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• Northern Ontario Mining Showcase opens

  04-03-2019 23:09 via baytoday.ca
  Featuring approximately 25,000 attendees from over 135 countries, PDAC is one of the world’s leading mineral exploration conference and trade shows
  
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• Televisa draws heat for 'brownface' Yalitza Aparicio parody

  04-03-2019 23:06 via baytoday.ca
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A television personality for the Mexican-based Televisa network is facing strong criticism after dressing up in "brownface" and wearing a prosthetic nose to make fun of indigenous Mexican actress Yalitza Aparicio.
  
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• Federal government targets B.C. guns and gang violence with $5.3 M fund

  04-03-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — The federal government says fighting gun and gang violence in Canada requires collaborative, multi-pronged approaches that involves all levels of government and communities of all sizes.
  
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• Sled hits pedestrian, flees the scene

  04-03-2019 22:53 via baytoday.ca
  The pedestrian was taken to hospital with a major leg injury
  
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• Laporte's vows to rebuild

  04-03-2019 22:39 via nugget.ca
  A long-established North Bay garden centre has suffered a major setback after several of its greenhouses collapsed recently under the weight of snow.“It breaks my heart,” says Lori Laporte, of the damage to her business – Laporte’s Nursery & Greenhouses on Lakeshore Drive.The third-generation owner says six metal-framed, 60-foot long greenhouses, which are used as retail space in the spring and summer months, gave way under the weight of heavy snow about two weeks ago
  
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• Police: Thief steals Remy Martin liquor bottle worth $4,000

  04-03-2019 22:06 via baytoday.ca
  SEEKONK, Mass. — Police are searching for a thief with expensive taste in Massachusetts. Chris Gasbarro's Fine Wine and Spirits in Seekonk says someone stole a $4,000 bottle of the Remy Martin Louis XIII cognac from its store last week.
  
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• Quebec contacting women with textured breast implants to warn of cancer risk

  04-03-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — The Quebec Health Department wants all the thousands of women in the province who have received textured breast implants since 1995 to be warned of a potential cancer risk.
  
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• 'I have lost confidence': Jane Philpott's cabinet resignation letter

  04-03-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Jane Philpott suddenly resigned from Justin Trudeau's cabinet Monday, linking her decision to the fallout from the SNC-Lavalin affair.
  
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• Assoun calls for inquiry into wrongful conviction that led to his imprisonment

  04-03-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  HALIFAX — Glen Assoun says he wants a public inquiry to determine what led to his wrongful conviction for murder in 1999 and imprisonment for almost 17 years, saying he is afraid the case will be "swept underneath the table.
  
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• OSPCA will no longer enforce animal cruelty laws - The North Bay Nugget

  04-03-2019 21:55
  OSPCA will no longer enforce animal cruelty laws  The North Bay NuggetTORONTO — For the first time in a century, Ontario's animal welfare agency will no longer investigate and enforce animal cruelty laws. In a letter Monday to ...
  
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• WELLS, Gwen

  04-03-2019 21:41 via baytoday.ca
  Formerly of Sudbury and French River, died peacefully at home in North Bay, surrounded with the love of her family, on Saturday March 2, 2019 at the age of 89.
  
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• Nipissing University launches five-year strategic research plan

  04-03-2019 21:22 via baytoday.ca
  Rounding out the major events will be NU360 featuring six faculty speakers presenting their research in six minutes
  
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• Small business to get rebates for some of the cost of energy efficiency projects

  04-03-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The federal government's plan to ease the carbon-price burden on small businesses will include rebate payments to cover some of the cost of making energy-efficiency upgrades.
  
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• Scoring, comebacks up as NHL GMs trumpet heaith of the game at meetings

  04-03-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  BOCA RATON, Fla. — NHL general managers came to Florida at this time last year looking for clarity and consistency on goalie interference — in between their golf games, fishing trips and pool-side chats, of course.
  
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• Lawsuit: Trump associate Sater hacked celebrity information

  04-03-2019 20:06 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — A lawsuit has alleged that Felix Sater, a Russia-born businessman and convicted felon with ties to President Donald Trump, hacked into a Hollywood friend's electronics and accessed confidential information about her celebrity clients.
  
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• Winnipeg teen killed in home invasion; alleged attacker shot by police

  04-03-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — Police are calling a random home invasion in which a teen died after being attacked a particularly senseless crime. Jaime Adao, 17, was with his grandmother when someone broke in to his family's north-central Winnipeg home on Sunday night.
  
