North Bay news

• ‘Modern-day slavery’ probe reveals 43 people living in ‘squalid’ conditions (11 photos)

  11-02-2019 23:42 via baytoday.ca
  ‘It is inconceivable that this was taking place in our community’: Barrie police chief; no charges have been laid
  
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• Ontario Tories attack student unions in fundraising email

  11-02-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford accused student unions of getting up to "crazy Marxist nonsense" as he appealed for donations to his Progressive Conservative party in a fundraising email sent Monday.
  
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• Minister of Sport hints at big changes for handling of abuse cases

  11-02-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — There could be a major shift in the way sexual abuse and harassment cases are handled in Canadian amateur sport.
  
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• CBC's Joe Schlesinger remembered for compassionate reporting, esteemed career

  11-02-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Longtime CBC foreign correspondent Joe Schlesinger, who spent decades covering war zones and global events that shaped history, has died after a lengthy illness.
  
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• Appeal court upholds stiff sentence for Canadian trying to join terrorist group

  11-02-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — An Ontario court has dismissed an appeal from a man convicted of trying to join a Somali-based terrorist organization, saying stiff penalties are necessary in such cases to deter similar would-be criminals.
  
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• North Bay caregiver charged in death of resident - The Sudbury Star

  11-02-2019 23:01
  North Bay caregiver charged in death of resident  The Sudbury StarA North Bay caregiver is charged with failing to provide the necessities of life after a woman in a residential home died while being bathed.On July 12, North Bay ...
  
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• Dozens of Mexican ’modern day slaves’ freed by Ontario police - The North Bay Nugget

  11-02-2019 22:23
  Dozens of Mexican ’modern day slaves’ freed by Ontario police  The North Bay NuggetDozens of Mexican “modern day slaves” who were allegedly forced to work as cleaners at vacation properties in Ontario for as little as $50 per month have been ...
  
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• Privacy commissioner finds doctors snooped in Humboldt Broncos patient records

  11-02-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  REGINA — Saskatchewan's privacy commissioner has found several people inappropriately gained access to the electronic health records of the Humboldt Broncos team members involved in a deadly bus crash last April.
  
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• Odd couple of the deep: B.C. dolphins hang out with killer whales

  11-02-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Drone flights have revealed an odd couple of the deeps.
  
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• Losing ground: Avalanche looking to break out of recent funk

  11-02-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  DENVER — The Colorado Avalanche could point to obvious flaws for their prolonged plunge: Erratic goaltenders, floundering special teams, inconsistent scoring from players not on their top line . Or just go with the more direct one.
  
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• Bezos probe concludes mistress' brother was Enquirer source

  11-02-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — Private investigators working for Jeff Bezos have concluded that the brother of the Amazon CEO's mistress leaked the couple's intimate text messages to the National Enquirer, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on
  
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• Caregiver charged with failing to provide necessaries of life after North Bay woman dies while being bathed: police - Global News

  11-02-2019 21:10
  Caregiver charged with failing to provide necessaries of life after North Bay woman dies while being bathed: police  Global NewsA woman has been charged in connection with a death investigation in North Bay, police say.
  
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• Social media sites like Facebook take in lion's share of federal ad dollars

  11-02-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Social media websites like Facebook and Twitter now take in the lion's share of federal advertising dollars, thanks to an ongoing increase in the use of digital advertising by government departments and agencies.
  
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• Nickelodeon signs deal for new animated kids series from DHX Media, Cartoon Saloon

  11-02-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  HALIFAX — Nickelodeon International has agreed to buy international rights to the new "Dorg Van Dango" animated kids program that's being co-produced by DHX Media and Cartoon Saloon.
  
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• Mark Norman lawyers protest 'strategy' talks between Crown, federal lawyers

  11-02-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Vice-Admiral Mark Norman's legal team is pointing to several discussions between the Crown and top government lawyers about "trial strategy" as proof of political interference in his case.
  
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• Man accused of killing ailing wife wasn't suffering from major depression: expert

  11-02-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — A Crown expert says a Montreal man on trial for second-degree murder showed no evidence of major depression at the time his severely ill wife was killed. Dr.
  
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• Devils get local F Kenny Agostino on waivers from Montreal

  11-02-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEWARK, N.J. — The New Jersey Devils have been awarded forward Kenny Agostino on waivers from Montreal. The Devils announced the move Monday, saying the Morristown, New Jersey native would join the team in St.
  
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• Bombardier and Swiss Railways apologize for new trains' lacklustre track record

  11-02-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  BERLIN — Swiss Federal Railways and Bombardier Inc. say that new train deliveries may not resume for some time, apologizing to passengers as the vehicles fail to live up to expectations.
  
