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• Three dead, 23 injured when Ottawa bus struck transit shelter Friday

  11-01-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Three people were killed and 23 injured when a double-decker city bus struck a transit shelter in Ottawa on Friday afternoon, Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson says.
  
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• Three dead, 23 injured when Ottawa bus hits shelter

  11-01-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Three people were killed and 23 injured when a double-decker city bus struck a transit shelter in Ottawa on Friday afternoon, Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson says.
  
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• Several injuries in Ottawa bus crash, no immediate word of fatalities

  11-01-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Several people were seriously injured Friday when a double-decker city bus struck a transit shelter in Ottawa on Friday afternoon, police said.
  
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• New Florida governor suspends sheriff over school massacre

  11-01-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — New Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel on Friday over his handling of February's massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
  
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• 'Green Book' writer apologizes for old tweet about Muslims

  11-01-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  LOS ANGELES — "Green Book" co-writer Nick Vallelonga has apologized for a 2015 tweet about Muslims and 9-11 that has resurfaced a few days after the film won a Golden Globe Award.
  
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• Brad Gushue's St. John's rink secures playoff berth at Canadian Open

  11-01-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. — Brad Gushue has locked up a spot in the playoffs at the Canadian Open. Gushue's St. John's, N.L.
  
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• Sudbury residents raise concerns about health care cuts outside Fedeli's office

  11-01-2019 22:45 via baytoday.ca
  We are appealing to him (Fedeli) to stop the cuts, and to rebuild our health system. We are circulating a petition, with over 3,000 signatures right now, and we expect to have 5,000 by the end of the month' Dot Klein Sudbury Health Coalition
  
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• Predators' Watson: Alcohol issues led to his arrest

  11-01-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  Nashville Predators forward Austin Watson says the arrest last year that led to his 18-game suspension came when he started drinking again after 23 months of sobriety.
  
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• Police: Fugitive in Vegas manicurist death found in Arizona

  11-01-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  LAS VEGAS — A woman sought for almost two weeks by authorities in Las Vegas after allegedly skipping out on a $35 manicure and using a stolen car to run over and kill a salon worker who tried to stop her has been arrested in Arizona, police said Frid
  
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• Ottawa, Saskatchewan reach equivalency agreement to phase out coal electricity

  11-01-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  REGINA — Ottawa and Saskatchewan have reached an equivalency agreement which would see the province's coal fleets mostly phased out by 2030. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it's important to phase out coal as an energy source.
  
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• Judge gives final instructions to jury in trial of murder of B.C. girl, 12

  11-01-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Jurors will need to use their common sense in assessing the reliability of an alleged confession by a man accused of killing a 12-year-old girl, a British Columbia Supreme Court judge says.
  
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• Judge gives final instructions to jury in murder trial of 12-year-old B.C. girl

  11-01-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — A British Columbia Supreme Court judge says jurors will need to use their common sense in assessing the reliability of an alleged confession by a man accused of killing a 12-year-old girl.
  
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• Brad Richardson joins Coyotes' long list of injured players

  11-01-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  GLENDALE, Ariz. — Arizona has placed centre Brad Richardson on injured reserve with an upper-body injury, running the Coyotes' list of missing regulars to six.
  
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• Acquittal of stepfather on sex assault charges based on stereotypes: Appeal Court

  11-01-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — The Quebec Court of Appeal has overturned a man's acquittal on eight charges of sexually assaulting his stepdaughter, ruling that the trial judge was too quick to dismiss the testimony of the alleged victim.
  
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• Lupita Nyong’o and Michael B. Jordan address dating rumours - The North Bay Nugget

  11-01-2019 21:46
  Lupita Nyong’o and Michael B. Jordan address dating rumours  The North Bay NuggetMichael B. Jordan and Lupita Nyong'o have dismissed rumours linking them as a couple.Dating gossip has swirled around the Black Panther stars ever since ...
  
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• BEAUDRY, Cecile (nee Charlebois)

  11-01-2019 21:36 via baytoday.ca
  Passed away at unexpectedly at her home on January 11, 2019 at the age of 74 years. Predeceased by her husband Daniel Beaudry. Loved mother of Dannie (Brigitte), Cindy Lavigne (Andy), Barb Lefebvre (Cliff), Wanda Beaudry (Pat) and Charlie.
  
