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• Red Sox pitcher Steven Wright suspended 80 games for HGH

  06-03-2019 23:07 via baytoday.ca
  FORT MYERS, Fla.
  
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• Vancouver awarded four-year hosting extension for HSBC Canada Sevens tournament

  06-03-2019 23:06 via baytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Canada will continue to host a stop on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series circuit for at least four more years.
  
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• Toronto FC loans Ryan Telfer to York 9 FC and three others to Ottawa Fury FC

  06-03-2019 23:06 via baytoday.ca
  Toronto FC has loaned midfielder Ryan Telfer to York 9 FC of the Canadian Premier League for the 2019 season.
  
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• Sidewalk Labs may lose interest in Quayside project if transit isn't built, CEO says

  06-03-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The chief executive officer of an Alphabet-backed entity planning a high tech neighbourhood in Toronto revealed Thursday that mass transit might be the project's deal breaker.
  
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• Ottawa to end funding to aid group that has sent homeopaths to Honduras

  06-03-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — A Quebec-based aid group offering controversial homeopathic therapies in Honduras will no longer receive funding from the federal government after the 2019-20 fiscal year, Global Affairs Canada said Wednesday.
  
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• 'Emergency' scam hitting North Bay area - BayToday

  06-03-2019 23:00
  'Emergency' scam hitting North Bay area  BayTodayNorth Bay Police are warning that there have been two reports of the "Emergency Scam" targetting residents in the city. Scammers use social media, the internet, ...
  
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• OPSEU has 'little faith' in Canadore investigation

  06-03-2019 22:34 via nugget.ca
  The Ontario Public Service Employees Union has “little faith” in a third-party investigator looking into allegations of sexual discrimination and sexual improprieties at Canadore College “without any worker input into the selection process.”
  In a letter to the college, OPSEU president Warren “Smokey” Thomas said lack of input “erodes confidence that a truly independent investigation process will take place.”
  The investigation, Thomas said in the Ma
  
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• City changing snow removal strategy as spring approaches

  06-03-2019 22:31 via baytoday.ca
  'Subject to warming temperatures the priorities may be adjusted to get into flood prone areas first'
  
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• Mall officials keeping an eye on Canadian Gap store closures

  06-03-2019 22:29 via baytoday.ca
  'We have not received any notice that our location will be closing'
  
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• TURCOTTE, Gerard and Irene (nee Courville)

  06-03-2019 22:13 via baytoday.ca
  Together Forever (March 29, 1943 ~ March 3, 2019 & January 24, 1952 ~ December 14, 2018) - Proud and loving parents of Marcel Bruyere (Sally), Suzanne Chatelaine (Gerry) and Sandra Allard (Shawn).
  
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• ONTARIO: Kingston City Council makes history by declaring a climate emergency

  06-03-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  According to the motion itself, declaring a climate emergency will help the city name, frame and deepen Kingston’s commitment “to protecting our economy, our eco-system, and our community from climate change"
  
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• Chase of helmet-less snowmobiler leads to charges

  06-03-2019 22:04 via baytoday.ca
  Police were able to corner the suspect after he abandoned the snowmobile
  
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• Water pressure fluctuations could last through the night - My North Bay Now

  06-03-2019 21:55
  Water pressure fluctuations could last through the night  My North Bay NowThe City of North Bay says work continues to repair damage to a major water main near the Stanley Street bridge and Chippewa Creek. Work will likely continue ...
  
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• Hold the pickle!

  06-03-2019 21:50 via baytoday.ca
  Someone had thrown a jar of condiments at a window
  
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• NBA Shooting Coach coming to North Bay - BayToday

  06-03-2019 21:46
  NBA Shooting Coach coming to North Bay  BayTodayNipissing Lakers Men's Basketball is proud to host NBA Shooting Coach Dave Love to North Bay to run a shooting clinic for players ages 11+. “We are very ...
  
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• NBA Shooting Coach coming to North Bay

  06-03-2019 21:46 via baytoday.ca
  Clinic goes this Sunday
  
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• Sen. McSally, former Air Force pilot, says officer raped her

  06-03-2019 21:06 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — Sen.
  
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• Sen. McSally, ex-Air Force pilot, says officer raped her

  06-03-2019 21:06 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — Sen.
  
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• The Cruze cruises: GM assembly plant prepares to close

  06-03-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  LORDSTOWN, Ohio — A sprawling General Motors assembly plant near Youngstown will be idled on Wednesday after more than 50 years producing cars and other vehicles, a move that will eliminate nearly 1,700 hourly positions by month's end.
  
