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• UBC students want to build and study effectiveness of 'tree canopy' bus shelters

  25-12-2018 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Students at the University of British Columbia are hoping to build bus shelters with environmental benefits.
  
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• Wildcats win Christmas Classic

  25-12-2018 22:38 via baytoday.ca
  Wildcats defeated a team from Quebec in the final
  
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• Mattawa business destroyed in Christmas Eve blaze - The North Bay Nugget

  25-12-2018 22:04
  Mattawa business destroyed in Christmas Eve blaze  The North Bay NuggetThe Papineau-Cameron Volunteer Fire Department responded to a structure fire Monday around 4 p.m. that caused significant damage to a local paint shop.
  
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• Mattawa business destroyed in Christmas Eve blaze

  25-12-2018 21:56 via nugget.ca
  The Papineau-Cameron Volunteer Fire Department responded to a structure fire Monday around 4 p.m. that caused significant damage to a local paint shop.
  Dan O’Grady was one of the first volunteer firefighters to arrive at the scene.
  He said heavy smoke was billowing from The Old School Mattawa Paint and Sanding Shoppe, located on Highway 17.
  “We had the fire out within an hour, however we had a lot of steam and smoke venting,” O’Grady said Tuesday.Seven volunteer firefight
  
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• Fundraiser set-up for Mattawa couple who lost everything in fire

  25-12-2018 21:56 via nugget.ca
  It’s devastating to see everything you worked so hard for be destroyed within a matter of minutes, said Jessica Papp.
  Papp has started a fundraising campaign to assist her in-laws and their 10-year-old daughter who lost everything in a Christmas Eve fire.
  The fire, destroyed their family business – The Old School Mattawa Paint and Sanding Shoppe located on Highway 17.The shop, which is owned by Adrienne Papp and Scott Ferris, also acted as their second home.
  Papp and Ferris have a lo
  
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• Volunteers serve 400 people Christmas Day - The North Bay Nugget

  25-12-2018 21:17
  Volunteers serve 400 people Christmas Day  The North Bay NuggetErnie didn't want to be alone for Christmas.“It's not fun spending the holidays by yourself,” he said while enjoying a cup of coffee while waiting to be seated ...
  
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• Volunteers serve 400 people Christmas Day

  25-12-2018 21:16 via nugget.ca
  Ernie didn’t want to be alone for Christmas.
  “It’s not fun spending the holidays by yourself,” he said while enjoying a cup of coffee while waiting to be seated Christmas Day.
  “I don’t know anyone here, but at least I’m not alone. There’s conversation, good music and delicious food what else could I ask for?”Everyone had their own reason for walking through the doors at the Pro Cathedral of the Assumption on Christmas Day. Some were lonely, o
  
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• US says 2nd Guatemalan child has died in immigration custody

  25-12-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  HOUSTON — An 8-year-old boy from Guatemala died in government custody in New Mexico early Tuesday, U.S. immigration authorities said, marking the second death of an immigrant child in detention this month. U.S.
  
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• US says 2nd Guatemalan child dies in immigration custody

  25-12-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  HOUSTON — An 8-year-old boy from Guatemala died in government custody in New Mexico early Tuesday, U.S. immigration authorities said, marking the second death of an immigrant child in detention this month.
  
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• "Several more days" for some people to get electricity: B.C. Hydro

  25-12-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — About 12,000 people in British Columbia were still without power on Christmas Day following Thursday's wind storm. BC Hydro spokeswoman Mora Scott said it will be "several more days" before some people get the lights back on.
  
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• Kapanen, Leafs teammates excited to watch world junior championship

  25-12-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Kasperi Kapanen expects there will be some good natured chirping in the Toronto Maple Leafs locker-room when the world junior hockey championship begins on Boxing Day.
  
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• CBP orders medical checks after second child's death

  25-12-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  HOUSTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection ordered medical checks on every child in its custody Tuesday after an 8-year-old boy from Guatemala died, marking the second death of an immigrant child in the agency's care this month.
  
