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• Work still to be done after Canada's 14-0 world junior hockey win: coach

  27-12-2018 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — A catchy tune by rapper Pitbull may be stuck in the heads of many Canadians after it was played 14 times in the country's first win at this year's world junior hockey championship.
  
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• 'The Voice' finale helps NBC to weekly ratings win

  27-12-2018 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  LOS ANGELES — The season finale of NBC's "The Voice" helped boost the network to a weekly ratings win. According to Nielsen figures out Thursday, nearly 10 million viewers saw 16-year-old Chevel Shepherd crowned winner of the singing contest.
  
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• Officer sings Christmas carol to suspect, ending standoff

  27-12-2018 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  POTTSTOWN, Pa. — A Pennsylvania police department relied on a song by famed crooner Bing Crosby to end a Christmas standoff with a man accused of firing multiple shots at officers.
  
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• Missing British Columbia professor Ramazan Gencay found dead in Colombia

  27-12-2018 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Family and colleagues of a professor at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, B.C., who went missing in Colombia say he has been found dead.
  
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• Florida toddler injured after crashing motorcycle into fence

  27-12-2018 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  MIAMI — Authorities say a Florida toddler was seriously injured after crashing her father's three-wheel motorcycle into a fence. The Miami Herald reports that the crash occurred Wednesday evening in a Miami-area neighbourhood .
  
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• CN Rail lining up pilot plant partners to make oilsands bitumen pucks

  27-12-2018 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Canadian National Railway Co. says it is planning to build a pilot plant worth up to $50 million next year to create pucks made of oilsands bitumen to transport by rail and ships to customers around the world.
  
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• Clarification: Police Standoff-Cookies and Carols story

  27-12-2018 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  POTTSTOWN, Pa. — In some versions of a story Dec. 27, The Associated Press reported that a Pennsylvania police department relied on a song by Bing Crosby to end a Christmas standoff.
  
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• NEB says too much oil, not enough pipelines, 'primary factor' in oil price crash

  27-12-2018 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  CALGARY — A new report from the National Energy Board says the "primary factor" in recent steep discounts on western Canadian crude is that oil production outstripped export pipeline capacity by about 365,000 barrels per day.
  
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• Montana lawmaker proposes state rock and roll song

  27-12-2018 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  HELENA, Mont. — Montana has a state song, a state ballad and a state lullaby. And, for goodness sake, Democratic Rep.
  
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• Aretha Franklin to be honoured with tribute show next month

  27-12-2018 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — The Queen of Soul will get a royal tribute from Alicia Keys, Patti LaBelle, Kelly Clarkson and more next month.
  
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• Mountie in Regina charged with forcible confinement, uttering threats

  27-12-2018 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  REGINA — RCMP say a Mountie based in Regina has been charged with forcible confinement and uttering threats. Police launched an investigation on Dec. 18 after receiving a report about an encounter that happened a week earlier.
  
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• ONTARIO: Kids say Christmas morning skate with Connor McDavid was 'so cool'

  27-12-2018 20:18 via baytoday.ca
  Tommy and Davis showed up at the local rink only to find themselves skating with the Edmonton Oilers captain
  
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• Toronto FC acquires veteran Belgian international defender Laurent Ciman

  27-12-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  Toronto FC has acquired veteran Belgian international defender Laurent Ciman.
  
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• Senior executives fired at Manitoba-based pot producer after Health Canada recalls

  27-12-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — An internal investigation shows that bullying by senior management at a Winnipeg-based cannabis producer contributed to unauthorized weed being shipped to stores.
  
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• Police chief calls 2018, with 96 homicides so far, a 'unique' year for Toronto

  27-12-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — A uniquely violent year in Toronto marked by a major surge in gun-related crimes saw police seize an unusually high number of handguns from city streets, the force's chief said Thursday.
  
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• Police chief calls 2018, with 95 homicides so far, a 'unique' year for Toronto

  27-12-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  Toronto's police chief says an unusually violent year in the city hit closer to home for most of the public because of two mass killing incidents.
  
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• Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price out with lower-body injury

  27-12-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens will be without goaltender Carey Price for their upcoming three-game road trip. The Canadiens announced Thursday that Price will not travel with the team to Florida because of a lower-body injury.
  
