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• Premier Ford writes off mainstream media as irrelevant - The North Bay Nugget

  23-03-2019 23:50
  Premier Ford writes off mainstream media as irrelevant  The North Bay NuggetOTTAWA — Premier Doug Ford says mainstream journalists have become irrelevant because social media allows him to speak directly to Ontarians.
  
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• Wilson breaks out of scoring funk, Avs beat Blackhawks 4-2

  23-03-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  DENVER — Colin Wilson scored his first goal in more than a month, Philipp Grubauer stopped 29 shots and the playoff-chasing Colorado Avalanche earned their fourth straight win by holding off the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 on Saturday. J.T.
  
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• Walker and Muyres reach semifinals at Canadian mixed doubles playdowns

  23-03-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  FREDERICTON — Defending champions Laura Walker and Kirk Muyres are moving on at the Canadian mixed doubles curling championship.
  
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• Swiss defender Schar plays on after severe head knock

  23-03-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  TBILISI, Georgia — Defender Fabian Schar was apparently knocked out in a collision but got up and contributed to Switzerland's win over Georgia in European Championship qualifying on Saturday.
  
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• Sauder and Bottcher reach quarterfinals at Canadian mixed doubles playdowns

  23-03-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  FREDERICTON — Bobbi Sauder and Brendan Bottcher defeated Kim and Wayne Tuck 9-3 on Saturday afternoon to reach the quarterfinals at the Canadian mixed doubles curling championship.
  
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• AP source: Verlander, Astros to add $66M for 2020, '21

  23-03-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  Justin Verlander and the Houston Astros have agreed to a contract adding an additional $66 million in guaranteed money for 2020 and '21, a person with direct knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press.
  
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• The science behind the NBMCA'S flood forecasting program

  23-03-2019 22:59 via baytoday.ca
  'There is work that goes into gathering that data, there is work that goes into analysing that data, and there is work that goes into interpreting and saying what the risk really is' Sue Buckle North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority
  
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• North Bay top Navy League Cadet Corps in the region

  23-03-2019 22:45 via nugget.ca
  The North Bay Navy League Corps took home four of six awards at its Regional Squadron Competitions in Sault Ste. Marie.
  The corps. placed in the top three in every competition, including first in drill, first in first air, second in seamanship and third in semiphore.
  It also took home trophies for top drill team captain and top overall corps. It will go on to provincial competitions in Trenton next weekend for drill and first aid.
  The North Bay Navy League Corps first aid team in action. The sce
  
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• Police arrest suspect in masked robbery

  23-03-2019 22:21 via baytoday.ca
  West Nipissing Police Crime Stoppers appeal resulted in the arrest of a 20-year-old Sturgeon Falls man
  
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• Patriots owner apologizes in Florida prostitution case

  23-03-2019 22:06 via baytoday.ca
  MIAMI — New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is apologizing after being charged in a Florida massage parlour prostitution investigation. "I am truly sorry," Kraft said in a statement Saturday.
  
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• Devils win in shootout for Arizona's 4th straight loss

  23-03-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEWARK, N.J. — Despite being eliminated from post-season contention, the banged-up New Jersey Devils have hurt the playoff hopes of some wild-card contenders in recent weeks.
  
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• Devils beat sliding Coyotes 2-1 in shootout

  23-03-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEWARK, N.J. — Blake Coleman and Pavel Zacha scored in the shootout and the New Jersey Devils hurt Arizona's playoff chances with a 2-1 victory Saturday, sending the Coyotes to their fourth straight loss.
  
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• Avalanche beat Blackhawks 4-2 for 4th straight win

  23-03-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  DENVER — Colin Wilson scored his first goal in more than a month, Philipp Grubauer stopped 29 shots and the playoff-chasing Colorado Avalanche earned their fourth straight win by holding off the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 on Saturday. J.T.
  
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• German quarterback Sonny Weishaupt aims to impress at CFL combine

  23-03-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Sonny Weishaupt wants to finish the CFL combine with a bang. The German-born quarterback is one of 18 Europeans participating in the league's national combine for the first time.
  
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• Bailey powers Islanders past Flyers 4-2

  23-03-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  PHILADELPHIA — Josh Bailey picked a perfect time to break out of his scoring slump. Bailey scored twice 1:23 apart in the third period, stopping a 12-game drought, and the New York Islanders beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-2 on Saturday.
  
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• Barbra Streisand under fire for Michael Jackson remarks

  23-03-2019 20:06 via baytoday.ca
  Barbra Streisand is coming under intense criticism on social media for telling a British newspaper that two men who say they were molested as children by Michael Jackson were "thrilled to be there" and that the alleged abuse "didn't kill them.
  