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• B.C. residents affected by windstorms to have power by New Year's Eve

  25-12-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — British Columbians will have electricity restored to affected areas by New Year's Eve following Thursday's windstorm, says an updated schedule from BC Hydro.
  
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• 200 years of 'Silent NIght,' here is how the carol became a worldwide phenomenon

  25-12-2018 20:00 via baytoday.ca
  Originating from a small Apline town in the Austrian countryside, 'Silent Night' has been translated into at least 300 languages
  
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• Feds, Irving ask trade tribunal to toss challenge to warship contract

  25-12-2018 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The federal government and Halifax-based Irving Shipbuilding are asking a trade tribunal to throw out a challenge to their handling of a high-stakes competition to design the navy's new $60-billion fleet of warships.
  
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• ONTARIO: Nursing in the digital age

  25-12-2018 19:00 via baytoday.ca
  Establishing online services is one thing, but how accessible is healthcare technology?
  
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• Hey North Bay, did you know? - Regina Leader-Post

  25-12-2018 18:46
  Hey North Bay, did you know?  Regina Leader-PostWell, Christmas is now behind us and we are in that lazy holiday hangover period before we begin a *fresh* new year. Time to reflect on the year that was and ...
  
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• Hey North Bay, did you know?

  25-12-2018 18:40 via nugget.ca
  Cindy Forth / Special to The Nugget
  Well, Christmas is now behind us and we are in that lazy holiday hangover period before we begin a fresh new year. Time to reflect on the year that was and look forward to the possibilities ahead of us.
  The year 2018 saw a lot of great talent grace our Betty Speers stage, not to mention some phenomenal exhibits in the WKP Kennedy Gallery.
  We were fortunate to be able to complete two substantial improvements with a new state-of-the-art sound system, as well as
  
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• The Queen celebrates Christmas before annual speech

  25-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  SANDRINGHAM, England — The Queen and other members of the Royal Family received cheers from a Christmas crowd when they arrived for a church service Tuesday on the grounds of one of the monarch's country estates.
  
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• Stubborn young beluga won't stay away from the Maritimes

  25-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. — A group of marine researchers says a young beluga whale is too attached to the Maritimes for his own good. Nepi, who's estimated to be about four years old, was spotted in Summerside, P.E.I.
  
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• Adopt Me: Make Lucas' Christmas wish come true

  25-12-2018 18:00 via baytoday.ca
  Lucas is hypoallergenic, so he’s able to be around those usually bothered by fur and dander
  
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• First Nations in Northern Ontario win historic lawsuit - The North Bay Nugget

  25-12-2018 17:03
  First Nations in Northern Ontario win historic lawsuit  The North Bay NuggetFirst Nations in Northern Ontario have a won a lawsuit that will require federal and provincial governments to pay them higher annual annuities.“It feels great,” ...
  
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• Tips for dealing with your picky eater over the holidays

  25-12-2018 17:00 via baytoday.ca
  Parents can make it easier by giving up a little control.
  
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• First Nations in Northern Ontario win historic lawsuit

  25-12-2018 16:59 via nugget.ca
  First Nations in Northern Ontario have a won a lawsuit that will require federal and provincial governments to pay them higher annual annuities.
  “It feels great,” said Mike Restoule, who filed the lawsuit on behalf of the 21 First Nations in the Robinson-Huron Treaty, said after being reached in Lawrenceburg, Ind. “We heard the court ruling and it came down in our favour. I don’t really have details,” said Restoule of Nipissing First Nation.
  Details of Justice Patri
  
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• Logan Boulet Effect: Death of player in Broncos crash highlighted organ donation

  25-12-2018 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Hours after coming across the horrific scene at the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, Bernadine and Toby Boulet still hadn't seen their son Logan. The couple from Lethbridge, Alta.
  
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• Environmental and economic development choices split Canada's First Nations

  25-12-2018 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  CALGARY — A Vancouver-area First Nation's decision to support the Woodfibre LNG project may have come as a surprise to some, considering the nation's role in helping to derail the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion earlier this year.
  
