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• Sarah McIver returned to Canada after arrest in China

  28-12-2018 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Albertan Sarah McIver has been released from custody in China, Global Affairs Canada says. McIver had been detained over a work-permit issue related to her teaching job.
  
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• Mississippi man orders wife diamond bracelet, gets 48

  28-12-2018 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  OLIVE BRANCH, Miss. — A Mississippi man says he ordered his wife a $2,000 diamond bracelet for Christmas and was shocked see 48 of the bracelets when he opened the box.
  
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• Kevin Spacey asks to skip Massachusetts court appearance

  28-12-2018 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  BOSTON — Lawyers for Kevin Spacey are asking a judge to allow the actor to skip his arraignment on sexual assault charges in a Massachusetts courthouse next month.
  
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• Canada cruises into Spengler Cup semis with 6-2 win over Ice Tigers

  28-12-2018 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  DAVOS, Switzerland — Dante Fabbro scored twice to help power Canada to a 6-2 victory over the Nurnberg Ice Tigers on Friday, capping round-robin play at the Spengler Cup.
  
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• Sudbury is our 'competitor,' North Bay councillor says - Sudbury.com

  28-12-2018 22:04
  Sudbury is our 'competitor,' North Bay councillor says  Sudbury.comBill Vrebosch says city can't afford to lose business to Sudbury.
  
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• Flash freeze warning in effect for Greater Sudbury area

  28-12-2018 21:56 via globalnews.ca
  Environment Canada issued the warning on Friday morning, saying a flash freeze is on the way.
  
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• MARTIN, Gisèle (nee Leblanc)

  28-12-2018 21:48 via baytoday.ca
  It is with profound sadness that the family announces the passing of Gisèle Martin (nee Leblanc) on Thursday December 27, 2018 at the age of 90, surrounded by her devoted family.
  
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• Robert Lepage admits to 'clumsiness' ahead of SLAV relaunch - The North Bay Nugget

  28-12-2018 21:13
  Robert Lepage admits to 'clumsiness' ahead of SLAV relaunch  The North Bay NuggetIn an emailed statement Friday, Lepage took a degree of responsibility for the controversy over SLAV, while also accusing media of playing a “game.”
  
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• Two Laurier professors sue former TA who recorded disciplinary meeting

  28-12-2018 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  Two Ontario university professors who are being sued for defamation by controversial author and professor Jordan Peterson over comments made during a private meeting allege a former teaching assistant who recorded the conversation is responsible for
  
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• Trudeau says it's worth 'pointing out' similarities between Scheer and Harper

  28-12-2018 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Andrew Scheer's Conservative party is in the exact same place it was under Stephen Harper's leadership and that's why he and his Liberals will continue "pointing out" the similarities.
  
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• Former New Brunswick premier Brian Gallant steps down early as Liberal leader

  28-12-2018 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONCTON, N.B. — Former New Brunswick premier Brian Gallant is stepping down as leader of the provincial Liberals earlier than planned, saying the party needs to move on and choose a new leader.
  
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• 'Tis the season for conception

  28-12-2018 21:00 via baytoday.ca
  Ever wonder why you attend so many summer birthday gatherings?
  
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• Chilly New Year Expected In North Bay​ - Patch.com

  28-12-2018 20:54
  Chilly New Year Expected In North Bay​  Patch.comNew Year's Eve and the weekend leading up to it are expected to be chilly, according to the National Weather *Service*. By California News Wire Services, News ...
  
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• ONTARIO: Firefighters jump guardrail, slide down hill to avoid being hit by car

  28-12-2018 20:15 via baytoday.ca
  'It was an extremely close call and luckily they’ll be OK with one of them having a sprained ankle and maybe missing a shift'
  
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• Winnipeg Jets D Dustin Byfuglien fined for slashing

  28-12-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — The NHL has fined Winnipeg Jets defenceman Dustin Byfuglien for slashing Calgary Flames forward Johnny Gaudreau. The league announced the $2,500 fine on Friday.
  
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• Habs coach Julien says goalie Price is dealing with nagging 'irritation'

  28-12-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  SUNRISE, Fla. — Montreal Canadiens coach Claude Julien said he hopes Carey Price's nagging injury won't keep the star goaltender out of action for long.
  
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• Grande cancels show due to 'unforeseeable health reasons'

  28-12-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — Ariana Grande has cancelled a Las Vegas performance days before New Year's Eve "due to unforeseeable health reasons." Grande was originally scheduled to perform at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on Saturday.
  
