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• A valuable fundraiser for NADY to hit the airwaves again

  20-03-2019 23:15 via baytoday.ca
  'Without this fundraiser and Rotary, most of what our kids are doing would not happen'
  
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• Tennis broadcasting coverage a talking point after Andreescu ascension

  20-03-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  Bianca Andreescu's stunning arrival on the WTA Tour scene has been a promotional gift from the heavens for DAZN Canada. It has also left so-called cord clingers in a pickle about how to watch the Canadian teenager on the tube.
  
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• Police make arrest after 'erratic driver' hits cars near University of Ottawa

  20-03-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — A man is in police custody after an "erratic driver" smashed into several cars near the University of Ottawa.
  
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• Matt Shoemaker strikes out seven in losing cause for Toronto Blue Jays

  20-03-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  Blue Jays starting pitcher Matt Shoemaker stretched out to five innings as Toronto lost 8-7 to the Atlanta Braves in pre-season action on Wednesday. Slotted in at No.
  
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• Liberals' comfort level with ex-ministers in caucus to be tested in vote

  20-03-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Liberal MPs say they're comfortable with Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott remaining in the governing party's caucus even if the former cabinet ministers say they've lost confidence in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
  
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• Conservatives plan filibuster after Liberals shut down Wilson-Raybould motion

  20-03-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Members of Parliament were bracing Wednesday for an all-night voting marathon as opposition parties protested the Trudeau government's efforts to shut down any further investigation into the SNC-Lavalin affair.
  
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• CFL, CFLPA continuing talks on new collective bargaining agreement

  20-03-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Contract talks between the CFL and its players remain in the "exploratory" phase, says union senior adviser Ken Georgetti.
  
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• Buffalo's fab five are among 21 Canadian women playing in March Madness

  20-03-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  There's a Tim Hortons on the University at Buffalo campus, and the Canadians on the Bulls women's basketball team like to tease their American teammates when they see them sipping a cup of Tim's.
  
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• Prime minister defends Liberal budget measures as sales effort gets underway

  20-03-2019 22:54 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Liberals will happily run on their economic record in the upcoming federal election campaign, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday, despite the billions of dollars they've added to the national debt.
  
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• Municipalities receive service delivery funds

  20-03-2019 22:05 via nugget.ca
  Nipissing municipalities will receive $3.61 million to improve service delivery.
  The funds will encourage municipalities to find smarter, more efficient ways to spend money that helps those who need it most, according to a release from the provincial government.
  Steve Clark, minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, announced the one-time investment for small and rural municipalities across the province.
  The support will assist those municipalities that may have limited capacity to plan, modern
  
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• Cleanup underway after fire at Texas petrochemicals facility

  20-03-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  HOUSTON — Crews on Wednesday extinguished a fire that had burned for days at a Houston-area petrochemicals storage facility and led to concerns about air quality among some residents and environmental groups despite reassurances from officials that t
  
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• Child porn suspect's matter adjourned to April 10

  20-03-2019 21:13 via baytoday.ca
  Lawyers awaiting disclosure on "complicated matter"
  
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• Celina Caesar-Chavannes quits Liberal caucus, sits as independent MP

  20-03-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Celina Caesar-Chavannes has informed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that she's leaving the federal Liberal caucus and will sit as an Independent MP. The Whitby, Ont.
  
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• Close but no cigar on tourism award

  20-03-2019 20:56 via baytoday.ca
  The106th Grey Cup celebration beat us out
  
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• LA-area pursuit suspect breakdances before surrendering

  20-03-2019 20:06 via baytoday.ca
  LOS ANGELES — Law-breaking turned into breakdancing at the end of a Southern California vehicle pursuit.
  
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• Canada says B.C. trying to impede Trans Mountain with pipeline legislation

  20-03-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — The Canadian government says British Columbia is trying to obstruct the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion with "Trojan Horse" legislation that the province is passing off as a benign environmental measure. Lawyer Jan Brongers asked the B.
  
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• Fedeli slams federal budget

  20-03-2019 19:47 via nugget.ca
  Ontario’s finance minister has slammed Tuesday’s federal budget, saying it slams the door on “making our province, let alone our country, open for business and open for jobs.”
  Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli said the budget “threatens manufacturing jobs and small businesses in Ontario” as well as hurting families “by imposing its job-killing carbon tax.”
  Fedeli said the province will fight the carbon tax “with every tool and power at our disposal,&r
  
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• Teen charged in school threats acted alone: Sudbury Police

  20-03-2019 19:45 via nugget.ca
  Police have determined the young man charged with threats against a local high school was acting alone, and the guns depicted in a post were not his.
  “Through the investigation it has been determined that no other individuals were involved in this matter and that the images of the firearms were stock photos from the internet,” Greater Sudbury Police said in an update on Wednesday.
  On Tuesday the police service arrested and charged Zachary Pilon, 18, with criminal harassment and utter
  
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• Laurentian Ski Hill sets sights on expansion - The North Bay Nugget

  20-03-2019 19:45
  Laurentian Ski Hill sets sights on expansion  The North Bay NuggetLaurentian Ski Hill is expanding.The ski club received $145000 from the Ontario Trillium Foundation to extend the existing beginner run all the way down the hill.
  
