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• Phillips penalty hurts as Bills lose to Dolphins 21-17

  02-12-2018 23:06 via baytoday.ca
  MIAMI — Jordan Phillips' eagerness to get the last word backfired on the Buffalo Bills.
  
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• Cardinals stun fading Packers for 20-17 win at Lambeau

  02-12-2018 23:06 via baytoday.ca
  GREEN BAY, Wis. — Zane Gonzalez kicked a 44-yard field goal for Arizona with 1:41 left, Green Bay's Mason Crosby missed a 49-yard attempt as time expired and the Cardinals braved wintry conditions to hold on for a 20-17 win on Sunday.
  
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• People in Halifax consume the most cannabis, wastewater testing suggests

  02-12-2018 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  HALIFAX — A new study from Statistics Canada draws data from an unexpected source to suggest Halifax has the highest rate of cannabis consumption per capita among five urban centres across the country.
  
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• Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques set to blast off to space on Monday

  02-12-2018 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques won't be carrying much with him when he leaves Earth to blast off to the International Space Station on Monday. If all goes according to plan, he will take off at 6:31 a.m.
  
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• North Bay snowfall warning, freezing rain warning over - NorthBayNipissing.com

  02-12-2018 22:30
  North Bay snowfall warning, freezing rain warning over  NorthBayNipissing.comALMAGUIN-NORTH BAY — UPDATE (9:43 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 2): Freezing rain and snowfall warnings have ended for North Bay-Powassan-Mattawa and West ...
  
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• LA Kings F Ilya Kovalchuk to be out 4 weeks with ankle woes

  02-12-2018 22:06 via baytoday.ca
  Los Angeles Kings forward Ilya Kovalchuk will be sidelined for about four weeks after undergoing a procedure on his ankle. Kovalchuk underwent an ankle bursectomy Sunday, the Kings announced.
  
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• Kings claim forward Nikita Scherbak off waivers from Montreal Canadiens

  02-12-2018 22:06 via baytoday.ca
  The Los Angeles Kings have claimed right wing Nikita Scherbak off waivers from the Montreal Canadiens. The Kings announced the move in a release Sunday.
  
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• Car quotas and labour rights: Two key changes in the newly signed USMCA

  02-12-2018 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Initial analysis on the final text of the new North American trade pact Canada signed on Friday is pointing to two changes — one potentially helpful for the auto sector, the other potentially problematic for labour rights.
  
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• FITZSIMMONS, Roberta Ann

  02-12-2018 21:09 via baytoday.ca
  (Retired from Famous Players Canada as Manager of the Capitol and Bay Theatres, Long-standing Member of Corpus Christi Church and the Pro Cathedral of the Assumption and Resident of Corpus Christi Court)-Peacefully in her sleep, after a lengthy illne
  
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• Shiffrin wins first super-G in Lake Louise, Canada's Grenier fifth

  02-12-2018 21:06 via baytoday.ca
  LAKE LOUISE, Alta. — Mikaela Shiffrin earned the first World Cup super-G victory of her career, while Canada's Valerie Grenier was a hair short of the podium in fifth Sunday. With a time of one minute 19.
  
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• Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea win on dramatic derby day in EPL

  02-12-2018 21:06 via baytoday.ca
  Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk turned away in disgust. The Kop fell silent in disappointment. Everton fans likely breathed a sigh of relief at the other end of Anfield.
  
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• Kareem Hunt admits he misled Chiefs about hotel assault

  02-12-2018 21:06 via baytoday.ca
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Running back Kareem Hunt acknowledged that he misled the Kansas City Chiefs about his role in a February assault in a Cleveland hotel that ultimately led to his release this week.
  
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• Canada beats Nicaragua for bronze at U18 Pan Am baseball championship

  02-12-2018 21:06 via baytoday.ca
  CHITRE, Panama — LaRon Smith belted a two-out, two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth as Canada's junior baseball team defeated Nicaragua 5-3 to capture the bronze medal at the COPABE under-18 Pan Am Championships.
  
