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• Florida police launch homicide investigation after Canadian couple found dead

  24-03-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Police in Florida have launched a double homicide investigation after an elderly Canadian couple was found dead in their mobile home on Friday.
  
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• Eberle, Nelson back Lehner as Islanders beat Coyotes 2-0

  24-03-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  UNIONDALE, N.Y. — The New York Islanders used a smothering defence and some timely scoring to move closer to a playoff berth.
  
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• Mueller's Russia probe report rules out criminal collusion

  24-03-2019 22:06 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — Special counsel Robert Mueller did not find evidence that President Donald Trump's campaign "conspired or co-ordinated " with Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election but reached no conclusion on whether Trump obstructed justic
  
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• Mueller's report has been completed, debate continues

  24-03-2019 22:06 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — Special counsel Robert Mueller did not find evidence that President Donald Trump's campaign "conspired or co-ordinated " with Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election but reached no conclusion on whether Trump obstructed justic
  
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• Mueller finds no Trump collusion, leaves obstruction open

  24-03-2019 22:06 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — Special counsel Robert Mueller found no evidence President Donald Trump's campaign "conspired or co-ordinated " with Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election but reached no conclusion on whether Trump obstructed justice.
  
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• DOJ: Trump campaign did not co-ordinate with Russia in 2016

  24-03-2019 22:06 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — The Justice Department said Sunday that special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation did not find evidence that President Donald Trump's campaign "conspired or co-ordinated " with Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election.
  
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• Toronto Maple Leafs sign goalie Joseph Woll to entry-level contract

  24-03-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs signed goaltender Joseph Woll to a three-year entry-level contract on Sunday. The 20-year-old native of Dardenne Prairie, Mo., had a 13-21-3 record and .
  
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• German defensive lineman Hor leaves combine feeling he can play in CFL

  24-03-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Marc-Anthony Hor is convinced he belongs in the CFL. The burly German defensive lineman was among 18 Europeans participating in the CFL's national combine this weekend.
  
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• Holtby sharp as Capitals beat Flyers to end losing streak

  24-03-2019 21:06 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — Even though the Washington Capitals didn't have peak emotional energy from the drop of the puck, they had Braden Holtby. They're used to this by now.
  
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• Pricey Titanic wreck tours hope to bring new life to a century-old story

  24-03-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Adventure tourists with money in the bank have a new bucket list travel item: a spot on a submarine diving 3,800 metres down to the rusting remains of one history's most iconic shipwrecks.
  
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• Canada's Raonic falls to Britain's Edmund in third round at Miami Open

  24-03-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  MIAMI — Canada's Milos Raonic dropped a 6-4, 6-4 decision to Britain's Kyle Edmund on Sunday afternoon at the Miami Open.
  
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• Canada's Auger-Aliassime through to Miami Open quarters, Raonic eliminated

  24-03-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  MIAMI — Canadian teenager Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the fourth round of the Miami Open on Sunday, downing Poland's Hubert Hurkacz 7-6 (5), 6-4. The 18-year-old qualifier from Montreal earned his only break of the match in the final game.
  
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• Terror at sea: Helicopter rescues frighten cruise passengers

  24-03-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  STAVANGER, Norway — Viking Sky cruise ship passenger Rodney Horgen can pinpoint the moment when he thought he was facing the end: when a huge wave crashed through the ship's glass doors and swept his wife 30 feet across the floor.
  
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• Hickel scores twice as Calgary tops Montreal 5-2 to win Clarkson Cup

  24-03-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Zoe Hickel had two goals as the Calgary Inferno defeated Les Canadiennes de Montreal 5-2 on Sunday at Coca-Cola Coliseum for their second Clarkson Cup title in franchise history.
  
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• CFL could become pivotal figure in potential sale of Montreal Alouettes

  24-03-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The CFL could prove to be a pivotal figure in the potential sale of the Montreal Alouettes.
  
