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• Wiebe and teammates appeal to Duncan for an independent body for safe sport

  17-12-2018 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Erica Wiebe knows how Olympic dreams can be threatened with a complaint to the wrong person.
  
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• Miniso's Canadian business faces bankruptcy application, fraud accusations

  17-12-2018 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Chinese discount retailer Miniso has filed an application seeking to begin bankruptcy proceedings for the Canadian operations of the business.
  
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• Miniso Canada reaches preliminary deal after court case threatened operations

  17-12-2018 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Miniso Canada says it has reached a preliminary agreement with Miniso Guangzhou LLC in a case that has threatened to force the Chinese discount retailer's Canadian operations into bankruptcy.
  
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• Leafs GM Kyle Dubas not worried about offer sheets for Matthews, Marner

  17-12-2018 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Kyle Dubas isn't losing sleep these days — at least when it comes to his pending restricted free agents.
  
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• CP Exclusive: Consultations show support for repealed Ontario sex-ed curriculum

  17-12-2018 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — An overwhelming majority of those who weighed in on Ontario's sex education on the first day of public consultations opposed Premier Doug Ford's repeal of a modernized curriculum introduced by the previous Liberal government.
  
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• Canadian wrestlers appeal to Duncan for an independent body on safe sport issues

  17-12-2018 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  Canadian wrestlers are appealing to sport minister Kirsty Duncan to establish a third-party body to handle cases of harassment and abuse.
  
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• Canadian Marielle Thompson earns World Cup ski cross bronze in season opener

  17-12-2018 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  AROSA, Switzerland — Canada's Marielle Thompson captured bronze at the opening World Cup ski cross event of the season on Monday. The native of Whistler, B.C.
  
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• Young photographers have a chance to win prizes

  17-12-2018 22:04 via baytoday.ca
  The purpose of the contest is for local youth to demonstrate what aspects of North Bay’s culture and heritage are important to them
  
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• Trial rights of accused spy for China imperilled, lawyer tells Supreme Court

  17-12-2018 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The lawyer for a man accused of trying to spy for China on Canadian shipbuilding plans says federal foot-dragging over secrecy is endangering his client's right to timely justice.
  
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• Feds endangering rights of accused spy for China, lawyer tells Supreme Court

  17-12-2018 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Federal foot-dragging over secrecy is risking the right to timely justice for a man accused of trying to spy for China on Canadian shipbuilding plans, his lawyer charges.
  
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• Daughter tells of dad's unlikely bond with Charles Barkley

  17-12-2018 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  BOSTON — A chance meeting in a hotel lobby sparked an unlikely friendship between former NBA star Charles Barkley and a cat litter scientist in Iowa.
  
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• Snow depth and water content are still above the long-term average

  17-12-2018 21:04 via baytoday.ca
  The average snow depth for all sites is 33.3 cm
  
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• North Bay above Ontario average in municipal spending - BayToday

  17-12-2018 21:00
  North Bay above Ontario average in municipal spending  BayTodayNorth Bay spends about $95 per capita.
  
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• ST. JEAN, Eugene Joseph

  17-12-2018 20:43 via baytoday.ca
  Passed away peacefully at Cassellholme Home for the Aged on December 13, 2018 at the age of 91 years
  
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• Organ donation award for local hospital

  17-12-2018 20:43 via baytoday.ca
  The award is for outstanding efforts to integrate donation into quality end-of-life care
  
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• Big Food Bank cheque from NDA tourney

  17-12-2018 20:34 via baytoday.ca
  'It is lovely that Anthony and the gang team up with Coach4Food so they can add to those numbers throughout the campaign'
  
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• Ouch! 100 motor vehicle collisions investigated by North Bay OPP in November

  17-12-2018 20:24 via baytoday.ca
  And 14 violent crimes
  
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• Carbon monoxide scam hits North Bay - The North Bay Nugget

  17-12-2018 20:09
  Carbon monoxide scam hits North Bay  The North Bay NuggetHeads up homeowners there's a new scam around town.The North Bay Fire and Emergency Services is warning the public about a telephone scam where the ...
  
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• 'Recall fatigue' may prompt Canadians to avoid serving some foods over holidays

  17-12-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — A string of high-profile produce recalls may lead to shortages of the most recent culprits ahead of the holidays.
  