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• Canada's Harvey wins silver in penultimate race before retirement

  23-03-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  QUEBEC — Canadian cross-country skier Alex Harvey won silver on Saturday in his penultimate race before retirement. He finished second in the FIS World Cup 15-kilometre classic-ski mass start with a time of 36 minutes 11.7 seconds.
  
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• Bruins sign 42-year-old Zdeno Chara to 1-year extension

  23-03-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  BOSTON — The Boston Bruins have signed 42-year-old defenceman Zdeno Chara to a one-year, $2 million contract extension. General manager Don Sweeney made the announcement Saturday, adding the deal through the 2019-20 season includes an additional $1.
  
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• Ethiopian Airlines chief questions Max training requirements

  23-03-2019 19:06 via baytoday.ca
  ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — The warning and training requirements set for the now-grounded 737 Max 8 aircraft may not have been adequate, in light of the Ethiopian plane crash that killed 157 people, the chief of Ethiopian Airlines said Saturday.
  
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• Ford says social media allows politicians to circumvent mainstream journalists

  23-03-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Premier Doug Ford says mainstream journalists have become irrelevant because social media allows him to speak directly to Ontarians.
  
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• Canada's Loren Gabel of Clarkson University wins Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award

  23-03-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  HAMDEN, Conn. — Canadian forward Loren Gabel was named the winner of the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award on Saturday. The award is presented annually by the USA Hockey Foundation to the top player in NCAA Division I women's hockey.
  
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• Canada's Denis Shapovalov reaches third round in Miami with win over Evans

  23-03-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  MIAMI — Canada's Denis Shapovalov defeated Britain's Daniel Evans 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 on Saturday in second-round play at the Miami Open. The No. 20 seed from Richmond Hill, Ont., had a 37-19 edge in winners.
  
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• Helicopters rescue Norway cruise ship passengers amid storm

  23-03-2019 18:06 via baytoday.ca
  HELSINKI — Rescue workers off Norway's western coast rushed to evacuate 1,300 passengers and crew from a disabled cruise ship by helicopter on Saturday, winching them one-by-one to safety as heaving waves tossed the ship from side to side and high wi
  
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• Cruise ship off Norway issues mayday; passengers to evacuate

  23-03-2019 18:06 via baytoday.ca
  HELSINKI — Police say a cruise ship with engine problems has sent a mayday call off Norway's western coast and is making plans to evacuate its 1,300 passengers.
  
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• Cruise ship off Norway evacuates passengers by helicopter

  23-03-2019 18:06 via baytoday.ca
  HELSINKI — A cruise ship with engine problems sent a mayday call off Norway's western coast on Saturday, then began evacuating its 1,300 passengers and crew amid stormy seas and heavy winds in a high-risk helicopter rescue operation.
  
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• Switzerland tops South Korea 5-3 to reach world women's curling semifinal

  23-03-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  SILKEBORG, Denmark — Switzerland's Silvana Tirinzoni defeated South Korea's Minji Kim 5-3 on Saturday to secure a berth in the final of the world women's curling championship. Switzerland scored a deuce in an extra end for the victory.
  
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• Switzerland and Sweden post semifinal victories at world women's curling

  23-03-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  SILKEBORG, Denmark — Switzerland's Silvana Tirinzoni defeated South Korea's Minji Kim 5-3 on Saturday to secure a berth in the final of the world women's curling championship. Switzerland scored a deuce in an extra end for the victory.
  
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• Sale, Red Sox agree to deal adding $145 million to contract

  23-03-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  FORT MYERS, Fla. — Ace left-hander Chris Sale and the Boston Red Sox agreed to a new contract Saturday that guarantees an additional $145 million from 2020 to 2024.
  
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• Sale, Red Sox agree to deal adding $145 million from 2020-24

  23-03-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  FORT MYERS, Fla. — After winning a World Series with the Red Sox, Chris Sale preferred to stay in Boston rather than find out what he would be worth as a free agent after this season.
  
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• Cruise ship off Norway issues mayday; begins evacuations

  23-03-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  HELSINKI — Police say a cruise ship with engine problems has sent a mayday call off Norway's western coast and is making plans to evacuate its 1,300 passengers and crew.
  
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• Cards, Goldschmidt officially announce deal through 2024

  23-03-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  JUPITER, Fla. — Paul Goldschmidt will be a Cardinal through the 2024 season, St. Louis officially announced on Saturday.
  
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• Reel-y! New beer can double as motion picture film developer

  23-03-2019 17:06 via baytoday.ca
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Kodak says a new beer hitting the market can be used to develop its Super 8 movie film.
  
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• Rothmans, Benson & Hedges gets creditor protection in $15B Quebec lawsuit

  23-03-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Rothmans, Benson & Hedges has become the third tobacco company to receive a temporary reprieve from compensating 100,000 Quebec smokers after securing creditor protection in an Ontario court on Friday.
  