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• UPDATE: Fire at North Bay retirement residence cause revealed - NorthBayNipissing.com

  28-12-2018 20:04
  UPDATE: Fire at North Bay retirement residence cause revealed  NorthBayNipissing.comNORTH BAY — UPDATE: A fire on the night of Thursday, Dec. 27 in a unit of the Empire Living Centre retirement residence in North Bay was caused by a ...
  
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• FLASH FREEZE WARNING FOR NORTH BAY AND AREA - My North Bay Now

  28-12-2018 19:46
  FLASH FREEZE WARNING FOR NORTH BAY AND AREA  My North Bay NowEnvironment Canada has issued a flash freeze warning for: North Bay – Powassan – Mattawa; West Nipissing – French River. A flash freeze occurs when a ...
  
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• Area under flash freeze warning

  28-12-2018 19:42 via nugget.ca
  Environment Canada has issued a flash freeze warning for North Bay, Powassan, Mattawa, West Nipissing and French River.
  “Persons in or near this area should be on the lookout for adverse weather conditions and take necessary safety precautions.”
   Rain will change to periods of snow and local blowing snow early this evening and ending after midnight.
  Snowfall amounts between two and four centimetres.
  Saturday’s forecast is -14C and sunny.
   
  
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• Robert Lepage says controversial SLAV play 'reworked and 'rewritten'

  28-12-2018 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Renowned Quebec director Robert Lepage says his previously cancelled play about black slavery has been rewritten and reworked before it is presented once again on stage next month.
  
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• NewsAlert:Humboldt Broncos coach steps down during first season after tragic bus crash

  28-12-2018 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  HUMBOLDT, Sask. — Nathan Oystrick has stepped down as head coach and general manager of the Humboldt Broncos. The 36-year-old Regina native was hired in July, three months after 16 members of the junior hockey team were killed in a bus crash.
  
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• Jets defenceman Byfuglien fined for slashing Flames forward Gaudreau

  28-12-2018 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — The NHL has fined Winnipeg defenceman Dustin Byfuglien US$25,000 for slashing Calgary Flames forward Johnny Gaudreau. The incident occurred late in the Flames' 4-1 win at Winnipeg on Thursday night.
  
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• 'I resolve to do better': Playwright Robert Lepage on 2018 race controversy

  28-12-2018 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Renowned Quebec director Robert Lepage is promising to be more racially sensitive with his work in the new year after two of his plays in 2018 were widely condemned by members of Quebec's black and Indigenous communities.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos coach steps down during first season after tragic bus crash

  28-12-2018 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  HUMBOLDT, Sask. — Nathan Oystrick has stepped down as head coach and general manager of the Humboldt Broncos.
  
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• Ex-astronaut Thirsk to help define Canada's place in Mars mission

  28-12-2018 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Canadian Space Agency says it wants to hire former astronaut Robert Thirsk to help it figure out how to contribute medical expertise to a human mission to Mars.
  
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• Bomb strikes tourist bus near Egypt's Giza Pyramids, kills 4

  28-12-2018 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  CAIRO — A roadside bomb hit a tourist bus on Friday near the Giza Pyramids, killing three Vietnamese and their Egyptian guide, officials said.
  
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• Bomb strikes tourist bus near Egypt's Giza pyramids, kills 2

  28-12-2018 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  CAIRO — Egyptian security officials say a roadside bomb has hit a tourist bus in an area near the Giza Pyramids, killing at least two people and wounding 10 others.
  
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• New sensors gauging transit traffic

  28-12-2018 18:54 via baytoday.ca
  'It is all done automatically, so there is a sensor put on the front doors and the back doors now  so as people get on it automatically counts the person coming on and it counts people going off the bus as well too'
  
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• Christmas kindness from OPP puts smile on face of theft victim

  28-12-2018 18:42 via baytoday.ca
  On Christmas Day Warmington and Senf dropped off the new bike and helmet to the appreciative youngster
  
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• FREEZING RAIN WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT - My North Bay Now

  28-12-2018 18:29
  FREEZING RAIN WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT  My North Bay NowPatchy freezing rain early this morning. Patchy freezing rain or freezing drizzle continue early this morning. A change to rain is expected later this morning as ...
  
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• Head on snowmobile crash kills Hearst man

  28-12-2018 18:07 via baytoday.ca
  It happened at approximately 11:45 last night on a lake east of Hearst
  
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• Wall Street faces annual losses despite solid gains for week

  28-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  Wall Street capped a week of volatile trading Friday with an uneven finish and the market's first weekly gain since November. Losses in technology, energy and industrial stocks outweighed gains in retailers and other consumer-focused companies.
  
