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• Players turned coaches pleased with change in OHL culture over past decade

  20-12-2018 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  Eric Wellwood and Jeff Kyrzakos can't believe the difference a decade has made in the Ontario Hockey League. Both played in the major junior league in the mid-2000s, when they say hazing and verbal abuse were prevalent in OHL locker rooms.
  
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• Girl, 3, to make full recovery after being run over in Prince George, B.C.

  20-12-2018 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — A three-year-old girl whose midsection was run over by an SUV in Prince George, B.C., is expected to make a full recovery. Police say it happened Wednesday in a retail strip-mall parking lot.
  
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• Five people injured in hit-and-runs in Langley, B.C., man arrested

  20-12-2018 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  LANGLEY, BRITISH COLUMBIA, B.C. — The RCMP say five people were injured after a series of hit-and-runs in Langley and Abbotsford, B.C., on Wednesday night.
  
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• First of 17 remote First Nations connected to Ontario's power grid

  20-12-2018 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The first of 17 remote First Nations has been connected to Ontario's power grid under a $1.6-billion expansion project. The diesel generating station in Pikangikum First Nation, more than 200 kilometres north of Kenora, Ont.
  
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• Driver hits guardrail. Unsuccessfully uses jack to free it. Now faces charges

  20-12-2018 23:00 via baytoday.ca
  When police arrived, they saw a vehicle stuck in the guardrail and a man using a jack trying to remove it
  
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• Students enjoy festive meal before holiday kick off

  20-12-2018 22:43 via nugget.ca
  Early Learning Kindergarten students at Lady of Fatima got into the Christmas spirit a little early this year.
  Four-year-old Evan Skinner asked his teacher Lisa Davey whether the class could organize a Christmas dinner so they could enjoy a meal with their friends before they head off for a two week Christmas break.
  Each student brought an item to contribute toward the meal. Plates were filled with turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, turnip and carrots, corn and gravy.
   
   
  
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• B.C. voters reject switch to proportional representation for third time

  20-12-2018 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — Voters in British Columbia have rejected a proposal to switch to a system of proportional representation to elect members of the legislature. It's the third time the idea of using proportional representation has failed in a referendum.
  
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• Accused killer of Renee Sweeney may seek bail - The North Bay Nugget

  20-12-2018 22:03
  Accused killer of Renee Sweeney may seek bail  The North Bay NuggetThe man accused of killing Renee Sweeney in January of 1998 may seek bail.Berk Keaney, lawyer for Robert Steven Wright, 39, of North Bay, indicated during ...
  
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• Snowfall Warning changed to Freezing Rain Warning - My North Bay Now

  20-12-2018 21:11
  Snowfall Warning changed to Freezing Rain Warning  My North Bay NowEnvironment Canada reports the special weather statement has been replaced by a freezing rain warning for the North Bay area and snowfall warnings are no ...
  
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• Indigenous Institute unveils new website and logo

  20-12-2018 21:10 via baytoday.ca
  'We are adding, stone by stone, a new layer to the foundation created over decades by Indigenous educators and advocates'
  
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• Pediatrician admits to assaulting dozens of young patients

  20-12-2018 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  EBENSBURG, Pa. — A former Pennsylvania pediatrician has admitted he sexually assaulted 31 children, most of them patients. Dr.
  
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• Markets Right Now: Stocks plunge again, chopping 600 off Dow

  20-12-2018 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 2:09 p.m.
  
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• House vote sends major criminal justice overhaul to Trump

  20-12-2018 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — The House passed an extensive criminal justice bill on Thursday that will reduce some of the harshest sentences for federal drug offenders and boost prison rehabilitation programs.
  
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• Hells Angels re-establish East Coast presence: 'They have a good footprint'

  20-12-2018 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  HALIFAX — The Hells Angels have re-established an evolving presence in Atlantic Canada, although experts say they have not expanded their roster of full-patch members since first reappearing in the region more than two years ago.
  
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• Dushku says CBS agreed to monitor 'Bull' star's behaviour

  20-12-2018 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — Actress Eliza Dushku says she struggled with her decision to keep quiet about the sexual harassment she says she endured from the star of the CBS show "Bull," weighing her desire to keep her ordeal private against her worry that it would b
  
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• CHL takes holiday break with Prince Albert Raiders still holding No. 1 ranking

  20-12-2018 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The Canadian Hockey League began its holiday break on Monday with half the season already in the books.
  
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• Melanie Ethier, 15, disappeared without a trace Sept. 29, 1996 - The North Bay Nugget

  20-12-2018 20:40
  Melanie Ethier, 15, disappeared without a trace Sept. 29, 1996  The North Bay NuggetMelanie Ethier, 15, left a friend's residence in New Liskeard at about 2 am Sept. 29, 1996, to walk home less than a kilometre away. She has not been seen or ...
  
