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• Waterton investor fund pushing for new board of directors at Hudbay Minerals

  13-12-2018 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — An activist investor in Hudbay Minerals Inc. says it will push for a new slate of directors at the company's next annual meeting after accusing the board of mismanagement. Waterton Global Resource Management Inc.
  
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• Court: Trump can't let companies deny birth control coverage

  13-12-2018 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  SAN FRANCISCO — A divided U.S. appeals court Thursday blocked rules by the Trump administration that allowed more employers to opt out of providing women with no-cost birth control.
  
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• Families First celebrations planned

  13-12-2018 22:02 via baytoday.ca
  The event will welcome in the New Year with family-oriented activities including the ever-popular family skate, button making station, and inflatable bouncy land
  
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• Family loses everything in home explosion

  13-12-2018 21:49 via baytoday.ca
  The family cat died in the explosion but the family dogs survived and are recovering at a local shelter
  
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• OPP investigating theft of lumber

  13-12-2018 21:20 via baytoday.ca
  The trailer was taken from the Howland Drive area in Huntsville
  
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• Ontario city settles complaint over use of Indigenous mascots and logos

  13-12-2018 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Indigenous-themed mascots, names, imagery and symbols used by non-aboriginal sports teams will be removed from arenas and other facilities in Mississauga, Ont.
  
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• FC Edmonton makes South Korean midfielder its first international signing

  13-12-2018 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — FC Edmonton has made South Korean midfielder Son Yongchan its first international signing. Son played most recently for Ozone FC, an Indian second-tier club.
  
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• Critics sound alarm over proposed oil and gas exploration around Sable Island

  13-12-2018 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  HALIFAX — A call for energy companies to bid for exploration rights around Nova Scotia's iconic Sable Island has prompted swift condemnation from a coalition of environmental, fishing and tourism groups.
  
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• Street Snow removal starting

  13-12-2018 20:59 via baytoday.ca
  Snow removal will focus on the Downtown core
  
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• Pro immigrant counter rally planned for Saturday on Main St.

  13-12-2018 20:43 via baytoday.ca
  'We just don't want that voice of hatred to be the dominant message'
  
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• Sex-assault squad investigated eight St. Mike's incidents, police say

  13-12-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The Toronto police's sexual crimes unit has to date investigated eight incidents at a private Roman Catholic all-boys school rocked by student-on-student abuse allegations, the force said on Thursday.
  
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• Man on trial for killing Calgary woman and her daughter fabricated story: Crown

  13-12-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  CALGARY — A prosecutor says the accused in a murder trial made up two other men he says were with him at a woman's home the day she was found dead and her daughter disappeared.
  
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• Canada's extradition act on display with world watching Meng case: experts

  13-12-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Canada's cumbersome extradition system means Chinese business executive Meng Wanzhou could wait years before her case is resolved even if she will inevitably be committed to stand trial in the United States, legal experts say.
  
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• McDonald defends 'corporate advisor' TV statements - The North Bay Nugget

  13-12-2018 19:18
  McDonald defends 'corporate advisor' TV statements  The North Bay NuggetMayor Al McDonald says he was telling the truth during a televised call-in show last year when he denied having any knowledge of a “corporate advisor” ...
  
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• McDonald defends 'corporate advisor' TV statements

  13-12-2018 19:11 via nugget.ca
  Mayor Al McDonald says he was telling the truth during a televised call-in show last year when he denied having any knowledge of a “corporate advisor” position at city hall.McDonald concedes he held discussions with Jerry Knox about the former chief administrative officer’s departure from the city, as outlined in documents recently released on the orders of Ontario’s privacy watchdog.
  Al McDonald
  But the mayor says the employment contract, or “transition agreement,&
  
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• North Bay city council votes yes on casino, but will vote again on contentious question - CBC.ca

  13-12-2018 18:33
  North Bay city council votes yes on casino, but will vote again on contentious question  CBC.caNorth Bay city council has voted yes to a casino. At the end of a raucous meeting Wednesday night, council voted 8 to 3 to welcome a 31 million dollar gambling ...
  
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• Toronto market edges lower, U.S. stocks mixed; loonie slips lower

  13-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Canada's main stock index crept lower in late-morning trading as strength in the consumer staples sector was more than offset by weakness in the health care group, which includes the big marijuana companies.
  