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• American Mikaela Shiffrin wins first World Cup super-G at Lake Louise

  02-12-2018 21:06 via baytoday.ca
  LAKE LOUISE, Alta. — Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States won her first World Cup super-G race on Sunday. Shiffrin finished in one minute 19.41 seconds, just over three-quarters of a second faster than runner-up Ragnhild Mowinckel of Norway.
  
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• Researchers unravelling the mysteries behind one of Canada's oldest cemeteries

  02-12-2018 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  ANNAPOLIS ROYAL, N.S. — It's been a century since Fort Anne became Canada's first administered national historic site, but much of the history surrounding the once hotly contested grounds in Annapolis Royal, N.S., is still shrouded in mystery.
  
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• Mayor aiming for 10,000 new residents in 10 years - The North Bay Nugget

  02-12-2018 20:38
  Mayor aiming for 10,000 new residents in 10 years  The North Bay NuggetGrowing North Bay will come with a price tag, says deputy mayor.
  
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• Newly sworn in city council wants the country to know North Bay is open for business

  02-12-2018 20:34 via baytoday.ca
  'We want to send a signal to the country that North Bay is open for business, that the city wants investment, and it wants to attract people to the community' North Bay Mayor Al McDonald
  
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• Mayor aiming for 10,000 new residents in 10 years

  02-12-2018 20:34 via nugget.ca
  North Bay’s mayor wants to see the city’s population grow by 10,000 people over the next 10 years.It’s one the targets Al McDonald would like to see his new council aim for as they map out and set in motion a promised plan for growth.
  Al McDonald
  Ultimately, it will be up to council to determine how to move forward, but McDonald pointed to population, building starts and new assessment as the benchmarks for measuring success.Asked about achievable targets, McDonald said he not
  
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• New council takes office, spotlights 'growth' as priority - The North Bay Nugget

  02-12-2018 20:25
  New council takes office, spotlights 'growth' as priority  The North Bay NuggetA new city council got out of the starting gate Saturday on the promise of new investment and growth for North Bay. “To be clear, I, the deputy mayor and the ...
  
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• New council takes office, spotlights 'growth' as priority

  02-12-2018 20:21 via nugget.ca
  A new city council got out of the starting gate Saturday on the promise of new investment and growth for North Bay.“To be clear, I, the deputy mayor and the majority of council members ran on a mandate of growth and growing our city, and that will be our focus this term,” said Mayor Al McDonald, while delivering his inaugural speech during a swearing-in ceremony at city hall.Wearing the mayor’s chain of office, McDonald used his speech to highlight what he hopes the group of ei
  
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• Snowfall warning caps miserable weekend weather

  02-12-2018 19:23 via baytoday.ca
  Snowfall with total amounts of 15 to 20 cm is expected
  
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• French language supporters from Sturgeon Falls to Mattawa protest in North Bay - BayToday

  02-12-2018 19:12
  French language supporters from Sturgeon Falls to Mattawa protest in North Bay  BayToday'Now we have to fight again for something that we fought so long for. They woke up the sleeping bear' Lou Gagne.
  
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• Kareem Hunt admits to lying to Chiefs about hotel assault

  02-12-2018 19:06 via baytoday.ca
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Running back Kareem Hunt acknowledged lying to the Kansas City Chiefs about his role in a February assault in a Cleveland hotel that ultimately led to his release this week.
  
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• Maple Leafs excited for Nylander's return after contract extension

  02-12-2018 18:06 via baytoday.ca
  Some of William Nylander's teammates arrived at the arena early before their Saturday night game against the Minnesota Wild, eagerly anticipating news of a contract extension that would bring the star forward back to the Toronto Maple Leafs lineup.
  
