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• Renée Sweeney murder: Don't jump to conclusions, Wright's lawyer says

  12-12-2018 23:14 via baytoday.ca
  Lawyer Berk Keaney issues short statement on behalf of his client
  
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• Wish comes true: Ontario teen becomes prime minister for the day

  12-12-2018 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Fifteen-year-old Aiden Anderson wants potential voters to remember his name because one day, he says, he will be prime minister.
  
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• Trump comments could be used in Huawei CFO's extradition defence: Freeland

  12-12-2018 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump could be used by Huawei's chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou to fight her extradition to the United States, Canada's foreign minister said Wednesday.
  
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• Safer opioids actively being reviewed for epidemic: chief public health officer

  12-12-2018 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The need to increase access to a safer supply of opioids is being "actively reviewed" with provinces and territories, Canada's chief public health officer Dr.
  
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• North Bay firm infuses designs with Northern principles - BayToday

  12-12-2018 22:00
  North Bay firm infuses designs with Northern principles  BayTodayAward-winning Mitchell Jensen Architects recognized for health unit building.
  
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• North Bay city council to vote on whether or not to welcome casino - CBC.ca

  12-12-2018 21:30
  North Bay city council to vote on whether or not to welcome casino  CBC.caAfter years of debate, North Bay city council will vote Wednesday night on whether it should welcome a casino. The argument continues to be whether the ...
  
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• Firm says trees obstructing vision at Humboldt Broncos crash intersection

  12-12-2018 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  REGINA — A consulting firm says sight lines are a safety concern at the rural intersection where the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash happened.
  
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• Federal minister feuds with N.B. premier after dramatic project cuts

  12-12-2018 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  FREDERICTON — The federal intergovernmental affairs minister has launched an attack on the Tory premier of his home province, after dramatic project cuts that left millions of federal dollars on the table.
  
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• Ethics watchdog chides capital commission CEO for 12 violations of rules

  12-12-2018 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The federal ethics watchdog says the head of an agency overseeing important federal sites in and around Ottawa violated conflict-of-interest rules a dozen times.
  
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• Canada's Ashley Lawrence signs new PSG deal, prepares second charity event

  12-12-2018 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  Just 23, Canadian soccer international Ashley Lawrence is looking after her future while doing her best to help the welfare of others. Lawrence signed a new multi-year deal with Paris Saint-Germain on Monday.
  
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• Canada pressured to match tough climate talk with leadership at key meeting

  12-12-2018 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Canadian government is facing heavy pressure to fill a leadership void at an international meeting trying to set the rules for implementing the Paris Climate Change accord.
  
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• Canadore offering trades management program

  12-12-2018 20:17 via baytoday.ca
  Qualified tradespeople can learn skills to run a business
  
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• Trappers AAA Roundup - Trappers tournament action

  12-12-2018 20:15 via baytoday.ca
  Four AAA teams at Southern Ontario tournaments
  
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• Toyota recalls 70,000 vehicles to replace air bag inflators

  12-12-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  DETROIT — Toyota is recalling about 70,000 Toyota and Lexus brand vehicles in North America to replace air bag inflators that could explode and hurl shrapnel at drivers and passengers.
  
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• Tencent Music shares rise on first trading day

  12-12-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — Shares in Chinese streaming music giant Tencent Music Entertainment are up 7 per cent to $13.
  
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• Canadian maple syrup production plummets while honey output down 2.9 per cent

  12-12-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says maple syrup and honey production this year fell to their lowest levels in three years. The agency said Wednesday maple syrup production fell by 21.7 per cent to 44.
  
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• Innocent until proven guilty – lawyer

  12-12-2018 19:30 via nugget.ca
  The lawyer representing Robert Steven Wright is reminding the public that you’re innocent until proven guilty.
  The accused, who is being represented by lawyers Berk Keaney and Michael Venturi, sent The Nugget an email Wednesday night addressing the media coverage in the case involving their client.
  “It appears that is the public’s perception that the case is solved. To jump to that conclusion would be a huge mistake. We will be making no further comment while this matter is bef
  
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• Former girlfriend, classmates shed light on murder suspect's past

  12-12-2018 19:30 via nugget.ca
  So who is Robert Steven Wright?
  The 39-year-old emergency room lab technician was arrested at the North Bay Regional Health Centre Tuesday by Sudbury detectives and charged with first-degree murder in the 1998 death of Laurentian student Renee Sweeney.
  Sudbury police stated Wright, also known as Steven “Steve” Wright, was not someone investigated by police and does not appear to have a criminal history.
  Hospital staff told The Nugget Wright worked regularly in the hospital’s em
  
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• Outburst in court as accused in double murder testifies he didn't do it

  12-12-2018 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  CALGARY — A man on trial for the deaths of a Calgary woman and her daughter bluntly told a courtroom Wednesday he didn't do it, causing the slain girl's father to hurl obscenities at the accused and storm out.
  