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• The Cruze cruises: GM assembly plant closing, maybe for good

  06-03-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  LORDSTOWN, Ohio — The last compact car rolled off the line Wednesday at General Motors' massive assembly plant in Ohio as the automaker began moving toward its future while workers wondered about theirs.
  
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• Edmonton prison guard charged with sex assault against female guard

  06-03-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — Police have charged a former prison guard at a federal penitentiary in Alberta with sexually assaulting a female co-worker. Graham Trevor Spilsbury also faces a charge of assault with a weapon against the woman.
  
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• Canadian women win bronze medal at Algarve Cup in penalty shootout

  06-03-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  LOULE, Portugal — Canada displayed a resolute defence and some steely nerves Wednesday in dispatching Sweden in a 6-5 penalty shootout to claim bronze at the Algarve Cup.
  
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• ONTARIO: North Bay couple gets married in the hospital to honour father of the bride's last wishes - BarrieToday

  06-03-2019 20:30
  ONTARIO: North Bay couple gets married in the hospital to honour father of the bride's last wishes  BarrieToday"My dad has been suffering for a long time... He decided on Friday he had had enough. His last wish was to see my newborn son, and to see my sister get ...
  
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• Northern Ontario's Brad Jacobs in control at Canadian men's curling championship

  06-03-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  BRANDON, Man. — The freshest team heading into the championship pool at the Canadian men's curling championship is Northern Ontario. Skip Brad Jacobs, third Ryan Fry and front-end brothers E.J. and Ryan Harnden from Sault Ste.
  
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• Manitoba's McEwen, Saskatchewan's Muyres into championship pool at Brier

  06-03-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  BRANDON, Man. — Saskatchewan's Kirk Muyres and Manitoba's Mike McEwen advanced to the championship pool at the Canadian men's curling championship Wednesday. The teams concluded the Pool A preliminary round with 4-3 records.
  
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• Widdifield competes for gold at OFSAA

  06-03-2019 19:05 via nugget.ca
  Widdifield’s Senior Girls Volleyball team will be competing for gold at OFSAA in Amherstburg this evening against EL Crossley from the Hamilton Area.
  The wildcats, which are ranked second in the tournament out of 20 teams, earned a spot in the finals after they beat the top seeded team – Corpus Christi (GHAC) in the championship semifinal round. Corpus Christi was the defending champions.
  The team is coached by Kelsey Cobb and Paula Marie Milne.
  Widdifield athletic director Mullan sa
  
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• Dubas calls Marchand's tweet on Marner's next contract 'a master troll job'

  06-03-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  BOCA RATON, Fla. — Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas had to hand it to Brad Marchand — that was a great tweet.
  
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• Emergency scam directed at North Bay residents

  06-03-2019 19:04 via nugget.ca
  North Bay police are reporting two incidents of an emergency scam directed at residents of the city.
  In the two cases, intended victims were contacted by telephone.
  In the first incident, the intended victim received a call from a person claiming to be their child who was impaired and needed bail money.
  In the other incident, the caller reported a child was in an automobile accident, had a broken nose and medical funds were needed.
  In both instances, the potential victim recognized the scam and
  
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• Canadore employees charging poisonous work environment balloons to 50 says union

  06-03-2019 18:44 via baytoday.ca
  'To protect all employees against reprisals and further harassment, the accused in these allegations must be removed from the workplace pending the outcome of the investigation and publication of extensive, concrete measures to end the poisonous workplace environment at Canadore – once and for all'
  
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• North Bay a human trafficking 'gateway' - The North Bay Nugget

  06-03-2019 18:33
  North Bay a human trafficking 'gateway'  The North Bay NuggetPolice in northeast tackling 'the most shocking crime'
  
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• North Bay a human trafficking 'gateway'

  06-03-2019 18:29 via nugget.ca
  Police often respond to property crimes and apprehend criminals possessing stolen property.
  When it comes to human trafficking, however, it is people — often young, female and vulnerable — who are taken and treated as possessions.
  “The insidious nature of this criminal activity is that these individuals being trafficked, whether it’s for labour or sexual exploitation, are thought of as property,” said Det.-Sgt. Andrew Taylor of the OPP. “It’s a centuries
  
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• Father's ashes stolen with contents of suitcase in North Bay - NorthBayNipissing.com

  06-03-2019 18:28
  Father's ashes stolen with contents of suitcase in North Bay  NorthBayNipissing.comNORTH BAY — A visitor to a North Bay residence is distraught after their suitcase, which happened to contain a small bottle of their recently deceased father's ...
  
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• Dissent among Dems over response to Omar's Israel remarks

  06-03-2019 18:06 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — A meeting of House Democrats turned contentious Wednesday as some new members who helped deliver the House majority confronted leaders over a resolution implicitly rebuking Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota over her comments on Israel.
  
