North Bay news

• East Ferris firefighters respond to blaze

  13-03-2019 23:13 via nugget.ca
  East Ferris Volunteer Fire Department responded to a structure fire on Montcalm Lane Wednesday around 10 a.m.
  Fire Chief Frank Loeffen said when crews arrived on scene there was heavy smoke coming out of the eaves of the single-story home and flames out the back of the building.
  “Both occupants evacuated the home and firefighters extinguished the fire quite quickly,” he said.
  “There was substantial smoke and heat damage, however we’re still investigating the cause and det
  
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• Toronto man, 72, identified as Canadian victim of Ethiopia plane crash

  13-03-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — A 72-year-old Toronto man was identified Wednesday as one of the Canadian victims of the plane crash in Ethiopia.
  
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• Saskatchewan city council rejects group home for people with disabilities

  13-03-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  WEYBURN, Sask. — A Saskatchewan mayor says no offence was intended when Weyburn city council rejected a care home for people with disabilities this week, in part due to concerns it would drag down property values.
  
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• Manitoba has potential vendors wanting to sell cannabis in rural areas

  13-03-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government says nearly 100 organizations have pre-qualified for the expansion of retail cannabis sales.
  
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• Canadians Bianca Andreescu, Milos Raonic prevail in Indian Wells

  13-03-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — With all the insouciant freedom of the new kid on the block, 18-year-old Bianca Andreescu has become the best story of all during a great run for Canadians at the BNP Paribas Open.
  
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• Danger of flooding low but water accumulation likely - My North Bay Now

  13-03-2019 22:29
  Danger of flooding low but water accumulation likely  My North Bay NowWith the spring freshet on its way, and rainfall and warmer temperatures in the forecast, the North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority has issued a Water Safety ...
  
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• Ex-Maryland Gov. Harry R. Hughes dies at 92; served 2 terms

  13-03-2019 22:06 via baytoday.ca
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Former Maryland Gov. Harry R. Hughes, who prided himself on restoring public faith in the political process, died Wednesday. He was 92. His daughter, Elizabeth Hughes, said Hughes had been in hospice.
  
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• Beware growing risks around area watercourses

  13-03-2019 21:35 via nugget.ca
  With the spring freshet on its way, and rainfall and warmer temperatures in the forecast, the North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority has issued a water safety statement to caution area residents of the growing risks near and around area watercourses.
  “The combination of snowmelt and rainfall over the next two days will increase runoff to watercourses and water bodies. Water levels in creeks and rivers are low or average for this time of year, so flooding isn’t expected,” said
  
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• Celebration of life: BELIC, Marianna (Schiavone)

  13-03-2019 21:16 via baytoday.ca
  Our beautiful and spirited girl transitioned from this world on Halloween night, just as she came into it - fiery and on her own terms. She lived her life the same way.
  
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• NORMAN, Yollande Marie Irene

  13-03-2019 21:13 via baytoday.ca
  It is with great sadness the family of Yollande Marie Irene Norman announce the sudden and unexpected passing of a wonderful mother, sister, aunt and as most knew her, as our beloved Memere on February 27, 2019 at the Golden Age senior apartment.
  
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• Quebec City Mayor Regis Labeaume says he's been diagnosed with prostate cancer

  13-03-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  Quebec City's longtime mayor has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. The city says in a statement that Regis Labeaume will gradually scale back his duties and eventually take a leave of absence as he fights the disease.
  
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• Olympic silver medallist and X Games champ Blouin headlines World Cup

  13-03-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  Canadian snowboarder Laurie Blouin has made her mark on the slopestyle scene. Her recent big air success has been a nice bonus.
  
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• N.W.T., federal government reach deal on caribou conservation plans

  13-03-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  YELLOWKNIFE — Ottawa and the Northwest Territories have reached a deal on protecting threatened caribou. The deal gives the territory deadlines to come up with range plans for its boreal caribou herds. The first of those plans is due this summer.
  
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• Kevin Vickers to announce Friday if he'll seek New Brunswick Liberal leadership

  13-03-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  FREDERICTON — Former House of Commons sergeant-at-arms Kevin Vickers is expected to announce Friday whether he intends to seek the Liberal leadership in New Brunswick.
  
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• Indigenous consultations on TMX pipeline on schedule: Natural Resources minister

  13-03-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi says consultations with Indigenous groups about the stalled Trans Mountain pipeline expansion are progressing well and he still expects to wrap up the court-ordered process by May.
  
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• Home in Halifax demolished after fire that claimed the lives of seven children

  13-03-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  HALIFAX — Three weeks after a fast-moving house fire killed seven young members of a Syrian refugee family, the charred remains of their suburban Halifax home have been torn down.
  
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• Defender Jay Wheeldon joins brother Tommy Wheeldon Jr. at CPL's Cavalry FC

  13-03-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  Calgary's Cavalry FC has signed English defender Jonathan (Jay) Wheeldon, younger brother of coach Tommy Wheeldon Jr.
  
