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• Search master optimistic about efforts to locate missing couple, helicopter

  09-03-2019 22:30 via baytoday.ca
  Operation organizers working closely with family's efforts
  
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• Crusader for the homeless camped out in North Bay - The North Bay Nugget

  09-03-2019 22:07
  Crusader for the homeless camped out in North Bay  The North Bay NuggetPaul Tavares is raising money for The North Bay Warming Centre, Crisis Centre North Bay and Salvation Army North Bay.
  
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• Montreal's Auger-Aliassime advances with win over Tsitsipas at Indians Wells

  09-03-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime cruised past Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-2 on Saturday afternoon in the Round of 64 at the ATP Indian Wells Masters tournament.
  
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• For Jussie Smollett, 1 story equals 16 felony counts

  09-03-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  CHICAGO — News that a grand jury had indicted "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett for allegedly lying to Chicago police about being attacked by two masked men may not have made much of a splash except for one thing: The lone felony count that Smollett had
  
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• Canada's Marjorie Lajoie and Zachary Lagha win world junior figure skating gold

  09-03-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  ZAGREB, Croatia — Canada's Marjorie Lajoie and Zachary Lagha won the gold medal in ice dancing on Saturday at the world junior figure skating championships.
  
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• Canada opens World Rugby Sevens event in Vancouver with 38-7 loss to Samoa

  09-03-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Canada started the HSBC World Rugby Sevens tournament in Vancouver on the wrong foot, losing 38-7 to Samoa on Saturday afternoon.
  
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• Crusader for the homeless camped out in North Bay

  09-03-2019 22:02 via nugget.ca
  Don’t try to tell Paul Tavares being homeless is a matter of choice – he will disagree with you.
  Tavares is on a 13-city tour – 90 Days and Nights in the Cold – to raise awareness of homelessness. The Cambridge man arrived in North Bay Friday night and will be camping in downtown North Bay until March 17.
  “I can tell you, during my time of surviving without a home I never met one person who said it was their choice to be homeless,” he says. “It certainly
  
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• Spring forward at 2 a.m. Sunday

  09-03-2019 21:56 via nugget.ca
  Clocks officially turn forward on Sunday at 2 a.m., marking the unofficial start of spring.
  Fire officials also says it’s time to test all hard-wired and battery-operated smoke alarms to ensure they are in working condition.
  Officials recommend that all batteries be changed in smoke and carbon monoxide alarms.
  In addition, alarms themselves all have expiry dates and should be replaced according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
  The law states each home should have working smoke ala
  
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• Tocchet guiding Coyotes through string of injuries

  09-03-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Arizona Coyotes have the NHL's lowest payroll and have suffered injuries like no other team in the league. They should be at the bottom of the standings, talking about yet another rebuilding season.
  
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• Canada wins double silver at short-track speedskating world championships

  09-03-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  SOFIA, Bulgaria — Canada's Kim Boutin and Samuel Girard both skated to silver medals in the 1,500 metres on Saturday at the world short-track speedskating championships.
  
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• Tired of winter? Get ready to spring forward!

  09-03-2019 19:30 via baytoday.ca
  if you normally wake up at 6 or 7 a.m, you are likely to sleep in an hour or so until your body adjusts to the time change
  
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• R. Kelly: 'We're going to straighten all this stuff out'

  09-03-2019 19:06 via baytoday.ca
  CHICAGO — R. Kelly walked out of a Chicago jail on Saturday after someone who officials say did not want to be publicly identified paid $161,633 that the R&B singer owed in back child support.
  
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• R. Kelly to be released from jail after payment made

  09-03-2019 19:06 via baytoday.ca
  CHICAGO — R&B singer R. Kelly was scheduled to be released on Saturday from the Chicago jail where he's been held since Wednesday after someone paid the $161,000 he owed in back child support, a law enforcement spokeswoman said.
  
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• Tottenham's grip on top-4 spot loosens with another EPL loss

  09-03-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  LONDON — Tottenham's grip on a top-four place in the Premier League is suddenly under threat after falling to another loss on Saturday, while the fight to avoid the final relegation spot tightened as well.
  
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• PMO denies Trudeau was hostile toward Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes

  09-03-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — An official with the prime minister's office says Justin Trudeau had "emotional" conversations with Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes, but denies her claims the encounters were "hostile" or that Trudeau yelled at her.
  
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• Man City beats Watford; Tottenham loses again in EPL

  09-03-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  LONDON — Raheem Sterling's second-half hat trick helped Manchester City build a four-point lead atop the English Premier League on Saturday. Tottenham's second-half collapse put Spurs in danger of not even finishing in the top four.
  
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• Adidas says women to get same WCup bonus as men

  09-03-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  HERZOGENAURACH, Germany — Sportswear maker Adidas says it will give the same bonus to any of its sponsored players on the Women's World Cup-winning soccer team as their male counterparts.
  