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• GM restructuring: Production ending at Ohio plant this week

  04-03-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  TOLEDO, Ohio — General Motors will end production this week at the first of five North American plants it wants to close by early next year as part of a companywide restructuring.
  
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• West Ferris arena repairs start today

  04-03-2019 19:40 via baytoday.ca
  'A decision needs to be done as soon as this update of the MURF figures come back and we will be on top of that'
  
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• Lawyer concerned about Canadore third-party investigator - The North Bay Nugget

  04-03-2019 19:39
  Lawyer concerned about Canadore third-party investigator  The North Bay NuggetA third-party investigator looking into allegations of sexual impropriety at Canadore College must have “broad latitude to look into systemic issues of harassment, ...
  
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• Lawyer concerned about Canadore third-party investigator

  04-03-2019 19:37 via nugget.ca
  A third-party investigator looking into allegations of sexual impropriety at Canadore College must have “broad latitude to look into systemic issues of harassment, discrimination and abuse of power” at the college, according to the lawyer representing a former employee.
  In a letter to the Canadore board of governors, Gillian Hnatiw said she is “encouraged’ a third-party investigator has been retained, but is concerned about the scope of the investigator’s independen
  
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• Trudeau dismisses China report anonymously accusing Kovrig, Spavor of espionage

  04-03-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has dismissed reports in China that two imprisoned Canadians tried to steal state secrets from the People's Republic.
  
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• NDP MP calls for Facebook investigation following UK media reports

  04-03-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — NDP MP Charlie Angus is calling for an investigation into Facebook's conduct following U.K.
  
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• Manitoba's McEwen yet to find stride at Canadian men's curling championship

  04-03-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  BRANDON, Man. — The host province has hit turbulence at the Canadian men's curling championship.
  
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• LANDRY, Devon

  04-03-2019 18:44 via baytoday.ca
  The family of Devon is heart broken to announce his tragic death on February 27, 2019 at the age of 26 years
  
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• Local gardening centre suffers 'devastating loss'

  04-03-2019 18:37 via baytoday.ca
  The heavy snowfall this winter was too much to bear for the greenhouses at LaPorte's Nursery on Lakeshore Drive. On Sunday, February 17, all six of the retail greenhouses collapsed from the load.
  
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• Top civil servant 'deeply compromised' in SNC affair and must quit: Angus

  04-03-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — New Democrat MP Charlie Angus says Canada's top civil servant is "deeply compromised" by his testimony in the SNC-Lavalin affair and has to resign.
  
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• Sabres defenceman Jake McCabe to miss 5-6 weeks with injury

  04-03-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Sabres defenceman Jake McCabe is expected to miss the remainder of the season with what the team calls an upper body injury. McCabe was hurt in a 5-2 loss at Toronto on Saturday.
  
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• Pot producer Ascent granted creditor protection after losing licenses

  04-03-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Cannabis producer Ascent Industries Corp. says an order granting the company creditor protection has been issued by the Supreme Court of British Columbia. The B.C.
  
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• PM strikes more conciliatory tone after second minister resigns over SNC-Lavalin

  04-03-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dropped his insistence that his government has done nothing wrong in the SNC-Lavalin affair after a second cabinet minister in less than a month resigned Monday.
  
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• Philpott joins Wilson-Raybould in resigning from cabinet over SNC-Lavalin

  04-03-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Treasury Board president Jane Philpott has resigned from the federal cabinet, saying she's lost confidence in the way the Trudeau government has dealt with the SNC-Lavalin affair.
  
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• North American stock markets slide lower in late-morning trading, loonie down

  04-03-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The energy sector weighed on stocks in Toronto as Canada's main stock index fell in late-morning trading, while U.S. stock markets also edged lower. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 42.09 points at 16,026.16.
  
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• Feds set rules on use of AI in government services amid wider testing

  04-03-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The federal government is setting ground rules for how departments and agencies can use artificial intelligence to make decisions about benefits and services.
  
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• Defensive back Robinson, receiver Graham return to Montreal Alouettes

  04-03-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Defensive back Jermaine Robinson and receiver T.J. Graham are both returning to the Montreal Alouettes. The Americans signed two-year deals with the club Monday.
  
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• After winter season comes.....pothole season!