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• Three more die in the Soo of opioid overdoses

  02-12-2018 17:13 via nugget.ca
  Three more Sault Ste. Marie residents are dead of suspected opioid overdoses.
  One man and two women, ranging in age from their late twenties to late thirties, have died since Wednesday. Two of the deaths happened Friday night or Saturday morning, Const. Sonny Spina of Sault Ste. Marie Police Service said.
  At least one of the three died at a residence. The three overdoses happened “across the city,” said Spina.
  The deaths follow four other overdoses, also thought to be linked to opioi
  
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• NHL expansion to Seattle appears to be a slam dunk, but other questions remain

  02-12-2018 17:06 via baytoday.ca
  NHL commissioner Gary Bettman is expected to confirm the worst-kept secret in hockey on Tuesday — the league will be expanding to Seattle.
  
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• Parade of Lights illuminates Powassan

  02-12-2018 16:56 via nugget.ca
  More than 500 people lined Main Street Saturday evening in Powassan for the annual Parade of Lights.
  There were floats decked out with Christmas lights, people on horseback, candy being handed out and Santa Claus. Local businesses offered popcorn and hot chocolate to parade-goers.
  It was a day of festivities in Powassan with pre-parade activities and a Stuff-A-Cruiser food drive at 250 Clark Street, followed by a free family skate and meeting with Santa at the Sportsplex after the parade.Photos
  
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• Powassan stuffs a cruiser with food

  02-12-2018 16:28 via nugget.ca
  Auxiliary Staff Sgt. Jason Ready, left, Powassan Food Bank representatives Betty Leblanc and Diane Cole, with Const. Shona Camirand, community safety officer, and auxiliary Const. Mikk Deschaletets hold a $200 cheque from the Ontario Provincial Police Association for the food bank, as well as food donated by the community during Saturday’s second-annual Stuff-A-Cruiser, at 250 Clark in Powassan. Food and toys were donated to the food bank while socks were donated to Crime Stoppers. The Pow
  
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• French language supporters from Sturgeon Falls to Mattawa protest in North Bay

  02-12-2018 16:20 via baytoday.ca
  'Now we have to fight again for something that we fought so long for. They woke up the sleeping bear' Lou Gagne
  
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• 'TV doctors': Small East Coast hospital tries care via video screen

  02-12-2018 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  ALBERTON, P.E.I. — In a rural corner of P.E.I., a small hospital is trying a first-in-Canada approach to delivering care that could offer a solution to doctor shortages across the country.
  
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• New N.B. premier hopes to bring Energy East pipeline back from the dead

  02-12-2018 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's new premier is trying to revive the Energy East pipeline — even though the original proponent says the project is dead. TransCanada Corporation abandoned the $15.
  
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• GM's push into new technologies expected to boost peer-to-peer car sharing

  02-12-2018 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — General Motors signalled a major pivot towards new technologies and mobility platforms when it announced the closing of its Oshawa assembly plant, but it will be playing catch-up to start-ups that have pioneered in the field.
  
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• Canada's top scientist confident her role already having an impact

  02-12-2018 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Canada's chief science adviser admits her first year on the job was not exactly what she'd expected. "I survived," Mona Nemer says, laughing. "It was an exciting year. Lots of things to learn.
  
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• 'Bit frightening:' Study finds most Canadian cities fail on climate change plans

  02-12-2018 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  A study suggests most Canadian cities have yet to assess the threat posed by climate change despite being the most exposed to any weather disasters it could cause.
  
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• Anita Hill opens up about Me Too, her testimony, Kavanaugh and the 'resistance'

  02-12-2018 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Stories of women who have been sexually harassed, assaulted or mistreated have dominated the headlines and social media for more than a year as the message of Me Too has spread across nearly every industry around the world.
  
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• Out with the old: Trump to kill old NAFTA to push Congress to approve USMCA

  02-12-2018 15:05 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump says he intends to tell Congress that he plans to terminate NAFTA in an effort to pressure lawmakers on Capitol Hill to approve its recently negotiated successor.
  