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• Ukraine's top cop walks thin blue line between Russian meddling, free election

  24-03-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Two weeks after Serhii Kniaziev's military career ended, the Iron Curtain fell, the Soviet Union crumbled and the young ex-soldier returned to Ukraine and quickly found his calling — the thin blue line of policing.
  
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• Schedule helps Lightning keep focus after Presidents' Trophy

  24-03-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  While the bulk of contenders duke it out to secure playoff spots, the Tampa Bay Lightning sit comfortably atop the NHL with nothing left to play for.
  
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• Canada's Alex Harvey caps cross-country skiing career with silver medal

  24-03-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  QUEBEC — It would have been difficult to top the triumphant silver medal from the previous day, but Canada's Alex Harvey still capped his storied cross-country ski career in style Sunday with a second-place finish in the 15-kilometre pursuit at the W
  
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• Time to get fat, on a bike that is - The North Bay Nugget

  24-03-2019 19:02
  Time to get fat, on a bike that is  The North Bay NuggetDespite the comical proportions of a 'fat bike,' it takes only one ride to understand the category's appeal. Speed isn't the point, floatation is. A fat bike is an ...
  
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• Time to get fat, on a bike that is

  24-03-2019 19:00 via nugget.ca
  Despite the comical proportions of a ‘fat bike,’ it takes only one ride to understand the category’s appeal. Speed isn’t the point, floatation is.
  A fat bike is an off-road bicycle with oversized tires, typically 3.8 in (97 mm) or larger and rims 2.16 in (55 mm) or wider, designed to allow riding on soft, unstable terrain, such as snow, sand, bogs and mud. The massive volume of the tires allows you to run air pressures so low they barely register on a normal pump’s
  
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• Jordan Peele's 'Us' scares up $70.3M debut

  24-03-2019 18:06 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — Jordan Peele has done it again. Two years after the filmmaker's "Get Out" became a box-office sensation, his frightening follow-up, "Us," debuted with $70.3 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
  
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• Kerber switches tone after initial saltiness, congratulates Andreescu for win

  24-03-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  MIAMI, Canada — In stark contrast to some immediate post-match hard feelings, Germany's Angelique Kerber sent a congratulatory message to Bianca Andreescu on Sunday after the Canadian teenager beat her in the third round of the Miami Open.
  
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• Kenyan who gave earnings to poor wins $1M teacher prize

  24-03-2019 17:06 via baytoday.ca
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A Kenyan science teacher from a remote village who gave away most of his earnings to the poor and tutored students on the weekends won a $1 million prize on Sunday that honours one exceptional educator from around the wo
  
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• Switzerland beats Sweden to win gold at world women's curling championship

  24-03-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  SILKEBORG, Denmark — Switzerland's Silvana Tirinzoni defeated Sweden's Anna Hasselborg 8-7 on Sunday to win gold at the world women's curling championship.
  
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• South Korea beats Japan 7-5 for bronze at world women's curling championship

  24-03-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  SILKEBORG, Denmark — South Korea's Minji Kim defeated Japan's Seina Nakajima 7-5 on Sunday to win bronze at the world women's curling championship. Kim scored three points in the 10th end to give South Korea its first podium appearance at this event.
  
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• Researchers try to shed light on secret Canadian Cold War archive

  24-03-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The prime minister's bureaucrats are hoarding a trove of decades-old records that chronicle Canada's Cold War intelligence history, say security researchers who are pushing to make the files publicly accessible.
  
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• Peterman/Gallant win Canadian mixed doubles curling championship

  24-03-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  FREDERICTON — Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant are the new national mixed doubles curling champions and will represent Canada at the world championship next month.
  
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• Peterman/Gallant to play Martin/Griffith in Canadian mixed doubles curling final

  24-03-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  FREDERICTON — There will be new champions at the Canadian mixed doubles curling championship this year. Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant hung on for a 6-5 semifinal victory over defending champions Laura Crocker and Kirk Muyres on Sunday morning.
  