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• Laurentian Ski Hill sets sights on expansion

  20-03-2019 19:38 via nugget.ca
  Laurentian Ski Hill is expanding.
  The ski club received $145,000 from the Ontario Trillium Foundation to extend the existing beginner run all the way down the hill. Currently the beginner hill is only a few hundreds feet in length.
  General manager Cam Graham said Laurentian currently has a relatively short beginner run, which once mastered, skiers and snowboarders are forced down more challenging runs.
  He said the new run will allow for a more easier way for skiers and snowboarders to get down t
  
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• Edmonton wins sports tourism award; North Bay runner-up

  20-03-2019 19:21 via nugget.ca
  North Bay wasn’t successful in clinching the Canadian Sport Tourism Alliance PRESTIGE Award for its role in hosting the 2018 Ford World Women’s Curling Championship.
  The city finished as a runner-up.
  North Bay was competing against two major cities as one of three finalists for the CSTA’s 2019 Canadian Sport Event of the Year Award.
  The city was up against Vancouver, which hosted the 2018 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships, and Edmonton, which won the award for hostin
  
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• California fundraiser for Kamala Harris boasts big LA names

  20-03-2019 19:06 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — Democrat presidential candidate Kamala Harris is in California for a fundraiser hosted by prominent Hollywood power players, including the prolific television hitmaker Shonda Rhimes.
  
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• Uber expands its freight operations into Europe

  20-03-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  SAN FRANCISCO — Ride-hailing giant Uber is expanding its freight business into Europe. The service connects trucking companies with shippers who have loads to haul.
  
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• Targeted methane emission cut rules estimated to save billions, says CERI study

  20-03-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  CALGARY — A study from the Canadian Energy Research Institute suggests the oil and gas industry could save billions of dollars if governments implement optimized methane emission reduction regulations instead of requiring the same level of cuts at ev
  
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• Raptors guard Kyle Lowry ruled out of Oklahoma City game because of ankle injury

  20-03-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  OKLAHOMA CITY — Kyle Lowry was ruled out of the Toronto Raptors' game Wednesday at Oklahoma City because of a sprained right ankle.
  
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• Italy: Driver abducts schoolchildren, sets bus ablaze

  20-03-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  MILAN — A bus driver in northern Italy abducted 51 children and their chaperones Wednesday, ordering the children's hands to be bound and threatening them with death during the drive, before setting the vehicle on fire when he was stopped by a Carabi
  
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• Italy: Bus driver abducts 51 children, sets vehicle on fire

  20-03-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  MILAN — A bus driver in northern Italy abducted 51 children and their school chaperones Wednesday, threatening the hostages' lives for 40 minutes and setting the bus on fire at a Carabinieri blockade.
  
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• Huffman's court date pushed back in admissions scam case

  20-03-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  BOSTON — A judge has granted a request to push back actress Felicity Huffman's court appearance in Boston on charges that she participated in a college admissions cheating scam.
  
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• Homegrown defensive back Matt Black retires after 10 years with Argonauts

  20-03-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Longtime Toronto Argonauts defensive back Matt Black has retired. The 34-year-old Toronto native spent his entire 10-season CFL career with his hometown team, winning Grey Cups in 2012 and 2017 with the Argos.
  
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• B.C. to start measles 'catch-up' campaign, offering shots at schools, clinics

  20-03-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — British Columbia has recorded 19 confirmed cases of measles this year and the province is responding by launching a measles immunization catch-up drive next month, aiming to vaccinate 95 per cent of the province's youth.
  
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• Baltimore sues to block move of Preakness Stakes

  20-03-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  Baltimore has ratcheted up a bitter dispute with the owners of a historic racetrack in an effort to seize a nearly 150-year-old course and block the move of one of America's premier horse races out of the city where it was first run in 1873.
  
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• Local municipalities get cash to be more efficient

  20-03-2019 18:56 via baytoday.ca
  'Taxpayers need their local government to deliver modern, efficient services that show respect for their hard-earned dollars'
  
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• Fedeli calls federal budget 'disappointing' for Ontario

  20-03-2019 18:38 via baytoday.ca
  'We're not really sure any of what they've promised will ever be realized. Of course, that is very, very disappointing'
  
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• What's next after UK seeks 3-month delay to Brexit?

  20-03-2019 18:06 via baytoday.ca
  LONDON — With just nine days to go until Brexit day, Prime Minister Theresa May has asked the European Union to postpone Britain's departure from the European Union until June 30.
  