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• Montreal priest stabbed during mass leaves hospital; suspect to be charged

  23-03-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — A Catholic priest who was stabbed as he was celebrating mass at Montreal's St. Joseph's Oratory on Friday is expressing gratitude for the support he's received from the public. Rev.
  
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• CFL sends Canadian offensive lineman Shane Richards home from combine

  23-03-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The CFL is sending offensive tackle Shane Richards home after he decided against testing at the league's national combine.
  
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• 26-year-old man charged with attempted murder in Montreal priest stabbing

  23-03-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — A 26-year old man has been charged with attempted murder in the stabbing of a Catholic priest during morning mass at Montreal’s St. Joseph’s Oratory on Friday.
  
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• New report details impact of proposed NS spaceport in event of explosion or fire

  23-03-2019 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  HALIFAX — The head of a company proposing to open Canada's only commercial spaceport near the small community of Canso, N.S., says the impact of any launch failure would be relatively small.
  
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• Chen produces spectacular free skate to win gold at worlds

  23-03-2019 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  SAITAMA, Japan — Defending champion Nathan Chen produced a spectacular free skate on Saturday to win the gold medal at the figure skating world championships while Canada's Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje finished fifth in the ice dance.
  
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• Sturgeon Falls robbery suspect arrested

  23-03-2019 16:02 via nugget.ca
  A Sturgeon Falls man faces charges in connection with a robbery in mid February.
  In a release late Friday, West Nipissing police reported that Kirill Loginov, 20, of Sturgeon Falls has been charged with robbery, disguise with intent, break and enter, mischief, resist peace officer and three counts of fail to comply with a probation order.
  Loginov remains in custody waiting to appear in bail court.
  
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• Exploring and comparing with Vin

  23-03-2019 15:00 via baytoday.ca
  This week in Wine All The Time, Vin takes us through some special and limited time offers available at the LCBO
  
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• BEYOND LOCAL: The recipe for a successful Canadian school food program

  23-03-2019 14:25 via baytoday.ca
  Canada is ranked 37th of the 41 most wealthy nations in regards to child well-being and access to healthy food, according to UNICEF
  
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• Italy, China sign memorandum deepening economic ties

  23-03-2019 13:06 via baytoday.ca
  ROME — Italy has signed a memorandum of understanding with China in support of Beijing's "Belt and Road" initiative, which aims to weave a network of ports, bridges and power plants linking China with Africa, Europe and beyond.
  
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• Italy, China sign accord deepening economic ties

  23-03-2019 13:05 via baytoday.ca
  ROME — Italy signed a memorandum of understanding with China on Saturday supporting Beijing's "Belt and Road" initiative, which aims to weave a network of ports, bridges and power plants linking China with Africa, Europe and beyond.
  
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• Washington awaits results after Mueller wraps Russia probe

  23-03-2019 12:06 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — Special counsel Robert Mueller closed his long and contentious Russia investigation with no new charges, ending the probe that has cast a dark shadow over Donald Trump's presidency.
  
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• UK's embattled prime minister faces huge anti-Brexit march

  23-03-2019 12:06 via baytoday.ca
  LONDON — British Prime Minister Theresa May has told lawmakers she may not seek passage of her troubled Brexit withdrawal plan in Parliament next week.
  
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• Teen's mom on cop's acquittal: 'Hope that man never sleeps'

  23-03-2019 12:06 via baytoday.ca
  PITTSBURGH — The family of an unarmed black teenager fatally shot by a white police officer is expressing anger and sadness over a jury's decision to acquit, and Pittsburgh braced for protests a day after the verdict.
  
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• Protests held in Pittsburgh after cop cleared in shooting

  23-03-2019 12:06 via baytoday.ca
  PITTSBURGH — The father of a slain black teenager pleaded for peace Saturday after the acquittal of a white police officer triggered an apparent retaliatory shooting at the defence attorney's office and touched off protests in the streets of Pittsbur
  
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• Protests erupt in Pittsburgh after cop cleared in shooting

  23-03-2019 12:06 via baytoday.ca
  PITTSBURGH — The father of a slain black teenager pleaded for peace Saturday after the acquittal of a white police officer triggered an apparent retaliatory shooting at the defence attorney's office and touched off protests in the streets of Pittsbur
  
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• Nation awaits key findings as Mueller wraps up Russia probe

  23-03-2019 12:06 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — Special counsel Robert Mueller closed his long and contentious Russia investigation with no new charges, ending the probe that has cast a dark shadow over Donald Trump's presidency.
  
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• Lawyer's office shot at after cop's acquittal in teen death

  23-03-2019 12:06 via baytoday.ca
  PITTSBURGH — Gunshots were fired overnight through the office window of the attorney for a white police officer acquitted in the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager — a verdict that left Pittsburgh a city on edge Saturday.
  
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