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• Tkachuk's goal in 3rd gives Flames 2-1 win over Wild

  15-12-2018 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  ST. PAUL, Minn. — Matthew Tkachuk scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period for Calgary, David Rittich made 34 saves, and the Flames beat the Minnesota Wild 2-1 on Saturday.
  
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• Quebec's anti-corruption unit blames media coverage for recruiting troubles

  15-12-2018 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Seven years after it was created, Quebec's anti-corruption unit is having difficulty recruiting members and filling a number of positions.
  
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• Nations at UN climate talks in Poland back universal emissions rules

  15-12-2018 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  KATOWICE, Poland — After two weeks of bruising negotiations, officials from almost 200 countries agreed Saturday on universal, transparent rules that will govern efforts to cut emissions and curb global warming.
  
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• Nations at UN climate talks back universal emissions rules

  15-12-2018 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  KATOWICE, Poland — After two weeks of bruising negotiations, officials from almost 200 countries agreed Saturday on universal, transparent rules that will govern efforts to cut emissions and curb global warming.
  
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• Former Maple Leafs forward Josh Leivo making an impact with Canucks

  15-12-2018 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — For years, Josh Leivo fought for a permanent roster spot with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Now the 25-year-old left-winger is playing big minutes with some of the best young athletes in the game — albeit in a Vancouver Canucks uniform.
  
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• Calgary's Gilmore Junio top Canadian at long-track speedskating World Cup

  15-12-2018 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  HEERENVEEN, Netherlands — Calgary's Gilmore Junio was the top Canadian at a long-track speedskating World Cup event on Saturday, earning a 10th-place finish in the men's 500 metres. Junio posted a time of 34.
  
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• 'It's what we do': Famous Newfoundlanders help replace veteran's stolen guitar

  15-12-2018 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  STEPHENVILLE, N.L. — Two famous Newfoundlanders have stepped in to help an elderly veteran whose guitar went missing earlier this month.
  
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• Controversial appointment of Toronto cop, Ford ally as OPP commissioner delayed

  15-12-2018 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The Ontario government is delaying the appointment of the man set to become the province’s top cop until an investigation into allegations of political interference in the hiring process is complete.
  
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• Canadian Jim Long opens with a win at William Hill World Darts Championship

  15-12-2018 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  LONDON — Canadian Jim Long won his first-round game at the William Hill World Darts Championship on Saturday, defeating Northern Ireland's Mickey Mansell 3-1. The 50-year-old from London, Ont.
  
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• Immigration hot topic in North Bay - The North Bay Nugget

  15-12-2018 20:13
  Immigration hot topic in North Bay  The North Bay NuggetTwo groups with two different agendas held rallies Saturday expressing their stance on immigration.A group calling themselves the Yellow Vests North Bay ...
  
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• Immigration hot topic in North Bay

  15-12-2018 20:08 via nugget.ca
  Two groups with two different agendas held rallies Saturday expressing their stance on immigration.
  A group calling themselves the Yellow Vests North Bay gathered on the steps of city hall to voice their concerns about illegal immigration and their disapproval of the Trudeau government.“We’re not here to point fingers or attack people. We’re very peaceful people conducting a peaceful protest,” said organizer Lisa Lefebvre.
  “Our message toward Canadians is that we ne
  
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• Surprise delivery: Halifax cat safe after being accidentally shipped to Montreal

  15-12-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  HALIFAX — A Halifax-area pet who nestled into a box for a catnap ended up 1,200 kilometres from home after his owner unknowingly sealed him inside and shipped it away.
  
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• Blues sign Bortuzzo to 3-year extension

  15-12-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  ST. LOUIS — The Blues have signed veteran defenceman Robert Bortuzzo to a three-year extension worth $1.375 million per season. St. Louis general manager Doug Armstrong announced Bortuzzo's $4.125 million contract extension Saturday.
  
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• Man City back on top of EPL; Eriksen saves Spurs

  15-12-2018 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  LONDON — Facing opposition decked out in royal blue for the second week running, Manchester City avoided any surprises this time round.
  
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• Man City back on top of EPL after win; Eriksen saves Spurs

  15-12-2018 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  Facing opposition decked out in royal blue for the second week running, Manchester City avoided any surprises this time round.
  
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• Light at the end of the tunnel for UN climate talks

  15-12-2018 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  KATOWICE, Poland — A deal on the rules that govern the Paris climate accord appeared within grasp Saturday, as officials from almost 200 countries worked to bridge remaining differences after two weeks of U.N. talks in Poland.
  
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• Staples Canada transforms business model with co-working spaces, cafes and more

  15-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Regular customers of certain Staples Canada Inc. locations may not recognize their local stores the next time they visit. The company is transforming its business model at two locations in Kirkland, Que.
  
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• Sabres suspend Berglund for failing to report to team

  15-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — The Buffalo Sabres have suspended forward Patrick Berglund indefinitely for failing to report to the team. The Sabres announced the suspension Saturday, hours before facing the defending Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals.
  