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• Toronto market closes down despite rise in the price of crude oil

  13-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Canada's main stock index closed lower Thursday despite a surge in the price of crude oil. Markets were "whipsawed" in a volatile trading session that saw initial optimism about the trade dispute between the U.S.
  
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• System failed Manitoba girl returned to parent without support, checks: advocate

  13-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — Manitoba's advocate for children and youth says a girl who suffered repeated sexual abuse and died of a drug overdose was failed over and over again by the province's child welfare system.
  
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• Supreme Court affirms privacy rights for Canadians who share a computer

  13-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada says sharing a computer with someone does not mean giving up privacy rights over the material stored on the machine. In a ruling today, the high court restored the acquittal of Thomas Reeves of Sudbury, Ont.
  
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• Social media became a tool for athletes to raise political awareness in 2018

  13-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  For nearly a decade social media has helped athletes and sports teams interact with their fans or make major announcements.
  
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• Serial killer pleads guilty in Texas woman's 1994 death

  13-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  ODESSA, Texas — A 78-year-old man who says he killed about 90 people over nearly four decades as he moved around the country has pleaded guilty to murder in the 1994 strangulation of a Texas woman.
  
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• Mark Norman was doing his job, helping government in ship deal talks: lawyers

  13-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Vice-Admiral Mark Norman's lawyers are arguing in court this morning that they need access to numerous government secrets to prove there was more going on around a $700-million shipbuilding contract than has been revealed.
  
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• Mark Norman was doing his job, had not 'gone rogue' on ship deal: lawyers

  13-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Vice-Admiral Mark Norman's lawyers started making their case in earnest for access to thousands of government files Thursday, saying the records will prove the suspended military officer's innocence — and that he had not "gone rogue.
  
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• Lightning goalie Vasilevskiy returning to face Toronto

  13-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy is returning after missing 14 games with a fractured left foot to face the Toronto Maple Leafs in a matchup between the NHL's top two teams.
  
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• Committee ready for regular meetings on permanent Humboldt Broncos memorial

  13-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  The president of the Humboldt Broncos says a committee is ready to discuss a permanent memorial site for those who died when the junior hockey team's bus crashed in April.
  
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• Province to pay for hazmat response says North Bay Fire Chief - My North Bay Now

  13-12-2018 17:26
  Province to pay for hazmat response says North Bay Fire Chief  My North Bay NowWhen it comes to who will pay the cost of sending the North Bay Fire Department's hazmat team to Britt last week to clean up a dangerous spill, the local fire ...
  
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• North Bay's Slack inducted into hall of fame - The North Bay Nugget

  13-12-2018 17:13
  North Bay's Slack inducted into hall of fame  The North Bay NuggetRoy Slack has been inducted into the Sudbury Area Mining Supply and *Service* Association Hall of Fame. Slack, president of Cementation Canada Inc., was ...
  
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• North Bay's Slack inducted into hall of fame

  13-12-2018 17:09 via nugget.ca
  Roy Slack has been inducted into the Sudbury Area Mining Supply and Service Association Hall of Fame.
  Slack, president of Cementation Canada Inc., was inducted during the 2018 annual meeting of the association Monday at Dynamic Earth in Sudbury.
  Slack has been instrumental as a service provider to the mining sector for more than 35 years, much of that time spent in the Sudbury and North Bay regions.
  “Being recognized by my peers within SAMSSA, the greatest conglomeration of mining service
  
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• UK's May, embattled at home, seeks EU lifeline on Brexit

  13-12-2018 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  BRUSSELS — In a week of damaging political blows over her handling of both Brexit and her job, British Prime Minister Theresa May insisted Thursday she can still get her European Union divorce agreement approved in Parliament — with a little help fro
  
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• UK leader seeks EU lifeline after surviving confidence vote

  13-12-2018 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  BRUSSELS — British Prime Minister Theresa May was seeking a Brexit lifeline from European Union leaders Thursday after winning a no-confidence vote among her own Conservative lawmakers at home — a victory won only after she put a time limit on her le
  
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• Supreme Court won't hear case involving facts used in assisted-dying case

  13-12-2018 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal from a severely ill woman who wants to accelerate a lawsuit that argues the right to assisted dying is unfairly limited by federal government law.
  
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• Supreme Court upholds Canada's right to reargue facts in assisted-dying case

  13-12-2018 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has rejected a bid by a severely ill woman and a civil liberties group to speed up their lawsuit that argues the right to assisted dying is unfairly limited by federal government law. Julia Lamb and the B.C.
  
