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• North Bay area sets more snow depth records - The North Bay Nugget

  15-02-2019 23:39
  North Bay area sets more snow depth records  The North Bay NuggetThe snowpack depth has increased 38 cm (more than a foot) since the North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority's last snow survey two weeks ago, setting new ...
  
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• North Bay area sets more snow depth records

  15-02-2019 23:34 via nugget.ca
  The snowpack depth has increased 38 cm (more than a foot) since the North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority’s last snow survey two weeks ago, setting new records at all three sites since the authority started measuring snow depth in 1987/88.
  “The snow depths at all three sites are almost twice the long-term average for this time of year,” says Joel Harrison, the authority’s water resource scientist. “The average depth for the three sites was 85 cm, compared to the
  
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• Striker Terrence Boyd ready to put his body on the line for Toronto FC

  15-02-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — With Sebastian Giovinco now picking up a paycheque eight time zones away and Jozy Altidore working his way back to match fitness after ankle surgery, Toronto FC fans are about to get a dose of Terrence Boyd. It should be fun.
  
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• Penguins activate D Justin Schultz off injured reserve

  15-02-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins have activated defenceman Justin Schultz off injured reserve. Pittsburgh made the move on Friday, clearing the way for Schultz to play for the first time since fracturing his left leg four months ago in Montreal.
  
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• Ontario pot store lottery winner reaches licensing deal with Nova Cannabis

  15-02-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Nova Cannabis has reached a licence agreement with one of the lottery winners selected to apply for one of the first 25 cannabis retail licences in Ontario, with a location planned for Toronto. The chief executive of Alcanna Inc.
  
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• Man apprehended in shooting at Illinois industrial park

  15-02-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  AURORA, Ill. — A shooter was apprehended after opening fire in an industrial park in in Aurora, Illinois, city officials said Friday, but police did not immediately say if anyone was shot.
  
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• Gunman kills 5 people, wounds 5 police at Illinois business

  15-02-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  AURORA, Ill. — An employee of a manufacturing company opened fire at its suburban Chicago plant Friday, killing five people and wounding five police officers before he was fatally shot, police said.
  
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• Employee being fired fatally shoots 5 co-workers in Illinois

  15-02-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  AURORA, Ill. — A 15-year employee being fired from a suburban Chicago manufacturing company started shooting Friday, killing five co-workers and wounding five police officers before he was killed by police, authorities said.
  
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• Alberta government contract to result in three new solar power plants

  15-02-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  CALGARY — The Alberta government is granting a 20-year contract to supply about half of its electric power needs to a partnership that plans to build three new solar power plants for more than $100 million.
  
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• GUPPY, Leonard Edwy ‘Len’

  15-02-2019 22:43 via baytoday.ca
  The Guppy family sadly announces Len’s death on Friday February 15, 2019. He died peacefully, at Eastholme, Powassan, a month after his 98th birthday
  
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• North Bay Recovery Home counts down to golden anniversary - The North Bay Nugget

  15-02-2019 22:34
  North Bay Recovery Home counts down to golden anniversary  The North Bay NuggetThe beds are always full at the North Bay Recovery Home. And there's always a waiting list. Right now, it's down to nine months. But while things are improving, ...
  
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• North Bay Recovery Home counts down to golden anniversary

  15-02-2019 22:29 via nugget.ca
  The beds are always full at the North Bay Recovery Home.
  And there’s always a waiting list. Right now, it’s down to nine months.
  But while things are improving, the demand for services is still bigger – much bigger – than the capacity.
  That was the message Wendy Prieur, executive director of the North Bay Recovery Home, had Friday as the recovery home announced plans to mark its 50th anniversary in October.
  “This is our 50th year helping people battling the disease
  
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• New snow bank removal priorities listed - The North Bay Nugget

  15-02-2019 22:10
  New snow bank removal priorities listed  The North Bay NuggetNorth Bay works crews will be continuing snow bank removal and street widening to a new list of streets over the next two weeks – provided there are no more ...
  
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• Diane Rehm testifies for assisted-death bill in Maryland

  15-02-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Retired radio talk show host Diane Rehm testified in favour of a Maryland measure to allow the terminally ill to end their lives with a doctor's help, describing the misery her husband suffered during his final days.
  
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• Canada's Brayden Schnur posts another upset at New York Open

  15-02-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Canadian qualifier Brayden Schnur has made an improbable run to the semifinals at the ATP Tour's New York Open.
  