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• Kilde wins downhill marred by nasty crash involving Gisin

  15-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  SELVA DI VAL GARDENA, Italy — Norway's Aleksander Aamodt Kilde won by a large margin in a World Cup downhill Saturday that was marred by a nasty crash involving Swiss skier Marc Gisin.
  
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• Indians send 1B Alonso to White Sox for outfielder Alex Call

  15-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians have made another off-season move, trading first baseman Yonder Alonso to the Chicago White Sox. Cleveland gets 24-year-old outfielder Alex Call in a deal made official Saturday.
  
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• Correction: White Sox-Indians Trade story

  15-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  CLEVELAND — In a story Dec. 15 about Yonder Alonso's trade to the Chicago White Sox, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Alonso is married to the sister of star slugger Manny Machado. Machado is married to Alonso's sister.
  
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• North Bay Santa Fund $100000 short of goal-needs your help - BayToday

  15-12-2018 17:16
  North Bay Santa Fund $100000 short of goal-needs your help  BayToday'This year I'm a little bit nervous, but I think I do have the faith that North Bay, as generous as it always is, will bring us to our goal' Lachlan McLachlan North Bay ...
  
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• Canada's Mikael Kingsbury wins second moguls World Cup of season

  15-12-2018 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  THAIWOO, China — Canada's Mikael Kingsbury skied to his second victory in as many competitions this season at Saturday's single moguls World Cup event in Thaiwoo, China.
  
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• North Bay tire shop owner wants to reopen as quickly as possible

  15-12-2018 16:49 via nugget.ca
  It’s our intention to get the doors at Junior’s Tirecraft back open and serve our customers as soon as possible, said David Bogensberger.
  Bogensberger, who owns the tire store with his brother, told The Nugget Saturday morning that it’s his intention to get back to business as quickly as they can for their staff and customers.He said since Friday night’s fire he’s received countless calls, texts and people simply stopping by to offer their support.
  “It’s
  
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• Zinke resigns as interior secretary amid numerous probes

  15-12-2018 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, facing federal investigations into his travel, political activity and potential conflicts of interest, will be leaving the administration at year's end, President Donald Trump said Saturday.
  
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• Trump says Interior Secretary Zinke leaving administration

  15-12-2018 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, who is facing federal investigations into his travel, political activity and potential conflicts of interest, will leave the administration at year's end, President Donald Trump said Saturday.
  
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• Interior Secretary Zinke resigning, cites 'vicious' attacks

  15-12-2018 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, facing federal investigations into his travel, political activity and potential conflicts of interest, will be leaving the administration at year's end, Trump said Saturday.
  
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• All I want for Christmas

  15-12-2018 16:00 via baytoday.ca
  This week in Wine All the Time, Vin shares his insights on how best to get into a good bottle of wine and some good last-minute gift ideas
  
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• Trudeau to make it harder for future PM to reverse Senate reforms

  15-12-2018 15:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau says his government hopes to make legal changes that will cement his transformation of the Senate into a more independent, non-partisan chamber, making it harder for a future prime minister to turn back the clock.
  
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• North Bay Santa Fund $100,000 short of goal-needs your help

  15-12-2018 14:11 via baytoday.ca
  'This year I’m a little bit nervous, but I think I do have the faith that North Bay, as generous as it always is, will bring us to our goal' Lachlan McLachlan North Bay Santa Fund Co-Chair
  
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• Brooks: Taste of Home Gala simply sumptuous - The North Bay Nugget

  15-12-2018 14:10
  Brooks: Taste of Home Gala simply sumptuous  The North Bay NuggetThe Third Annual Taste of Home – A Night Among the Stars held recently at the Westin in support of Ronald McDonald House Charities was a gastronomic ...
  
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• Tear gas on the Champs-Elysees but fewer Paris protesters

  15-12-2018 13:05 via baytoday.ca
  PARIS — Tear gas billowed Saturday across the protest-scarred Champs-Elysees after a day of largely peaceful demonstrations in Paris and a water cannon shot a frigid stream at the crowd on the fifth straight weekend of protests by France's "yellow ve
  
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• Tear gas on Champs-Elysees but fewer Paris protesters seen

  15-12-2018 13:05 via baytoday.ca
  PARIS — Tear gas billowed Saturday across the French capital's protest-scarred Champs-Elysees after a day of largely peaceful demonstrations and water cannons shot into the crowds on the fifth straight weekend of protests by the country's "yellow ves
  
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• Tear gas in Paris, but fewer protesters and bigger demands

  15-12-2018 13:05 via baytoday.ca
  PARIS — A protest movement that has brought the French into the streets for five Saturdays in a row in a major challenge to President Emmanuel Macron lost momentum in its latest nationwide outcry, but the smaller crowds pushed fervently for one of th
  
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• 21 detained before Paris protests as police deploy in force

  15-12-2018 13:05 via baytoday.ca
  Paris police deployed in large numbers Saturday for the fifth straight weekend of demonstrations by the "yellow vest" protesters, with authorities repeating calls for calm after protests on previous weekends turned violent.
  
