North Bay news

• UCP donations nearly double NDP's in 2018 as Alberta election approaches

  23-01-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Documents show Alberta's opposition United Conservative Party raised more in the fourth quarter of last year than the governing New Democrats did in all of 2018. New figures from Elections Alberta say the UCP brought in more than $3.
  
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• Ontario reverses course on bill that could open Greenbelt to development

  23-01-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Ontario will not move forward with a controversial element of proposed legislation that could have opened up the province's protected Greenbelt to development.
  
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• NDP says former B.C. Speaker Linda Reid must answer questions raised in report

  23-01-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — The B.C. New Democrats are demanding a former Liberal Speaker of the legislature address spending abuse allegations that came under her watch.
  
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• NDP question Liberal over expense allegations at B.C. legislature

  23-01-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — The New Democrats and Greens drew a long-serving member of the B.C.
  
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• CP Rail fourth-quarter revenues surge amid high demand for oil, grain

  23-01-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. says freight sales drove a 17 per cent leap in revenues to $1.96 billion in the fourth quarter, fuelled by oil, grain and other commodities.
  
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• B'nai Brith Canada urges IPC to move meet from Malaysia after Israeli athletes banned

  23-01-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — A Jewish organization from Canada is urging the International Paralympic Committee to change the location of this summer's 2019 world para-swimming championships in the wake of host Malaysia's refusal to allow Israeli athletes to compete in
  
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• AP-NORC poll: Shutdown drags Trump approval to yearlong low

  23-01-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — A strong majority of Americans blame President Donald Trump for the record-long government shutdown and reject his primary rationale for a border wall, according to a new poll that shows the turmoil in Washington is dragging his approval
  
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• AP-NORC poll: 6 in 10 Americans blame Trump for shutdown

  23-01-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — A strong majority of Americans blame President Donald Trump for the record-long government shutdown and reject his primary rationale for a border wall, according to a new poll that shows the turmoil in Washington is dragging his approval
  
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• Parks Canada puts brakes on Icefields Parkway bike trail in Alberta

  23-01-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  Parks Canada says it won't go ahead with a plan to build a bike trail along the scenic Icefields Parkway that runs through Banff and Jasper national parks.
  
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• Forestry and legumes shippers say railways prioritized other commodities

  23-01-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  Canada's forestry and legume industries say the country's two major railways prioritized other commodities over their shipments to the Port of Vancouver late last year, costing companies millions amid surging demand for Canadian goods abroad.
  
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• Canada to keep paying for F-35 development as fighter-jet competition ramps up

  23-01-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Canada is poised to contribute tens of millions of dollars toward further development of the F-35 stealth fighter even as the federal government wrestles with whether to buy the plane or not.
  
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• Alberta men book a spot in championship pool at Canadian juniors

  23-01-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — B.C. skip Tyler Tardi remained perfect at the Canadian junior curling championships with a 6-2 win over Northern Ontario's Tanner Horgan on Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• 47 men arrested in police sting of those looking for sex with teenage girls

  23-01-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  Vancouver police say they've arrested 47 men who were willing to pay for sexual services from teenage girls. Seven of those people have now been charged and police say they include a school teacher and a firefighter among others. Deputy Chief Const.
  
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• VIDEO: Health food with a twist at gd2go

  23-01-2019 20:18 via baytoday.ca
  On today's What's Your Dish, we stop by gd2go for a fast healthy meal
  
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• Union at Audi plant in Hungary to hold week-long strike

  23-01-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  BUDAPEST, Hungary — A union of autoworkers at a plant in Hungary of German carmaker Audi says it will launch a week-long strike after unsuccessful negotiations over wages and benefits with the company.
  
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• Quebec government to maintain gun registry deadline, will ease some criteria

  23-01-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  QUEBEC — The Quebec government says its provincial long gun registry will come into force as planned next week, but it is promising added flexibility in the requirements for gun owners.
  
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• NHLers intrigued by player and puck tracking, but unsure of its on-ice impact

  23-01-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  Mark Giordano and John Tavares are keen to see what player and puck tracking brings to the NHL.
  
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• Man granted bail in B.C. thanks family, wants steak after 17 years in prison

  23-01-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Wade Skiffington says he's looking forward to steak after 17 years of prison food to celebrate being released on bail as the federal Justice Department investigates whether he was wrongfully convicted for the murder of his common-law wife
  
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• Man convicted of killing wife gets bail, thanks B.C. judge who released him

  23-01-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — A man convicted of killing his common-law wife in 1994 will be returning home to Newfoundland and Labrador after a B.C. Supreme Court judge granted him bail pending a federal investigation into a possible wrongful conviction.
  