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• New snow bank removal priorities listed

  15-02-2019 22:03 via nugget.ca
  North Bay works crews will be continuing snow bank removal and street widening to a new list of streets over the next two weeks – provided there are no more major weather events.
  The city said a section of Joseph Street and Lakeshore Drive are the only areas remaining on the list released last week.
  They are expected to be completed by the end of the day Wednesday.
  Work on the next priority areas will begin after Lakeshore and Joseph are completed.
  They are:
  Copeland Street from Murray to
  
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• Callander legion pays tribute to decorated war veteran

  15-02-2019 21:55 via nugget.ca
  Len Guppy’s dream was to dance at his 100th birthday.
  The decorated Royal Canadian Legion veteran died Thursday night. He was 98.
  “We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Life Member, Second World War veteran, comrade Len Guppy,” said Marc Picard, president of Royal Canadian Legion Branch 445.
  “Len was one of the founding members of the Callander Legion Pipes and Drums in 1982 and he was the Pipe Major from 1984-1993,” he told The Nugget Friday.
  “New
  
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• Nipissing part of Alzheimer’s study - The North Bay Nugget

  15-02-2019 21:40
  Nipissing part of Alzheimer’s study  The North Bay NuggetNipissing University is working with University College of London, England, and Bangor University in Wales on an international research project on dementia ...
  
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• Nipissing part of Alzheimer’s study

  15-02-2019 21:37 via nugget.ca
  Nipissing University is working with University College of London, England, and Bangor University in Wales on an international research project on dementia and support systems in rural and remote communities.
  Nipissing will receive more than $600,000 of the $6 million total grant funding. The local partnership also involves the Alzheimer Society Sudbury-Manitoulin North Bay and Districts.
  Funding is provided by the Economic and Social Research Council and the National Institute for Health Resear
  
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• Fifty years of supporting the vulnerable

  15-02-2019 21:33 via baytoday.ca
  'When people come here we really want them to feel like this is their home while they are here'
  
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• North Bay man charged in Sweeney murder now faces child porn charge

  15-02-2019 21:25 via nugget.ca
  The man accused of killing Renee Sweeney in January of 1998 and who is headed to a three-day bail hearing next week, now has a child pornography charge to deal with.
  Robert Steven Wright, 39, of North Bay, made a brief appearance in bail court at the Sudbury Courthouse Friday morning concerning a recently laid possession of child pornography charge. The charge concerns alleged possession of child pornography in 2018.
  A date of Feb. 22 was set for Wright to re-appear in bail court concerning the
  
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• Canadore College and Nipissing University holiday hours - My North Bay Now

  15-02-2019 21:15
  Canadore College and Nipissing University holiday hours  My North Bay NowNipissing University and Canadore College wish all of their students, staff, and faculty, a safe and enjoyable long weekend. Both Nipissing and Canadore will be ...
  
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• Vancouver Canucks call up defenceman Luke Schenn amid injury woes

  15-02-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have called up veteran defenceman Luke Schenn to fill a void on their injury-plagued roster. Vancouver acquired the 29-year-old from the Anaheim Ducks last month in exchange for defenceman Michael Del Zotto.
  
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• Kaepernick, Eric Reid settle collusion grievances with NFL

  15-02-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid have settled collusion cases against the NFL. In a three-sentence statement released Friday, the NFL said: "For the past several months, counsel for Mr. Kaepernick and Mr.
  
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• Alaska court strikes down 'medically necessary' abortion law

  15-02-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  JUNEAU, Alaska — The Alaska Supreme Court on Friday struck down as unconstitutional a state law and regulation seeking to define what constitutes medically necessary abortions. The court, in a 4-1 decision, upheld a 2015 lower court decision.
  
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• Trappers start quest to Telus Cup tonight

  15-02-2019 20:53 via baytoday.ca
  Trappers hit the second season after going 36-0 during the Great North Midget League regular season
  
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• Travelling south? Winds are causing poor visibility

  15-02-2019 20:49 via baytoday.ca
  Motorists in North Bay should drive carefully along Lakeshore and Memorial as winds, southwest 40 km/h gusting to 60, are whipping up snow
  
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• Province proposes red tape reduction for credit unions - The North Bay Nugget

  15-02-2019 20:44
  Province proposes red tape reduction for credit unions  The North Bay NuggetThe provincial government is proposing legislation that would reduce red tape for credit unions. Announced Friday by Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli, Ontario's ...
  
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• Province proposes red tape reduction for credit unions

  15-02-2019 20:37 via nugget.ca
  The provincial government is proposing legislation that would reduce red tape for credit unions.
  Announced Friday by Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli, Ontario’s finance minister, the legislation, if passed, would allow credit unions to participate in bank-led group loans. Fedeli said the move will allow the institutions to better manage risks and compete in the marketplace, while expanding access to financing for small-business customers.
  “We need to ensure credit unions are able to operate
  
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• Veterans Diana Matheson, Erin McLeod back with Canada team for Algarve Cup

  15-02-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  Veterans Diana Matheson and Erin McLeod return to the Canadian lineup for the Algarve Cup later this month. Both players were not summoned for last month's camp in Spain and friendly win over Norway as a precaution after rehabbing injuries.
  
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• Liberal MP Joyce Murray's son critically hurt on Mexican honeymoon

  15-02-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The son of Liberal MP Joyce Murray is awaiting a medical evacuation from Mexico to Vancouver after suffering severe injuries during his honeymoon in Cancun.
  
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• Justices to decide if 2020 census can ask about citizenship

  15-02-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will decide whether the 2020 census can include a question about citizenship that could affect the allocation of seats in the House of Representatives and the distribution of billions of dollars in federal money.
  
