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• Youngster catches 9 lbs 9 oz Walleye on Lake Nipissing

  08-03-2019 23:18 via baytoday.ca
  Jacob was using a red treble hook and shiners
  
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• Federal program for women entrepreneurs urged to do more to help firms scale up

  08-03-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Trudeau government marked International Women's Day on Friday by touting its collection of measures designed to support — and boost the number of — female entrepreneurs.
  
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• Federal Conservatives not introducing non-confidence motion against Trudeau

  08-03-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  ROSSER, Man. — Federal Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says he will not be introducing a motion of non-confidence against Justin Trudeau despite saying the prime minister has lost the moral authority to govern because of the SNC-Lavalin affair.
  
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• Facebook aims to reduce 'anti-vaxxer' messages, ads as part of 'safety' campaign

  08-03-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Facebook should ban posts by so-called anti-vaxxers in order to protect children against measles and other contagious diseases, says a British Columbia mother who launched a petition urging parents to start home schooling if they're again
  
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• Bissonnette to appeal sentence for murders in Quebec City mosque

  08-03-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  QUEBEC — Lawyers for the gunman who killed six worshippers in a Quebec City mosque announced Friday they are appealing the killer's sentence of life in prison with no possibility of parole for 40 years.
  
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• Andrew Scheer says he didn't hear pizzagate reference at Ontario town hall

  08-03-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  ROSSER, Man. — Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer says he didn't hear a man mention a widely debunked conspiracy theory while answering questions at a town hall earlier this week.
  
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• Alfa Romeo recalls vehicles; cruise control can go haywire

  08-03-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  DETROIT — Fiat Chrysler is warning owners of more than 60,000 Alfa Romeo cars and SUVs worldwide not to use the adaptive cruise control because it might not stop working even when a driver taps the brakes.
  
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• Innes impresses with personal best in virtual rowing event

  08-03-2019 21:49 via baytoday.ca
  'I feel good'
  
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• Canadore, The DNA company join forces

  08-03-2019 21:45 via nugget.ca
  Canadore College and The DNA Company are combining forces for an innovative genomics laboratory to be built in North Bay.
  The facility will feature some of the most leading-edge technology available in Canada, and will include two DNA sequencers to create the capacity for research to harness a better understanding of diseases and how to teat them more efficiently.
  “The DNA Company has been approached by leading institutions across North America to establish a research lab to further develo
  
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• Court denies new trial in 'Serial' podcast murder case

  08-03-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland's highest court denied a new trial Friday for a man whose murder conviction was chronicled in the hit podcast "Serial.
  
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• Troops host Petes Sunday

  08-03-2019 20:52 via nugget.ca
  The North Bay Battalion will play its next regular Ontario Hockey League game against the visiting Peterborough Petes at 2 p.m. Sunday as scheduled.
  The game against the Barrie Colts that was postponed Thursday night will be played at 7 p.m. Tuesday, the club said Friday.
  The arena was declared closed after cracked drywall was discovered, and a structural engineer inspected the building Friday.
  The city announced the arena will reopen Saturday at 7 a.m.“Late Thursday afternoon some drywall
  
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• Whitening teeth, brightening the lives of kids

  08-03-2019 20:14 via baytoday.ca
  All of the money used to pay for the service goes to Rotary4Kids and the Nipissing Association for Disabled Youth
  
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• Regulator flooded with complaints over doctors advocating gun control

  08-03-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — A group of doctors pushing for tighter gun laws says one of its leaders has been targeted in an "organized campaign of mass harassment" fuelled by gun rights activists.
  
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• Calgary Dinos, Ryerson Rams set to battle in Final 8 championship rematch

  08-03-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  HALIFAX — There will be a rematch of last year's championship in the semifinals of the 2019 U Sports Final 8 men's basketball tournament. The reigning champion Calgary Dinos, seeded second, will square off against the No.
  
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• North Bay powerlifters bring home gold - The North Bay Nugget

  08-03-2019 20:01
  North Bay powerlifters bring home gold  The North Bay NuggetKim Crumpton of North Bay took home double gold from the 2019 Canadian National Powerlifting Championships in Ottawa March 4- 8.Crumpton was one of six ...
  