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• City raises flag to mark Alzheimer Awareness Month

  11-01-2019 21:23 via nugget.ca
  Shortly after he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, Bob Wood was in the car with his wife, Carol, when a thought struck him.
  “It’s one of those diseases that nobody talks about,” Wood says.
  “Cancer used to be the same thing. No one wanted to talk about it. You would say ‘Hey, you hear about so-and-so? He has the Big C.’”
  Wood, 78, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease last year. The former radio personality, member of North Bay council
  
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• SJSH students take a trip back in time with Rock of Ages Musical

  11-01-2019 21:18 via nugget.ca
  Wanna take a trip back to the 80s?A time of big bands with big egos playing big guitar solos and sporting big hair.
  Students and staff at St. Joseph-Scollard Hall present “Rock of Ages: High School Edition – the Musical.
  Students have been working on the show’s choreography, singing, set and costume design since September.“Our entire cast and program are very excited for this production. It has been a full semester of hard work, practice, and collaboration to put it all t
  
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• Quebec moves to expand animal welfare laws to cover dozens of species

  11-01-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — The Quebec government is moving to expand the scope of its animal welfare legislation to offer increased protection to species ranging from horses and mink to ostriches and wild turkeys.
  
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• Jays ship veteran catcher Russell Martin to Dodgers for minor leaguers

  11-01-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — An off-season of change continued for the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday as the team dealt catcher Russell Martin to the Los Angeles Dodgers for a pair of minor-league prospects.
  
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• Halifax garage owner acquitted in death of mechanic burned when van caught fire

  11-01-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  HALIFAX — A former Halifax autobody shop owner has been acquitted of criminal negligence causing the death of a mechanic who was badly burned when a minivan suddenly caught fire as he was welding beneath it.
  
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• Rock of Ages takes you back to the 1980s

  11-01-2019 20:19 via baytoday.ca
  Students and staff at St. Joseph-Scollard Hall (SJSH) are ready to present “Rock of Ages: High School Edition - the Musical,” taking you back to the 1980’s.
  
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• Police and Indigenous blockades going up, work to begin again on B.C. pipeline

  11-01-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  SMITHERS, B.C. — The RCMP lifted an exclusion zone Friday that cut off public access to a forest service road in northern British Columbia at the site of a confrontation this week between Mounties and opponents of a natural gas pipeline.
  
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• Maduro foe says he's ready to replace the president

  11-01-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  CARACAS, Venezuela — The head of Venezuela's opposition-run congress said Friday that he's prepared to step into the nation's presidency temporarily to replace Nicolas Maduro, whose inauguration has been rejected as illegitimate by most countries in
  
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• Gymtrix gymnasts hit podium in Burlington

  11-01-2019 19:22 via baytoday.ca
  'The team has worked very hard this season, especially new comers Abby Champagne, Keala Wright and Riley Legros to the Provincial stream'
  
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• Voodoos add forward at trade deadline

  11-01-2019 19:09 via baytoday.ca
  Voodoos make on final move before the January 10th deadline
  
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• ONTARIO: Cops can now show up at your home and demand a breath sample

  11-01-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  A criminal defence lawyer said the onus is on the individual to prove they were not over the legal limit when they were driving
  
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• Oilers forward Draisaitl voted in to all-star game, Leafs defenceman Rielly out

  11-01-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl was among the last additions for the upcoming NHL all-star game, while Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Morgan Rielly was one of a few high-profile players to be left out.
  
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• NHL tests puck and player tracking in regular-season games

  11-01-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  LAS VEGAS — The NHL for the first time has tested real-time puck and player tracking in regular-season games and intends to have it in place across the league next season.
  
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• Manitoba officials seize newborn from mom in hospital; video prompts outrage

  11-01-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — An Indigenous mother whose newborn baby was seized by social workers as she recovered in a Winnipeg hospital says she was blindsided, and did not deserve to be treated the way she was.
  
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• Historic music recording studio in Detroit bought by state

  11-01-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  DETROIT — A historic Detroit music studio where stars such as Aretha Franklin and Miles Davis recorded has been bought by the state to preserve the building during a freeway project.
  
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• Health Canada upholds decision to keep glyphosate products on the market

  11-01-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Health Canada scientists say there is no reason to believe the scientific evidence they used to approve the continued use of glyphosate in weed killers was tainted.
  
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• Flyers puzzled by fall from playoffs to worst in the East

  11-01-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  PHILADELPHIA — The vendor at the Flyers merchandise kiosk on the main concourse scrolled through his phone as disinterested fans breezed by the $70 Stadium Series sweatshirts and $250 jerseys that suddenly seem as unwanted as a face value ticket.
  