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• Toronto FC loans Bakero to Phoenix Rising FC of the USL Championship

  20-03-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  Toronto FC has loaned forward Jon Bakero to Phoenix Rising FC of the USL Championship. The 22-year-old Bakero is the third TFC player to go out on loan in recent days.
  
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• Speaker relegates Parti Quebecois to 4th-place status in Quebec legislature

  20-03-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  QUEBEC — The struggling Parti Quebecois has suffered another setback with a decision by the Speaker relegating it to fourth place in the provincial legislature.
  
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• SNC-Lavalin CEO says he never cited job losses in push for remediation agreement

  20-03-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The chief executive of SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.
  
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• SNC-Lavalin CEO says employees will move to foreign rivals if it is debarred

  20-03-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The head of SNC-Lavalin says its role as a Canadian global champion will be undermined if the embattled engineering firm is barred from bidding on federal contracts and its local employees are forced to work for foreign competitors.
  
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• Lightning defenceman Dan Girardi out indefinitely

  20-03-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — Tampa Bay Lightning defenceman Dan Girardi is out indefinitely with a lower-body injury. The team announced Girardi's status Tuesday before visiting the defending Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals.
  
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• Canada knocks off China to improve to 4-4 at women's worlds

  20-03-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  SILKEBORG, Denmark — Chelsea Carey's Canadian rink rebounded with a much-needed 8-7 win over China's Jie Mei on Wednesday at the world women's curling championship.
  
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• Two men charged in home invasion-style robbery at North Bay motel - NorthBayNipissing.com

  20-03-2019 17:17
  Two men charged in home invasion-style robbery at North Bay motel  NorthBayNipissing.comNORTH BAY - Two men are in custody following an extensive investigation into a two-month-old November 2018 robbery at a North Bay motel room that police ...
  
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• TSX falls again despite rise in crude and dovish tone from Federal Reserve

  20-03-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Canada's main stock market dipped again Wednesday despite crude oil surpassing US$60 a barrel and the Federal Reserve's more dovish tone.
  
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• Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime books ticket to main draw at Miami Open

  20-03-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  MIAMI — Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime has advanced to the main draw at the Miami Open.
  
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• North Bay to receive federal gasoline cash – Rota

  20-03-2019 16:47 via nugget.ca
  North Bay will receive almost $3.5 million from the federal government for infrastructure projects “or anything the municipality deems necessary,” according to Nipissing-Timiskaming MP Anthony Rota.
  Rota said the funds from the federal gasoline tax “will be given to municipalities in short order” to allow them to go ahead with work during the coming construction season.
  Close to $6 million is being made available to all municipalities in the riding, Rota said, including $
  
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• North Bay Police investigate alleged robbery in motel room

  20-03-2019 15:43 via nugget.ca
  Two North Bay men are charged with several offences following an alleged robbery in a motel room last November.
  A complainant attended North Bay Police Service on Jan. 21 and advised police of the incident.
  It’s alleged that the victim was staying in a motel room in North Bay with two friends when the accused parties attended brandishing firearms and a robbery took place.
  Police stated a small amount of money was stolen and one victim was assaulted during the robbery and suffered a minor i
  
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• Callander Fire Chief rings alarm bells

  20-03-2019 15:26 via nugget.ca
  The results could have been catastrophic.
  In the last two weeks, the Callander Fire Department responded to two separate carbon monoxide alarm calls where faulty appliances were emitting CO in the residence.
  “In both of these cases if these families didn’t have working CO alarms it could have been a significant tragedy,” said Callander Fire Chief Todd Daley.
  “Situations like these just reinforce the importance of these alarms.”
  Daley said the first incident involved
  
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• ONTC has new bus stop in Vaughan

  20-03-2019 14:50 via nugget.ca
  Ontario Northland is trialling a new bus stop at the Highway 407 Terminal in Vaughan.Passengers travelling between North Bay and Toronto can now take advantage of the connections offered at this multi-modal terminal with GO Transit bus service, the TTC subway and York Regional Transit, according to Ontario Northland Transportation Commission.
  “Providing seamless transportation connections for our passengers is important,” said Tracy MacPhee, director of passenger operations. “T
  
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• Federal budget draws praise and protests

  20-03-2019 14:47 via baytoday.ca
  'The Liberals are now on pace to add a staggering $127 billion in new debt by 2024'
  
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• COLLINS, Clifford

  20-03-2019 14:25 via baytoday.ca
  It is with great sadness, we announce the passing of Clifford Collins on March 17, 2019 at Waters Edge Care Community, in his 85th year
  
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• BEYOND LOCAL: Is vaping a threat to public health for youth?

  20-03-2019 14:25 via baytoday.ca
  Research suggests that vaping is creating a generation of nicotine-addicted youth, who start with e-cigarettes and move on to smoke tobacco products 
  
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