a week, Nipissing came in ninth of 49 schools.
  St. Francis Xavier in Antigonish, N.S., took top spot at 7.5 hours,
  
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• Canadian men finish 11th at Dubai Rugby Sevens after loss to France

  01-12-2018 18:06 via baytoday.ca
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Canadian men finished 11th at the Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens after losing 28-12 to France in the consolation Challenge Trophy semifinals Saturday.
  
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• TRAVEL ADVISORY: Snow, freezing rain to start tonight

  01-12-2018 17:48 via nugget.ca
  A special weather statement is in effect for North Bay, Powassan, Mattawa, West Nipissing, Greater Sudbury, Temagami and New Liskeard.
  Snow is expected to move into northeastern Ontario after midnight tonight. Snowfall amounts of 10 to 20 cm are possible by Sunday evening. Freezing rain is also possible over southern portions late tonight.
  The snow is expected to taper off Sunday evening.
  A freezing rain warning has been issued for regions to the south and east.
  In Huntsville, precipitation is e
  
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• Toronto law firm files proposed class-action lawsuit against Fly Jamaica

  01-12-2018 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Lawyers have filed a proposed class-action lawsuit on behalf of passengers who say they were harmed when a Fly Jamaica aircraft skidded off runway at Guyana's main international airport last month.
  
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• Quebec liquor board union reaches agreement in principle with employer

  01-12-2018 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Quebec liquor board employees say they've reached an agreement in principle with their employer. The union representing the employees announced the news at about 8 a.m.
  
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• Montreal researchers say app to support HIV self-testing shows promise

  01-12-2018 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — A group of Montreal researchers have developed a smartphone and tablet app that they say could help people to detect HIV through self-testing.
  
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• Potato shortage looms due to 'harvest from hell' after unseasonable weather

  01-12-2018 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  Farmers across Canada left thousands of acres of potato crops unharvested after a slew of bad weather created challenging conditions, setting the stage for a possible shortage of the starchy dinner table staple. "It's unprecedented.
  
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• Overflowing oil production continues to dampen oilpatch outlook, prices

  01-12-2018 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Oil market analyst Kevin Birn likens Western Canada's crude supply to a bathtub with a drain that's too small to keep up with the increasing volume pouring out of the tap.
  
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• It's here! No, not Christmas, not yet

  01-12-2018 16:00 via baytoday.ca
  This week in Wine all the Time, Vin tells us about some gift combinations and special bottlings available at LCBO outlets now
  
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• An estimated 15,000 people take in 30th annual old fashioned Christmas walk (7 pics)

  01-12-2018 15:12 via baytoday.ca
  'The walk is all part of Christmas. It is a tradition for this town.I wouldn’t miss it for the world. The crowd is very appreciative. The demographic has changed tremendously. It is a much younger crowd now than it used to be down here' John Lyle long time downtown merchant
  
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• Trudeau and other Canadians offer condolences to family of George H.W. Bush

  01-12-2018 15:05 via baytoday.ca
  Canadian politicians past and present are offering their condolences following the death of George H. W. Bush, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau saying the former U.S. president's commitment to his country was clear.
  
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• Brian Mulroney remembers George H.W. Bush as 'a great friend of Canada'

  01-12-2018 15:05 via baytoday.ca
  Canadian politicians past and present offered their condolences on Saturday following the death of former U.S. president George H.W. Bush, with former prime minister Brian Mulroney calling it "an enormous loss.
  
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• Presidents, others praise former President George H.W. Bush

  01-12-2018 14:06 via baytoday.ca
  Praise for former President George H.W. Bush, who died Friday: (He) "was a man of the highest character. The entire Bush family is deeply grateful for 41's life and love, for the compassion of those who have cared and prayed for Dad.
  
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• George H.W. Bush: Great on experience, not as communicator

  01-12-2018 14:06 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — George Bush was a man with a matchless resume — combat pilot, diplomat, vice-president , then president of the United States — but great communicator was not on the list. That was Ronald Reagan.
  
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• Burundi issues arrest warrants around 1993 assassination

  01-12-2018 14:06 via baytoday.ca
  NAIROBI, Kenya — Burundi's attorney general has issued 17 international arrest warrants for former senior military and civilian officials suspected of involvement in the assassination of the country's first democratically elected president.
  
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• Trump aides caught in web of deception over Russia contacts

  01-12-2018 13:06 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — One lied about his knowledge of Russian-hacked emails, another about a Russian real estate deal, a third about dialogue over sanctions with a Russian ambassador.
  
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• May faces more Brexit woes after UK minister quits

  01-12-2018 13:06 via baytoday.ca
  LONDON — The latest minister to quit British Prime Minister Theresa May's government because of Brexit said Saturday that the prime minister's compromise agreement would leave Britain outnumbered and outmanoeuvred in future negotiations with the Euro
  
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• May faces more Brexit woes after another UK minister quits

  01-12-2018 13:06 via baytoday.ca
  LONDON — The latest minister to quit British Prime Minister Theresa May's government because of Brexit said Saturday that the prime minister's divorce agreement with the European Union would leave Britain outnumbered and outmanoeuvred in future negot
  
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• Lawyers: Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen deserves no prison

  01-12-2018 13:06 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — Lawyers for President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, say he should be spared prison for crimes he committed in an abundance of enthusiasm for his ex-boss, and they portrayed him to a judge as a hero for co-operating
  
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• Gorbachev praises Bush for political abilities, character

  01-12-2018 13:06 via baytoday.ca
  MOSCOW — Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on Saturday expressed his "deep condolences" to the family of former U.S. President George H.W. Bush and all Americans following his death.
  