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• Ottawa wins reprieve for solitary confinement law; now valid until April 30

  17-12-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The federal government eked out a four-month reprieve for its solitary confinement law on Monday despite criticism from Ontario's top court about Ottawa's failure to address concerns around segregation practices over the past year.
  
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• I didn't question Muskrat Falls cost estimates, former premier tells inquiry

  17-12-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The premier who sanctioned the controversial Muskrat Falls hydro megaproject in Newfoundland and Labrador says she didn't think to verify cost estimates for what has become the province's largest-ever public expenditure.
  
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• Garbage Truck Santa's decorated rig rolls for 27th year in Whitehorse

  17-12-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  WHITEHORSE — A familiar, if somewhat unconventional, holiday event resumes for its 27th season in Whitehorse but the man who's better known as Garbage Truck Santa worries he's celebrating on borrowed time.
  
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• Flyers fire coach Hakstol, Gordon is interim replacement

  17-12-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  The Philadelphia Flyers have fired coach Dave Hakstol after losing four in a row and 11 of their last 14 games and named Scott Gordon as the interim replacement.
  
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• Flyers fire coach Dave Hakstol, Gordon interim replacement

  17-12-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  It took less than two weeks as general manager of the Philadelphia Flyers for Chuck Fletcher to see what he needed to see with coach Dave Hakstol.
  
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• North Bay above Ontario average in municipal spending

  17-12-2018 20:03 via baytoday.ca
  North Bay spends about $95 per capita
  
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• Carbon monoxide scam hits North Bay

  17-12-2018 19:59 via nugget.ca
  Heads up homeowners there’s a new scam around town.
  The North Bay Fire and Emergency Services is warning the public about a telephone scam where the caller tries to scare homeowners into getting their smoke or carbon monoxide alarm tested.
  But of course it comes at a cost.The caller tries to scare homeowners by informing them they will be in serious trouble if they don’t follow through with the alarm check.
  “This is not true,” says North Bay Fire and Emergency Services, w
  
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• North Bay hospital mergers, affiliations, closures alter operations in 2018 - North Bay Business Journal

  17-12-2018 19:49
  North Bay hospital mergers, affiliations, closures alter operations in 2018  North Bay Business JournalHere's a 2018 North Bay story that will impact local business in 2019: While the Adventist Health-St. Joseph Health alliance jells, several other hospitals ...
  
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• Students surprised by chance Santa encounter - The North Bay Nugget

  17-12-2018 19:42
  Students surprised by chance Santa encounter  The North Bay NuggetA group of Kindergarteners from King George VI Public School were given a pleasant, pre-holiday surprise on Dec. 7 as they bumped into the big man in red ...
  
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• Timmins woman facing witchcraft charge - The North Bay Nugget

  17-12-2018 19:37
  Timmins woman facing witchcraft charge  The North Bay NuggetTimmins police have filed an unusual charge against a city woman who allegedly practised witchcraft in a fraudulent manner, hoping to collect money to protect ...
  
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• Timmins woman facing witchcraft charge

  17-12-2018 19:34 via nugget.ca
  Timmins police have filed an unusual charge against a city woman who allegedly practised witchcraft in a fraudulent manner, hoping to collect money to protect a person from danger.
  “It is alleged that a local woman, who maintains an alias and holds herself out to be a self-proclaimed spiritualist, medium and clairvoyant, attempted to elicit funds from a Timmins resident in return for protection from some form potential danger likely to occur to her family,” said Timmins police.
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• North Bay OPP respond to 100 collisions in November - NorthBayNipissing.com

  17-12-2018 19:21
  North Bay OPP respond to 100 collisions in November  NorthBayNipissing.comNORTH BAY - The month of November kept North Bay OPP busy with 100 collisions, as well as several violent and property crimes.
  
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• Tire company picking up the pieces after fire

  17-12-2018 19:08 via baytoday.ca
  'We are going to follow the process, get up each day and take one day at a time and get back open and get back in business'
  
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• TFC makes Brazil's Auro a permanent addition, signs 14-year-old to USL contract

  17-12-2018 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  Toronto FC made versatile Brazilian Auro a permanent member of its squad Monday while, looking farther to the future, signing 14-year-old forward Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty to a USL contract.
  