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• Melanie Ethier, 15, disappeared without a trace Sept. 29, 1996

  20-12-2018 20:37 via nugget.ca
  Melanie Ethier, 15, left a friend’s residence in New Liskeard at about 2 am Sept. 29, 1996, to walk home less than a kilometre away. She has not been seen or heard from since.
  The investigation remains active and will remain open until the OPP determine the whereabouts of Melanie or can positively determine what happened to her.
  This case is unique as Melanie seemed to “vanish without a trace,” the OPP states. However, OPP still believe someone out there has the information pol
  
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• Melanie Ethier, 15, disappeared without a trace Sept. 19, 1996

  20-12-2018 20:37 via nugget.ca
  Melanie Ethier, 15, left a friend’s residence in New Liskeard at about 2 am Sept. 29, 1996, to walk home less than a kilometre away. She has not been seen or heard from since.
  The investigation remains active and will remain open until the OPP determine the whereabouts of Melanie or can positively determine what happened to her.
  This case is unique as Melanie seemed to “vanish without a trace,” the OPP states. However, OPP still believe someone out there has the information pol
  
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• A man fled North Bay police. He had to be airlifted by CHP out of the marsh he landed in. - SFGate

  20-12-2018 20:31
  A man fled North Bay police. He had to be airlifted by CHP out of the marsh he landed in.  SFGateA man who led North Bay police officers on a pursuit on Highway 37 was successfully apprehended after he ran into a marsh and got stuck in the mud. The man ...
  
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• Matthews, Marner reflect on 'The Nutcracker' cameo: 'It was nerve-wracking'

  20-12-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Auston Matthews isn't one to get nervous. The star centre for the Toronto Maple Leafs is used to suiting up in front of packed arenas under the bright lights with 20,000 sets of eyes trained on his every move.
  
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• Health Canada releases draft regulations for edible cannabis products

  20-12-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Canadians won't be allowed to buy cannabis-infused booze when other marijuana-laced "edibles" become legal next fall, under new rules the federal government proposed Thursday.
  
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• Fire officials: No survivors in Atlanta business jet crash

  20-12-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  ATLANTA — No one on board survived after a business jet crashed Thursday near a county airport, Atlanta's fire department said.
  
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• Business jet crashes onto football field, killing 4 aboard

  20-12-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  ATLANTA — A Tennessee-bound business jet crashed Thursday, killing all four people aboard, when it plunged onto a football field at an Atlanta park, igniting its fuel and sending thick smoke over a nearby neighbourhood , officials said.
  
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• 4 people aboard business jet that crashed with no survivors

  20-12-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  ATLANTA — A Tennessee-bound business jet with four people aboard crashed with no survivors when the aircraft plunged onto a football field at an Atlanta park Thursday, igniting its fuel and sending thick smoke over a nearby neighbourhood , officials
  
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• Veteran draws millions in donations for Trump's border wall

  20-12-2018 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  An Air Force veteran who started a fundraising page to help pay for construction of President Donald Trump's U.S.-Mexico border wall has brought in millions of dollars.
  
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• Missing over 20 years: Calgary man reunited with P.E.I. graduation ring

  20-12-2018 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  A Calgary man has been reunited with his college ring that he lost more than 20 years ago.
  
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• From streaks to seats: what to watch for at the world junior hockey championship

  20-12-2018 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Some of the world's best young hockey talents will go head-to-head in Victoria and Vancouver next week. The 2019 world junior hockey championship kicks off on Tuesday, featuring dozens of athletes likely to carve out careers in the NHL.
  
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• Man charged in Sweeney murder to seek bail - My North Bay Now

  20-12-2018 19:02
  Man charged in Sweeney murder to seek bail  My North Bay NowThe man charged with the first degree murder of Renee Sweeney will remain behind bars into the new year. Robert Steven Wright, 39, made an appearance via ...
  
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• 8 large colleges, universities in San Francisco North Bay - North Bay Business Journal

  20-12-2018 18:43
  8 large colleges, universities in San Francisco North Bay  North Bay Business JournalThe latest North Bay Business Journal research focuses on institutions of higher education.
  
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• North Bay Police Chief supports pre-paying for gas to prevent theft - BayToday

  20-12-2018 18:32
  North Bay Police Chief supports pre-paying for gas to prevent theft  BayToday'The technology is there for somebody to pre-pay and in a lot of other countries I have visited where I have to pay for my gas before I even start pumping so it is ...
  
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• Toronto market edges lower on broad-based weakness, U.S. stocks fall

  20-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Canada's main stock index edged lower in late-morning trading amid broad-based weakness, while U.S. stock markets also lost ground. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 5.75 points at 14,258.31.
  
