North Bay news

• Special meeting of council to deal with casino

  06-12-2018 23:06 via baytoday.ca
  The Clerk’s Department will be publishing the agenda on Friday afternoon
  
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• Serena Williams launches pop-up shop during Art Basel Miami

  06-12-2018 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  MIAMI — Strong. Sophisticated. Sexy. Like the tennis champ herself, Serena Williams' fashion line is all about power moves and she's hoping it will also inspire woman to find their own voice.
  
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• Man 'scared straight' as teenager gets $175,000 in damage award from B.C. court

  06-12-2018 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — A man who was required to visit a notorious British Columbia prison as part of a "scared straight" program has been awarded $175,000 in damages for a sexual assault that happened during the tour.
  
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• Iowa religious activist criminally charged in book burning

  06-12-2018 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  ORANGE CITY, Iowa — A northwestern Iowa religious activist who burned four LGBTQ children's books he'd checked out of an Orange City library has been charged with misdemeanour criminal mischief.
  
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• Hydro One shares jump 5.7 per cent after U.S. regulators reject $6.7B takeover

  06-12-2018 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Opposition politicians may not like it but investors are applauding the rejection of Hydro One's $6.7-billion takeover of U.S.-based utility Avista Corp. Shares in the power company controlled by the Ontario government closed at $21.
  
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• Feds won't pursue third trial against Border Patrol agent

  06-12-2018 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  PHOENIX — Federal prosecutors on Thursday said they would not pursue another trial against a Border Patrol agent who fatally shot a Mexican teenager across a border fence but who was twice acquitted.
  
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• Federal whale-saving efforts threaten Vancouver Island livelihoods, say groups

  06-12-2018 23:05 via baytoday.ca
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• CFL announces non-player football operations cap to start in 2019

  06-12-2018 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The CFL announced Thursday that a cap on non-player football operations costs will be implemented for the 2019 season. The cap is set at just under $2.59 million for 2019 and 2020, and will be reviewed after that.
  
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• Puppies up for adoption at North Bay Humane Society

  06-12-2018 22:21 via nugget.ca
  Puppies have invaded the North Bay and District Humane Society.
  As of Friday there will be 14 Labrador-mix puppies up for adoption.Executive director Liam Cullin said there’s been plenty of interest in the puppies, however to be fair adoptions will begin Friday.
  Cost of adoption is $390 which includes microchip, up-to-date vaccinations, dewormed and defleaed and spayed or neutered.Cullin said the puppies come from two moms and were born in Temiscaming.
   
   
  
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• Manitoba premier promises economic development plan, new cabinet committee

  06-12-2018 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — Manitoba's Progressive Conservative government is setting up a new cabinet committee and provincial office to focus on economic development, and is looking to retool a key tax break for property development.
  
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• Feds reject push to amend Criminal Code to outlaw forced sterilization

  06-12-2018 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Liberal government does not plan to change the Criminal Code to explicitly outlaw coerced sterilization — rejecting a resolution passed by First Nations chiefs on Thursday.
  
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• Brad Jacobs off to strong start without regular third at Canada Cup

  06-12-2018 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  ESTEVAN, Sask. — Brad Jacobs's rink seems to be doing just fine without regular third Ryan Fry. The team from Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.
  
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• Casino meeting set for Dec. 12 - The North Bay Nugget

  06-12-2018 20:07
  Casino meeting set for Dec. 12  The North Bay NuggetA special meeting of council is slated for Dec. 12 regarding North Bay's proposed casino.The city says an agenda with a report from chief administrative officer ...
  
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• Woman arrested in Vancouver helped turn Huawei into household name in China

  06-12-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — The tech executive whose arrest in Vancouver has sparked outrage from China is the well-educated daughter of a wealthy former military man who founded what eventually became one of the world's largest telecom companies.
  
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• Statcan chief: Agency can't back down from push for new data sources

  06-12-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Statistics Canada won't back down from a push to find new sources of data to fuel the nation's thirst for information, but will only move as quickly as Canadians are comfortable, the country's chief statistician says.
  
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• Larkin scores in OT as Red Wings edge Maple Leafs 5-4 in Nylander's debut

  06-12-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Maple Leafs head Mike Babcock expected William Nylander to be "the freshest guy in hockey" on Thursday night.
  
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• Julia Roberts, more movie stars snare Golden Globe TV nods

  06-12-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  LOS ANGELES — Even the sometimes-offbeat Golden Globe Awards are unable to resist the allure of movie stars who dabble in television work.
  