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• Memorial Gardens reopening on the weekend

  08-03-2019 19:40 via baytoday.ca
  Engineers deemed the damage as non-structural cracks
  
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• Memorial Gardens reopening Saturday

  08-03-2019 19:11 via nugget.ca
  Memorial Gardens will reopen to the public Saturday.
  In a news release Friday, John Severino, an engineer with the city’s infrastructure and operations, said a structural engineer has inspected the facility and found no evidence of structural distress, concluding the facility is safe for public use.
  The city closed the facility Thursday after some drywall cracking was observed in the bulkheads constructed slightly below the underside of the roof.
  The move forced the postponement of an OHL
  
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• Bill Shine resigns White House communications post

  08-03-2019 19:06 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — Former Fox News executive Bill Shine has resigned as White House communications director and has joined President Donald Trump's re-election campaign as a senior adviser.
  
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• Whoopi Goldberg says she nearly died from pneumonia

  08-03-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — Whoopi Goldberg says she nearly died of pneumonia. Appearing Friday in a video that aired on ABC's "The View," Goldberg told the audience she had pneumonia in both lungs. Goldberg said: "I came very, very close to, ah, leaving the Earth.
  
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• Western Ontario's football program placing an emphasis on player safety

  08-03-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  Winning is important to longtime football coach Greg Marshall, but not at the expense of player safety. Marshall has won plenty in the game.
  
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• US adds just 20K jobs; unemployment dips to 3.8 pct.

  08-03-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — Hiring tumbled in February, with U.S. employers adding just 20,000 jobs, the smallest monthly gain in nearly a year and a half.
  
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• Player safety is now a top priority in Canadian amateur football circles

  08-03-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — He has played Canadian university football and coached the game, but Todd Smith is waiting before he lets his two sons get on the field.
  
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• Norway's $1 trillion fund to dump oil and gas shares

  08-03-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  STAVANGER, Norway — Norway's $1 trillion wealth fund, the biggest of its kind in the world, will begin dumping shares in oil and gas companies, but stopped short of barring major producers like ExxonMobil and Chevron.
  
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• NHL GMs say trade deadline arms race in the Western Conference no surprise

  08-03-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  Kevin Cheveldayoff joked the trade deadline was "just another Monday." It wasn't. The point the Winnipeg Jets general manager was attempting to make, however, was nothing comes easy in the NHL. Cheveldayoff was the busiest GM on Feb.
  
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• Lightspeed shares surge higher on first day of trading on the TSX

  08-03-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Shares of Lightspeed POS Inc. surged higher on their first day of trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The Montreal-based payment software company's shares rose as high as $20.22 in early trading, before closing Friday at $18.90.
  
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• Jailed navy spy Jeffrey Delisle granted full parole: federal board

  08-03-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  HALIFAX — Convicted spy Jeffrey Delisle has been granted full parole. An emailed statement from the Parole Board of Canada says it granted the former Canadian naval intelligence officer full parole on March 5.
  
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• 'It's all I know:' Canadian driver Robert Wickens says he will return to racing

  08-03-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Robert Wickens says he will be in a race car again, saying it's "all I know." Sitting in a wheelchair and looking to be in good spirits, the Canadian driver talked to media today ahead of Sunday's season-opening IndyCar race.
  
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• Gilbert Rozon sex crime hearing draws protesters but accused doesn't show

  08-03-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Protesters gathered outside the Montreal courthouse today for a scheduled appearance by Gilbert Rozon on sex crime charges, but the Just for Laughs founder never showed, choosing to be represented by his lawyer.
  
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• Freeland thanks U.S. lawmakers for bipartisan support on Meng arrest

  08-03-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is applauding a bipartisan American political effort to support Canada in its fight with China over its detention of Huawei's chief financial officer. The U.S.
  
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• Province looking to reduce litter and waste

  08-03-2019 18:57 via baytoday.ca
  'Litter-reduction efforts will hinge on fostering a greater sense of personal responsibility for the people of Ontario and, in particular, our youth'
  
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• Canadore building world class genetics lab

  08-03-2019 18:56 via baytoday.ca
  Partnership between Canadore College and The DNA Company will train students and facilitate research into preventing and treating diseases through genomics.
  
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• Northgate Shopping Centre hosting March Break events

  08-03-2019 18:48 via baytoday.ca
  Events will take place from the morning of Monday, March 11th to Friday, March 15th.  
  
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• It’s the 57th anniversary of the annual North Bay Regional Science Fair

  08-03-2019 18:21 via baytoday.ca
  'This will be one of the most valuable experiences for young scientists'
  
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• TSX weekly winning streak comes to an end on concerns about economic growth

  08-03-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Canada's main stock index registered its first losing week of the year on new signs of a global economic downturn. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 60.30 points at 15,996.21 Friday after hitting an intraday low of 15,891.94.
  