  04-03-2019 18:01 via baytoday.ca
  The size of the pothole is very important, as those that are large, deep or threatening to traffic are addressed first
  
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• Matt Good concert goer charged under Liquor Licence Act in North Bay - NorthBayNipissing.com

  04-03-2019 17:53
  Matt Good concert goer charged under Liquor Licence Act in North Bay  NorthBayNipissing.comNORTH BAY - A Matt Good concert goer was charged under the Liquor Licence Act following an alleged assault on Saturday (March 3) at the Capitol Centre in ...
  
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• One male charged during concert at Capitol Centre

  04-03-2019 17:45 via nugget.ca
  An assault at Sunday’s Matthew Good concert resulted in one male being charged with a Liquor License Act Offence.
  North Bay Police responded to the Capitol Centre during the music concert at the request of the theatre.
  Officers apprehended two males who were escorted from the property.
  One male has been charged and the other was released unconditionally.
   
   
  
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• Eleven and 15 year old die in early morning snowmobile accident

  04-03-2019 17:41 via baytoday.ca
  Three snowmobiles, and the five people riding them, went through the ice and into the water
  
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• Two children dead after snowmobiles plunge into Lake Muskoka - My North Bay Now

  04-03-2019 17:36
  Two children dead after snowmobiles plunge into Lake Muskoka  My North Bay NowTragedy south of the area, as two children have lost their lives in a snowmobile incident early today on Lake Muskoka. The OPP says after midnight, three ...
  
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• North Bay Police in search of brick-throwing break-in suspect - NorthBayNipissing.com

  04-03-2019 17:17
  North Bay Police in search of brick-throwing break-in suspect  NorthBayNipissing.comNORTH BAY - Police are appealing to the public in hopes of catching an individual they suspect to be involved in three separate break-ins this weekend in North ...
  
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• North Bay man facing arson charges in connection with structure fire - NorthBayNipissing.com

  04-03-2019 17:17
  North Bay man facing arson charges in connection with structure fire  NorthBayNipissing.comNORTH BAY - A 22-year-old man is facing both arson and mischief charges in connection with a North Bay structure fire.
  
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• Sudbury pair arrested in Parry Sound drug seizure

  04-03-2019 17:12 via baytoday.ca
  The estimated street value of the drugs is approximately $10,000
  
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• WarnerMedia hires former NBC exec in reorganization

  04-03-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — WarnerMedia is hiring former NBC Entertainment chairman Robert Greenblatt as chairman of its entertainment and direct-to-consumer divisions in a reorganization.
  
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• Two men arrested after drone spotted flying near east-end Montreal jail

  04-03-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Two men were arrested on suspicion of flying a drone near an east-end Montreal jail early Monday, highlighting a problem of growing concern to Canadian correctional authorities as they work to prevent drugs, phones and other contraband fro
  
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• Putin suspends Russia's obligations under 1987 nuclear pact

  04-03-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin suspended Russia's participation in a nuclear arms treaty the Trump administration already decided to leave, alleging Monday that Washington and not Moscow was in violation of the 1987 pact.
  
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• Putin suspends Russian obligations under key nuclear pact

  04-03-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin on Monday suspended Russia's participation in a key nuclear arms treaty, in response to Washington's decision to withdraw.
  
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• Police looking for suspect involved in Lakeshore break-in

  04-03-2019 16:59 via nugget.ca
  North Bay Police are looking for the public’s assistance to identify a suspect involved in a series of break-ins.
  According to police, the suspect used a brick to smash windows and gain entry Sunday morning.
  Three businessesin the Lakeshore Drive area near Marshall Avenue have been targeted.
  If you have any information please contact police at 705-497-5555.
  
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• 'Please help us catch this guy' say police

  04-03-2019 16:56 via baytoday.ca
  Police hope someone will recognize this clothing
  
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• Barons win second straight NDA hockey title

  04-03-2019 16:18 via baytoday.ca
  The Barons beat the Trojans two straight in the best-of-three series
  
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• U.K. royals to block trolls on their social media sites

  04-03-2019 16:06 via baytoday.ca
  LONDON — Britain's royal family is warning that it will block trolls posting offensive messages on its social media channels — and may report offenders to the police.
  
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• Pharrell to launch music festival in Virginia Beach in April

  04-03-2019 16:06 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — Pharrell is heading home to Virginia Beach to launch a new music and culture festival.
  
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