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• Canada's Big 5 bank CEOs pay rises 6.5% to earn $54M in 2018

  13-03-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The chief executives of Canada's five largest banks collectively earned roughly $63.2 million in total compensation during the 2018 financial year, up about 12 per cent from the previous year.
  
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• B.C. building code adjusted upwards to allow 12-storey wood buildings

  13-03-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  OKANAGAN FALLS, B.C. — British Columbia is increasing height limits for the construction of wood buildings. Premier John Horgan says the B.C. building code will be changed to allow wood construction buildings to reach 12 storeys, up from six storeys.
  
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• Production at Columbia in Rutherglen shut down due to roof issues

  13-03-2019 20:30 via nugget.ca
  Columbia Forest Products was forced to shut down production after the roof started to buckle due to the heavy snow load.
  The closure at the hardwood veneer plant in Rutherglen went into effect Jan. 28 at 1:35 p.m. following a forced evacuation.
  Chris Daur, plant manager at Rutherglen, told The Nugget the roof structural failure is due to the extensive snow load, which many businesses and homeowners have had to deal with this winter.
  “The section of the roof that has been impacted is the or
  
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• Trump: US grounding some Boeing 737s after Ethiopia crash

  13-03-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — The U.S. is issuing an emergency order Wednesday grounding all Boeing 737 Max 8 and Max 9 aircraft "effective immediately," in the wake of the crash of an Ethiopian Airliner that killed 157 people, President Donald Trump said.
  
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• North Bay due for some heavy rain

  13-03-2019 20:00 via nugget.ca
  A special weather statement is in effect for North Bay, Powassan, Mattawa and West Nipissing.
  Environment Canada is calling for mild temperatures and potentially heavy rain Thursday and Thursday night.
  Periods of rain, heavy at times, are forecast to begin Thursday morning. Rainfall amounts in the 15-to-25 mm range are expected by late Thursday evening. A few isolated thunderstorms also are possible Thursday afternoon.
  The heavy rain will combine with mild temperatures near 7 C to produce potent
  
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• Way to go Chad, you just won $100,000!

  13-03-2019 19:51 via baytoday.ca
  Winning ticket was purchased in South River
  
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• Opinion: Treaty settlements always look big in headlines!

  13-03-2019 19:34 via baytoday.ca
  Worst treaty in Canada outlawed traditional hunting and fishing practices.
  
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• Heavy rain and mild temperatures in forecast - My North Bay Now

  13-03-2019 19:28
  Heavy rain and mild temperatures in forecast  My North Bay NowEnvironment Canada has issued a special weather statement for North Bay and West Nipissing. The national meteorological *service* is reporting mild ...
  
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• World Rugby announces expanded women's seven series plus more combined stops

  13-03-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — World Rugby has announced an expanded HSBC Women's Series for the next four-year cycle, featuring eight rounds for the first time. There are currently just six stops on the women's tour, including Langford, B.C.
  
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• Liberal MPs shut down SNC committee before vote on recalling Wilson-Raybould

  13-03-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Opposition MPs erupted in fury Wednesday after the Liberals used their majority on the House of Commons justice committee to delay an opposition attempt to call Jody Wilson-Raybould to testify again on the SNC-Lavalin affair.
  
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• Starr says he raised money for former player's rape defence

  13-03-2019 18:06 via baytoday.ca
  WACO, Texas — Former Baylor University President Ken Starr says he raised money on behalf of a former Baylor football player who was recently acquitted of sexual assault.
  
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• Trump blasts 'fake news' over Melania body double theory

  13-03-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has had it with the #fakeMelania conspiracy theories that have been circulating on social media.
  
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• Maple Leafs sign defenceman Joseph Duszak to two-year entry-level contract

  13-03-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenceman Joseph Duszak to a two-year entry-level contract. The 21-year-old led NCAA defencemen this season with 47 points (16 goals, 31 assists) in 37 games with Mercyhurst University.
  
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• Florida mulls clemency for FBI informant 'White Boy Rick'

  13-03-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Clemency Board are considering early prison release for a man known as "White Boy Rick," once one of the FBI's youngest informants and the subject of a recent Hollywood movie.
  
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• Amazon removes books that promoted an autism 'cure'

  13-03-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — Amazon has removed books from its website that promoted "cures" for autism, the latest major company to try to limit the amount of misinformation related to autism and the bogus notion that it's caused by vaccines.
  
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• Alberta First Nation votes to accept $150M settlement over mismanaged cattle

  13-03-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  STANDOFF, Alta. — Members of a southern Alberta First Nation have voted to accept a $150-million settlement from the federal government.
  
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• Drivers in a race for the ages are arrested

  13-03-2019 17:42 via baytoday.ca
  The OPP in Callander have arrested a 75-year-old man and a 22-year-old men in connection to a stunt driving incident on Highway 11 around 4 p.m. on Tuesday.
  
