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• W.S. Merwin, prize-winning poet of nature, dies at 91

  15-03-2019 23:06 via baytoday.ca
  HONOLULU — W.S. Merwin, a prolific and versatile poetry master who evolved through a wide range of styles as he celebrated nature, condemned war and industrialism and reached for the elusive past, died Friday. He was 91.
  
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• Xplornet to invest $500M to upgrade wireless, internet service in rural areas

  15-03-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  WOODSTOCK, N.B. — Xplornet Communications Inc. says it plans to spend $500 million over the next five years to update its network to provide fifth-generation wireless services and faster internet in rural parts of Canada.
  
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• Quebec government doesn't rule out buying SNC-Lavalin shares, Legault says

  15-03-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  BROMONT, Que. — Quebec Premier Francois Legault says his government isn't ruling out buying shares in SNC-Lavalin in order to prevent the company from being sold or dismantled.
  
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• Nembhard hits 3 with second left ad Florida upsets No. 9 LSU 76-73

  15-03-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  NASHVILLE — The Florida Gators finally figured out how to avoid overtime against LSU.
  
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• Province announces 'Back-to-Basics' math curriculum

  15-03-2019 22:50 via baytoday.ca
  'Shortly after we came to office we did what the previous government had been afraid to do - and threw the doors open to real, meaningful public and parental input into our education system'
  
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• North Bay residents flooded out after thaw and rainstorm

  15-03-2019 22:08 via nugget.ca
  A Birchaven resident said water is seeping into her basement like Niagara Falls.
  “We just can’t keep up. The Shop Vac is going non-stop. We’re getting an average of 18 shop vac containers full every hour,” Kathy said Friday afternoon.
  “I have picture albums in tubs sitting in my kitchen. Anything of real value we have upstairs.”
  The snowbanks may have shrunk but the puddles and potholes have expanded.
  Area homeowners are grappling with the start of spring and
  
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• U Sports Roundup: T-Birds knock off top-ranked team in women's volleyball

  15-03-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — The top-seeded Trinity Western Spartans have made an early exit at the U Sports women's volleyball championship. The No.
  
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• Getting more oil to market in Canada requires more pipelines, NEB says

  15-03-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The National Energy Board says Canada's existing export pipelines are running at maximum efficiency and the only way to realistically get more oil to market through pipelines is to build more of them.
  
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• CANADA: NDP critic urges Liberals to wipe out simple pot possession records

  15-03-2019 22:00 via baytoday.ca
  Murray Rankin suggests that the Liberal government follows the lead of U.S jurisdictions that have expunged criminal records of this nature
  
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• Golden Globe Awards to kick off awards season on Jan. 5

  15-03-2019 21:07 via baytoday.ca
  LOS ANGELES — The Hollywood Foreign Press Association says it has chosen a date for next year's Golden Globe Awards. The association said Friday the 77th annual awards will be held Jan. 5.
  
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• Harper leaves game after being hit by pitch in Phillies win over Jays

  15-03-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  CLEARWATER, Fla. — New Phillies star Bryce Harper left Philadelphia's 3-2 spring training win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday after being hit by a pitch in the right ankle.
  
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• Opinion: Canada has long history of letting corporations run rampant over human rights and environmental laws

  15-03-2019 20:24 via baytoday.ca
  Canada has flown under the radar for corporate corruption, masquerading as a 'progressive' country
  
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• Quebec students join global marches to demand climate change action

  15-03-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — A human wave of chanting, sign-waving protesters made their way downtown from the base of Montreal's Mount Royal on Friday as they joined a series of student-led marches around the world demanding that government take action on climate cha
  
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• Ottawa, B.C. announce five-year salmon restoration fund to rebuild wild stocks

  15-03-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — The federal and British Columbia governments are preparing to cast a net to find new ways of protecting wild salmon habitat and restoring stocks.
  
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• FIFA push to spread 2022 World Cup faces Qatari resistance

  15-03-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  MIAMI — Concerned by political and logistical impediments, FIFA will face resistance in Qatar to attempts to expand the 2022 World Cup to 48 teams and spread games across the Persian Gulf, people with knowledge of the talks told The Associated Press.
  
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• Council of Saskatchewan city apologizes for comments in group home debate

  15-03-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  WEYBURN, Sask. — City council in Weyburn, Sask., has apologized to residents and other Canadians for using insensitive words after a controversial decision to reject a care home for people with disabilities.
  
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• The fastest game on ice comes home to North Bay - BayToday

  15-03-2019 20:00
  The fastest game on ice comes home to North Bay  BayToday'They're saying across Canada there are 30000 players now, and it all started in a little town in Northern Ontario. Dad founded it, and mom nurtured it' Bruce ...
  