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• Gorbachev lauds Bush for political abilities, character

  01-12-2018 13:06 via baytoday.ca
  MOSCOW — Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on Saturday expressed his "deep condolences" to the family of former U.S. President George H.W. Bush and all Americans following his death.
  
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• George H.W. Bush, 'kinder and gentler' president, dies at 94

  01-12-2018 13:06 via baytoday.ca
  HOUSTON — He was the man who sought a "kinder, and gentler nation," and the one who sternly invited Americans to read his lips — he would not raise taxes.
  
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• George H.W. Bush dies at 94; made greatest mark in Gulf War

  01-12-2018 13:06 via baytoday.ca
  HOUSTON — He was the man who sought a "kinder, and gentler nation," and the one who sternly invited Americans to read his lips — he would not raise taxes.
  
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• A groundbreaking beauty pageant for those with albinism

  01-12-2018 13:06 via baytoday.ca
  NAIROBI, Kenya — A groundbreaking beauty pageant for people with albinism has encouraged confidence and inclusion for people who remain the target of sometimes deadly stigma in Africa. The first Mr.
  
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• 125 women, girls raped, whipped and clubbed in South Sudan

  01-12-2018 13:06 via baytoday.ca
  JUBA, South Sudan — One hundred and twenty-five women and girls have been raped, whipped and clubbed in attacks so shocking that some aid workers in South Sudan say they are left speechless.
  
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• Freezing rain warning in Almaguin, risk remains in North Bay areas - NorthBayNipissing.com

  01-12-2018 12:22
  Freezing rain warning in Almaguin, risk remains in North Bay areas  NorthBayNipissing.comALMAGUIN-NORTH BAY — UPDATE (4:57 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 1): With freezing rain expected tonight, Environment Canada has now issued a freezing rain ...
  
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• Environment Canada expands Almaguin, North Bay freezing rain warning - NorthBayNipissing.com

  01-12-2018 12:22
  Environment Canada expands Almaguin, North Bay freezing rain warning  NorthBayNipissing.comALMAGUIN-NORTH BAY — UPDATE (3:57 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 1): A freezing rain warning has expanded to include all of Almaguin Highlands as well as North ...
  
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• Trudeau uses face time with Putin, Saudi Arabia's crown prince to apply pressure

  01-12-2018 10:05 via baytoday.ca
  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used face time with two of the world's most controversial leaders — Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman — to discuss concerns about issues unfoldi
  
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• Trudeau not among world leaders meeting with Saudi Crown prince at G20

  01-12-2018 10:05 via baytoday.ca
  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Justin Trudeau will meet today with two world leaders who spoke directly to Saudi Arabia's crown prince at the G20 summit, but the prime minister has not had direct contact with Mohammed bin Salman himself.
  
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• Trudeau demanded Vladimir Putin release imprisoned Ukrainian sailors

  01-12-2018 10:05 via baytoday.ca
  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to release Ukrainian sailors who have been taken prisoner.
  
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• Trudeau avoids confrontation with Saudi crown prince, Putin during G20 summit

  01-12-2018 10:05 via baytoday.ca
  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau does not plan to directly confront one of the most controversial leaders at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires — Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed.
  
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• Christmas walk packs Main Street

  01-12-2018 09:17 via nugget.ca
  The 30th-anniversary Old Fashioned Christmas Walk filled Main Street Friday night. The family-favourite event officially kicked off the Christmas season in North Bay with trick snowboarders, horse and buggy rides, the 22 Wing Band, bucket rides, the tree lighting, marshmallows, roasted chestnuts, fireworks and more.Photos by Cody Storm Cooper
  
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• 'Moderate' water/sewer hike likely in North Bay - The North Bay Nugget

  01-12-2018 08:54
  'Moderate' water/sewer hike likely in North Bay  The North Bay NuggetA moderate water and sewer budget hike is expected for 2019.Coun. Tanya Vrebosch, the city's budget chief, says the starting point for the new council is ...
  
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• 'Moderate' water/sewer hike likely in North Bay

  01-12-2018 08:46 via nugget.ca
  A moderate water and sewer budget hike is expected for 2019.
  Coun. Tanya Vrebosch, the city’s budget chief, says the starting point for the new council is expected to be a little more than two per cent, an increase that will translate to approximately 19 cents per month for low-end water users and 54 cents monthly for high-end users.
  “We have costs that go up for ourselves – hydro goes up for us, gas goes up for us – so, to be able to come in, in the low two’s and t
  
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• Grewal rethinking decision to resign as MP, says he has repaid gambling debts

  01-12-2018 08:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Liberal MP Raj Grewal says he has repaid his sizable gambling debts and is now reconsidering his hasty decision to quit politics.
  
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