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• Former Canadian basketball captain campaigning against police brutality

  29-01-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Barely a week before Chris Egi arrived at Harvard for his freshman basketball season, Michael Brown was shot and killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Mo. Egi and Brown were both 18. They were both black.
  
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• CN Rail boosts dividend 18 per cent as it forecasts strong performance in 2019

  29-01-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway Co. boosted its dividend by 18 per cent after reporting that its revenues surged 10 per cent in 2018 and forecasting another strong year ahead that builds on burgeoning shipments of oil, coal and grain.
  
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• Apple opens new chapter amid weakening iPhone demand

  29-01-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  SAN FRANCISCO — Apple hoped to offset slowing demand for iPhones by raising the prices of its most important product, but that strategy seems to have backfired after sales sagged during the holiday shopping season.
  
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• Bonfield racer earned wild card to compete again in Russia - The North Bay Nugget

  29-01-2019 22:11
  Bonfield racer earned wild card to compete again in Russia  The North Bay NuggetMichelle Mulder isn't jumping on a plane back to Canada just yet. The Bonfield mother of three earned a wild card in last weekend's All Terrain Skate Cross ...
  
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• Wild give backup goalie Stalock 3-year contract extension

  29-01-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild and backup goalie Alex Stalock have agreed to terms on a three-year, $2.355 million contract extension.
  
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• Undersea Nova Scotia coal mine resumes partial operations after latest cave-in

  29-01-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  DONKIN, N.S. — Limited operations have resumed at Nova Scotia's Donkin coal mine after a cave-in over the Christmas break that led to its temporary shutdown by the province's Labour Department. No miners were injured in the Dec.
  
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• Quebec City honours mosque shooting victims with memorial ceremony, monument plan

  29-01-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  QUEBEC — Two years after a gunman killed six worshippers in a Quebec City mosque, banners with the names and faces of the victims were unfurled Tuesday night as a word chosen by family members to describe their loved one was read out.
  
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• New trial for man who killed roommate over alleged relationship with teen

  29-01-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — A new trial has been ordered for an Ontario man who beat his roommate to death with a hammer in a drunken confrontation over the other man's alleged sexual relationship with a teenage girl.
  
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• Canada looks to ensure safety of Christian acquitted of blasphemy in Pakistan

  29-01-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Canada's foreign ministry says it is prepared to do everything it can to ensure the safety of a Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy by Pakistan's top court.
  
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• After months of back-and-forth, Montreal MP Di Iorio resigns for real

  29-01-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — House of Commons Speaker Geoff Regan says a Liberal MP from Montreal who has been promising to resign for months has now vacated his seat.
  
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• 50 years on, allegations at root of Sir George Williams riot forgotten

  29-01-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Fifty years after what became known as the Sir George Williams riot, one of the students whose allegations of racism triggered the explosive events says it's a shame they were never able to receive a fair hearing.
  
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• Bonfield racer earns wild card to compete in Finland

  29-01-2019 21:59 via nugget.ca
  Michelle Mulder isn’t jumping on a plane back to Canada just yet.
  The Bonfield mother of three earned a wild card in last weekend’s All Terrain Skate Cross Federation event in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
  “I came in 18th, but I earned a wild card so I can compete this weekend here in JYVÄSKYLÄ Finland for the Redbull crashed Ice race,” she told The Nugget Tuesday morning.
  Mulder said the track was awesome and the host resort was also something she will never forget
  
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• Bonfield racer earned wild card to compete again in Russia

  29-01-2019 21:59 via nugget.ca
  Michelle Mulder isn’t jumping on a plane back to Canada just yet.
  The Bonfield mother of three earned a wild card in last weekend’s All Terrain Skate Cross Federation event in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
  “I came in 18th, but I earned a wild card so I can compete this weekend here in JYVÄSKYLÄ Finland for the Redbull crashed Ice race,” she told The Nugget Tuesday morning.
  Mulder said the track was awesome and the host resort was also something she will never forget
  
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• HINSCHBERGER, Daniel Simon

  29-01-2019 21:52 via baytoday.ca
  Peacefully passed away at Nipissing Manor on January 29, 2019 in his 92nd year. Daniel was born in St. Clements, Ontario to the late Frances and Alexander Hinschberger.
  
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• WILLIAMS, Juliette Lorraine (nee Guillemette)

  29-01-2019 21:23 via baytoday.ca
  (June 6, 1930 – January 27, 2019) - It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our mother who died peacefully in her 89th year on Sunday January 27th at Victoria Manor, Lindsay, ON.
  
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• ADAMS, Jack Donald

  29-01-2019 21:08 via baytoday.ca
  (1932-2019) - Passed away peacefully at the North Bay Regional Health Centre in his 86th year. Predeceased by his wife and best friend Dorothy. Loving father to Alan (Karen) and Wendy (Nairne).
  