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• Grey Cup champion Calgary Stampeders retain services of five Canadians

  06-12-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  CALGARY — The Grey Cup champion Calgary Stampeders have re-signed five of their Canadians.
  
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• Aphria shares rise 51% as board names committee to review short-sellers' claims

  06-12-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  LEAMINGTON, Ont. — Shares of cannabis producer Aphria Inc.
  
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• Casino meeting set for Dec. 12

  06-12-2018 19:59 via nugget.ca
  A special meeting of council is slated for Dec. 12 regarding North Bay’s proposed casino.
  The city says an agenda with a report from chief administrative officer Keith Robicheau will posted to its website Friday afternoon.
  All individuals wishing to make a five or 10-minute presentation must register with the clerk, either by email or telephone, before noon on Dec. 12.
  Gateway Casinos and Entertainment Limited plans to open a casino in North Bay in the first quarter of 2020, according to I
  
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• Police need help finding 59-year-old missing man

  06-12-2018 19:36 via baytoday.ca
  He is described as Indigenous, approximately 5’10”, 230 pounds with a scar on his left cheek
  
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• Have you seen this North Bay man?

  06-12-2018 19:29 via nugget.ca
  The North Bay Police Service seeks the public’s assistance in locating 59-year-old Donald Neshawabin who was reported missing to police on Wednesday.
  Neshawabin was last seen by a family member on Nov. 28 in North Bay.
  He is described as Indigenous, approximately 5’10”, 230 pounds with a scar on his left cheek. He has salt and pepper hair, a handlebar mustache, a goatee. (see attached photograph)
  He generally wears an oversized camouflage jacket, grey in colour, as well as camo
  
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• Two OPP officers hospitalized - The North Bay Nugget

  06-12-2018 19:15
  Two OPP officers hospitalized  The North Bay NuggetTwo Ontario Provincial Police officers have been hospitalized following a crash involving two commercial motor vehicles shortly before 6 am on the Key River ...
  
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• JUPP, George

  06-12-2018 19:15 via baytoday.ca
  It is with heavy hearts that the Jupp family announces the passing of a great man. George passed away at the North Bay Regional Health Centre with his family by his side on Monday, November 26, 2018, he was in his 75th year.
  
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• Update: Highway remains closed (North Bay fire department called to scene of hazardous material accident) - BayToday

  06-12-2018 19:08
  Update: Highway remains closed (North Bay fire department called to scene of hazardous material accident)  BayTodayThe NBFES hazardous material team is one of nine teams that provide *service* to the province.
  
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• Two OPP officers hospitalized

  06-12-2018 19:08 via nugget.ca
  Two Ontario Provincial Police officers have been hospitalized following a crash involving two commercial motor vehicles shortly before 6 am on the Key River bridge of Highway 69, south of Sudbury.
  Police say the responding officer was exposed to a potentially hazardous chemical spill and was transported to hospital by Parry Sound Emergency Medical Services (EMS) for precautionary medical assessment.
  A second officer was conducting traffic control on Highway 400 near Parry Sound because of the cr
  
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• Premiers head to Montreal for tough meeting with Trudeau

  06-12-2018 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Premiers arrived Thursday for a first ministers' meeting still grumbling about the agenda set by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, with one — Ontario's Doug Ford — threatening to walk out if the program isn't expanded to reflect a host of pro
  
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• Oklahoma QB Kyler Murray is named the AP Player of the Year

  06-12-2018 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  Kyler Murray is The Associated Press college football Player of the Year, the second straight Oklahoma quarterback and fifth overall to win the award since it was established in 1998.
  
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• North Carolina GOP open to new election if fraud found

  06-12-2018 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Republican Party would be open to a new election if an investigation were to find a high likelihood that wrongdoing swayed the state's unresolved congressional race, its executive director said Thursday.
  
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• North Carolina Democrat drops race concession amid probe

  06-12-2018 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  RALEIGH, N.C. — The Democrat trailing in a North Carolina congressional race withdrew his concession Thursday as state election officials investigated allegations of absentee ballot fraud.
  
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• Minnesota Orchestra conductor to step down in 2022

  06-12-2018 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Orchestra Music Director Osmo Vanska plans to step down when his contract ends in 2022. Vanska made the announcement at the orchestra board's annual meeting Wednesday.
  
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• ISIL threat in Iraq still demands Canadian troops: Defence chief

  06-12-2018 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Canada's top military officer says it's too soon to say when Canadian troops will no longer be needed in Iraq. Defence chief Gen.
  