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• Jordyn Woods back on Instagram after cheating scandal - The North Bay Nugget

  09-03-2019 18:21
  Jordyn Woods back on Instagram after cheating scandal  The North Bay NuggetJordyn Woods told fans she's “grateful” to be alive in her first Instagram post since her cheating scandal.The model and reality star, 21, posted a selfie debuting ...
  
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• Toronto Wolfpack collapse in second half in 46-16 loss to Toulouse Olympique

  09-03-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  TOULOUSE, France — Trailing by 10 at the break, Toulouse Olympique reeled off 40 unanswered points in the second half Saturday as the Toronto Wolfpack suffered a rare loss in a 46-16 setback in Betfred Championship rugby league play.
  
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• It's the 57th anniversary of the annual North Bay Regional Science Fair - BayToday

  09-03-2019 18:01
  It's the 57th anniversary of the annual North Bay Regional Science Fair  BayToday'This will be one of the most valuable experiences for young scientists'
  
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• Snap

  09-03-2019 18:00 via nugget.ca
  Danielle Laporte PhotoErnie Frayle PhotoJaynie Wallace PhotoMichael MathieuShirley Sime PhotoTim Costello PhotoZeke Johnson Photo
  Do you have a photograph to share with our readers? The Nugget welcomes your contributions for our weekly nugget.ca, Nugget, Nugget Extra Snap feature.  Please send yours, as an .rgb .jpg and large (at about 1MB) to [email protected]. Due to the volume of photos we receive, we cannot guarantee yours will appear, but we still appreciate receiving it.
  
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• Transat flight from Montreal makes emergency landing in New Jersey

  09-03-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Air Transat says 189 passengers travelling from Montreal had to be evacuated from a plane this morning after an emergency landing at a New Jersey airport.
  
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• Opinion: Bill Walton, Sex, Politics, and Religion

  09-03-2019 16:08 via baytoday.ca
  He said, she said . . .
  
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• Plane makes emergency landing, passengers evacuated

  09-03-2019 16:06 via baytoday.ca
  NEWARK, N.J. — Smoke reported on board an Air Transat flight forced an emergency landing Saturday at a New Jersey airport, where the 189 passengers were evacuated by emergency slides.
  
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• Suspect surrenders, hostages unharmed after armed siege in Quebec bank

  09-03-2019 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — A man in his 50s surrendered to police early this morning after a hostage-taking in a Quebec bank. The siege ended at about 1:30 a.m.
  
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• Woof! How hounds are helping make wine safer

  09-03-2019 16:00 via baytoday.ca
  This week in Wine All the Time, Vin discusses the hazards of and some solutions to the issue of cork taint
  
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• Snow, ice pellets, and freezing rain all possible in next 36 hours

  09-03-2019 15:43 via baytoday.ca
  10 to 15 cm of snow and ice pellets likely overnight tonight through Sunday. Freezing rain is possible
  
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• BEYOND LOCAL: Study says prevention, not intervention, is the key to healthy child development

  09-03-2019 15:25 via baytoday.ca
  A study examined the impact of early childhood education, comparing those who received quality education against those who did not
  
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• Ebola treatment centre in Congo is attacked again; 1 dead

  09-03-2019 15:05 via baytoday.ca
  KINSHASA, Congo — Armed assailants again attacked an Ebola treatment centre in the heart of eastern Congo's deadly outbreak on Saturday, with one police officer killed and health workers injured.
  
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• Snow, freezing rain, ice pellets on the way to Almaguin, North Bay - NorthBayNipissing.com

  09-03-2019 14:29
  Snow, freezing rain, ice pellets on the way to Almaguin, North Bay  NorthBayNipissing.comALMAGUIN - NORTH BAY — UPDATE (10:50 a.m. Saturday, March 9): A special weather statement continues for North Bay - Powassan, Mattawa, West ...
  
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• Netanyahu campaign draws accusations of incitement

  09-03-2019 13:06 via baytoday.ca
  JERUSALEM — When Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has run into political trouble in the past, he has lashed out at the media, the political opposition and Israel's Arab minority with incendiary and divisive language to galvanize his nationalist base
  
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• UK official says EU playing games over Brexit

  09-03-2019 13:05 via baytoday.ca
  LONDON — With tensions escalating, Britain's House of Commons leader said Saturday that European Union officials need to take seriously British proposals for ending the Brexit impasse before a crucial vote in Parliament.
  
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• Trump offers budget with funds for border wall, Space Force

  09-03-2019 13:05 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will be making a significant request for border wall funds and seeking money to stand up Space Force as a new branch of the military in the White House budget being released next week, an administration official sa
  
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• Time on his hands: John Scott changes the time on Toronto's clock towers

  09-03-2019 13:05 via baytoday.ca
  Every spring and fall, John Scott climbs up clock towers across Toronto to change time. "The keymaster, the time master — I've been called a lot of titles," says the 61-year-old. "Never the time lord though.
  
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• Quebec's major police forces working under cloud of suspicion after suspensions, leaks

  09-03-2019 13:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — The past two years have not been easy for Quebec's three major police forces, whose officers have been working in a climate of suspicion, scandal and now an allegation of criminal wrongdoing at the highest level.
  
