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• Voters reject plan to name streets in German municipality

  03-02-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  BERLIN — Voters in a municipality in northwestern Germany have delivered a clear message: no street names, thanks.
  
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• Trudeau speaks with Venezuelan leader Guaido ahead of key meeting of allies

  03-02-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office says he has spoken with the man Canada and many of its allies consider the legitimate leader of Venezuela.
  
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• Ryan, Lindhom, Hanifin lift Flames in return to Raleigh

  03-02-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  RALEIGH, N.C. — Derek Ryan, Elias Lindholm and Noah Hanifin all scored in their first game back in Carolina, and the Calgary Flames beat the Hurricanes 4-3 on Sunday in coach Bill Peters' return to Raleigh.
  
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• Report finds 'sexual misconduct' by leader of Halifax-based Buddhist church

  03-02-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  HALIFAX — Two claims of sexual misconduct against the Halifax-based spiritual leader of the Shambhala International Buddhist organization have been found to be credible, a long-awaited independent probe has found.
  
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• Drouin scores OT winner as Canadiens hand Oilers fifth straight loss

  03-02-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored in the third period and Jonathan Drouin netted the winner in overtime as the Montreal Canadiens came from behind to defeat the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 on Sunday.
  
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• Drouin scores in overtime as Canadiens hand Oilers fifth straight loss

  03-02-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — With Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl on a 2-on-0 breakaway in overtime, it looked like the Edmonton Oilers were destined to snap their four-game losing skid. But Draisaitl's bobbling pass hit McDavid's skate and the opportunity was lost.
  
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• Canadians Irvine, Blondin earn career-bests at speedskating World Cup

  03-02-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  HAMAR, Norway — Calgary's Kaylin Irvine finished a career-best fourth place in the women's 500-metre race on Sunday at a speedskating World Cup, while Ottawa's Ivanie Blondin placed fourth in the women's 1,500 for her best result on the World Cup cir
  
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• Brawl between university hockey teams in Wolfville, N.S., prompts investigation

  03-02-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  WOLFVILLE, N.S. — The body that oversees university athletics in Atlantic Canada is investigating after a fight erupted between two Nova Scotia hockey teams on Saturday night.
  
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• Brawl between university hockey teams in N.S. prompts investigation

  03-02-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  WOLFVILLE, N.S. — A brawl erupted between two Nova Scotia hockey teams on the ice Saturday night, prompting an investigation from the body that oversees university sports in Atlantic Canada.
  
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• Lakers shine on MIlitary Appreciation NIght

  03-02-2019 22:50 via baytoday.ca
  Lakers double Paladins 6-3 in 10th annual Military Appreciation game
  
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• Battalion get Stung in Overtime by the Sting

  03-02-2019 22:31 via baytoday.ca
  Battalion allow two late PP goals which forced OT
  
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• LOXTON, George "Sonny" Joseph William

  03-02-2019 22:10 via baytoday.ca
  After failing health, George “Sonny” Loxton died peacefully, at his home in Powassan, on Saturday, February 2, 2019. He was 77 years of age. Sonny was the beloved husband of Melanie (née Peever) of Powassan.
  
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• Scott McDonald upsets John Epping to win Ontario title and book Brier ticket

  03-02-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  Scott McDonald capped an undefeated run at the Ontario curling championship on Sunday afternoon with an 8-2 rout of John Epping. The victory gave McDonald a berth in the March 1-10 Tim Hortons Brier in Brandon, Man.
  
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• Grammy-nominated rapper 21 Savage in US immigration custody

  03-02-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  ATLANTA — Authorities in Atlanta say Grammy-nominated rapper 21 Savage is in federal immigration custody. U.S.
  
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• GM Canada disputes Unifor Super Bowl ad calling automaker 'un-Canadian'

  03-02-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  The Canadian subsidiary of General Motors has tried to stop an autoworkers' union from airing a critical TV commercial during the Super Bowl, but the union said it planned to move forward with the ad regardless.
  
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• General Motors disputes UNIFOR's Super Bowl ad

  03-02-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  The Canadian subsidiary of General Motors is trying to stop an auto workers union from airing a critical TV commercial during the Super Bowl.
  
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• Bruins shut out Capitals to end 14-game skid vs. Washington

  03-02-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — Boston Bruins players could feel themselves making progress in recent games against the Washington Capitals even as the losses piled up.
  