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• US, China put brakes on trade dispute with cease-fire

  02-12-2018 14:06 via baytoday.ca
  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — The United States and China reached a 90-day cease-fire in a trade dispute that has rattled financial markets and threatened world economic growth.
  
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• UK's Labour will try to topple May if Brexit deal rejected

  02-12-2018 14:06 via baytoday.ca
  LONDON — Britain's opposition Labour Party is ramping up the pressure on Prime Minister Theresa May, saying it will call a no-confidence vote in the Conservative leader if Parliament rejects her Brexit deal on Dec. 11.
  
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• Ukraine urges German naval presence in the Black Sea

  02-12-2018 14:06 via baytoday.ca
  MOSCOW — Ukraine's leader has called on Germany and its allies to boost their naval presence in the Black Sea to deter Russia from further aggression in the region.
  
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• Ukraine urges German naval presence in Black Sea

  02-12-2018 14:06 via baytoday.ca
  MOSCOW — Ukraine's leader called on Germany and its allies to boost their naval presence in the Black Sea to deter Russia from further aggression in the region and said Russia was blockading Ukrainian ports on the nearby Sea of Azov.
  
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• Promoter says Adonis Stevenson in stable condition after knockout

  02-12-2018 14:06 via baytoday.ca
  QUEBEC — Canadian boxer Adonis Stevenson has reportedly been upgraded from critical to stable condition, although he remains in an induced coma after being knocked out Saturday night in his light heavyweight title fight in Quebec City.
  
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• Promoter says Adonis Stevenson in critical condition after knockout

  02-12-2018 14:06 via baytoday.ca
  QUEBEC — Canadian boxer Adonis Stevenson is reported to be in critical condition after being knocked out Saturday night in his light heavyweight title fight in Quebec City.
  
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• Pope lights candle to promote peace in Syria

  02-12-2018 14:06 via baytoday.ca
  VATICAN CITY — The pope has lit a candle decorated with the faces of Syrian children suffering from war as part of a global campaign calling for peace in the Middle Eastern country. The pope told believers gathered in St.
  
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• Germany arrests woman, finds 2nd infant's body in baby probe

  02-12-2018 14:06 via baytoday.ca
  BERLIN — German police investigating the death of a baby whose body was found in a shipment of old clothes in Poland say they have arrested a woman and found another infant's body.
  
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• Coal question looms large as climate talks begin in Poland

  02-12-2018 14:06 via baytoday.ca
  KATOWICE, Poland — Negotiators from around the world opened the United Nations' annual climate change conference Sunday in a Polish city built around mining coal, widely seen as a main culprit behind global warming.
  
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• Climate talks kick off in Poland with boost from G-20 summit

  02-12-2018 14:06 via baytoday.ca
  KATOWICE, Poland — Negotiators from around the world began two weeks of talks on curbing climate change Sunday, three years after sealing a landmark deal in Paris that set a goal of keeping global warming well below 2 degrees Celsius (3.
  
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• Bush mourned as a great statesman, a man of uncommon decency

  02-12-2018 14:06 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — Former President George H.W. Bush is returning to Washington as a revered political statesman, hailed by leaders across the political spectrum and around the world as a man not only of greatness but also of uncommon decency and kindness.
  
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• Americans to begin saying their goodbyes to George H.W. Bush

  02-12-2018 14:06 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — Americans will begin saying goodbye to former President George H.W.
  
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• Lakers Saturday sports update

  02-12-2018 13:31 via baytoday.ca
  Lakers men blast Lancers 84-51 in OUA men's basketball action
  
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• Generals haven't considered name change after news of Oshawa's GM plant closure

  02-12-2018 13:06 via baytoday.ca
  OSHAWA, Ont. — Oshawa Generals team president and governor Rocco Tullio says the five-time Memorial Cup-winning club hasn't explored the possibility of changing its name now that General Motors plans to leave the city.
  
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