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• EU leaders wary of May's plea for help selling Brexit deal

  13-12-2018 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  BRUSSELS — British Prime Minister Theresa May implored European Union leaders Thursday to help her sell the Brexit divorce deal at home, only to be told that her proposals are not clear enough for the bloc to offer a helping hand now.
  
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• Delta's 2019 forecast helps send airline stocks lower

  13-12-2018 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  Delta Air Lines said Thursday that its profit will rise next year but not as much as Wall Street expected, and that helped push airline stocks lower.
  
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• Court nixes pension law that prompted teacher protests

  13-12-2018 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  FRANKFORT, Ky.
  
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• Summer student needing a job? How about data analyst?

  13-12-2018 17:04 via baytoday.ca
  Only candidates who are currently studying at a post-secondary level and intend to return to school in the fall of 2019 are eligible
  
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• ONTC employees give Santa a helping hand

  13-12-2018 16:55 via nugget.ca
  Once again Santa’s helpers from Ontario Northland have come to the rescue.
  Andy Mitchell, Josh Dale, Matt Boulet, Brandon Cangiano and Jordyn Vaillancourt helped gather toys and donations Thursday at the North Bay shops and the main office at 555 Oak St E by Santa’s little helpers.
  Employees we were able to stuff a truckload of toys and receive cash donations in the amount of $1,269.
   
  
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• Chippewa band 'hits the road'

  13-12-2018 16:36 via baytoday.ca
  'We hope that you enjoy our pictures'
  
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• Police: Teen, officers exchange gunfire at middle school

  13-12-2018 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  RICHMOND, Ind. — A teenage suspect and police officers exchanged gunfire outside an eastern Indiana middle school Thursday morning before the boy ran inside and killed himself, authorities said. Indiana State Police Sgt.
  
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• Guards injured, money stolen during overnight blast at Edmonton bank

  13-12-2018 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — Two security guards have been injured in an explosion that occurred during an overnight armed holdup at a Scotiabank branch in northeast Edmonton.
  
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• Fuel costs hurt Transat profits as travel company moves ahead with hotel plans

  13-12-2018 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Rising fuel costs and fluctuating exchange rates buffeted Transat A.T.'s profit margins last quarter, prompting a 54 per cent plunge in adjusted operating income to $35.9 million.
  
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• Coach accused of sexual assault says he never spooned young gymnast

  13-12-2018 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  SARNIA, Ont.
  
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• Coach accused of sexual assault says apology letter was misinterpreted

  13-12-2018 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  SARNIA, Ont. — A former high-ranking gymnastics coach accused of sexual assault told his trial Thursday that when he apologized to his accuser for "crossing the line," he wasn't referring to any sexual transgressions.
  
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• Police concerned about robbery numbers

  13-12-2018 15:15 via baytoday.ca
  'That is seven more robberies and that is a theft with violence that happens within the community'
  
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• Pelosi's triumph: House speaker-to-be, this time with memes

  13-12-2018 15:06 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — It has been quite a week for Nancy Pelosi. The televised meeting with President Donald Trump. The deal with restless Democrats to secure their votes to become House speaker.
  
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• Pelosi's triumph: A reminder why she's set to be speaker

  13-12-2018 15:06 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — It has been quite a week for Nancy Pelosi. The televised meeting with President Donald Trump. The deal with restless Democrats to secure their votes to become House speaker.
  
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• UNAIDS head to quit post early following scathing report

  13-12-2018 15:05 via baytoday.ca
  GENEVA — The head of the U.N. agency focusing on AIDS says he'll leave his post in June, an early departure announced a week after independent experts looking into sexual harassment at UNAIDS blasted its "defective leadership.
  
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• UN climate talks inch forward, success uncertain

  13-12-2018 15:05 via baytoday.ca
  KATOWICE, Poland — Negotiators from almost 200 countries raced to find agreement on the rules that will govern an international treaty on curbing global warming, but the text the Polish diplomat chairing the talks planned to present to delegates Thur
  
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• Trump's new Africa strategy takes sharp aim at China, Russia

  13-12-2018 15:05 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday announced a sharp refocus of its Africa strategy to counter what it called the "predatory" practices of China and Russia, which are "deliberately and aggressively targeting their investments in the re
  
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