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• Japanese woman honoured by Guinness as oldest person at 116

  09-03-2019 13:05 via baytoday.ca
  TOKYO — A 116-year-old Japanese woman who loves playing the board game Othello was honoured Saturday as the world's oldest living person by Guinness World Records.
  
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• India returns key diplomat to Pakistan as tensions ease

  09-03-2019 13:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW DELHI — India said Saturday that it was returning a key diplomat to Pakistan's capital amid an easing of tensions between the nuclear neighbours , but also demanded that its archrival take concrete steps against terrorists operating from its terr
  
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• Crisis talks continue as Conservative Party chief makes plea

  09-03-2019 13:05 via baytoday.ca
  LONDON — The chairman of Britain's Conservative Party is urging Parliament to back an unpopular withdrawal agreement as British and European Union officials seek a breakthrough on the Brexit impasse.
  
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• No winning ticket for Friday night's $16.7 million Lotto Max jackpot

  09-03-2019 10:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $16.7 million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw. That means the jackpot for the next draw on Mar. 15 will grow to approximately $25 million. The Canadian Press
  
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• 'Significant' snow on the way tonight to North Bay

  09-03-2019 09:54 via nugget.ca
  Environment Canada has issued a “special” weather statement for the North Bay, West Nipissing, South River and Burk’s Falls areas.
  Snow associated with an approaching Colorado low is expected to develop late tonight and persist until late Sunday. Total snowfall accumulations of 10 to 20 cm are possible in some regions.
  There is also a risk of freezing rain in some areas.
  Motorists should be prepared for hazardous winter driving conditions. Snowfall warnings may be issued for so
  
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• Canadore investigator on the job - The North Bay Nugget

  09-03-2019 09:15
  Canadore investigator on the job  The North Bay NuggetCollege facing accusations of sexual improprieties.
  
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• Canadore investigator on the job

  09-03-2019 09:12 via nugget.ca
  Jane Richardson of EJR Workplace Consultants Limited of Toronto is conducting two investigations for Canadore College.
  In a memo to college staff, Richardson said she will investigate the complaint of sexual improprieties by a former contract employee at Canadore represented by Gillian Hnatiw of Adair Goldblatt Bieber LLP.
  She also will conduct a broader investigation of allegations of harassment, discrimination and abuse of power at the college, reporting directly to the executive committee of
  
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• 'It’s been a 10-out-of-10 season for us' - The North Bay Nugget

  09-03-2019 09:08
  'It’s been a 10-out-of-10 season for us'  The North Bay NuggetMarch Break looks great for skiing, sledding, tourism in North Bay.
  
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• 'It’s been a 10-out-of-10 season for us'

  09-03-2019 09:02 via nugget.ca
  How much snow has this area received this winter? So much, in fact, that Laurentian Ski Hill actually had to remove some at the bottom of its runs.
  “We have had to dig out our fences” that keep skiers from crossing Ski Club Road, says Cam Graham, general manager at the hill.
  “There was only one board above the snow level. We had to remove some” to ensure the safety of skiers.
  “I don’t remember in the past 20 years having this much” snow, both natural and
  
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• Lonely Mount Cheminis a spiritual rock

  09-03-2019 08:53 via nugget.ca
  As you approach, it is one of the most striking of landscape features in all of Northern Ontario, bulbous and prominent like no other.
  “Rock formations like Mount Cheminis are important to Indigenous spirituality,” says Jonathan Pitt. His family is comprised of Ojibway and Algonquin First Nations, his heritage also includes Huron and Cree ancestry.
  “Mount Cheminis is a spiritual place, medicine men or shamans could communicate at these sites,” says Pitt, a part-time instr
  
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• Henrique, Terry lead Ducks to 8-2 rout of Canadiens

  09-03-2019 08:05 via baytoday.ca
  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Adam Henrique scored twice, rookie Troy Terry had a goal and two assists, and the Anaheim Ducks interrupted Carey Price's pursuit of the Canadiens' career wins record with an 8-2 victory over Montreal on Friday night.
  
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• 2020 Democrats flock to trendy SXSW festival in Texas

  09-03-2019 07:06 via baytoday.ca
  AUSTIN, Texas — Here's an unlikely can't-miss stop for the 2020 Democratic field: Texas. Starting Saturday, the state will host a slate of Democratic presidential contenders at the trendy and techie South by Southwest Festival in Austin.
  
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• Battalion outranked by Generals

  09-03-2019 06:13 via baytoday.ca
  Battalion fall 7-1 in key road loss
  
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• Jets rout Hurricanes 8-1 to take Central Division lead

  09-03-2019 06:05 via baytoday.ca
  RALEIGH, N.C. — With first place in their sights, the Winnipeg Jets delivered their most dominant performance of the season.
  
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• Acadia, Ryerson to play for fifth place at U Sports women's Final 8

  09-03-2019 06:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The host Ryerson Rams and No. 6 Acadia Axewomen will play for fifth place at the U Sports women's Final 8 basketball tournament after winning their consolation bracket matchups on Friday.
  
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