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• Hulu ups price for live-TV service, cuts basic package price

  23-01-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — Hulu's live-TV streaming service will cost $5 more per month, while its traditional video-on-demand service will be $2 cheaper.
  
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• Food guide changes likely to influence public, private food providers

  23-01-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  Canadians have no shortage of options when it comes to nutrition and dietary advice. On magazine covers, Instagram feeds, gyms and office break rooms, consumers face a daily bombardment of the latest diet trends and "superfood" fads.
  
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• Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen delaying testimony to Congress

  23-01-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, will not testify before a House committee next month as scheduled, his adviser said Wednesday, depriving Democrats for now of a prime opportunity to scrutinize Trump, his links to Ru
  
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• Canadian Press NewsAlert: Man convicted of murdering wife in 1994 gets bail

  23-01-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — A man convicted of killing his common-law wife almost 25 years ago has been granted bail by a B.C. Supreme Court judge. Wade Skiffington has proclaimed his innocence in the 1994 murder of Wanda Martin in Richmond, B.C.
  
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• Canada rugby sevens coach sees positives ahead of New Zealand event

  23-01-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  Two events into the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, Canada coach Damian McGrath is seeing plenty of positives despite a labour dispute that cut into the team's pre-season preparations.
  
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• Anti-corruption squad arrests former head of Montreal construction trade school

  23-01-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Quebec's anti-corruption unit has arrested the former head of a construction trade school in Montreal as well as three others in connection with an alleged fraud scheme.
  
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• Widdifield and W.J. Fricker to remain open next year

  23-01-2019 19:37 via nugget.ca
  Widdifield Secondary School and W.J. Fricker will remain open for the 2019/2020 school year.
  The board unanimously passed the motion Tuesday evening during its regular board meeting.
  W.J. Fricker will remain open for the 2019/2020 school year. The graduating Grade 8 students from W.J. Fricker will transition to Widdifield Secondary School.
  Student transitions to E.T. Carmichael and E.W. will proceed as usual.
  “The board is very pleased that they have been able to issue this decision so soo
  
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• 911 misuse costing time and money

  23-01-2019 19:35 via baytoday.ca
  For every 9-1-1 call the OPP receives, regardless of whether it is a real emergency or an accidental pocket dial, there is a cost to the municipality
  
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• Driver flees scene of accident

  23-01-2019 19:22 via baytoday.ca
  Police arrived and found the driver walking away from the scene
  
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• Turtles not scaring city to build arena elsewhere

  23-01-2019 19:18 via baytoday.ca
  'As far as the location, they did build baseball and soccer/football fields there when the endangered species act was in effect'
  
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• Widdifield and Fricker get year's reprieve

  23-01-2019 19:14 via baytoday.ca
  'The Board is very pleased that they have been able to issue this decision so soon after taking office'
  
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• Quebec's cannabis agency cuts back expansion plans amid shortages

  23-01-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Quebec's cannabis agency generated about $40 million of sales in its first three months of operation, but supply shortages are forcing the public retailer to reduce its expansion plans.
  
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• North Bay sitting on 'Hole' lot of tourism potential - The North Bay Nugget

  23-01-2019 19:00
  North Bay sitting on 'Hole' lot of tourism potential  The North Bay NuggetA North Bay resident wants the city to mount a campaign aimed at convincing the federal government to consider redeveloping the former underground Norad ...
  
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• ONTARIO: Hello Fresh and Chefs Plate meal kits recalled due to salmonella

  23-01-2019 18:55 via baytoday.ca
  The Canada Brand red chillies packaged up to January 21 have been recalled
  
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• North Bay sitting on 'Hole' lot of tourism potential

  23-01-2019 18:55 via nugget.ca
  A North Bay resident wants the city to mount a campaign aimed at convincing the federal government to consider redeveloping the former underground Norad complex into a tourist destination.
  Trevor Schindeler, who tabled a similar proposal several years ago, believes the underground complex, known as The Hole, would make a great federal museum or a national historic site.
  He wants the city to lobby Ottawa to commission a feasibility study and is expected to pitch the idea during a presentation to
  
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• 2019 a 'Big Wild Year' for North Bay couple - The North Bay Nugget

  23-01-2019 18:40
  2019 a 'Big Wild Year' for North Bay couple  The North Bay NuggetDelphanie Colyer and Jeremy St. Onge aim to eat nothing but wild food for one year.
  