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• 'I’m an equal opportunity offender,' Ron James says ahead of Ontario tour

  15-03-2019 19:50 via baytoday.ca
  Through this tour, James will stop in 11 towns, including Barrie, North Bay, and Sudbury
  
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• From North Bay to Bayshore, could NHL be next for Brady?

  15-03-2019 19:32 via baytoday.ca
  'It can be tough at times and being a first rounder that gets traded, but I’m just trying to have fun and get better every day'
  
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• Communities combine to battle Sundridge blaze

  15-03-2019 19:28 via baytoday.ca
  'Our call came in as a collapsed roof and then a fully involved structure fire and that's what our guys found when they arrived'
  
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• Five arrested after theft of gas

  15-03-2019 19:24 via baytoday.ca
  Police saw the westbound suspect vehicle travelling at more than 135 kph on Highway 17
  
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• Sanders gets stitches after run-in with glass shower door

  15-03-2019 19:06 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign says the Vermont senator received treatment at a walk-in clinic Friday for a minor injury while campaigning in South Carolina.
  
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• Netflix cancels 'One Day at a Time' reboot after 3 seasons

  15-03-2019 19:06 via baytoday.ca
  LOS ANGELES — Netflix is cancelling "One Day at a Time" after three seasons. In a statement Thursday, the streaming service's chief content officer, Ted Sarandos, called it "disappointing" that more viewers didn't discover the sitcom.
  
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• Gord Downie sculpture unveiled at Halifax City Hall's reconciliation space

  15-03-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  HALIFAX — A Gord Downie tribute sculpture has been unveiled at Halifax City Hall, in a room that aims to foster conversations about Indigenous history and reconciliation.
  
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• Canada imposes more sanctions against Russian people, companies over Ukraine

  15-03-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Canada is restricting the finances of another 129 people, companies and organizations over Russia's treatment of Ukraine.
  
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• Snow depth still about twice the long-term average

  15-03-2019 18:53 via baytoday.ca
  'Water equivalence has decreased about 20 mm over the past two weeks'
  
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• LL Bean pleased with 2018 performance, awards bonuses

  15-03-2019 18:06 via baytoday.ca
  FREEPORT, Maine — L.L. Bean enjoyed a small increase in sales in the past year, enough so that it's restoring bonuses for its 5,400 eligible workers, officials said Friday. The Maine-based retailer's revenues grew by 1 per cent , nearly flat at $1.
  
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• Wilson-Raybould tells constituents she's sticking with Liberals for 2019 vote

  15-03-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Jody Wilson-Raybould is telling her Vancouver constituents she intends to run for re-election this fall as a Liberal.
  
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• Quebec City mosque shooter 'very affected' by New Zealand massacre: lawyers

  15-03-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  QUEBEC — Lawyers for the Quebec City mosque gunman say their client is troubled his name is being associated with the mass killings at two New Zealand mosques Friday that claimed at least 49 lives.
  
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• Blair mulling ways to close loophole in Safe Third Country Agreement

  15-03-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Border Security Minister Bill Blair says he is talking to lawmakers in the United States about closing a loophole in Canada's border agreement with the U.S.
  
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• Temiscaming Hospital's emergency dept evacuated due to snow load on roof

  15-03-2019 17:21 via nugget.ca
  A portion of the Témiscaming-Kipawa Multiservice Centre was evacuated on Thursday after cracks were spotted in the structure.
  Renee Labonne, spokeswoman for the centre, said the services affected are the emergency department, medical laboratory and radiology. The services were closed Thursday 4 p.m. until Friday morning.
  According to a media release, the evacuation affected three users – one person hospitalized in the short-term unit and two residents in long-term accommodation.
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• Sundridge business destroyed by fire; tenant narrowly escapes

  15-03-2019 17:10 via nugget.ca
  Muskoka Auto Parts in Sundridge was destroyed in a Thursday night fire.
  The cause and estimate of damage remains unknown at this time.
  The Sundridge-Strong Volunteer Fire Department responded to the blaze that destroyed the automotive business and an apartment, located at 10428 Highway 124. Reports indicate the lone occupant managed to escape the building safely.
  The fire chief and fire crews remain at the scene.
  Zion United Church put out an appeal on social media Friday morning.
  “Zion Un
  
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• Financials help lift Toronto stocks higher, U.S. stock markets also close up

  15-03-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — A broad-based rally led by the financials and health care sectors helped Canada's main stock index close higher, while U.S. markets also rose. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 52.80 points at 16,140.35 Friday to mark a 144.
  