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• Third Mountie who investigated 'Surrey six' gang murders sentenced in B.C. court

  29-01-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — A third RCMP officer has been sentenced after pleading guilty to his conduct in connection with British Columbia's largest gang-related mass murder. Cpl.
  
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• Stroke survivor finds a new creative voice

  29-01-2019 20:18 via baytoday.ca
  'Since the stroke it was as simple as sitting in front of a keyboard almost, it flowed'
  
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• WHL's Kootenay Ice to relocate to Winnipeg for 2019-20 season

  29-01-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  CRANBROOK, B.C. — The Western Hockey League's Kootenay Ice will relocate to Winnipeg before the start of the 2019-20 season. The league officially announced the move at a media conference in Cranbrook on Tuesday.
  
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• Weinstein lawyers argue against sex trafficking claim

  29-01-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — Harvey Weinstein's lawyers say the movie mogul is not a sex trafficker, despite claims in a class-action lawsuit.
  
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• UN: More than 130 migrants appear to be missing off Djibouti

  29-01-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  JOHANNESBURG — The U.N. migration agency says more than 130 migrants are thought to be missing after two boats capsized off the tiny East African nation of Djibouti.
  
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• Sheriff: Suspect confesses to killing 5 with dad's gun

  29-01-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  BATON ROUGE, La. — A young man from Louisiana has confessed to killing his parents, his girlfriend, and two of her family members who had taken him in after he was kicked out of his house, authorities said Tuesday.
  
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• Sheriff: Suspect confesses to killing 5; used dad's gun

  29-01-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  BATON ROUGE, La. — The 21-year-old man accused of killing five people including his parents in a multi-parish shooting over the weekend before fleeing to his grandmother's house has confessed, authorities said Tuesday.
  
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• Reaction to Bruce McArthur pleading guilty to 8 counts of first-degree murder

  29-01-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Here's a look at reaction to serial killer Bruce McArthur pleading guilty to eight counts of first-degree murder: ___ "Bruce McArthur has pled guilty, and that's closure. I'm not considering it a win. It's the right outcome ...
  
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• Pat Sheahan follows in son's footsteps, joins Dinos football program

  29-01-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  Thirty years as a head football coach taught Pat Sheahan the importance of preparation, but he couldn't have predicted the bizarre twist his U Sports career would take this off-season.
  
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• Online immigrant-sponsor application discriminatory, immigration lawyers say

  29-01-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — A new first-come-first-served online application for immigrants seeking to sponsor their parents and grandparents to come to Canada is being condemned as "profoundly discriminatory" after the program opened and closed in less than 10 minutes
  
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• Liberals target Scheer over cash-for-access fundraisers

  29-01-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The federal Liberal party is looking to turn the tables on the Conservatives over so-called cash-for-access fundraisers. Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is expected to attend a fundraiser at the Toronto home of Sen.
  
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• Grey Cup-champion Stampeders re-sign Canadian linebacker Cory Greenwood

  29-01-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  The Calgary Stampeders re-signed Canadian linebacker Cory Greenwood to a one-year deal Tuesday. Greenwood, 33, was scheduled to become a free agent next month. The six-foot-two, 235-pound native of Kingston, Ont.
  
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• Carolina signs Martinook to 2-year, $4M extension

  29-01-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes have signed forward Jordan Martinook to a two-year contract extension worth an average of $2 million per season. General manager Don Waddell said Tuesday that Martinook's extension will begin next season.
  
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• Cannabis company Slang Worldwide's shares soar in first public trading

  29-01-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The newly listed shares of a cannabis-brand company co-founded by two entrepreneurs whose first pot venture was bought by Canopy Growth have soared by as much as 33 per cent. Slang Worldwide Inc.
  
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• Bombardier resumes rail car deliveries to New York City after problems

  29-01-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — The New York state transit authority says Bombardier Inc. has resumed subway car deliveries to New York City after officials halted them last week, citing problems with existing trains.
  
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• Avro Arrow to be rebuilt in North Bay? - Sudbury.com

  29-01-2019 20:00
  Avro Arrow to be rebuilt in North Bay?  Sudbury.comA company is looking to rebuild the world renowned Avro Arrow here in North Bay. Stephen James is part of a group called “Project Avro Arrow RL25206 Rebirth ...
  
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• Snow squalls expected late today - The North Bay Nugget

  29-01-2019 19:49
  Snow squalls expected late today  The North Bay NuggetNorth Bay and area could see another 15 cm of snow.
  
