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• Feds finalize Canada Post stamp prices, with increases set for Jan. 14

  24-12-2018 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Unless you really hurry, sending a letter to Santa for next Christmas will cost you a nickel more. Starting Jan. 14, Canada Post says the cost for an individual stamp on a letter sent within Canada will be $1.05, instead of a loonie.
  
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• Buckeyes' Meyer to teach, be assistant AD after he retires

  24-12-2018 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State coach Urban Meyer will teach a class in the university's business school and become an assistant athletic director after he retires following the Rose Bowl.
  
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• Highway 17 closed near Mattawa due to fire (UPDATED)

  24-12-2018 23:00 via baytoday.ca
  Highway 17 near Mattawa was closed between Moores Lane and Hurdsman Road due to a structure fire
  
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• Highway 17 closed near Mattawa due to fire

  24-12-2018 23:00 via baytoday.ca
  Highway 17 near Mattawa is closed between Moores Lane and Hurdsman Road due to a structure fire
  
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• Grief dreams may provide comfort over the holidays, study says

  24-12-2018 23:00 via baytoday.ca
  Research conducted by recent PhD graduate at Brock U suggests that grief dreams can offer assurance to the bereaved
  
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• Spreading hope and joy in memory of a son and mother

  24-12-2018 22:15 via nugget.ca
  The holidays can be a difficult time for many people who are missing their loved ones.
  Carol Toebes knows that feeling all too well.
  She buried her 49-year-old son who died of a heart attack in 2014 and then her mother in January.
  But instead of feeling sad, Toebes decided to do something positive in memory of her son and mother.
  Toebes recruited her good friend Patti Burton to create angels for residents at Nipissing Manor Nursing Care Centre. The manor is where Toebes mother lived out her last
  
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• Wrestler's attorney suggests haircut due to ref's tardiness

  24-12-2018 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  BUENA, N.J. — A lawyer for a high school wrestler whose dreadlocks were cut off after a referee told him to lose the hairstyle or forfeit minutes before his match is suggesting the impromptu hair cut was due in part to the referee's tardiness.
  
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• Man faces attempted murder charge after shots fired at RCMP in Iqaluit

  24-12-2018 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  IQALUIT, Nunavut — A man arrested after a standoff with Nunavut RCMP has been charged with four counts of attempted murder. Mounties say Jerry Issuqangituq also faces charges of discharging a firearm and assault with a weapon.
  
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• Maine congressman ends legal challenge to opponent's victory

  24-12-2018 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  PORTLAND, Maine — New England's last remaining Republican congressman ended his legal battle Monday challenging the election of his Democratic opponent under Maine's new voting system. U.S. Rep.
  
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• One dead, three in hospital, after fire at Edmonton home for disabled adults

  24-12-2018 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — One person died and three others were in hospital following a fire at an Edmonton group home for disabled adults early Monday. Firefighters were called to the blaze just before 2 a.m. in the west end.
  
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• New York, Los Angeles police trade 'Die Hard' tweets

  24-12-2018 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  LOS ANGELES — The New York and Los Angeles police departments are poking some fun at their perceived rivalry and wading into a hotly contested debate: Is "Die Hard" a Christmas movie? It began when NYPD tweeted Monday that they'd been working with LA
  
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• A month after last illness reported, health agency says romaine is OK again

  24-12-2018 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — With no new cases of E. coli connected to romaine lettuce detected since mid-November, the leafy green is probably safe to eat again, the Public Health Agency of Canada reported Monday.
  
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• Vehicle just avoided collision with plane in Trail, B.C: transportation board

  24-12-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  RICHMOND, B.C. — The Transportation Safety Board is investigating a close call between a passenger plane and a vehicle at the Trail airport in southeastern British Columbia.
  
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• Trevor Moore loaned to AHL's Marlies by Maple Leafs a day after his NHL debut

  24-12-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Forward Trevor Moore was loaned by the Toronto Maple Leafs to their American Hockey League affiliate on Monday afternoon. Moore returns to the Toronto Marlies a day after earning an assist in his NHL debut against Detroit on Sunday night.
  
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• Police find body believed to be of missing Toronto woman

  24-12-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  Toronto police say they believe they've found the body of a 45-year-old woman who went missing in a wooded area. Det. Anthony Paeletta says they found the body today around 9 a.m. in Crothers Woods Trail in the city's midtown. Const.
  
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• One man dead, another seriously injured after shooting in Montreal apartment

  24-12-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  Montreal police say one man is dead and another is in critical condition following a shooting in the north end of the city. Police say officers responded to a 911 call around 11:40 a.m.
  