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• Trump weighs next move on border wall as shutdown looms

  15-12-2018 12:05 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — Congress is racing to avoid a partial government shutdown next Friday over President Donald Trump's border wall. But you wouldn't know it by the schedule, as lawmakers left town waiting for the White House's next move.
  
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• Troops kill 7 civilians as protest turns bloody in Kashmir

  15-12-2018 12:05 via baytoday.ca
  SRINAGAR, India — Indian forces who were exchanging fire with insurgents in disputed Kashmir on Saturday fatally shot at least seven civilians when large crowds descended on the site of the gunbattle in support of the militants, police and residents
  
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• Scuffles with police in Paris but protest largely peaceful

  15-12-2018 12:05 via baytoday.ca
  PARIS — Scuffles broke out between protesters and police in central Paris on Saturday on the sidelines of a largely peaceful demonstration, during the fifth straight weekend of protests by the "yellow vest" movement.
  
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• Russia claims US ignoring outreach on nuclear disagreement

  15-12-2018 12:05 via baytoday.ca
  MOSCOW — Russia wants to sit down with Pentagon officials for "open and specific" talks on alleged violations of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty, the Russian Defence Ministry said Saturday. The U.S.
  
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• Mueller says FBI not to blame for Flynn's false statements

  15-12-2018 12:05 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — The special counsel's office is pushing back at the suggestion that the FBI acted improperly in its interview of former national security adviser Michael Flynn, saying he "chose to make false statements" and did not need a warning that i
  
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• Death of 7-year-old on border raises questions

  15-12-2018 12:05 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — Just 7 years old, Jakelin Amei Rosmery Caal Maquin was picked up by U.S. authorities with her father and other migrants this month in a remote stretch of New Mexico desert.
  
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• 7 killed as Indian forces fire on Kashmir protesters

  15-12-2018 12:05 via baytoday.ca
  SRINAGAR, India — At least seven civilians were killed and over three dozen injured Saturday when government forces fired at anti-India protesters in disputed Kashmir following a gunbattle that left three rebels and a soldier dead, police and residen
  
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• 7 civilians, 4 combatants killed in Kashmir fighting

  15-12-2018 12:05 via baytoday.ca
  SRINAGAR, India — At least seven civilians were killed and nearly two dozens injured when government forces fired at anti-India protesters in disputed Kashmir following a gunbattle that left three rebels and a soldier dead on Saturday, police and res
  
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• Sri Lanka's disputed prime minister resigns to end impasse

  15-12-2018 09:05 via baytoday.ca
  COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka's disputed prime minister resigned on Saturday, saying he wanted to end a long political impasse over his appointment and allow the president to form a new government.
  
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• Event park owners have 'glorious aspirations' for Bonfield - The North Bay Nugget

  15-12-2018 08:45
  Event park owners have 'glorious aspirations' for Bonfield  The North Bay NuggetBONFIELD – The family behind the Bonfield Event Park admits there will be “some challenges” in satisfying some residents that they will be good neighbours.
  
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• Event park owners have 'glorious aspirations' for Bonfield

  15-12-2018 08:40 via nugget.ca
  BONFIELD – The family behind the Bonfield Event Park admits there will be “some challenges” in satisfying some residents that they will be good neighbours.
  “That’s why we had this meeting,” Ezra Groves said Thursday as about 100 residents filled St. Bernadette Parish Hall to meet the new owners of the former King of the North Dragway on Development Road.
  “We are going to study all the input, and see how we can fix them.
  “There have been mistakes ma
  
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• New drag strip owners vow to control noise - The North Bay Nugget

  15-12-2018 08:18
  New drag strip owners vow to control noise  The North Bay NuggetFamily behind Bonfield Event Park plans to host only 4 to 6 races, have contacted sound engineer.
  
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• New drag strip owners vow to control noise

  15-12-2018 08:14 via nugget.ca
  BONFIELD – Chris Snook doesn’t want a repeat of the King of the North noise issues when the Bonfield Event Park opens in 2019.
  Snook lives on property closest to the former drag strip, and wants to make sure any racing events won’t interfere with his family’s enjoyment of country living.
  “It was terrible,” Snook said Thursday after attending a presentation by Lisa Groves and other family members who have taken over the property.
  “There was no way we coul
  
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• North Bay tire shop destroyed by fire - The Sudbury Star

  15-12-2018 07:57
  North Bay tire shop destroyed by fire  The Sudbury StarFirefighters battled a stubborn blaze at Junior's Tirecraft Friday night.They responded at about 7 p.m. and 90 minutes later were still fighting the blaze at the tire ...
  
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• Ovechkin nets 2nd straight hat trick, Caps top 'Canes in SO

  15-12-2018 07:05 via baytoday.ca
  RALEIGH, N.C. — Alex Ovechkin had his second consecutive hat trick and Jakub Vrana scored in the sixth round of a shootout to lead the Washington Capitals past the Carolina Hurricanes 6-5 on Friday night.
  
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