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• Crown in Norman case releases notes, rejects allegations of political influence

  15-02-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Seeking to rebut an allegation that they're operating in concert with the top levels of the federal government, Crown prosecutors in the case of Vice-Admiral Mark Norman gave his defence lawyers a set of notes from a meeting they say was an
  
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• Allred contacted authorities about R Kelly tape

  15-02-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  CHICAGO — Attorney Gloria Allred told The Associated Press Friday she has contacted law enforcement about concerns one of her clients may be the person in a VHS tape recently given to Chicago prosecutors that purportedly shows R&B star R.
  
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• 'Numerous' people called 9-1-1 after last night's Amber Alert . . . to complain

  15-02-2019 20:04 via baytoday.ca
  People also tweeted their displeasure, but 'Need to locate child outweighed momentary inconvenience some people people encountered,' says Peel Police constable
  
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• Fourteen "dream" homes ordered evacuated as sinkholes open in Sechelt, B.C.

  15-02-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  Greg and Gerry Latham spent Friday morning scrambling to pack up family heirlooms as a series of sinkholes threatened to destroy their dream retirement home on British Columbia's Sunshine Coast.
  
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• Fashion world descends on London for fashion week shows

  15-02-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  London is taking its turn in the style spotlight with the opening of London Fashion Week, an extravaganza that will feature up-and-coming young designers along with big names like Victoria Beckham, Vivienne Westwood and Burberry.
  
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• Bombshell book alleges a Vatican gay subculture, hypocrisy

  15-02-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  PARIS — A gay French writer has lifted the lid on what he calls one of the world's largest gay communities, the Vatican, estimating that most of its prelates are homosexually inclined and attributing much of the current crisis in the Catholic Church
  
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• Alberta minor hockey team criticized for Indigenous dance video forfeits season

  15-02-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — Parents of Fort McMurray minor hockey players whose team was criticized for an Indigenous locker-room dance captured in a viral video say they're forfeiting the rest of the season due to safety concerns.
  
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• Tough negotiations to get bands signed – Mattawa Voyageur Days organizer

  15-02-2019 18:54 via nugget.ca
  By next week the organizer of Mattawa Voyageur Days hopes to have the entertainment contracts signed and announced.
  Lucie Desrochers said she’s optimistic she’ll be able to release the remaining acts that will appear on the stage at Explorer’s Point on the July 26 to 28 weekend.
  “I’m just waiting on contracts,” she said Friday.
  Mattawa Voyageur Days released some of the entertainment lineup for this year’s 22nd summer festival taking place July 26 to 28.
  
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• Westbound Hwy. 37 closed as flooding snarls North Bay commute, Russian River hits crest - Santa Rosa Press Democrat

  15-02-2019 18:37
  Westbound Hwy. 37 closed as flooding snarls North Bay commute, Russian River hits crest  Santa Rosa Press DemocratThe four-day storm lingering in the North Bay led to another round of road and school closures on Friday.
  
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• Province cutting red tape for credit unions

  15-02-2019 18:33 via baytoday.ca
  'Before this bill, for instance, one of our local credit unions was unable to participate in finance deals that are bank led, it is just the way the law is'
  
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• Hospice sells studs to support construction

  15-02-2019 18:29 via nugget.ca
  Patrons of the North Bay Farmers Market can support the Nipissing Serenity Hospice Saturday by purchasing a “stud.”Those who buy a stud will be able to incorporate their name and a message into the walls of the hospice, which is now under construction.“Studdly” the “happy carpenter” will be on hand at the market between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Studs are available for a $100 donation.“Watch our web page (nipissingserenityhospice.ca) as the hospice walls go up
  
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• Statistics Canada says adults living with parents are employed and single

  15-02-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — A Statistics Canada report is digging deeper into what kind of adults live with their parents, and the agency finds they're often employed and single.
  
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• Ontario energy minister on Hydro One CEO pay: 'This is not a negotiation'

  15-02-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Ontario's energy minister is asking Hydro One to come up with a revised executive compensation framework that slashes proposed CEO pay, warning that the government is not going to negotiate on the issue.
  
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• Manitoba to look at connection between youth incarceration and child welfare

  15-02-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — Manitoba is taking a hard look at youth justice and its connection to child welfare in the province.
  
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• Liberals give BlackBerry $40M to support self-driving car development

  15-02-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — BlackBerry is getting $40 million in federal funding to help it develop technologies for self-driving cars.
  
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• Canada's main stock index posts triple-digit gain pushing streak to six weeks

  15-02-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Canada's main stock index posted a triple-digit gain Friday after oil hit a three-month high to extend the market's winning streak to six weeks. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 142.26 points to 15,838.24.
  
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• Canada's main stock index advances in broad-based advance; dollar edges up

  15-02-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Canada's main stock index was up substantially Friday morning in a broad-based advance. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 153.13 points at 15,849.11 after 90 minutes of trading. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 335.
  
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• Ever wanted to own your own stud?

  15-02-2019 17:44 via baytoday.ca
  'Buy a stud is a wonderfully unique way to show support for the Hospice mission'
  
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