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• Confidential North Bay contract released - CTVNews.ca

  12-12-2018 19:05
  Confidential North Bay contract released  CTVNews.caThe City of North Bay has released details on the Special Advisor contract with former CAO Jerry Knox.
  
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• B.C. court upholds extradition of pair accused of 'honour killing' in India

  12-12-2018 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Two British Columbia residents accused of hiring assailants to kill a relative in India because she married a poor rickshaw driver must be extradited to face murder charges, the province's top court has ruled. The B.C.
  
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• Accused in murders of Calgary woman and her daughter testifies in own defence

  12-12-2018 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  CALGARY — A man accused of killing a Calgary woman and her daughter took the stand in his own defence at his first-degree murder trial on Wednesday.
  
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• Yellow vest protest coming to North Bay - BayToday

  12-12-2018 19:00
  Yellow vest protest coming to North Bay  BayTodayLast weekend in Edmonton a few hundred people took to the streets wearing yellow vests to protest the Canadian carbon tax and the UN Global Compact on ...
  
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• Trojans off to Hawaii for trip of a lifetime

  12-12-2018 18:43 via baytoday.ca
  'The girls have all worked so hard to get here, and thanks to our coach she made this dream become a reality'
  
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• "All we've ever wanted is justice for Renee," says close friend of murder victim

  12-12-2018 18:41 via nugget.ca
  Heather G. left Sudbury after her close friend was brutally stabbed to death, because she no longer felt safe.
  She ended up living in the same community as the alleged killer 20 years later.
  Sudbury detectives arrested Robert Steven Wright Tuesday and charged him with first-degree in the 1998 death of Laurentian student Renee Sweeney.
  Wright is a 39-year-old emergency room lab technician who is employed at the North Bay Regional Health Centre.
  “I’ve spent a long time hiding from this
  
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• WestJet says it's co-operating with predatory pricing probe by Competition agency

  12-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  CALGARY — WestJet Airlines Ltd. says it is co-operating with a probe by Canada's competition watchdog following accusations of predatory pricing from a competitor.
  
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• Three victims of ex-ski coach Bertrand Charest suing Alpine Canada

  12-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Three sexual assault victims of former ski coach Bertrand Charest are suing Alpine Canada, alleging the sports federation turned a blind eye to signs of wrongdoing.
  
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• Spice spat: Old Bay sues New Bae for trademark infringement

  12-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  BALTIMORE — A clash of seasonings is looming in federal court, as Maryland's Old Bay seeks to protect its trademark in a lawsuit against another spice blend, New Bae. The Daily Record reports Old Bay maker McCormick & Co.
  
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• Rangers' Shattenkirk out 2-4 weeks with shoulder injury

  12-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — The New York Rangers say defenceman Kevin Shattenkirk will be sidelined two to four weeks with a shoulder injury. Shattenkirk left in the second period of Monday night's game in Tampa.
  
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• North American stock markets surge higher in late-morning trading

  12-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Canada's main stock index surged higher in late-morning trading, fuelled by the key energy, financial, industrial and materials sectors. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 186.15 points at 14,853.98.
  
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• N.L. to enjoy fastest-growing economy thanks to oil production: report

  12-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  A dramatic economic turnaround is being predicted for Newfoundland and Labrador next year. The Conference Board of Canada says it is expected to lead the provinces in economic growth, thanks to offshore oil royalties.
  
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• Feds slow-walking requests for documents in Norman case, lawyers charge

  12-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Suspended Vice-Admiral Mark Norman's lawyers are accusing the federal Department of Justice of refusing to co-operate with their numerous requests for documents that they say are required to ensure their client a fair trial.
  
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• 'David and Goliath' battle prompted predatory pricing probe into WestJet: Flair CEO

  12-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Flair Airlines chief executive Jim Scott says predatory pricing and scheduling by rival WestJet Airlines Ltd.
  