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• Florida pardons 4 black men accused of 1949 rape

  11-01-2019 18:06 via baytoday.ca
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and a Cabinet granted posthumous pardons Friday to four African-American men accused of raping a white woman nearly 70 years ago in a case now seen as a racial injustice.
  
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• Toronto stock rally continues, caps off best week in more than three years

  11-01-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Canada's main stock index's rally continued for a sixth straight day Friday as it posted its best weekly performance in more than three years. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 35.69 points to 14,939.18. The market gained 512.
  
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• 'Smarter' rules will ensure all digital players pay for CanCon, panel told

  11-01-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Canada's broadcast regulator, and its public broadcaster, want federal lawmakers to ensure Netflix, YouTube and Amazon Prime pay a share for producing Canadian content.
  
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• North Bay Museum looking for your old photos - BayToday

  11-01-2019 18:00
  North Bay Museum looking for your old photos  BayTodayThe photography exhibit will show the life of teenagers in our city over the span of one hundred years (from 1900 to 2000)
  
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• Warming Centre at capacity

  11-01-2019 17:46 via baytoday.ca
  'I think this vulnerable population is having trouble finding housing'
  
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• Ticats head coach Orlondo Steinauer says he didn't see appointment coming

  11-01-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  Nobody was more surprised than Orlondo Steinauer after the 2018 CFL season.
  
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• Longtime NHL winger Rick Nash retires because of concussion symptoms

  11-01-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Rick Nash has announced his retirement from hockey after suffering a concussion last March. Top Shelf Hockey, which represents the 34-year-old winger from Brampton, Ont., put out a statement to announce his decision on Friday.
  
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• Longtime NHL winger Rich Nash retires because of concussion symptoms

  11-01-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Rick Nash has announced his retirement from hockey after suffering a concussion last March. Top Shelf Hockey, which represents the 34-year-old winger from Brampton, Ont., put out a statement to announce his decision on Friday.
  
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• Italian fashion houses get refashioned for future growth

  11-01-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  MILAN — To stay on trend, Italian fashion houses are refashioning themselves for future growth.
  
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• HFX Wanderers prove Saturday night's all right for soccer with Elton John signing

  11-01-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  Elton John will be pulling on a HFX Wanderers FC shirt this season. Not the rock star, however. The Canadian Premier League team has signed a 31-year-old Trinidad and Tobago international with the same name as Captain Fantastic.
  
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• First responders investigate fowl mystery as lost chickens roam near Victoria

  11-01-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  NORTH SAANICH , B.C. — Police and firefighters north of Victoria had to work hard not to ruffle any feathers during an unusual roundup involving dozens of chickens.
  
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• A sense of optimism from new Near North District School Board Chair

  11-01-2019 16:38 via baytoday.ca
  Jay Aspin, the newly elected Near North District School Board Chair, says he has a very positive feeling about the year ahead. With controversy looming over potential school closures, Aspin says the board has already started to get to work.
  
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• Stockholm meets deadline to submit bid for 2026 Olympics

  11-01-2019 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  STOCKHOLM — Sweden's Olympic leaders met a deadline Friday to submit a 2026 Winter Games hosting plan after satisfying concerns of lawmakers in Stockholm which threatened to end the bid last year.
  
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• MetroCast acquisition pushes up Cogeco's Q1 revenue, costs; profit declines

  11-01-2019 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — An acquisition by Cogeco Inc.'s cable and internet segment pushed up first-quarter revenue, but profit was down due to higher costs associated with integrating and restructuring the business, the telecommunications company said Friday.
  
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• GM raises 2018 forecast, predicts stronger 2019 earnings

  11-01-2019 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  DETROIT — General Motors strengthened its pretax profit estimate for 2018 and predicted even stronger performance for this year as it executives made a presentation to investors on Friday. Shares jumped 7 per cent at the opening bell.
  
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• Cogeco is losing on its bet on cloud services as profits continue to slide

  11-01-2019 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Cogeco Inc.'s new CEO is leaving the door open to a slim-down or selloff of its cloud services provider down the line, though he stressed continued commitment in the near term.
  
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• North Bay entrepreneurship program gets cash injection - Northern Ontario Business

  11-01-2019 15:42
  North Bay entrepreneurship program gets cash injection  Northern Ontario BusinessInnovation Initiatives Ontario North (IION) receives $330000 from Trillium Foundation.
  
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