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• Markets plunge with Dow posting worst Christmas Eve session on record

  24-12-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — North American markets plunged to start a shortened trading week as political uncertainties sent the Dow Jones industrial average to its worst ever Christmas Eve trading session and the price of crude oil falling to its lowest level since t
  
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• Kevin Spacey faces charge in sexual assault of teenager

  24-12-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  BOSTON — A Massachusetts prosecutor says Kevin Spacey is scheduled to be arraigned next month on a charge of indecent assault and battery on allegations he sexually assaulted the teenage son of a Boston television anchor in a Nantucket restaurant.
  
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• Ex-Disney actor charged with 6 counts in underage sex case

  24-12-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  SALT LAKE CITY — Former Disney Channel actor Stoney Westmoreland has been charged with six felony counts after authorities said he tried to have sex with a 13-year-old boy.
  
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• A timeline of the cases of Meng Wanzhou and the Canadians detained in China

  24-12-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — A timeline of the Meng Wanzhou case, and rising tension between Canada and China. Aug. 22: A New York court issues a warrant for the arrest of Huawei Technologies chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou. Dec.
  
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• Trappers AAA Roundup - Turgeon mows down Wolves

  24-12-2018 20:03 via baytoday.ca
  Good results for Major Peewee, Minor and Major Bantam teams
  
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• Chinese foreign ministry tells U.S., EU to take Canada to task for Meng arrest

  24-12-2018 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Western allies' support for Canada in its argument with China over the arrests of two Canadians on national-security grounds have made China "very dissatisfied," its foreign ministry said Monday.
  
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• Canadian police presence on peacekeeping missions hits 13-year low

  24-12-2018 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The number of Canadian police officers on UN missions has reached its lowest point in more than a decade despite a shortage of such personnel on many peacekeeping operations and a Liberal promise to address it.
  
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• Your Christmas photos!

  24-12-2018 19:00 via baytoday.ca
  Looks like a great Christmas
  
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• ONTARIO: Ford recalls more than 874,000 trucks

  24-12-2018 19:00 via baytoday.ca
  F-Series pickup trucks with engine block heaters in the U.S. and Canada have been recalled because they can catch fire
  
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• Trump: Federal Reserve is the 'only problem our economy has'

  24-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  President Donald Trump says the only problem facing the U.S. economy is the Federal Reserve, which has raised its key short-term rate four times this year given the low unemployment rate and brisk pace of economic growth.
  
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• Trump assails Fed as the 'only problem our economy has'

  24-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  President Donald Trump lashed out at the Federal Reserve on Monday after administration officials spent the weekend trying to assure the public and financial markets that Jerome Powell's job as Fed chairman was safe.
  
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• Montreal Impact re-sign defender Bacary Sagna to one-year deal

  24-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Defender Bacary Sagna has re-signed with the Montreal Impact, agreeing to a one-year deal on Monday. Sagna accumulated 810 minutes of play over nine games with the Impact in 2018.
  
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• Docs show panel wanted feds to make freedom from poverty 'fundamental right'

  24-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Newly released documents show the federal Liberals' anti-poverty plan isn't quite as bold as the experts they asked for advice hoped it would be.
  
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• Most outdoor rinks ready earlier than expected

  24-12-2018 18:04 via baytoday.ca
  'This is the first time this many outdoor rinks are available and open this early even with the latest thaw'
  
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• Sturgeon Falls body builder turns dream into reality

  24-12-2018 18:02 via nugget.ca
  Ten years ago Jean-Yves Mageau was shown a stack of bodybuilding magazines from his father’s collection and if the Sturgeon Falls resident continues on this path of success he could be featured inside one.
  The 26-year-old, who has been training since he was 16-years-old, was the winner of the International Drug Free Association bodybuilding competition in Mississauga.
  Mageau competed in the novice division among bodybuilders across the province for the prestigious title.
  But the medal didn
  
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• Spotlight: To lease or to buy. That is the question.

  24-12-2018 17:52 via baytoday.ca
  Know your options before your next visit to the dealership.
  
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• Toronto stock index, loonie start week moderately lower as U.S. markets plunge

  24-12-2018 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Canada's main stock index and the loonie were moderately lower early Monday, continuing a downward trend that began last week and took the Canadian dollar to a 19-month low against the American dollar. The Canadian dollar traded at 73.
  
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• Markets plunge to 2018 lows with Dow posting record worst Christmas Eve session

  24-12-2018 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — North American markets plunged to their lowest levels of the year as political uncertainties sent the Dow Jones industrial average to its worst ever Christmas Eve trading session and the price of crude oil dropped to its lowest level since
  
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• OPP DIGEST: Careless driving charge laid in bypass collision - The North Bay Nugget

  24-12-2018 16:53
  OPP DIGEST: Careless driving charge laid in bypass collision  The North Bay NuggetA 62-year-old North Bay man was charged with careless driving following a single-vehicle collision at the Highways 11/17 Bypass and Fisher Street at 2:26 am ...
  