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• Summit or not, leaders of Spain and Catalonia to meet

  20-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  BARCELONA, Spain — Spain's prime minister and the president of the country's Catalonia region prepared to meet Thursday amid intense political manoeuvrs to dictate the terms of the talks and whether the loaded topic of Catalan independence would be o
  
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• Summit or not, leaders of Spain and Catalonia meet

  20-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  BARCELONA, Spain — Spain's prime minister and the president of the country's Catalonia region sat down for formal meeting Thursday after intense political manoeuvrs to dictate the terms of the talks and whether the loaded topic of Catalan independenc
  
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• Spain, Catalonia leaders agree to resolve political crisis

  20-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  BARCELONA, Spain — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and the leader of Catalonia emerged from a meeting Thursday with an agreement to find a solution to the political crisis that has festered since the region's failed secession attempt last year.
  
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• Ottawa unveils plan to make medical devices like insulin pumps, pacemakers safer

  20-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Health Canada has announced an action plan to improve the safety of medical devices such as pacemakers and breast implants following media reports of Canadians receiving risky products pulled from the market by other countries.
  
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• Officials warn about carbon monoxide poisonings that kill dozens every year

  20-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  At least 50 people a year die of carbon monoxide poisoning in Canada and health officials are stressing the importance of installing proper detectors as we head into winter. Dr.
  
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• Metis, non-status Indians launch '60s Scoop lawsuit over identity loss

  20-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Metis and non-status Indians across Canada are seeking damages for the alleged harms inflicted on them by the Canadian government during the '60s Scoop, according to a proposed class action filed on Thursday.
  
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• Feds give Toronto over $7 million to fight gun and gang violence

  20-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The federal government says it will give Toronto and its police force more than $7 million over the next five years to help fight an increase in gun violence in the city.
  
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• Democrats to start presidential primary debates in June 2019

  20-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  Democrats will hold at least a dozen presidential primary debates starting in June 2019 and running through April 2020, with party Chairman Tom Perez promising rules that will give everyone in a potentially large field a fair shot at voters' attentio
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Halifax CFL bid picks up steam as league announces game for Atlantic Canada

  20-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  The Canadian Football League will stage a regular-season game in Atlantic Canada in 2019, continuing the drive to put a franchise in Halifax within a few years.
  
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• Canada among targets of alleged Chinese hacking campaign

  20-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — U.S. authorities say companies in Canada were among the targets of two Chinese citizens charged with carrying out an extensive hacking campaign to steal data.
  
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• Allowing municipalities to opt out of pot shops helps black market: experts

  20-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  As municipalities across Ontario weigh whether to allow cannabis retail stores in their neighbourhoods, experts and consumer choice advocates warn that having large swaths of the province opt out of brick-and-mortar pot shops could fuel the black mar
  
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• US charges 2 with China intelligence ties in hacking case

  20-12-2018 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — U.S.
  
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• US charges 2 hackers with alleged Chinese intelligence ties

  20-12-2018 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — U.S.
  
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• Inmate hitches ride with officer, goes back to jail

  20-12-2018 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  GREENUP, Ky. — A jail inmate who escaped from authorities and tried hitchhiking along a highway didn't enjoy freedom for long because the motorist he flagged down was a law enforcement officer.
  
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• Ex-Senators executive pleads guilty to harassing driver

  20-12-2018 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  BUFFALO, N.Y. — Former Ottawa Senators assistant general manager Randy Lee has pleaded guilty to a harassment charge stemming from an encounter with a 19-year-old male hotel shuttle driver in Buffalo.
  
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• Driver charged after early-morning crash - The North Bay Nugget

  20-12-2018 17:05
  Driver charged after early-morning crash  The North Bay NuggetA Phelps Township man faces charges following a single-vehicle crash early Thursday morning on Highway 63.Ontario Provincial Police responding to the call ...
  
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• Canada can hit Paris promise if we switch to electric cars and public transit

  20-12-2018 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Even with a national carbon tax, phasing out coal power, forcing the use of cleaner fuels and making buildings more efficient, Canada is still 79 million tonnes of greenhouse gases shy of hitting its existing promise to cut emissions.
  
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• Driver charged after early-morning crash

  20-12-2018 16:57 via nugget.ca
  A Phelps Township man faces charges following a single-vehicle crash early Thursday morning on Highway 63.
  Ontario Provincial Police responding to the call at about 12:30 a.m. found a person using a vehicle jack to remove a vehicle stuck in a guard rail.
  Andre Bessette, 47, faces charges of operation while prohibited, operation of a motor vehicle without insurance, failing to wear seat belt, careless driving, driving while under suspension and driving a motor vehicle without a plate.
  Bessette wa
  
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