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• West Nipissing Fire helps locate snowmobilers stuck in slush

  15-03-2019 16:21 via nugget.ca
  The West Nipising Fire Department assisted three male snowmobilers stuck in slush on Lake Nipissing Thursday around 9:50 p.m.
  Ontario Provincial Police Sudbury Detachment responded to the call and request West Nipissing’s assistance in locating the subjects.
  The males were located approximately ten kilometers from shore and examined by emergency medical services.
  They sustained no injuries, but they were very wet and cold.
  The OPP is recommending that snowmobilers stay off the lakes. With
  
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• Fond hockey memories rekindled during Cents 25th anniversary championship celebration

  15-03-2019 16:09 via baytoday.ca
  'That was a huge, huge win for us and it was my first ever championship and my last championship so it is special'
  
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• NFL suspends Browns' Kareem Hunt 8 games for 'altercations'

  15-03-2019 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  CLEVELAND — The NFL has suspended Browns running back Kareem Hunt for eight games after a video showed him kicking a woman and he was later involved in a fight at a resort.
  
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• Man United gets Barcelona in Champions League quarterfinals

  15-03-2019 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  NYON, Switzerland — A new generation of Manchester United players will have to get through Barcelona to win the Champions League. And Lionel Messi will still be there.
  
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• Browns' Kareem Hunt banned 8 games by NFL for 'altercations'

  15-03-2019 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  CLEVELAND — Kareem Hunt promises to change. The NFL will hold him to his word.
  
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• Remember, school buses are back on the road

  15-03-2019 15:36 via baytoday.ca
  It is illegal to fail to stop for a stopped school bus that has its overhead red signal lights flashing
  
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• Thousands raised for local Alzheimer Society at Syl’s - My North Bay Now

  15-03-2019 15:26
  Thousands raised for local Alzheimer Society at Syl’s  My North Bay NowSyl's Neighbourhood Kitchen hosted a one-year anniversary event on December 18, 2018, and raised just over $7,000 for the Alzheimer Society ...
  
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• US industrial production rose just 0.1 per cent in February

  15-03-2019 15:06 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — U.S. industrial production rose a slight 0.1 per cent in February, as an increase in utilities and mining offset the second straight monthly drop in manufacturing.
  
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• US bars entry to International Criminal Court investigators

  15-03-2019 15:06 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — The United States will revoke or deny visas to International Criminal Court personnel seeking to investigate alleged war crimes and other abuses committed by U.S.
  
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• US bars entry of International Criminal Court investigators

  15-03-2019 15:06 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — The United States will revoke or deny visas to International Criminal Court personnel who attempt to investigate or prosecute alleged abuses committed by U.S.
  
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• Mosque shooter a white nationalist seeking revenge

  15-03-2019 15:06 via baytoday.ca
  SYDNEY, Australia — The gunman behind at least one of the mosque shootings in New Zealand that left 49 people dead on Friday tried to make a few things clear in the manifesto he left behind: He is a 28-year-old Australian white nationalist who hates
  
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• Woman escapes as Sundridge business destroyed by fire

  15-03-2019 15:01 via baytoday.ca
  The Sundridge Strong volunteer fire department battled the blaze last night
  
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• North Bay-area veneer mill hoping to re-open soon - Northern Ontario Business

  15-03-2019 14:51
  North Bay-area veneer mill hoping to re-open soon  Northern Ontario BusinessColumbia Forest Products in Rutherglen is hoping to get up and running again very soon. The hardwood veneer mill has been shut down since late January, ...
  
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• Police hoping to remove the stigma behind the snitch

  15-03-2019 14:41 via baytoday.ca
  'They are scared, and the reason why they are scared is the stigma out there that has created this fear'
  
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• CANADA: Weak economic finish to 2018 may mean trouble for Liberals as vote looms closer

  15-03-2019 14:25 via baytoday.ca
  Despite this, the improved economy through the first half of 2019 is expected to give the Trudeau government more wiggle room in next week's pre-election budget
  
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• CANADA: Report suggest new food guide might be 'out of reach' for most

  15-03-2019 14:25 via baytoday.ca
  Researchers cited a lack of time, taste preferences, dietary, regional and cultural restrictions as the reasons over 52 per cent of consumers said they face barriers adopting the guide's recommendations
  
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• Quebec City Muslim worshippers condemn fatal New Zealand mosque attacks

  15-03-2019 14:05 via baytoday.ca
  QUEBEC — Muslims in Quebec City say they are in shock over the mass shootings at two mosques in New Zealand, a little more than two years after their community came under attack.
  
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