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• Washrooms at Gardens come with savings

  18-01-2019 23:59 via baytoday.ca
  'This is needed because these washrooms have not been updated since 1986'
  
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• Local safety initiative goes provincial

  18-01-2019 23:38 via baytoday.ca
  Two new videos have been launched
  
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• Bothered by loud snowmobiles? They could be illegal

  18-01-2019 23:28 via baytoday.ca
  Landowners and municipalities are being disturbed by the increase in snowmobile exhaust noise, which is resulting in trail closures
  
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• 'Hurricane Hazel' McCallion appointed adviser to Premier Doug Ford

  18-01-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford has appointed former Mississauga mayor Hazel McCallion as a special adviser. McCallion served as mayor of the city west of Toronto from 1978 to 2014.
  
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• Ex-Mountie investigating 'Surrey six' murders pleads guilty to obstruction

  18-01-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — A lead investigator in the largest-ever gang-related mass murder in British Columbia has pleaded guilty to breach of trust and obstruction of justice involving a witness. Derek Brassington entered his plea in B.C.
  
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• Charitable online raffles coming to Ontario

  18-01-2019 23:03 via baytoday.ca
  People of legal age in Ontario will also be able to purchase raffle tickets during a game or event, even if they are not there in person
  
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• Man banned from owning animals for 10 years

  18-01-2019 22:35 via baytoday.ca
  Gervais was charged for having more dogs than he was legally permitted
  
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• Broadband availability could help the north plug in to potential for attracting newcomers

  18-01-2019 22:29 via baytoday.ca
  In this edition of Northern Policy, Christina Zefi discusses the need for reliable internet in unserved or underserved populations in Northern Ontario
  
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• CROCKER, John Thomas

  18-01-2019 22:27 via baytoday.ca
  (1947 - 2018) - John passed away at the North Bay Regional Health Centre on Wednesday January 9, 2018 at the age of 71 years. He was the beloved husband of 49 years to Audrey (nee Shortyk). Dear father of Cheri-Lianne Crocker and John Thomas.
  
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• Extreme cold warning

  18-01-2019 22:13 via baytoday.ca
  Wind chill values near minus 40 are expected tonight over much of Northern Ontario
  
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• DEAN, Matthew Jeffrey

  18-01-2019 22:10 via baytoday.ca
  After a valiant struggle with ALS, Matthew Dean died, Friday, January 11, 2019, surrounded by loving family at North Bay Regional Health Centre. He was forty years of age. Matthew was the beloved husband of Gemma F.
  
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• Wendy Williams to take health-related break from TV show

  18-01-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  LOS ANGELES — Wendy Williams is taking an extended break from her TV talk show to deal with health issues related to her immune system disorder, her family said Friday.
  
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• Man accused of threat linked to R Kelly turns self in

  18-01-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  MCDONOUGH, Ga. — A man accused of threatening a father who says singer R. Kelly kept his daughter from her family has turned himself in. Henry County Sheriff's Office Maj. Bobby Sloan says Henry James Mason turned himself in around 8:30 a.m. Friday.
  
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• Israeli police arrest 11 people after cocaine seizure at Port of Halifax

  18-01-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  HALIFAX — Israeli police have arrested 11 suspects in Tel Aviv after authorities in Halifax found nearly five kilograms of cocaine in a container headed for the Middle East. The Canada Border Services Agency said its officers found 4.
  
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• 'I really don't need the money': Halifax man to give huge poker win to charity

  18-01-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  HALIFAX — A Halifax man who won over US$671,000 at an international poker tournament in the Bahamas doesn't plan on keeping a single cent of his unlikely winnings.
  
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• GM union workers call on Trudeau for support at Montreal auto show protest

  18-01-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Unifor's Quebec director Renaud Gagne is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to follow in Ontario Premier Doug Ford's footsteps by pledging support for General Motors workers faced with a looming plant closure. "Mr.
  
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• Fourteen-year-old Gogolev poised to make Canadian figure skating history

  18-01-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Stephen Gogolev might be two years too young to compete internationally as a senior skater. But he's poised to become the youngest skater ever to capture a Canadian senior title, a record set 65 years ago.
  
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• Dior pulls the stars in conveyor-belt menswear show in Paris

  18-01-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  PARIS — The black box construction branded "DIOR" was so big it obscured the view of the Eiffel Tower.
  
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• Daleman leads after short program at Canadian figure skating championships

  18-01-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje believe they have the best of both worlds. The ice dancers soaked up the show tour environment in two gruelling months spent on the cross-country Thank You Canada Tour.
  