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• Tim Hortons franchisees to receive settlement offer in two class-actions

  08-03-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  Some 1,500 Canadian Tim Hortons franchisees will receive a copy of a proposed settlement in two class-action lawsuits against their parent company Friday that could wrap up a long-standing battle between the coffee-and-doughnut chain and some of its
  
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• Norway's US$1 trillion fund to dump oil and gas shares, including Canadian names

  08-03-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  STAVANGER, Norway — Norway's US$1-trillion wealth fund, the biggest of its kind in the world, will begin dumping shares in oil and gas companies including some Canadian names, but stopped short of barring major producers like Suncor, ExxonMobil and C
  
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• House OKs election, ethics overhaul; Senate to slam door

  08-03-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — Newly empowered House Democrats approved a centerpiece of their agenda Friday, a sweeping plan to reduce the role of big money in politics, ensure fair elections and strengthen ethics standards.
  
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• 'Suspicious' pedestrian facing drug charges

  08-03-2019 18:04 via baytoday.ca
  The pedestrian was in possession of methamphetamine pills
  
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• North Bay man plied teen boys with booze, drugs then molested them - The North Bay Nugget

  08-03-2019 17:49
  North Bay man plied teen boys with booze, drugs then molested them  The North Bay NuggetA now 58-year-old North Bay man will be sentenced in July after being found guilty of sexually assaulting two teenage boys in Sudbury two decades ago.
  
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• North Bay man plied teen boys with booze, drugs then molested them

  08-03-2019 17:45 via nugget.ca
  A now 58-year-old North Bay man will be sentenced in July after being found guilty of sexually assaulting two teenage boys in Sudbury two decades ago.
  “In the case of both (victims), the accused took advantage of the effects of the drugs and alcohol whose use he facilitated or encouraged to begin his sexual assaults on (the victims) while they were sleeping off the effects of the drugs and alcohol …” Superior Court Justice Alex Kurke ruled.
  “Given the strong similarity o
  
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• Victim's sons tell court that killing of ailing mother was no act of compassion

  08-03-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Following emotional testimony from the victim's family members, the Crown and the defence offered vastly different sentencing recommendations Friday for a Montreal man convicted of suffocating his ailing wife.
  
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• Chelsea Manning jailed for refusing to testify on Wikileaks

  08-03-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning, who served years in prison for leaking one of the largest troves of classified documents in U.S.
  
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• OPP planning March Break crackdown on distracted driving

  08-03-2019 16:20 via baytoday.ca
  'Drive responsibly and respect the lives of everyone on Ontario Roads'
  
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• Trudeau apologizes for government's past mistreatment of Inuit with TB

  08-03-2019 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  IQALUIT, Nunavut — James Eetoolook is a 72-year-old tuberculosis survivor among a family of survivors.
  
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• California harassment investigations cost taxpayers $1.8M

  08-03-2019 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Legislature racked up more than $1.
  
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• West Ferris Arena open; Memorial Gardens remains closed

  08-03-2019 15:50 via nugget.ca
  The city is expected to have a report from a structural engineer to determine the cause of cracks in a wall at Memorial Gardens.
  Memorial Gardens remains closed following cracks that developed in the drywall on some non-bearing walls forcing the cancellation of an OHL game Thursday night between the North Bay Battalion and the Barrie Colts.
  This is the second time the city has been forced to closed an arena within two weeks.
  West Ferris was closed last Friday after ammonia was detected in recent
  
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• OPP cracking down on distracted driving

  08-03-2019 15:25 via nugget.ca
  Keep your eyes on the road and your hands off cellphones.
  That’s the message by the Ontario Provincial Police as they crack down on distracted driving.
  Last year, the North Bay detachment of the OPP investigated 678 collisions. An estimated 10 per cent of them – or in the neighbourhood of 70 collisions – were the result of inattentive driving.
  New, tougher penalties were brought into effect Jan. 1 to deal with distracted driving. Drivers caught talking on their phones, texting,
  
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• Ontario government gives OK to new executive pay plan at Hydro One Ltd.

  08-03-2019 14:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The Ontario government has signed off on a new executive pay plan set out by Hydro One Ltd. Under the proposed framework, the utility will pay its chief executive a maximum of $1.
  
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• 'This team is never going to give up': Whitecaps prep for first road test

  08-03-2019 13:05 via baytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps know that playing on the road isn't easy. Travel can be gruelling, especially for squads that call the West Coast home. A stadium full of opposing fans can be intimidating.
  
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• Oland to resume testimony in trial for death of multimillionaire father

  08-03-2019 13:05 via baytoday.ca
  SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Dennis Oland will be back on the stand today in what is expected to be his final day testifying about the death of his multimillionaire father.
  
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