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• BORDEN, Pauline Raymonde (nee Dion)

  11-02-2019 20:56 via baytoday.ca
  Pauline died on February 11, 2019 peacefully at Eastholme at the age of 82 years. Pauline was the loving wife of the late Donald Borden and the devoted mother to Christopher, Gregory (Darlene), James, Jeffrey (Hillary) and Sylvia
  
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• Could The Hole be a tourist destination?

  11-02-2019 20:21 via baytoday.ca
  'While virtually everyone expressed support for the idea, nothing came of my efforts'
  
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• North Bay scotch thief North Bay scotch thief - CTV News

  11-02-2019 20:10
  North Bay scotch thief North Bay scotch thief  CTV NewsNorth Bay police are looking for a person who has been stealing bottles from local LCBO stores.
  
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• North Bay scotch thief - CTV News

  11-02-2019 20:10
  North Bay scotch thief  CTV NewsNorth Bay police are looking for a person who has been stealing bottles from local LCBO stores.
  
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• Stampeders GM 'optimistic' star QB Bo Levi Mitchell will stay in Calgary

  11-02-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  Calgary Stampeders general manager John Hufnagel feels optimistic he can re-sign quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell. The CFL star is among several players scheduled to become free agents Tuesday.
  
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• PM asserts full confidence in Wilson-Raybould amid ethics investigation

  11-02-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau welcomed Monday an investigation by the federal ethics commissioner into an allegation that his office pressured former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould to help SNC-Lavalin avoid criminal prosecution.
  
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• One winter storm passes another looms as warnings posted on B.C.'s south coast

  11-02-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Thousands of students across much of Vancouver Island and parts of British Columbia's south coast were off school Monday as the region recovered from a winter wallop and prepared for another.
  
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• Marc Gasol says high post-season hopes made move to Toronto easier

  11-02-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Raptors fans welcomed newcomer Marc Gasol to Toronto with a standing ovation on Monday. The player affectionately known as "Big Spain" showed them some love in return.
  
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• Lin leaves Hawks, announces on Instagram he's signing with Toronto Raptors

  11-02-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  Toronto Raptors fans know just how lethal Jeremy Lin can be.
  
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• Federal Conservative leader looking to break Liberal hold on New Brunswick

  11-02-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  FREDERICTON — Federal Tory Leader Andrew Scheer is on a campaign-style swing through New Brunswick, as the party seeks to make gains in a province and region it was shut out of last time.
  
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• Ethics czar looking at SNC-Lavalin controversy after NDP request, party says

  11-02-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The New Democrats said Monday that federal ethics commissioner Mario Dion is looking into allegations the Prime Minister's Office improperly tried to help SNC-Lavalin avoid criminal prosecution.
  
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• Dapper Dan seeks accountability amid calls for Gucci boycott

  11-02-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — Fashion collaborator Daniel "Dapper Dan" Day is seeking accountability as other celebrities call for boycotts of Gucci after the fashion house apologized for producing a sweater that was compared to blackface.
  
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• B.C. limits court experts in auto insurance to spur early settlements, savings

  11-02-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — The B.C. government is going to try and contain financial losses at its Crown-owned auto insurance corporation by reducing the use of experts in accident lawsuits. The government has amended the rules for civil cases in the B.C.
  
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• ONTARIO: Human trafficking victims worked in Barrie area resorts, say police (11 photos)

  11-02-2019 20:01 via baytoday.ca
  ‘It is inconceivable that this was taking place in our community’: Barrie police chief; no charges have been laid
  
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• More Rain & Wind On Its Way For North Bay - Patch.com

  11-02-2019 20:01
  More Rain & Wind On Its Way For North Bay  Patch.comMore Rain & Wind On Its Way For North Bay - Mill Valley, CA - Grab your umbrella, and drive safely! The North Bay hills are expected to get 2-3 inches of rain, ...
  
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• Careful on Lakeshore! Watermain break

  11-02-2019 19:08 via baytoday.ca
  One southbound lane has been closed
  
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• Police: Mom killed toddler because he wouldn't eat, listen

  11-02-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  BRIDGETON, N.J. — A criminal complaint says a New Jersey woman accused of killing her toddler son told police she struck the boy because he wouldn't "eat nor listen to her.
  
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• Not a rom-com: Mom scouting date for son draws campus ire

  11-02-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  TOWSON, Md. — It's almost Valentine's Day, and at Towson University in Maryland a mother has been trying so hard to find a date for her son that police are concerned.
  
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• More immigrants sue US over end to protected status

  11-02-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  Immigrants from Honduras and Nepal have filed a lawsuit alleging the Trump administration unfairly ended a program that lets them live and work in the United States. The lawsuit filed late Sunday in federal court in San Francisco alleges that the U.
  