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• Canadian businessman files lawsuit to find hidden camera culprit

  18-01-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — Canadian businessman Gordon Flatt has filed a lawsuit in a U.S. court to find out who is behind three hidden video cameras he discovered in an apartment he uses in New York.
  
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• Canada's Brooke Henderson vaults in front at LPGA Tour season opener

  18-01-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Canada's Brooke Henderson has moved into sole possession of first place at the halfway mark of the LPGA Tour's season opener. The 21-year-old native of Smiths Falls, Ont.
  
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• Berglund feels at peace a month after quitting Sabres

  18-01-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  BUFFALO, N.Y. — Patrik Berglund tells Sweden's Hockeypuls.se he feels at peace and has no regrets after abruptly ending his hockey career by walking away from the Buffalo Sabres a little over two months into the season.
  
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• Slippery roads blamed for T-bone

  18-01-2019 21:56 via baytoday.ca
  Most side streets in the city are now snow-packed, but intersections can be icy
  
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• Team World way in front of North America at Continental Cup

  18-01-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  LAS VEGAS — Team North America is on the board at the Continental Cup, but Team World remains in command at the annual team curling event. Team World leads 13.5 to 4.5 after winning two of three men's singles matches in the evening draw on Friday.
  
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• Canada's Mikael Kingsbury finally pushed off top of podium at World Cup

  18-01-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Mikael Kingsbury's perfect start to the moguls season finally came to an end on Friday. The Canadian settled for fifth in a World Cup event, marking the first time in five starts Kingsbury, 26, did not finish on top of the podium.
  
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• OPG continues to urge caution on Sturgeon River

  18-01-2019 21:03 via nugget.ca
  Ontario Power Generation’s (OPG) facilities on the Sturgeon River have returned to normal operations following a reduction in water flow Thursday at two control dams upstream of of its Crystal Falls Generating Station.The reduction in flow was necessary in order to assist another dam operator on the river in mitigating mechanical issues. The public is advised to continue to use caution on and around the Sturgeon River as water levels return to seasonal ranges.The ice strength above OPG&rsq
  
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• Cold weather closes Laurentian tomorrow morning - The North Bay Nugget

  18-01-2019 20:54
  Cold weather closes Laurentian tomorrow morning  The North Bay NuggetLaurentian Ski Hill will not open until 11 a.m. Saturday due to the extreme cold expected in the North Bay area.All snow-school camps and programs will be ...
  
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• Cold weather closes Laurentian tomorrow morning

  18-01-2019 20:46 via nugget.ca
  Laurentian Ski Hill will not open until 11 a.m. Saturday due to the extreme cold expected in the North Bay area.
  All snow-school camps and programs will be cancelled on Saturday and be rescheduled on March 2.
  “We expect warmer temperatures in the afternoon and conditions are very good.
  The early morning predicted conditions are not favourable for skiing and snowboarding. This will allow LSH staff an opportunity to make sure the hill is in the best shape for all of our programs and regular
  
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• Deep freeze descends on North Bay, northeast - The North Bay Nugget

  18-01-2019 20:24
  Deep freeze descends on North Bay, northeast  The North Bay NuggetA deep freeze will descend on North Bay tonight, lasting through the weekend. Environment Canada is calling for a low of -30C tonight, with an overnight wind ...
  
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• Deep freeze descends on North Bay, northeast

  18-01-2019 20:21 via nugget.ca
  A deep freeze will descend on North Bay tonight, lasting through the weekend.
  Environment Canada is calling for a low of -30C tonight, with an overnight wind chill of -39C.
  It forecasts Saturday’s high at -21C, with a wind chill of -39C in the morning and -32C in the afternoon, with a risk of frost bite. The forecast low for Saturday night is -29C.
  The forecast for Sunday is sunny with a high of -22C and low of -29 C.
  Monday will warm slightly before snow returns Tuesday.
  Further north, an
  
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• It's tax season. Time for scams

  18-01-2019 20:10 via baytoday.ca
  If you receive a suspicious phone call or e-mail from someone claiming to be from the CRA - question it!
  
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• 'No doubt there will be challenges in the courts' - The North Bay Nugget

  18-01-2019 20:08
  'No doubt there will be challenges in the courts'  The North Bay NuggetThe coming year will be one of change in the court system, with three major themes which will all will be felt in North Bay, according to Nipissing Crown Attorney ...
  
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• Accused in slaying of wife at long-term care centre told nurse he was responsible

  18-01-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Two witnesses at the trial of a Montreal man accused of killing his ailing wife told a jury Friday the accused admitted to taking the woman's life.
  