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• 'Renée fought him, and fought him hard': The history of the Sweeney murder case

  12-12-2018 18:01 via baytoday.ca
  A man who was an 18-year-old Lockerby Composite School student at the time of the murder has been arrested, nearly 21 years after Renée Sweeney's death
  
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• One dead in tractor-trailer/cube van collision

  12-12-2018 17:57 via baytoday.ca
  A post-mortem examination is scheduled for tomorrow
  
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• Sci-Fi movie to be shot in North Bay

  12-12-2018 17:19 via baytoday.ca
  'It is about an octopus that lives in a mine but it is an alien octopus that attacks and kills people'
  
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• Thanks to North Bay's Ecole elementaire publique Heritage for the Christmas Cards & songs. You are the reason we do… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  12-12-2018 17:09 via twitter.com
  Thanks to North Bay's Ecole elementaire publique Heritage for the Christmas Cards & songs. You are the reason we do… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Just For Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon faces sex crime charges dating to 1979

  12-12-2018 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Just For Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon, who resigned from the entertainment company last year amid allegations of abuse, was charged with rape and indecent assault Wednesday.
  
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• Julian Castro moves toward 2020 White House run

  12-12-2018 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  SAN ANTONIO — Former Obama housing chief Julian Castro says he's taking a step toward a possible White House campaign in 2020 by forming a presidential exploratory committee.
  
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• Former HUD chief Julian Castro moves toward presidential run

  12-12-2018 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  SAN ANTONIO — Former Obama housing chief Julian Castro says he's taking a step toward a possible White House campaign in 2020 by forming a presidential exploratory committee.
  
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• AP Interview: Jones says farmers scared by Trump's tariffs

  12-12-2018 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — Sen.
  
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• Fun and friends take the lead in First Shift as kids introduced to hockey

  12-12-2018 16:51 via baytoday.ca
  The First Shift Program provides a fun and affordable introduction to hockey for kids aged 6-10
  
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• Opinion: Sudbury city council and chamber remind me of growing up

  12-12-2018 16:32 via baytoday.ca
  Better direction needed on Sudbury casino decision
  
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• Beyonce! Hillary! India revels in a very big wedding

  12-12-2018 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW DELHI — In a season of big Indian weddings, the Wednesday marriage of the scions of two billionaire families might be the biggest of them all.
  
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• 'A Star Is Born' tops SAG Awards nominations, snubs abound

  12-12-2018 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — "A Star Is Born" led nominations for the 25th Screen Actors Guild Awards with four nods including best ensemble on Wednesday, firmly establishing Bradley Cooper's romantic revival as this year's Academy Awards front runner.
  
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• Fiery Highway 11 crash claims one life - The North Bay Nugget

  12-12-2018 16:01
  Fiery Highway 11 crash claims one life  The North Bay NuggetOne person has died following a crash involving a tractor-trailer and cube van at about 4:30 pm Tuesday on Highway 11 north of Englehart, North East OPP has ...
  
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• Fiery Highway 11 crash claims one life

  12-12-2018 15:53 via nugget.ca
  ‏One person has died following a crash involving a tractor-trailer and cube van at about 4:30 pm Tuesday on Highway 11 north of Englehart, North East OPP has reported on Twitter.
  OPP say an autopsy will be conducted today in Sudbury. No further details have been released.
  OPP officers from the Kirkland Lake and Temiskaming detachments, EMS and fire responded.
  Assisting with the investigation are the Traffic Incident Management Enforcement (TIME) Team, Ministry of Transportation, Miller Group
  
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• US consumer prices flat in November as energy plunges

  12-12-2018 15:05 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer prices were unchanged in November, the best performance since prices actually fell eight months ago. The docile inflation reading reflected a big drop in the cost of gasoline and other energy products.
  
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• Trump cites France attack as reason for US-Mexico wall

  12-12-2018 15:05 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is citing a shooting attack in France as he calls on Democratic congressional leaders to support funding for a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border. Trump tweeted Wednesday: "Another very bad terror attack in France.
  
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• Study: Burglars could hack smart sprinkler to disable alarm

  12-12-2018 15:05 via baytoday.ca
  WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Computer scientists at William & Mary in Virginia say burglars could potentially break into houses through smart home devices.
  
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