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• Management shakeup at Manitoba-based pot producer after Health Canada recalls

  27-12-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — An investigation has determined that bullying by senior managers at a Winnipeg-based cannabis producer and demands on supply after legalization contributed to unauthorized weed being shipped to some stores.
  
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• Gasoline prices in most of Canada set to rise this weekend from 18-month lows

  27-12-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Plunging world oil prices have delivered a Christmas miracle of lower gasoline prices across most of Canada but a fuel price expert says motorists should fill up now ahead of an expected increase this weekend.
  
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• Gasoline prices in most of Canada set to experience 'extreme volatility'

  27-12-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Plunging world oil prices have delivered a Christmas miracle of lower gasoline prices across most of Canada but a fuel price expert says motorists should fill up now because prices are expected to be volatile in 2019.
  
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• Enbridge gets $14.7M federal refund over Northern Gateway pipeline project

  27-12-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Enbridge is getting a $14.7-million refund on fees it paid Canada's federal energy regulator for a pipeline it won't build. The Northern Gateway pipeline was supposed to connect Alberta's oilpatch to a port in Kitimat, B.C.
  
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• After warnings of under-spending, Liberals eye boosts to job-training programs

  27-12-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Senior government officials have been warned that Canada was dangerously behind last year on spending to help workers improve their skills to stay employed.
  
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• Assault spoils Christmas for Powassan woman

  27-12-2018 19:22 via baytoday.ca
  As a result of the investigation officers arrested a 45-year-old man
  
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• Russian anti-doping seeks Putin's help to release lab data

  27-12-2018 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  MOSCOW — The head of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency has asked President Vladimir Putin for help in getting key doping data released to World Anti-Doping Agency inspectors.
  
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• Ontario man arrested in US for disturbing flight crew

  27-12-2018 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A Canadian man is facing charges in the U.S. for allegedly interfering with crew members and attendants while on a flight from Ohio to Los Angeles.
  
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• North Bay's top news story of the year! Which one was it? - BayToday

  27-12-2018 18:08
  North Bay's top news story of the year! Which one was it?  BayTodayWe've listed the stories for you to consider.
  
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• Trois-Rivieres mayor courted by Tories for 2019 run resigns for health reasons

  27-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Yves Levesque, the mayor of Quebec's ninth-largest city who was courted by the federal Conservatives for a possible 2019 run with the party, resigned from city hall Thursday citing health reasons.
  
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• Hydro to be restored to Vancouver Island customers by Thursday night: BC Hydro

  27-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Hydro crews on British Columbia's south coast have restored power to thousands more customers who have been in the dark since last Thursday's powerful wind storm, but many more remain without electricity.
  
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• CFL, CFLPA set to begin collective bargaining talks in the new year

  27-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — It's the proverbial calm before the storm. Both the CFL and its players are enjoying some down time over the holidays.
  
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• North Bay's top news story of the year! Which one was it?

  27-12-2018 17:49 via baytoday.ca
  We've listed the stories for you to consider
  
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• Bad weather heading North Bay's way

  27-12-2018 17:12 via nugget.ca
  A “significant” winter storm is expected this afternoon into Friday night in North Bay, Powassan, Mattawa and West Nipissing.
  A Colorado low tracking toward Ontario will bring a mixed bag of weather. Regions from Sault Ste. Marie to North Bay may see five to 10 centimetres of snow and ice pellet accumulation before precipitation changes to rain overnight. There also is a threat of a few hours of freezing rain this afternoon or evening.
  Precipitation should change back to snow Friday
  
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• Unifor members ratify 4-year contract for 1,200 Canadian Pacific Railway employees

  27-12-2018 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. says Unifor members have ratified a four-year labour agreement covering about 1,200 employees responsible for maintaining rail cars and locomotives.
  
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• Toronto stock market expected to recover in 2019 from worst year in decade

  27-12-2018 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Canada's main stock market is expected to recover in 2019 from its worst performance in a decade that saw the exchange lose 15 per cent amid extreme volatility, plunging oil prices and geopolitical uncertainty, say markets experts.
  