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• 2019 a 'Big Wild Year' for North Bay couple

  23-01-2019 18:38 via nugget.ca
  Delphanie Colyer admits it’s sometimes hard to cook for her kids and not sample the food.
  “I have to remember to wipe my finger off instead,” Colyer admits, 22 days into The Big Wild Year.
  She and Jeremy St. Onge have set it as their goal in 2019 to eat nothing but wild food.
  When St. Onge cooked up some chicken, “I had a pretty hard time throwing away the crispy skin.”
  While their goal is to eat only what “everybody used to eat,” those rules don’t
  
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• Creative Industries seeks $50,000 annually from North Bay - The North Bay Nugget

  23-01-2019 18:18
  Creative Industries seeks $50,000 annually from North Bay  The North Bay NuggetCreative Industries is requesting $50,000 in annual funding from the city for each of the next four years to help support and promote local businesses and ...
  
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• Creative Industries seeks $50,000 annually from North Bay

  23-01-2019 18:15 via nugget.ca
  Creative Industries is requesting $50,000 in annual funding from the city for each of the next four years to help support and promote local businesses and organizations within the arts and culture sector.
  Jaymie Lathem, the group’s executive director and chief executive officer, made the ask last week during a presentation to council.
  “Our biggest program and goal is to research and develop a sustainable micro-granting system so that, by Year 4, we are able to start funding North Bay
  
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• White supremacist pleads guilty to NYC sword killing

  23-01-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — A white supremacist pleaded guilty Wednesday to killing a black man with a sword as part of an attack that authorities said was intended to incite a race war in the United States.
  
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• Toronto stock market falls on lower crude oil prices; U.S. markets up slightly

  23-01-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Canada's main stock index dipped for just the third time in a month as lower crude oil prices hurt the key energy sector. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 25.43 points at 15,208.
  
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• Canada's archive buys 1944 book that hints at Nazi plans for North America

  23-01-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Canada's national archive has acquired a rare book it believes could have served as a blueprint for a Nazi purge of Jews in North America.
  
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• North Bay swimmers capture six firsts each - The North Bay Nugget

  23-01-2019 17:41
  North Bay swimmers capture six firsts each  The North Bay NuggetTrael Daly Stevens, 16 and Ayden Michaud achieved firsts in all six of their respective events this past weekend at the Paula Palangio Memorial NEOR 3 ...
  
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• North Bay ski racers reach podium in Mattawa - The North Bay Nugget

  23-01-2019 17:26
  North Bay ski racers reach podium in Mattawa  The North Bay NuggetFrigid temperatures last weekend didn't stop North Bay ski racers from reaching the podium at the 4th annual Home Hardware Classic held at Antoine Mountain.
  
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• North Bay Ski Racers find the podium - BayToday

  23-01-2019 17:06
  North Bay Ski Racers find the podium  BayTodayColin Dreany placed first in U14 men's slalom and third in U14 giant slalom, Mikayla Cornthwaite placed second in U16 women's slalom and first in U16 giant ...
  
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• Zimbabwe music star Oliver Mtukudzi dies in Harare at 66

  23-01-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  HARARE, Zimbabwe — A fellow musician confirms that one of Zimbabwe and Africa's most iconic musicians, Oliver Mtukudzi, has died at 66. Albert Nyathi, a veteran Zimbabwean musician and poet, confirms Mtukudzi's death on Wednesday.
  
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• Vancouver Whitecaps add Guinean international winger Alhassane Bangoura

  23-01-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps have acquired Guinean international winger Alhassane Bangoura on a one-year loan from Spanish La Liga club Rayo Vallecano. The Whitecaps made the move with the use of targeted allocation money.
  
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• Nurse arrested in case of incapacitated woman who gave birth

  23-01-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  PHOENIX — A licensed practical nurse has been arrested on a charge of sexually assaulting an incapacitated woman who gave birth last month at a long-term health care facility, Phoenix police said Wednesday.
  
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• Lawyer: No proof nurse raped Arizona patient who had baby

  23-01-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  PHOENIX — A nurse who was supposed to be looking after an incapacitated woman at a long-term health care facility has been accused of raping her, weeks after the patient stunned her caregivers and family by giving birth to a baby boy , Phoenix police
  
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• Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski eliminated in Australian Open mixed doubles

  23-01-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  MELBOURNE, Australia — Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski and Croatia's Mate Pavic will not defend their Australian Open mixed doubles title.
  
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• Periods of heavy snow today, tonight in North Bay

  23-01-2019 17:02 via nugget.ca
  Environment Canada issued a special weather statement this morning for North Bay, Powassan, Mattawa and West Nipissing.
  Periods of heavy snow are expected to continue today and tonight before the low moves out of the region overnight tonight. The risk of freezing rain is also possible this evening in North Bay as temperatures rise close to the freezing mark.
  Poor winter driving conditions from low visibility in snow and accumulating snow on untreated roads are expected. Motorists should allow ex
  
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