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• Endangered North Atlantic right whale calf spotted off U.S. coast, heading north

  29-12-2018 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  The first North Atlantic right whale calf of the winter season has been spotted off the Florida coast heading north with its mother, a known resident of the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
  
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• Blackwood gets 1st shutout, Devils beat Hurricanes 2-0

  29-12-2018 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEWARK, N.J. — Goaltending has been a soft spot for the New Jersey Devils as they tumbled into last place in the Eastern Conference. Rookie Mackenzie Blackwood might be the solution as they try to climb back into the playoff chase.
  
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• What's next for Brian Gallant, New Brunswick's youngest ex-premier

  29-12-2018 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  Brian Gallant has always had a plan. But now, at 36, the future of New Brunswick's youngest ex-premier is a question mark.
  
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• De Grasse says he needed a fresh start after two injury-plagued seasons

  29-12-2018 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  MARKHAM, Ont. — On the heels of two seasons cut short by hamstring injuries, Andre De Grasse wanted a fresh start.
  
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• Aunt of Sarah McIver says she believes school officials in China made error

  29-12-2018 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  DRUMHELLER, Alta. — The aunt of an Alberta woman who has been released from custody in China says she believes it was a mistake by her niece's employer that resulted in her arrest.
  
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• 32-year-old man dead following house fire in Yellowknife, RCMP say

  29-12-2018 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  YELLOWKNIFE — Police say a 32-year-old man has died following a house fire in Yellowknife. RCMP in the Northwest Territories say they were called to the burning home shortly after 8 p.m. on Friday.
  
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• United States missing star forward Hughes against Sweden at world juniors

  29-12-2018 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — The United States' world junior hockey team will be without star forward Jack Hughes for its Saturday night game against Sweden. U.S.
  
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• April trial set for retired Army general facing rape charges

  29-12-2018 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  MANASSAS, Va. — A retired Army general is scheduled to be tried in April on rape and incest charges in Virginia. Court documents show James J. Grazioplene's trial in in Prince William General District Court is scheduled to begin on April 29.
  
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• Islanders place F Eberle on IR, call up Dal Colle from AHL

  29-12-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The New York Islanders have placed forward Jordan Eberle on injured reserve due to an upper body injury, and recalled forward Michael Dal Colle from Bridgeport of the AHL.
  
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• Argonauts sign Canadian linebacker Nakas Onyeka through 2020 season

  29-12-2018 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts re-signed Canadian linebacker Nakas Onyeka through 2020, the team announced Saturday. Onyeka, 24, was originally drafted by the Argos in the fifth round of the 2017 CFL draft out of Wilfrid Laurier University.
  
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• Tottenham stumbles in EPL title race by losing 3-1 to Wolves

  29-12-2018 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  LIVERPOOL, England — Tottenham stumbled in its first game since seriously entering the conversation in the Premier League title race, losing 3-1 at home to Wolverhampton to give Liverpool a chance to extend its lead later Saturday.
  
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• NHL fines Canadiens' Danault $5K for tripping Ekblad

  29-12-2018 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — Montreal Canadiens forward Phillip Danault was fined $5,000 for a dangerous trip against Florida Panthers defenceman Aaron Ekblad. Danault tripped Ekblad with about 2 1/2 minutes remaining in Montreal's 5-3 win at Florida on Friday night.
  
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• Firmino helps rampant Liverpool open 9-point lead in EPL

  29-12-2018 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  LIVERPOOL, England — Roberto Firmino scored with an impudent no-look finish. There were jubilant cries of "Ole!" as Liverpool played possession football near the end, and the final whistle was met with a chant of "We shall not be moved" from The Kop.
  
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• Elections, films help effort to ban gay conversion therapy

  29-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — Activists urging more states to ban gay conversion therapy for minors are expecting major gains in 2019, thanks to midterm election results and the buzz generated by two well-reviewed films.
  
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• Canadiens Danault fined $5,000 for dangerous trip on Panthers Ekblad

  29-12-2018 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — Montreal Canadiens forward Phillip Danault has been fined US$5,000 for a dangerous trip against Panthers defenceman Aaron Ekblad during Friday's game in Florida.
  
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• HOLMES, Glen Lavern

  29-12-2018 17:13 via baytoday.ca
  It is with deep sadness, the family announces the death of Glen Lavern Holmes on Sunday December 23rd at Cassellholme Home for the Aged
  
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• Leafs Andersen "day to day" with groin injury, Kaskisuo recalled from AHL

  29-12-2018 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Frederik Andersen will sit out Saturday's home game against the New York Islanders because of a groin injury.
  
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• Opinion: Ode to North Bay hospital staff - BayToday

  29-12-2018 17:01 via baytoday.ca
  Opinion: Ode to North Bay hospital staff  BayTodayIt's time to show gratitude, in the form of this poem.
  
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• Job cuts ahead: Layoff protection for Manitoba's civil servants about to end

  29-12-2018 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — More public-sector job cuts appear to be coming in Manitoba and a long-standing ban on civil service layoffs is about to expire.
  
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• Oodles to choose from!