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• Toronto stock index up in first trading since holiday; U.S. indexes stage late rally

  27-12-2018 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Markets showed continued volatility Thursday as Canada's main index swung higher following a two-day holiday while U.S. markets sank only to stage a late-day rebound after posting sharp gains a day earlier.
  
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• Toronto stock index up in first trading since holiday; U.S. indexes down sharply

  27-12-2018 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Canada's main stock index was up sharply in the first trading following a two-day holiday, while U.S. markets plunged again after shooting upward on Wednesday. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 260.01 points at 14,040.
  
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• Ottawa Senators' Anderson, Falk sidelined with concussions

  27-12-2018 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  Ottawa Senators starting goaltender Craig Anderson and defenceman Justin Falk are out at least through the weekend with concussions.
  
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• MLSE digital boss looks to expand fan experience in arena and around the world

  27-12-2018 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — While the Raptors and Maple Leafs plan championship runs, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment is looking at the bigger picture. MLSE is thinking national and global. "Our largest fan base is not in (Scotiabank Arena) every night.
  
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• Mexican football players set to audition for CFL scouts

  27-12-2018 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  MEXICO CITY — CFL scouts will have a chance to evaluate and recruit Mexican football players next month. The CFL announced Thursday that Mexico's Liga de Futbol Americano Professional (LFA) will host a combine Jan.
  
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• Leafs star Matthews, Oilers centre McDavid earn 'C' for all-star weekend

  27-12-2018 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — Edmonton Oilers centre Connor McDavid and Toronto Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews will be two of the four team captains at the NHL all-star weekend next month in San Jose.
  
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• Family of wrestler who cut dreads won't seek legal action

  27-12-2018 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  BUENA, N.J. — An attorney for a New Jersey high school wrestler forced by a referee to cut his dreadlocks before a match to avoid a forfeit says the boy's family won't pursue legal action.
  
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• Court records detail Spacey's encounter with teenager

  27-12-2018 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  BOSTON — A Massachusetts man who says he was groped by Kevin Spacey at a Nantucket restaurant in 2016 caught part of his encounter with the actor on video.
  
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• Canadian's appeal in drug case to be heard in Chinese court

  27-12-2018 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — A Canadian charged with smuggling drugs will be in court for an appeal on Saturday, China's state media say.
  
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• Arizona man finds magic moments in TV show on uncle Houdini

  27-12-2018 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  PHOENIX — Growing up, George Hardeen never thought too much about being related to arguably the most famous magician of all time, whose name is synonymous with great escape.
  
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• Flu season ramping up. Get the shot!

  27-12-2018 16:26 via baytoday.ca
  'Anyone can get the flu. Getting vaccinated is a safe and free way to avoid this virus and transmit it to others'
  
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• Mikael Kingsbury's dream year earns him male athlete of the year honours

  27-12-2018 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Mikael Kingsbury never had so much to lose as on Feb. 12, when he hit the track at the Phoenix Snow Park.
  
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• Lindsay Lohan's stepmom accused of trying to commandeer bus

  27-12-2018 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Authorities say the stepmother of actress Lindsay Lohan tried to commandeer an occupied bus and attacked its driver on Christmas Day.
  
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• Chicano author, illustrator collaborate on animal adventure

  27-12-2018 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The 81-year-old author is often called a dean of Chicano literature. The illustrator is a younger muralist steeped in the visual traditions of Mexican-American pop culture and low-rider cars.
  
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• Two sledders drown on Christmas day ride east of Gravenhurst

  27-12-2018 15:58 via baytoday.ca
  Their bodies were located Wednesday morning
  
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• Saudi king orders Cabinet shakeup after Khashoggi's killing

  27-12-2018 15:05 via baytoday.ca
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia's King Salman has issued a wide-ranging overhaul of top government posts, including naming a new foreign minister, following international fallout from the killing of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi nearly thre
  
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• Popular former military chief jumps into politics in Israel

  27-12-2018 15:05 via baytoday.ca
  JERUSALEM — A popular former Israeli military chief jumped into the political fray Thursday, announcing he would run for office in the upcoming election and instantly injected perhaps the strongest challenge to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's len
  
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