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• 'No doubt there will be challenges in the courts'

  18-01-2019 20:01 via nugget.ca
  The coming year will be one of change in the court system, with three major themes which will all will be felt in North Bay, according to Nipissing Crown Attorney Russ Wood.
  Courts across the country are facing legislative amendments – particularly to impaired driving laws – the effects of social media and the opioid crisis.
  “There’s been a lot of criticism to the overhaul of the impaired driving laws by civil libertarians and defence counsel,” Wood says, pointing t
  
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• Gathering Place welcomes Legion’s homemade meat pies

  18-01-2019 19:45 via baytoday.ca
  'Our folks always appreciate how much effort other people put to feeding and supporting the Gathering Place so I think that is a big factor in it too'
  
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• North Bay OPP remind public to use 'common sense' after motorist blindly follows GPS - NorthBayNipissing.com

  18-01-2019 19:33
  North Bay OPP remind public to use 'common sense' after motorist blindly follows GPS  NorthBayNipissing.comNORTH BAY — The OPP have issued a public *service* announcement.
  
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• Report Trump counselled Cohen to lie to Congress rekindles impeachment cries

  18-01-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — Another bombshell report about President Donald Trump's relationship with Russia is rekindling talk of impeachment in Washington.
  
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• Ottawa looking into case where Saudi fled sex charges after embassy posted bail

  18-01-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  HALIFAX — Federal officials are looking into how a Saudi man may have fled Canada while facing sexual assault charges, as legal experts suspect the Middle Eastern kingdom's embassy played a key role.
  
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• N.S. call centre rehires nearly 500 with added benefits, plans to grow workforce

  18-01-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  SYDNEY, N.S. — A Cape Breton call centre that abruptly closed last month has hired back more than 90 per cent of its workforce, offering enhanced benefits and increasing entry-level wages. The Sydney Call Centre Inc.
  
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• Milk vodka? Federal government opens consultations on definition of vodka

  18-01-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  The federal government is asking Canadians how they like their vodka.
  
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• High court ruling allows long-term expats to vote in February byelections

  18-01-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Expat Canadians with ties to one of three ridings now in the throes of byelections may be eligible to vote no matter how long they've been abroad given last week's Supreme Court of Canada ruling.
  
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• Calgary Stampeders re-sign receiver Kamar Jorden to two-year deal

  18-01-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Kamar Jorden won't be hitting the CFL free-agent market. The Calgary Stampeders re-signed the all-star receiver to a two-year deal Friday. Jorden was eligible to become a free agent next month.
  
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• Human rights groups set to protest controversial Google project in China

  18-01-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Canadian Google offices are expected to face protests Friday from human rights activists hoping to force the tech giant to confirm it has cancelled a controversial project with the Chinese government.
  
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• Federal Appeal Court upholds decision on CN damages to grain shipping company

  18-01-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — The Federal Court of Appeal has upheld a ruling that found the courts have jurisdiction to determine the damages Canadian National Railway Co.
  
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• Dukurs, Flock win World Cup skeleton races and Euro titles

  18-01-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  INNSBRUCK, Austria — Martins Dukurs of Latvia was the men's winner and Janine Flock of Austria was the women's winner in World Cup skeleton racing on Friday. It was the first win of the season for both.
  
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• Canada's stock market rallies on hopes of trade deal, crude hits two-month high

  18-01-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Canada's main stock index rallied Friday to end a second strong week on growing signals of a potential resolution in the trade dispute between the world's two largest economies.
  
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• Online threats land North Bay man in hot water - The North Bay Nugget

  18-01-2019 17:15
  Online threats land North Bay man in hot water  The North Bay NuggetA man already serving a two-year prison sentence had another 30 days tacked on Thursday in Ontario Court of Justice. Daniel George, 52, pleaded guilty to one ...
  
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• Online threats land North Bay man in hot water

  18-01-2019 17:12 via nugget.ca
  A man already serving a two-year prison sentence had another 30 days tacked on Thursday in Ontario Court of Justice.
  Daniel George, 52, pleaded guilty to one charge of threatening death over some Facebook postings directed at a woman he knew, as well as her common-law partner.
  Court was told that on Oct. 6, 2015, George and the victim, with whom he had had a falling out, posted three messages on the social media platform.
  George believed the woman had deleted Facebook pages of his mother, who wa
  
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• North Bay family barely survives CO poisoning - The North Bay Nugget

  18-01-2019 17:10
  North Bay family barely survives CO poisoning  The North Bay NuggetPoorly ventilating wood stove, non-functional detector almost prove fatal.
  
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• Kenya court orders 6 suspects held over Nairobi hotel attack

  18-01-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  NAIROBI, Kenya — A Canadian national and five other people suspected of helping extremist gunmen stage a deadly attack in the Kenyan capital this week appeared in court on Friday as prosecutors investigated them for suspected terror offences .
  
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