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• OPP DIGEST: Careless driving charge laid in bypass collision - nugget.ca

  24-12-2018 16:53
  OPP DIGEST: Careless driving charge laid in bypass collision  nugget.caA 62-year-old North Bay man was charged with careless driving following a single-vehicle collision at the Highways 11/17 Bypass and Fisher Street at 2:26 am ...
  
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• North Bay driver charged after collision on bypass - NorthBayNipissing.com

  24-12-2018 16:23
  North Bay driver charged after collision on bypass  NorthBayNipissing.comA southbound vehicle on the North Bay bypass, Highway 11/17, merging onto Fisher Street at a high rate of speed, lost control of the vehicle.
  
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• Man charged with careless driving after collision in North Bay

  24-12-2018 16:23 via globalnews.ca
  According to North Bay OPP, on Sunday just before 2:30 a.m., a vehicle travelling southbound on the North Bay bypass merging onto Fisher Street lost control at a high rate of speed.
  
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• A special Christmas surprise for a North Bay single dad - BayToday

  24-12-2018 16:19
  A special Christmas surprise for a North Bay single dad  BayToday'I guess to us the Christmas spirit is just doing things that help others and put a smile on their faces which in turn creates that same smile and happy feeling with ...
  
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• City rinks open and ready to be enjoyed! - The North Bay Nugget

  24-12-2018 16:15
  City rinks open and ready to be enjoyed!  The North Bay NuggetThe majority of the city's outdoor rinks are open and ready to be enjoyed.According to the City of North Bay's website, Birchaven (Sage), Bourke Playground, ...
  
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• Careless driving charge laid in bypass collision - The North Bay Nugget

  24-12-2018 16:15
  Careless driving charge laid in bypass collision  The North Bay NuggetA 62-year-old North Bay man was charged with careless driving following a single-vehicle collision at the Highways 11/17 Bypass and Fisher Street at 2:26 am ...
  
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• City rinks open and ready to be enjoyed!

  24-12-2018 16:11 via nugget.ca
  The majority of the city’s outdoor rinks are open and ready to be enjoyed.
  According to the City of North Bay’s website, Birchaven (Sage), Bourke Playground, Graniteville Playground, Greenhill Playground, Kinette Playground, Caldwell/Ellam Park, Police Playground, Riverbend/Kerr, West Ferris Lions Park on Massey and Veronica are open and in good condition.
  The only rink that remains closed is Circle Lake Playground.
  Rink caretakers are hired at five locations to include Caldwell Ella
  
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• OPP DIGEST: Careless driving charge laid in bypass collision

  24-12-2018 16:07 via nugget.ca
  A 62-year-old North Bay man was charged with careless driving following a single-vehicle collision at the Highways 11/17 Bypass and Fisher Street at 2:26 am Sunday.
  Ontario Provincial Police say the motorist was southbound on the Bypass merging onto Fisher Street at a high rate of speed and lost control of the vehicle.
  The vehicle rolled, crossing Fisher Street, and landed on the Fisher Street offramp facing west.
  The driver was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. He was not id
  
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• Turkey opens probe of actors' alleged TV insults of Erdogan

  24-12-2018 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  ISTANBUL — Turkey's official news agency says prosecutors are investigating two prominent actors for comments on a television program.
  
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• Lots of unresolved issues as Centre Block closes for at least a decade

  24-12-2018 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Pomp and circumstance on Parliament Hill are about to get a little more complicated.
  
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• Ex-'Teen Mom 2' star faces charges over truck towing

  24-12-2018 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  WILMINGTON, N.C. — Police in North Carolina say they're planning to charge a man formerly featured on "Teen Mom 2" for towing someone else's truck out of a parking space without permission.
  
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• Debby Ryan, Twenty One Pilots drummer Josh Dun are engaged

  24-12-2018 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — Actress Debby Ryan and Twenty One Pilots drummer Josh Dun are engaged. Both Ryan and Dun announced their engagement on social media Saturday. The 30-year-old Dun proposed to the 25-year-old Ryan in a treehouse in New Zealand.
  
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• Man facing careless driving charges after scary single vehicle accident

  24-12-2018 15:57 via baytoday.ca
  The driver was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries
  
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• Man charged with careless driving after collision in North Bay - Global News

  24-12-2018 15:23
  Man charged with careless driving after collision in North Bay  Global NewsAccording to North Bay OPP, on Sunday just before 2:30 a.m., a vehicle travelling southbound on the North Bay bypass merging onto Fisher Street lost control at ...
  
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• Suspended driver faces impaired charges

  24-12-2018 15:15 via baytoday.ca
  The officer was utilizing a police vehicle with the Automatic Licence Plate Recognition (ALPR) technology
  
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