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• Doug Ford prepared to walk away from first ministers' meeting over agenda issues

  06-12-2018 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Doug Ford's office says the Ontario premier is prepared to walk away from a meeting of first ministers if it does not include specific discussions on the carbon tax.
  
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• Coca-Cola names CEO Quincey as its chairman

  06-12-2018 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  ATLANTA — Coca-Cola Co. has named its president and CEO as chairman of the company's board. James Quincey will become chairman and CEO following Coke's annual meeting in April.
  
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• 2019 marks beginning of CPP enhancements to be rolled out over seven years

  06-12-2018 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The biggest change to the country's pension plans in more than a decade will take place in the new year, but the effects will be felt differently depending on which generation you belong to.
  
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• SIU clears OPP officer Bonfield collision - The North Bay Nugget

  06-12-2018 18:13
  SIU clears OPP officer Bonfield collision  The North Bay NuggetTony Loparco, director of the province's Special Investigations Unit, has cleared the OPP officer involved in a Dec. 22, 2017, collision at Trout Pond Road and ...
  
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• SIU clears OPP officer in Bonfield collision

  06-12-2018 18:09 via nugget.ca
  Tony Loparco, director of the province’s Special Investigations Unit, has cleared the OPP officer involved in a Dec. 22, 2017, collision at Trout Pond Road and Highway 17 in Bonfield.
  The driver of the second vehicle, a 25-year-old woman, suffered two fractured ribs. Her mother and sister, a child in a booster seat in the back of the vehicle, were examined at hospital and released.
  The SIU says the collision occurred at 5:30 p.m., when the OPP Chevy Tahoe, travelling eastbound on Highway 1
  
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• First Nations chiefs boo Scheer for not saying how he's different from Harper

  06-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Hundreds of First Nations chiefs booed Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer on Thursday when the opposition leader told them they will have to wait until his platform is released to see how he differs from former prime minister Stephen Harper.
  
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• Police searching for suspects following homicide in North Bay - CBC.ca

  06-12-2018 17:46
  Police searching for suspects following homicide in North Bay  CBC.caNorth Bay Police are investigating a homicide from near the Pinewood Park area of the city. They were called Wednesday night about a firearms incident and ...
  
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• VIDEO: Marks brings 'This Man' back to his roots

  06-12-2018 17:40 via baytoday.ca
  Cory Marks returns to a North Bay stage for the first time in two years
  
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• Art Gabor Classic tips off this weekend

  06-12-2018 17:29 via baytoday.ca
  Close to 50 teams will be competing in senior and junior divisions during the two-day competition which begins Friday  
  
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• Be careful on area roads

  06-12-2018 17:22 via baytoday.ca
  Some areas may see accumulations exceeding 15 cm by later today
  
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• US stocks tumble on US-China trade jitters, oil price slide

  06-12-2018 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  U.S. stocks tumbled in early trading Thursday following a sell-off in overseas markets, knocking more than 450 points off the Dow Jones Industrials Average.
  
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• US stocks claw back from an early plunge on Fed report

  06-12-2018 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  U.S. stocks clawed most of their way back from a deep slide Thursday that at one point had wiped out the market's gains for the year.
  
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• UK round-the-world sailor being rescued after losing mast

  06-12-2018 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  LONDON — A British woman sailing solo in a round-the-world race is being rescued after losing her mast and being knocked unconscious in a vicious storm in Southern Ocean.
  
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• Trudeau says government will limit gun access as Polytechnique victims remembered

  06-12-2018 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Fourteen beams of light shone into the night sky from Montreal's Mount Royal Thursday evening in memory of the 14 women who died at the Ecole Polytechnique engineering school 29 years ago.
  
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• Trudeau says government will limit access to handguns, assault weapons

  06-12-2018 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government plans to limit access to handguns and assault weapons to confront gun violence in the country. Speaking to Montreal radio station 98.
  
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• Survey: US services firms grew in November

  06-12-2018 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — U.S. services firms grew at a slightly stronger pace in November, a sign that the recent stock market sell-offs have yet to dampen enthusiasm among consumers.
  
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• New Brunswick's new finance minister takes aim at reducing net debt

  06-12-2018 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's new finance minister says that while the province's finances are improving, there needs to be a change in focus to start reducing the net debt.
  
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• It's now or never pedestrians: German town has Elvis lights

  06-12-2018 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  BERLIN — Keep your blue suede shoes behind the curb: the central German town where Elvis Presley was stationed as a U.S. soldier in the 1950s has installed three pedestrian lights with images of the American rock icon.
  
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