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• Dems struggle to respond to Omar over Israel, bigotry

  06-03-2019 18:06 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — House Democrats are struggling with how to declare they are against bigotry, bias and racism after progressives challenged an effort to rebuke freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar for her remarks on Israel.
  
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• Cabello's 'Havana' named 2018's bestselling digital song

  06-03-2019 18:06 via baytoday.ca
  LONDON — "Havana" conquered the world in 2018. A global music industry group says Camila Cabello's song, featuring guest vocals from rapper Young Thug, is the year's bestselling digital single.
  
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• Vice-Admiral Mark Norman's lawyer threatens to call Butts, Wernick to stand

  06-03-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Vice-Admiral Mark Norman's lawyer is threatening to call Gerald Butts and Privy Council clerk Michael Wernick to testify in open court if they don't produce a series of documents that she says are essential to defend her client.
  
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• Toronto Blue Jays ink reliever Bud Norris to minor-league deal

  06-03-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  DUNEDIN, Fla. — The Toronto Blue Jays have signed right-hander Bud Norris to a minor-league contract with an invitation to major-league spring training. The 34-year-old was 3-6 with a 3.59 ERA in 57.2 innings out of the bullpen with the St.
  
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• Maple Leafs sign defenceman Andreas Borgman to contract extension

  06-03-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenceman Andreas Borgman to a one-year, two-way contract extension. The contract, which kicks in next season, has an NHL salary of US$700,000.
  
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• In his words: Gerald Butts on SNC-Lavalin and Jody Wilson-Raybould

  06-03-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Gerald Butts, a longtime friend of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and until recently his principal secretary, gave this written statement to the House of Commons justice committee as he began testifying on his dealings with former justice min
  
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• Financial sector helps boost stocks in Toronto, U.S. stocks in the red

  06-03-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Gains in the financial sector led Canada's main stock index higher in late-morning trading, while U.S. stock markets were stuck in the red as they moved lower. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 53.01 points at 16,139.55.
  
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• Police ask for help recovering stolen keepsakes

  06-03-2019 18:04 via nugget.ca
  The North Bay Police Service is asking for the public’s assistance in helping a victim of a theft recover stolen items of sentimental value.
  Police say a black ‘Outback’ suitcase was stolen from a Duke Street residence Feb. 27 in which there was a glass bottle containing ashes of the victim’s recently deceased father along with a silver medallion stamped with “your wings were ready but my heart was not 01/07/2019.” The glass bottle is approximately three inche
  
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• Singer Demi Lovato and designer Henry Levy split: report - The North Bay Nugget

  06-03-2019 17:39
  Singer Demi Lovato and designer Henry Levy split: report  The North Bay NuggetDemi Lovato and Henry Levy have reportedly split, four months after they were first spotted together.The 26-year-old singer and Enfants Riches Deprimes ...
  
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• Car stopped at green light raises police suspicion

  06-03-2019 17:32 via baytoday.ca
  The West Parry Sound Detachment arrested its ninth impaired driver of 2019
  
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• CANADA: Here's what Gerald Butts told the justice committee about the SNC-Lavalin affair

  06-03-2019 17:10 via baytoday.ca
  The latest developments
  
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• US plans end to wolf protections, critics say it's premature

  06-03-2019 17:06 via baytoday.ca
  BILLINGS, Mont. — U.S.
  
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• AP NewsBreak: US plans to lift protections for grey wolves

  06-03-2019 17:06 via baytoday.ca
  BILLINGS, Mont. — U.S.
  
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• The Latest: Butts, Wernick testify at justice committee on SNC-Lavalin affair

  06-03-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The latest developments at the House of Commons justice committee, holding hearings Wednesday on the SNC-Lavalin affair (all times local): 11:50 a.m. Butts and NDP ethics critic Charlie Angus sparred over his meeting on Dec.
  
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• STEP Energy Services cuts staff as Canadian oilfield spending slump continues

  06-03-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Another Calgary-based oilfield services company is reporting job cuts as activity in Canada slows due to lower oil and gas producer spending. STEP Energy Services Ltd.
  
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• Chinese canola decision weighs on prices, creates logistical headaches

  06-03-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  China's decision to block some Canadian canola imports helped push down the commodity price and created a logistical headache for exporters reliant on the key overseas market.
  
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• Aecon engineering firm notches record revenues and contract bookings in 2018

  06-03-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Aecon Group Inc. said it notched record annual revenues in 2018, allowing it to raise its quarterly dividend by two cents per share to 14.5 cents. The engineering firm logged a 16 per cent year-over-year increase in revenues to $3.
  
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