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• Weather advisories in effect for North Bay, Almaguin - NorthBayNipissing.com

  03-02-2019 21:07
  Weather advisories in effect for North Bay, Almaguin  NorthBayNipissing.comALMAGUIN - NORTH BAY — (UPDATE: 3:42 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 3):Environment Canada has ended a special weather statement for North Bay - Powassan ...
  
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• GM disputes Canadian auto union's Super Bowl ad

  03-02-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  The Canadian subsidiary of General Motors was unable to stop an auto workers union from airing a critical TV commercial during the Super Bowl.
  
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• Conservatives agree to remove attack ad spoofing "Heritage Minute" format

  03-02-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The federal Conservatives say they have taken down an attack ad that spoofed the famous "Heritage Minute" format.
  
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• Raptors all-star Lowry out against Clippers with lower-back soreness

  03-02-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Raptors all-star guard Kyle Lowry sat out Toronto's game against the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday with a sore lower back. The team announced hours before the game that Lowry would not play.
  
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• Leonard scores 18 points to lift Raptors to easy 121-103 win over weary Clippers

  03-02-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The Los Angeles Clippers limped into Toronto less than 24 hours after their biggest regular-season comeback in franchise history. The Raptors were rested and ready.
  
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• Huawei fades from U.S. headlines, but still looms large over trade talk

  03-02-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — A Canadian reader of U.S. news reports about last week's trade talks with China could be forgiven for wondering: what the heck happened to Huawei? After all, the week began with the U.S.
  
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• Family holds out hope of finding Quebec teen who disappeared 10 years ago

  03-02-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Just before 8 a.m. on the morning of Feb. 10, 2009, David Fortin asked his mother, Caroline Lachance, to drive him to school. After she said she couldn't, the teen didn't insist.
  
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• BEYOND LOCAL: Winter months could be a great time to create new family traditions

  03-02-2019 20:00 via baytoday.ca
  Studies say family rituals contribute to the rhythm and predictability of family life and they support child development
  
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• Freezing rain possible

  03-02-2019 19:17 via baytoday.ca
  Temperatures will rise above the freezing mark this afternoon or evening
  
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• Toronto Wolfpack open season with win but York City Knights make it difficult

  03-02-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  YORK, England — The Toronto Wolfpack made Brian McDermott's debut as coach a winning one Sunday in an 14-0 victory over York City Knights in Betfred Championship rugby league play.
  
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• Nissan's second thoughts on UK-made SUV add to Brexit worry

  03-02-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  LONDON — British Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit strategy took another blow Sunday when Nissan cancelled plans to make its new SUV in northern England amid continued uncertainty over the country's future relations with the European Union.
  
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• Canada wins gold in men's team relay at short track speedskating World Cup

  03-02-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  DRESDEN, Germany — Canada won gold in the 5,000-metre men's relay on Sunday at a short-track speedskating World Cup. Charle Cournoyer, Pascal Dion, Samuel Girard and Charles Hamelin completed the 45 laps in six minutes 44.
  
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• North Bay Snowmobile Speed Runs can't out run Mother Nature - BayToday

  03-02-2019 18:44
  North Bay Snowmobile Speed Runs can't out run Mother Nature  BayToday'A lot of the guys have turned around and gone home because of the snow storm. If it is not minus 40 this year, it is snowing,” said event organizer Claude ...
  
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• Suspect arrested in shooting that sent transit officer to hospital in Surrey, BC

  03-02-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  SURREY, B.C. — Police say they arrested a man days after he allegedly shot a transit officer in Surrey, B.C., on Wednesday. RCMP began looking for Daon Gordon Glasgow on Thursday in connection with the shooting on a SkyTrain platform that sent Const.
  
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• Liberal MP Adam Vaughan apologizes for 'whack' tweet aimed at Premier Doug Ford

  03-02-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — A Liberal MP from Toronto has apologized for a tweet sent Saturday morning that many on Twitter took as a threat against Ontario Premier Doug Ford.
  
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• Iraqi novelist gunned down in southern city

  03-02-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  BAGHDAD — A local police official says an Iraqi novelist has been killed by live fire in the southern city of Karbala.
  
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• Canada loses third-place game to Nicaragua at Pan Am baseball qualifier

  03-02-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  IBIUNA, Brazil — Nicaragua scored four runs in the top of the 10th inning en route to a 14-12 victory over Canada on Sunday in the third-place game of a Pan American Games baseball qualifier.
  
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• Canada wins mixed doubles title in third leg of curling World Cup

  03-02-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  JONKOPING, Sweden — Young Canadian duo Kadriana Sahaidak and Colton Lott defeated Norway's Kristin Skaslien and Thomas Ulsrud 7-5 to claim the mixed doubles title on Sunday in the third leg of the curling World Cup.
  