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• POLICE BRIEFS: Makeup thefts, firearm pointed

  13-03-2019 17:27 via nugget.ca
  Makeup thefts thwarted
  West Nipissing police arrested two women Tuesday following separate makeup theft attempts at Giant Tiger and No Frills in Sturgeon Falls.
  Catherine Beaulieu, 43, of Sturgeon Falls is charged with theft under $5,000 in connection with the Giant Tiger incident.
  Jasmine Fitzgerald, 20, of Sturgeon Falls is charged with theft under and possession of stolen property in relation to the No Frills incident.
  Firearm pointed in domestic
  West Nipissing police arrested a man following
  
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• Racing drivers nabbed doing 170 km/h on Hwy 11 - The North Bay Nugget

  13-03-2019 17:23
  Racing drivers nabbed doing 170 km/h on Hwy 11  The North Bay NuggetNorth Bay OPP stopped two southbound vehicles travelling 170 km/h on Highway 11 in Callander shortly before 4 pm Tuesday. Chance Wilson, 22, of Hamilton ...
  
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• Racing drivers nabbed doing 170 km/h on Hwy 11

  13-03-2019 17:16 via nugget.ca
  North Bay OPP stopped two southbound vehicles travelling 170 km/h on Highway 11 in Callander shortly before 4 pm Tuesday.
  Chance Wilson, 22, of Hamilton and Robert Campbell, 75, of Powassan are charged with race motor vehicle – stunt.
  Both drivers’ licences were seized and the vehicles were towed from the scene and impounded for seven days. The two drivers were released by way of summons. They are scheduled to appear at court on May 3 in North Bay.
  
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• West Nipissing woman threatened at gunpoint

  13-03-2019 17:09 via baytoday.ca
  Domestic dispute leads to an arrest
  
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• Stro Show: Blue Jays right-hander Stroman to get start on opening day

  13-03-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  SARASOTA, Fla. — Right-hander Marcus Stroman will get the start on opening day for the Toronto Blue Jays. Manager Charlie Montoyo confirmed the decision before Wednesday's pre-season game against the Baltimore Orioles at Ed Smith Stadium.
  
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• Doctor says regulator won't probe complaints on gun control advocacy work

  13-03-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — A Toronto doctor says Ontario's medical regulator has decided not to investigate dozens of complaints made about her push for stricter gun laws. Dr.
  
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• Calgary secures three-year rights for X Games; still needs sponsorship

  13-03-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  Calgary has secured exclusive Canadian rights to hold the X Games and hopes to bring the event to the Alberta city for a three-year run starting next winter. The plan is subject to obtaining corporate sponsorship.
  
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• Air Canada, WestJet to take financial hit from 737 Max 8 ban

  13-03-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Canada's two biggest airlines are poised to take a financial hit after Transport Minister Marc Garneau announced a ban on all Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft from Canadian airspace over safety concerns.
  
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• Toronto Maple Leafs winger Kasperi Kapanen sidelined with a concussion

  13-03-2019 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  Toronto Maple Leafs winger Kasperi Kapanen has a concussion and will miss a second straight game on Wednesday night against the visiting Chicago Blackhawks.
  
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• Court reinstates late Aaron Hernandez's murder conviction

  13-03-2019 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  BOSTON — Aaron Hernandez's murder conviction was reinstated Wednesday in a sweeping ruling from Massachusetts' highest court that does away with the legal principle that made the former NFL star innocent in the eyes of the law after he killed himself
  
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• Experts offer coping tips as fear of flying takes off in wake of plane crash

  13-03-2019 15:56 via baytoday.ca
  For many people with a fear of flying, Sunday's deadly Ethiopian Airlines crash may have triggered fresh bouts of anxiety about taking to the skies in the future
  
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• Stunt driving charges laid by North Bay OPP - CTV News

  13-03-2019 15:22
  Stunt driving charges laid by North Bay OPP  CTV Newstwo drivers have been charged by police for stunt driving...one was a 75-year old man.
  
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• US wholesale prices ticked up 0.1 per cent in February

  13-03-2019 14:05 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — U.S. wholesale prices barely increased last month after falling for three straight months, a sign there is little inflation pressure in the economy.
  
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• US durable goods orders up modest 0.4 per cent in January

  13-03-2019 14:05 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods edged up slightly in January, but the strength came from a big increase in the volatile aircraft category.
  
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• School building collapses in Nigeria with scores said inside

  13-03-2019 14:05 via baytoday.ca
  LAGOS, Nigeria — A three-story building collapsed in Nigeria on Wednesday with scores of school children thought to be inside, setting off frantic rescue efforts in the country's crowded commercial capital. The state governor said 25 were rescued.
  
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• HEXO reaches friendly deal to buy Newstrike in all-stock deal valued at $263 million

  13-03-2019 14:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The cannabis company backed by members of the Tragically Hip band has agreed to a friendly takeover by Quebec-based HEXO Corp. in an all-share transaction valued at $263 million.
  
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