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• Edmonton Eskimos president Len Rhodes not seeking another term with CFL club

  11-02-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — Len Rhodes won't be seeing another term as the Edmonton Eskimos president and chief executive officer. Board chairman Brad Sparrow made the announcement Monday. Rhodes will leave the CFL club Feb. 20.
  
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• Chipotle touts fresh food in new, documentary-style ads

  11-02-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Chipotle is teaming up with Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Errol Morris for a series of ads touting its fresh ingredients.
  
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• Canada's Taylor Pendrith eyes Web.com Tour after near miss at Q-school

  11-02-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  Taylor Pendrith has come to accept that his path to the PGA Tour is going to be longer and have a few more twists and turns than some of his peers. After two injury-plagued seasons, Pendrith just missed out on earning a card on this season's Web.
  
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• Cameco Corp. beats estimates, BMO raises target on improve balance sheet

  11-02-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  SASKATOON — Cameco Corp. beat analyst expectations in its fourth quarter results as it continues to grapple with a challenging uranium market. The company reported net earnings of $160 million for the quarter ending Dec.
  
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• Blackhawks goalie Collin Delia agrees to 3-year extension

  11-02-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  CHICAGO — Blackhawks goaltender Collin Delia has agreed to a three-year contract extension through the 2021-22 season. The average annual value is $1 million.
  
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• Binnington, Bergeron, Strome earn NHL stars of the week honours

  11-02-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington, Boston Bruins centre Patrice Bergeron and Chicago Blackhawks centre Dylan Strome have been named the N-H-L three stars of the week. Binnington went 3-0-0 with a 1.31 goals-against average, .
  
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• As blackface, assault scandals rage, Virginia's governor, lieutenant stand firm

  11-02-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — Two senior politicians at the centre of racial and sexual assault scandals roiling the Virginia state legislature say they're not going anywhere. Democratic Gov.
  
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• Drugs, handgun seized on Highway 17 W

  11-02-2019 18:59 via nugget.ca
  A North Bay man and woman face drug and weapon charges following a vehicle search Saturday morning on Highway 17 West.
  Police seized a .45-calibre handgun, 246 grams of cocaine, 54 grams of crystal meth, 10.9 grams of methamphetamine pills, four oxycodone pills, two hydro morphine pills and two codeine contin pills. The total street value of the drugs seized is estimated at $38,355
  Also seized was $1,270 dollars in Canadian currency.
  Allan Sway, 28, of North Bay and Zoe Gates-Healey, 20, of Nort
  
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• Two face drug, weapons offences - The North Bay Nugget

  11-02-2019 18:56
  Two face drug, weapons offences  The North Bay NuggetTwo people have been arrested on drug and weapons offences in North Bay Saturday. North Bay police said an eastbound vehicle was stopped on Highway 17 ...
  
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• Two face drug, weapons offences

  11-02-2019 18:52 via nugget.ca
  Two people have been arrested on drug and weapons offences in North Bay Saturday.
  North Bay police said an eastbound vehicle was stopped on Highway 17 west of the city.
  Police said a .45-calibre handgun was seized as well as drugs and 41,270 in Canadian currency.
  Police seized 246 grams of cocaine, 54 grams of crystal meth, 10.9 grams of methamphetamine pills, four oxycodone pills, two hydromorphine pills and two codeine contin pills.
  The total street value of the seized drugs is estimated at $3
  
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• North Bay woman, 54, dies while being bathed

  11-02-2019 18:48 via nugget.ca
  A North Bay woman has been charged following the investigation of a July 9, 2018, death at a residential home in North Bay.
  Ontario Provincial Police say a 54-year-old female resident died while being bathed.
  Mallorie Makara, 34, of North Bay is charged with fail to provide the necessaries of life following an investigation conducted by members of the North Bay OPP Crime Unit and North East Region Forensic Identification Services.
  The accused is to attend the Ontario Court of Justice in North Ba
  
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• North Bay police seize $38355 in drugs and a .45 caliber handgun, 2 charged - NorthBayNipissing.com

  11-02-2019 18:48
  North Bay police seize $38355 in drugs and a .45 caliber handgun, 2 charged  NorthBayNipissing.comNORTH BAY (UPDATE: Monday, Feb. 11, 12:01 p.m.): North Bay Police have identified the accused in an investigation where nearly $38,355 of drugs, cash, ...
  
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• Revolver and drugs seized in weekend arrests

  11-02-2019 18:23 via baytoday.ca
  The search revealed a 45 caliber handgun and a number of controlled drugs
  
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