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• Snow squalls expected late today

  29-01-2019 19:47 via nugget.ca
  A snow squall watch is in effect for North Bay, Powassan, Mattawa and West Nipissing.
  Snow squalls are expected to develop later today as a result of strong southwest winds which will usher in colder air.
  Accumulations tonight may exceed 15 cm in some spots. However, the snow squalls should shift from time to time, which should help limit the accumulations. Areas of very poor visibility in blowing snow are likely, as well.
  These snow squalls may slowly shift southward on Wednesday.
  Travel may be
  
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• Murder trial hears of lover's panicked attempts to reach Richard Oland

  29-01-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  SAINT JOHN, N.B.
  
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• 'Kraken', 'The Boss' among Defence Dept codenames for Mark Norman, court hears

  29-01-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Boss. MN3. C34. The Kraken.
  
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• Government report lists multiple trucking violations by Humboldt semi driver

  29-01-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  MELFORT, Sask. — A Saskatchewan government report says the driver of a semi-truck should not have been on the road the day he flew through a stop sign and caused a crash involving the Humboldt Broncos hockey team bus.
  
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• FBI finds no specific motive in Vegas shooting

  29-01-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  LAS VEGAS — A high-stakes gambler who rained a hail of gunfire down on a crowd of country music fans, killing 58, took any specific motive for the 2017 attack to his grave, the FBI said Tuesday as it concluded the investigation into the deadliest mas
  
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• FBI finds no specific motive in Vegas attack that killed 58

  29-01-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  LAS VEGAS — The high-stakes gambler responsible for the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S.
  
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• Main Street stunt driving ends in drug, assault charges

  29-01-2019 18:59 via nugget.ca
  A North Bay man faces drug, assault and Highway Traffic Act charges following a stunt driving incident in downtown North Bay at about 2:30 pm Monday.
  Police say Benjamin Adams, 28, of North Bay, has been charged with multiple provincial infractions under the Highway Traffic Act, including stunt driving, suspended driving, disobeying a stop sign and driving with no insurance.
  Criminal charges include assault with intent to resist arrest and possession of a Schedule one substance (Oxycodone pills)
  
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• Snow squall warning continues in Almaguin; watch in North Bay - NorthBayNipissing.com

  29-01-2019 18:54
  Snow squall warning continues in Almaguin; watch in North Bay  NorthBayNipissing.comALMAGUIN-NORTH BAY — (UPDATE: 3:35 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 29): Environment Canada continues a snow squall warning for Bayfield Inlet - Dunchurch, South ...
  
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• DNSSAB officials meet with provincial ministers

  29-01-2019 18:47 via baytoday.ca
  Members focussed on some key local issues including the Casselholme build
  
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• North Bay Police seek to identify man following jewelry store theft - NorthBayNipissing.com

  29-01-2019 18:15
  North Bay Police seek to identify man following jewelry store theft  NorthBayNipissing.comNORTH BAY - North Bay Police have released a photo of a man who they believe may have information about a break and enter into a jewelry store on Main ...
  
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• 'Empire' cast member alleges homophobic attack in Chicago

  29-01-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  Chicago police have opened a hate crime investigation after a man the department identified as a 36-year-old cast member of the television show "Empire" alleged he was physically attacked by men who shouted racial and homophobic slurs.
  
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• Canada downs Panama 5-1 in Pan Am Games baseball qualifying opener

  29-01-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  IBIUNA, Brazil — Wes Darvil homered to tie the game and Daniel Pinero scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch as Canada opened the Pan American Games baseball qualifying tournament with a 5-1 win over Panama on Tuesday.
  
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• Snow squalls may bring another 15 cm of snow

  29-01-2019 17:34 via baytoday.ca
  Accumulations tonight may exceed 15 cm in some spots
  
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• Bruce McArthur pleads guilty to eight counts of first-degree murder

  29-01-2019 17:26 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — A serial killer sexually assaulted many of his victims, all men from Toronto's gay village, before murdering them and hiding their remains around a property where he worked as landscaper.
  
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• Mother defends her actions at North Bay rink

  29-01-2019 17:18 via nugget.ca
  Virginia Lavictoire says she’s a mother that was sticking up for her son.
  Lavictoire was at the centre of a verbal altercation Saturday afternoon at Pete Palangio Arena.Two Atom House League teams were on the ice playing a regular season game when the altercation ensued. It got so bad that police were called to the scene.
  Lavictoire told The Nugget it was simply a verbal altercation and nothing needed to be broken up.
  “When police arrived I was in the lobby with our parents. It was o
  
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• US consumers rattled by shutdown, roiling markets

  29-01-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer confidence tumbled this month, tested by the partial government shutdown and roiling financial markets. Still, consumer spirits remains robust by historic standards.
  
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• Timeline in the case of Toronto serial killer Bruce McArthur

  29-01-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — A timeline of key events in the case of Toronto serial killer Bruce McArthur based on information released by police: September 2010 _ Skandaraj Navaratnam, 40, disappears from Toronto's gay village. Dec.
  
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