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• Penguins' Letang avoids major injury, could play vs Ducks

  17-12-2018 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  Pittsburgh Penguins defenceman Kris Letang took part in a morning skate Monday and it will be decided at game time if he plays against the Anaheim Ducks.
  
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• Pacers hire NBA's 1st female assistant general manager

  17-12-2018 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Pacers have hired Kelly Krauskopf as their new assistant general manager, making her the first woman in league history to hold the title. Krauskopf has a long history with the franchise.
  
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• Ovechkin, Scheifele, Eichel named NHL three stars of the week

  17-12-2018 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin, Winnipeg Jets centre Mark Scheifele and Buffalo Sabres star Jack Eichel are the NHL three stars of the week.
  
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• Jury urged not to jump to conclusions on man accused of killing woman, daughter

  17-12-2018 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  CALGARY — A jury deciding the fate of a man accused of killing a mother and her daughter is being urged not to jump to conclusions as the double-murder trial winds down in Calgary.
  
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• GOP Sen. Alexander of Tennessee not seeking 2020 re-election

  17-12-2018 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  NASHVILLE — Republican U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee says he won't seek re-election in 2020.
  
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• Energy assessment law needed to avoid another Trans Mountain impasse, PM says

  17-12-2018 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is overhauling how Canada assesses big energy projects in a bid to ensure new projects can get built without the government having to buy them to make that happen.
  
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• Devils goalie Cory Schneider goes on injured reserve

  17-12-2018 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEWARK, N.J. — The New Jersey Devils have placed goaltender Cory Schneider on injured reserve with an abdominal strain. The Devils announced the injury Monday and recalled goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood from Binghamton (AHL).
  
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• Canada's robust credit rating should calm fears about federal deficits: Trudeau

  17-12-2018 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadians worried about his government's deficits should look at the country's strong standing with international credit-rating agencies for reassurance.
  
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• Stricter drunk driving laws take effect Tuesday - The North Bay Nugget

  17-12-2018 19:02
  Stricter drunk driving laws take effect Tuesday  The North Bay NuggetStricter drunk driving legislation takes effect across Canada Tuesday, giving police officers the right to demand a breath sample from any driver they lawfully stop ...
  
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• Women more likely than men to experience workplace harassment: StatsCan study

  17-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — A new study suggests women are more likely than men to experience workplace harassment, and that it's more common in health-related fields.
  
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• TSX sets new two-year low as price of oil falls to lowest level since fall 2017

  17-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Canada's main stock index again set a new more than two-year low as the influential energy sector was hurt by the price of oil dropping to its lowest level since the fall of 2017. The S&P/TSX composite index lost 232.
  
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• Stricter drunk driving laws to take effect across Canada on Tuesday

  17-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  New rules that increase penalties for drunk driving and expand police powers to demand breath samples take effect across Canada on Tuesday, with some predicting the law will face a series of legal challenges.
  
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• Irregular migrant claims drop to lowest levels since 2017, but backlogs remain

  17-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — As the number of irregular asylum seekers arriving in Canada appears to be slowing, work is quietly underway to speed up refugee processing and address a major backlog of asylum claims that has been growing steadily since early 2017.
  
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• Ex-manager sentenced to 39 months prison in hospital corruption case

  17-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — A former hospital executive who pocketed a $10-million bribe in return for helping engineering giant SNC-Lavalin win a Montreal hospital-building contract was sentenced Monday to 39 months in prison.
  
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• CRTC: wireless carriers agree to offer range of lower-priced data-only plans

  17-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The country's three national wireless carriers have agreed to offer a "broad range" data-only plans through their second- and third-tier brands, including $30-per-month plans with more megabytes than previously suggested, the industry's fed
  
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• Crown says no evidence of political interference in Mark Norman case

  17-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Crown prosecutors have pushed back against suggestions of political interference in Vice-Admiral Mark Norman's criminal case, saying there is no evidence to support such allegations.
  
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• Consumer group not satisfied by CRTC's decision on lower-priced data-only plans

  17-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The country's three national wireless carriers have agreed to offer a "broad range" data-only plans through their second- and third-tier brands, including $30-per-month plans with more megabytes than previously suggested, the Canadian Radio
  
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