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• US stocks slide, erasing early gains as oil price falls

  28-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  U.S. stocks veered lower Friday morning, giving back early gains as the market continued to be gripped by volatile trading. Technology companies and energy stocks accounted for much of the decline.
  
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• Toronto stock index up slightly, U.S. markets mixed after big gains on Thursday

  28-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Canada's main stock index posted a second day of gains Friday to end the week higher while U.S. markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 56.79 points at 14,222.00 to register a 286.
  
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• Toronto stock index up slightly, U.S. markets down after big gains on Thursday

  28-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Canada's main stock index was marginally higher in morning trading following a 385-point jump on Thursday after American markets staged a late-afternoon rally. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 35.15 points at 14,200.
  
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• More volatility: US stocks wobble on another turbulent day

  28-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  U.S. stocks wavered between small gains and losses Friday, struggling to maintain the momentum from a two-day winning streak following a week of volatile trading. Energy companies led a broad, late-afternoon slide.
  
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• De Grasse has swapped coaches, training bases in hopes of turning around career

  28-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Canadian sprint star Andre De Grasse has switched coaches. The three-time Olympic medallist will work with Rana Reider in Florida, in hopes of returning to his form from 2016, a spokesperson for De Grasse confirmed.
  
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• De Grasse changes coaches, training bases in hopes of turning career around

  28-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Canadian sprint star Andre De Grasse has switched coaches in hopes of turning around a career derailed by injuries.
  
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• Fire at North Bay retirement residence contained thanks to staff's actions - NorthBayNipissing.com

  28-12-2018 18:04
  Fire at North Bay retirement residence contained thanks to staff's actions  NorthBayNipissing.comNORTH BAY — North Bay Fire Services is crediting retirement residence personnel with averting a potential tragedy at the Empire Living Centre in North Bay.
  
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• Empire Living staff credited for their response during fire

  28-12-2018 17:41 via nugget.ca
  Staff members at the Empire Living Center are being credited for their professionalism following a fire in tenant’s room Thursday night.North Bay Fire and Emergency Services say a registered practical nurse and other staff who were on duty at the time not only detected the fire and called 911, but safely evacuated tenants from a wing of the building.
  “North Bay Fire would like to congratulate Dana Jodouin and her co-workers Joanne (Winfield) and Cherissa (Desbiens) for conducting the
  
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• Mattress fire in seniors building sends woman to hospital

  28-12-2018 17:40 via baytoday.ca
  'There is no question that the staff at the Empire Living Facility used these fire safety practices to very effectively manage what could have turned into a tragic event'
  
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• New Year, New Resolution: How to set achievable goals in 2019

  28-12-2018 17:30 via baytoday.ca
  It is estimated that under ten per cent of us will actually follow through on our resolutions
  
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• Tesla names Oracle's Ellison to board in SEC settlement

  28-12-2018 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — Tesla named Oracle's Larry Ellison and an executive from Walgreens to its board Friday as part of a settlement with U.S. regulators who demanded more oversight of CEO Elon Musk.
  
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• Liberals hope funding change solves infrastructure spending, cost concerns

  28-12-2018 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Federal Infrastructure Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says an overhaul of how the government approves funding for projects should solve concerns about construction delays and escalating costs.
  
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• ONTARIO: Resilient economy enters 2019 with signs of weakness

  28-12-2018 16:59 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Canadian economy entered 2018 on an unexpectedly impressive run.
  
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• Rain closes outdoor rinks

  28-12-2018 16:38 via baytoday.ca
  A drastic drop in temperature should have all the rinks open Saturday
  
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• Pause on pucks in deep — outdoor rinks closed - My North Bay Now

  28-12-2018 16:24
  Pause on pucks in deep — outdoor rinks closed  My North Bay NowIt has been a volatile holiday season for outdoor hockey and skating enthusiasts in North Bay. Just days after announcing 10 of 11 rinks were open and in good ...
  
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• Outdoor rinks closed due to weather

  28-12-2018 16:21 via nugget.ca
  All municipal outdoor rinks are closed today due to the weather, according to the city’s Parks, Recreation and Leisure Services Department.
  Rinks will reopen when weather permits.
   
   
  
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• The changing nature of Canada's forest supply as fires, bugs, and climate bite

  28-12-2018 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  Mills in the heart of Canada's timber industry have fallen quieter this winter as wildfires and infestations made worse by climate change have made vast tracts of once valuable forest into barren stands of dead trees.
  
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