  29-12-2018 16:00 via baytoday.ca
  This week in Wine all the Time, Vin shares his 'love-hate' relationship with LCBO's offerings to kick off 2019 - he loves the great values they lay out before us but hates having to choose
  
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• Mourners honour boy whose Yemeni mom fought US travel ban

  29-12-2018 15:05 via baytoday.ca
  LODI, Calif. — Mourners at a mosque in California said goodbye Saturday to a 2-year-old boy whose Yemeni mother successfully fought the Trump administration's travel ban to hold the dying boy again in the United States.
  
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• Boy whose Yemeni mom fought US travel ban to see him dies

  29-12-2018 15:05 via baytoday.ca
  LODI, Calif.
  
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• Boy dies after Yemeni mom fought US travel ban to reach him

  29-12-2018 15:05 via baytoday.ca
  OAKLAND, Calif. — The 2-year-old son of a Yemeni woman who sued for a waiver from the Trump administration's travel ban to be with the ailing boy in the United States has died, an advocacy group said.
  
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• 2-year-old Yemeni boy whose mom sued US to see him has died

  29-12-2018 15:05 via baytoday.ca
  OAKLAND, Calif. — The 2-year-old son of a Yemeni woman who sued the Trump administration to let her into the country to be with the ailing boy has died, the Council on American-Islamic Relations announced.
  
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• Chinese court orders new trial for Canadian in drug case

  29-12-2018 14:05 via baytoday.ca
  BEIJING — A Canadian man convicted of drug trafficking in China faces the possibility of more serious charges after a court ordered a new trial amid tensions over Canada's arrest of a Chinese technology executive.
  
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• Vegas Golden Knights prospect Cody Glass making plays for Canadian junior team

  29-12-2018 13:05 via baytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Cody Glass has a specific role on Canada's junior hockey team — and it's one he embraces.
  
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• Trump EPA orders rollback of Obama mercury regulations

  29-12-2018 13:05 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has targeted an Obama-era regulation credited with helping dramatically reduce toxic mercury pollution from coal-fired power plants, saying the benefits to human health and the environment may not be worth the co
  
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• Trump, Democrats play the blame game in 2nd shutdown weekend

  29-12-2018 13:05 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and Democrats are trading blame for the partial government shutdown but doing little substantive talking with each other, as the disruption in federal services and public employees' pay slogs into another weekend.
  
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• Shutdown to close DC museums; some basic services provided

  29-12-2018 13:05 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — Museums and galleries popular with visitors and locals in the nation's capital will close starting midweek if the partial shutdown of the federal government drags on. So will the National Zoo and a lively ice rink near the National Mall.
  
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• Short on solutions, long on blame in 2nd shutdown weekend

  29-12-2018 13:05 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and Democrats are trading blame for the partial government shutdown but doing little substantive talking with each other, as the disruption in federal services and public employees' pay slogs into another weekend.
  
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• Dems, Trump trade blame as shutdown slogs into 2nd weekend

  29-12-2018 13:05 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and Democrats are trading blame for the partial government shutdown but doing little substantive talking with each other as the disruption in federal services and public employees' pay slogs into another weekend.
  
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• Yemen's Shiite rebels hand over control of Hodeida port

  29-12-2018 12:05 via baytoday.ca
  SANAA, Yemen — Security officials say Yemen's Shiite rebels have handed over control of the main port in the Red Sea city of Hodeida to the government's navy and coast guard. They said Saturday's transfer was carried out under the supervision of U.N.
  
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• Yemen's rebels say they left Hodeida port, claim disputed

  29-12-2018 12:05 via baytoday.ca
  SANAA, Yemen — Yemen's Shiite rebels on Saturday said they handed over control of the main port in the Red Sea city of Hodeida to the coast guard and local administrators, but the government denied that, calling it a ploy by the Iran-aligned rebels t
  
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• Insurgents suspected in fourth day of south Thailand attacks

  29-12-2018 12:05 via baytoday.ca
  HAT YAI, Thailand — Violence presumed to have been carried out by Muslim separatists has hit southern Thailand for the fourth day in a row, with three paramilitary soldiers wounded and a female civilian shot dead Saturday.
  
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• Gunbattles, anti-India protests in Kashmir mark deadly year

  29-12-2018 12:05 via baytoday.ca
  SRINAGAR, India — Anti-India protests and clashes erupted in disputed Kashmir on Saturday after a gunbattle between militants and government forces killed four rebels, police and residents said.
  
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• Anti-India protests erupt in Kashmir after 4 rebels killed

  29-12-2018 12:05 via baytoday.ca
  SRINAGAR, India — Anti-India protests and clashes erupted in disputed Kashmir on Saturday after a gunbattle between militants and government forces killed four rebels, police and residents said.
  
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• Anak Krakatau volcano now a quarter of its pre-eruption size

  29-12-2018 12:05 via baytoday.ca
  JAKARTA, Indonesia — Scientists say Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano island, which erupted and collapsed a week ago triggering a deadly tsunami, is now only about a quarter of its pre-eruption size.
  