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• Team Canada looks to defend hockey gold medal on home ice; starts Boxing Day

  25-12-2018 15:05 via baytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — It's a Canadian Christmas tradition as enduring as gifts, gatherings and punch bowls of rum and egg nog.
  
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• At least 27 dead after bus, truck collide in Congo

  25-12-2018 14:05 via baytoday.ca
  KINSHASA, Congo — A Congolese health official says at least 27 people are dead after a bus and a truck collided west of the capital, Kinshasa. Dr.
  
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• A look at the 10 nations competing at the 2019 world junior championship

  25-12-2018 14:05 via baytoday.ca
  The exhibition games are over and Canada is set to defend its gold medal when the puck drops on Boxing Day for the world junior hockey championship The top 10 junior hockey nations will face off between Dec. 26 and Jan.
  
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• Queen Elizabeth II celebrates Christmas before annual speech

  25-12-2018 13:05 via baytoday.ca
  SANDRINGHAM, England — Queen Elizabeth II was cheered by onlookers when she and other senior royals arrived at a Christmas church service on the grounds of one of her country estates.
  
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• Militants attack Libya's Foreign Ministry, 3 killed

  25-12-2018 11:05 via baytoday.ca
  BENGHAZI, Libya — Security officials say a suicide bomber has targeted Libya's Foreign Ministry in the capital, Tripoli, killing three people. They say a second suicide bomber was shot dead by guards before he could detonate his explosive vest.
  
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• Prayers for tsunami victims replace Christmas celebrations

  25-12-2018 09:05 via baytoday.ca
  SUMUR, Indonesia — Christmas celebrations traditionally filled with laughter and uplifting music were replaced by sombre prayers for tsunami victims in an area hit without warning, leaving more than 420 people dead and thousands more homeless in disa
  
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• Indonesia tsunami survivors remain jittery as deaths hit 429

  25-12-2018 09:05 via baytoday.ca
  SUMUR, Indonesia — Panicked residents, police and soldiers in this remote fishing village clobbered by a devastating weekend tsunami ran to higher ground Tuesday, shouting "Water is coming! Water is coming!" and reciting verses from the Qur’an as eme
  
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• Japan stocks plunge, other Asia markets fall after US losses

  25-12-2018 08:05 via baytoday.ca
  BEIJING — Japanese stocks plunged Tuesday and other Asian markets declined following heavy Wall Street losses triggered by President Donald Trump's attack on the U.S. central bank. The Nikkei 225 fell by an unusually wide margin of 4.
  
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• Death toll from attack in Afghan capital soars to 43

  25-12-2018 07:05 via baytoday.ca
  KABUL — An Afghan official says the death toll from a Christmas Eve attack in the capital has climbed to 43.
  
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• Death toll from attack in Afghan capital climbs to 40

  25-12-2018 07:05 via baytoday.ca
  KABUL — The death toll from a Christmas Eve attack in the Afghan capital has climbed to 40, the Health Ministry said Tuesday, as police and rescue workers combed through the smouldering public welfare building where the gunmen held out for eight hour
  
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• Quick action by YMCA staff saves a man's life says officer

  25-12-2018 05:42 via baytoday.ca
  They truly were this gentleman’s guardian angel
  
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• Quick action by YMCA staff save a man's life:says officer

  25-12-2018 05:42 via baytoday.ca
  hey truly were this gentleman’s guardian angel
  
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• Christmas Bazaar & Tea raises money for local charities

  25-12-2018 04:38 via baytoday.ca
  Local charities all benefited from the monies raised at the annual Christmas Bazaar & Tea held on Saturday, November 17.
  
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• Mexico: Helicopter crash claims Puebla governor, ex-governor

  25-12-2018 02:05 via baytoday.ca
  MEXICO CITY — A husband-and-wife political power couple who were the current and ex-governors of the central state of Puebla died Christmas Eve in a helicopter crash, Mexican officials reported.
  
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• Overnight parking problems in North Bay - CTVNews.ca

  25-12-2018 00:45
  Overnight parking problems in North Bay  CTVNews.caSome drivers in North Bay are finding out you have to park well off the street or you will be ticketed.
  
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