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• Toronto-area retailer to test Loop reusable packaging system later this year

  03-02-2019 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Canadian efforts to reduce single-use plastic will get a boost this year when a major retailer is slated to launch a test of reusable packaging in the most populated part of the country.
  
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• New Manitoba court for people with FASD could be game changer: experts

  03-02-2019 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — Lawyers and judges say a new court set to open in Manitoba specifically for people with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder could be a game changer.
  
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• Frigid Winnipeg: Does 1 of the planet's coldest big cities need warming centre?

  03-02-2019 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — In a city where winter can be almost guaranteed to bring temperatures below -30 C, saving homeless people and other vulnerable persons from severe frostbite or even death is a complex project.
  
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• 'Agonizing decision:' Documents recount last summer's Banff bison escape

  03-02-2019 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  The bison bull was a long way from where he should have been — on provincial grazing lands in west-central Alberta instead of the rugged backcountry of Banff National Park.
  
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• ONTARIO: This guy has tips if you are looking to up your shovel game

  03-02-2019 16:00 via baytoday.ca
  It's an ingenious snow shoveling method that's gone viral
  
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• Ontario ticket wins $33M Lotto 649 jackpot

  03-02-2019 15:25 via nugget.ca
  There is one winning ticket for Saturday night’s Lotto 649 jackpot of just under $33.4 million, and it was sold somewhere in Ontario.
  An Ontario ticket holder also claimed the draw’s guaranteed $1-million prize.
  The winning numbers in Saturday’s Lotto 6-49 draw were: 14, 16, 25, 29, 30 & 48.
  Bonus 12.
  Guaranteed $1 million prize
  42695473-03
  In the event of any discrepancy between this information and the official winning list, the latter shall prevail.
  The jackpot for the n
  
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• Freezing drizzle advisory for North Bay, northeast

  03-02-2019 15:14 via nugget.ca
  A freezing drizzle advisory is in effect for North Bay, Powassan, Mattawa, West Nipissing, northeastern and central Ontario.
  Snow mixed with ice pellets this morning will change to ice pellets at noon and freezing drizzle late afternoon.
  Clear overnight.
  Snow or freezing rain will spread over northeastern Ontario early Monday and persist into Monday night.
  Precipitation is expected to transition to rain or snow Monday night before coming to an end Tuesday morning.
  Hazardous winter driving condit
  
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• North Bay Snowmobile Speed Runs can't out run Mother Nature

  03-02-2019 15:11 via baytoday.ca
  'A lot of the guys have turned around and gone home because of the snow storm. If it is not minus 40 this year, it is snowing,” said event organizer Claude Levasseur about the first day.
  
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• Nissan cancels plans to make X-Trail SUV in the UK

  03-02-2019 14:05 via baytoday.ca
  LONDON — Nissan announced Sunday it has cancelled plans to make its X-Trail SUV in the UK — a sharp blow to British Prime Minister Theresa May, who fought to have the model built in northern England as she sought to shore up confidence in the British
  
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• Refugees hoping to become citizens face high bar to achieve language benchmarks

  03-02-2019 13:05 via baytoday.ca
  SURREY, B.C. — Fatum Ibrahim is pointing to her nose and smiling ear-to-ear. "Nose," she proudly pronounces, eager to demonstrate her expanding English vocabulary.
  
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• Film featuring disabled actors wins Spain's top Goya award

  03-02-2019 13:05 via baytoday.ca
  MADRID — The film "Campeones" ("Champions"), a comedy about a basketball team featuring actors with mental disabilities, has won best picture at the Spanish Film Academy's Goya Awards.
  
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• Virginia governor digs in as demands that he resign swell

  03-02-2019 12:05 via baytoday.ca
  RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Gov.
  
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• Virginia governor clings to office, ignoring calls to resign

  03-02-2019 12:05 via baytoday.ca
  RICHMOND, Va. — Gov.
  
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• Trump names former doctor as assistant and medical adviser

  03-02-2019 12:05 via baytoday.ca
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump has appointed his former doctor to be his assistant and chief medical adviser.
  
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• Train derails in eastern India, killing 7 people

  03-02-2019 12:05 via baytoday.ca
  PATNA, India — Seven people were killed and 29 injured when nine coaches of a New Delhi-bound train derailed early Sunday in eastern India, officials said. Most of the passengers were asleep when the train jumped the tracks.
  
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