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• B.C. ticket claims Friday night's $39.5 million Lotto Max jackpot

  29-12-2018 11:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Friday night's $39.5 million dollar Lotto Max jackpot was claimed by a single ticket that was sold somewhere in British Columbia. The jackpot for the next Lotto Max draw on Jan. 4 will be approximately $10 million. The Canadian Press
  
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• Stay off the trails North Bay riders urged - The North Bay Nugget

  29-12-2018 09:00 via nugget.ca
  Stay off the trails North Bay riders urged  The North Bay NuggetThe North Bay Snowmobile Club is asking snowmobilers to stay off the trails until they've been given the green light.Shawn Flindall said the biggest concern ...
  
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• Stay off the trails North Bay riders urged

  29-12-2018 06:46 via nugget.ca
  The North Bay Snowmobile Club is asking snowmobilers to stay off the trails until they’ve been given the green light.
  Shawn Flindall said the biggest concern right now is rider safety.
  “Everyone is looking at the snow and then their focus is on their machines. These are the times when people make bad decisions which can lead to bad outcomes.”
  Even though trails remain closed, snowmobilers have been already using the system, Flindall says.
  “Nobody wants to get on the trail
  
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• Sledders crossing fingers after Friday's rain

  29-12-2018 06:44 via nugget.ca
  Volunteers are crossing their fingers that Friday’s rain didn’t destroy the hundreds of hours they’ve put in preparing and grooming area snowmobile trails.
  As of Friday, the only trail systems available for limited use in the district are in Bonfield and Mattawa. All other snowmobile trails remain closed.
  “We’re not sure how they’ve survived” says Ken Prescott, president of the Bonfield Snowmobile Club.
  “The guys are suppose to check them out tonig
  
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• Penalties ramped up Jan. 1 - The North Bay Nugget

  29-12-2018 06:41 via nugget.ca
  Penalties ramped up Jan. 1  The North Bay Nugget'If $1000 doesn't get your attention for a first offence if convicted, losing your licence for three days...I don't know what else will'
  
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• Penalties ramped up Jan. 1 - nugget.ca

  29-12-2018 06:41 via nugget.ca
  Penalties ramped up Jan. 1  nugget.ca'If $1000 doesn't get your attention for a first offence if convicted, losing your licence for three days...I don't know what else will'
  
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• Penalties ramped up Jan. 1

  29-12-2018 06:36 via nugget.ca
  The penalties for texting and driving are about to get more real.
  The Ontario government is introducing a new mandatory three-day driver’s licence suspension on a first conviction for distracted driving as of Jan. 1.
  And the new minimum fine for a first offence of distracted driving is rising to $615 if settled out of court, up from the current minimum of $490, with a maximum fine of up to $1,000.
  That first offence will also come with three demerit points.
  A second offence within five yea
  
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• Film, TV North Bay's business story of 2018 - The North Bay Nugget

  29-12-2018 06:30 via nugget.ca
  Film, TV North Bay's business story of 2018  The North Bay NuggetThe burgeoning film and TV industry – and its impact on North Bay's economy – has been named the top local business story of 2018. The industry's continuing ...
  
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• Film, TV North Bay's business story of 2018

  29-12-2018 06:28 via nugget.ca
  The burgeoning film and TV industry – and its impact on North Bay’s economy – has been named the top local business story of 2018.
  The industry’s continuing momentum and unwavering local support made it The Nugget editorial staff’s unanimous choice.
  According to the city, the number of productions shot in North Bay this year topped the 11 filmed here in 2017, making the industry one of the few local economic development successes in recent years.
  Actor Jerry O&rsquo
  
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• Fedeli 2018's Nugget Newsmaker - The North Bay Nugget

  29-12-2018 06:26 via nugget.ca
  Fedeli 2018's Nugget Newsmaker  The North Bay NuggetFrom his role as interim leader of Ontario`s Progressive Conservatives to his appointment as minister of Finance, the past 12 months have likely been a ...
  
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• Fedeli 2018's Nugget Newsmaker

  29-12-2018 06:21 via nugget.ca
  From his role as interim leader of Ontario`s Progressive Conservatives to his appointment as minister of Finance, the past 12 months have likely been a whirlwind for Vic Fedeli.
  Nipissing`s MPP dominated headlines both locally and provincially during the past year, earning him the distinction of being named top local newsmaker of 2018 by Nugget staff.
  Fedeli started the year preparing for a spring election at the side of former PC leader Patrick Brown. But those plans quickly fell apart when sex
  
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• Huntsville UFC fighter Kyle Nelson has 'Monster' plans for 2019 - The North Bay Nugget

  29-12-2018 06:17 via nugget.ca
  Huntsville UFC fighter Kyle Nelson has 'Monster' plans for 2019  The North Bay NuggetChris Doucette / PostmediaMonsters may not believe in Santa Claus but Saint Nick certainly seems to believe in Monsters — one of them anyway.Christmas ...
  
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• Russia gets two shorthanded goals, holds on for 2-1 win over Czech Republic

  29-12-2018 06:05 via baytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Artyom Galimov and Nikolai Kovalenko both scored shorthanded goals as Russia held on for a 2-1 victory over the Czech Republic at the world junior hockey championship Friday. Jachym Kondelik scored the lone goal for the Czechs (1-1).
  
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