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• Global ocean group to study possible toxic splashdowns of space debris

  24-03-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  A global agency that sets rules for the seas is studying the environmental effects of more and more rocket stages that may contain toxic fuel dropping into the world's oceans.
  
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• Fedeli backs up education decisions

  24-03-2019 16:52 via baytoday.ca
  'As your local Member of Provincial Parliament, let me update you on this exciting news and what it means for us here in Nipissing'
  
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• North Bay Navy League Corps secure four awards at Regionals - BayToday

  24-03-2019 16:15
  North Bay Navy League Corps secure four awards at Regionals  BayTodayThe North Bay Navy League Corps took home four out of six awards at their Regional Squadron Competitions last weekend in Sault Ste. Marie.
  
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• North Bay Navy League Corps secure four awards at Regionals

  24-03-2019 16:15 via baytoday.ca
  The North Bay Navy League Corps took home four out of six awards at their Regional Squadron Competitions last weekend in Sault Ste. Marie
  
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• Wind, waves and cold create a magical scene - The North Bay Nugget

  24-03-2019 16:06
  Wind, waves and cold create a magical scene  The North Bay NuggetI tend to keep all my winter gear in the back of my car and figure I've got everything I could possibly need for a trek across Killarney ice: snowshoes, poles, ...
  
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• Dubai denies there were plans for R. Kelly concert

  24-03-2019 16:06 via baytoday.ca
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai's government on Sunday forcefully denied a claim by R&B singer R.
  
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• Trudeau calls May 6 byelection for B.C. riding of Nanaimo-Ladysmith

  24-03-2019 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a May byelection in British Columbia to fill a seat vacated by a former New Democrat. The Prime Minister's Office has set May 6 as the date for the ballot for Nanaimo-Ladysmith.
  
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• Wind, waves and cold create a magical scene

  24-03-2019 15:59 via nugget.ca
  I tend to keep all my winter gear in the back of my car and figure I’ve got everything I could possibly need for a trek across Killarney ice: snowshoes, poles, cross-country skis, more poles, hikers tricked out in Yaktrax, knee-high Baffin boots.
  “You might want to take a couple long nails,” suggests Kyle Herbert.
  This would be the son of Ross Herbert, current owner of Herbert Fisheries, whose tugs have plied the waters of Killarney for decades.
  We’re standing in a garage
  
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• Teetering at the Edge

  24-03-2019 15:08 via baytoday.ca
  Et tu Bill?
  
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• Philly chilly in September, so nude bike ride set for August

  24-03-2019 15:06 via baytoday.ca
  PHILADELPHIA — Naked bicyclists say they were so cold riding around Philadelphia last September that this year they'll do it in August.
  
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• Judges on Twitter? Ethical guidance for those on the bench under review

  24-03-2019 15:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Whether Canadian judges should be active on Twitter, Facebook or other social media and what involvement they should have in community life are among issues under a review that aims to modernize ethical guidance for those on the bench.
  
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• Warriors of Hope to be honoured by North Bay Sports Hall of Fame - BayToday

  24-03-2019 14:41
  Warriors of Hope to be honoured by North Bay Sports Hall of Fame  BayTodayIt's not something the North Bay Sports Hall of Fame traditionally does, but the organization felt this group was special. Because of that, the Warriors of Hope ...
  
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• Death toll in Mozambique from Cyclone Idai rises to 446

  24-03-2019 13:06 via baytoday.ca
  BEIRA, Mozambique — Authorities say the death toll in Mozambique from Cyclone Idai is now 446. Environment minister Celso Correia said Sunday that nearly 110,000 people are now in camps more than a week after Cyclone Idai hit.
  
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• Cyclone death toll above 750; fighting disease new challenge

  24-03-2019 13:06 via baytoday.ca
  BEIRA, Mozambique — Cyclone Idai's death toll has risen above 750 in the three southern African countries hit 10 days ago by the storm, as workers restore electricity, water and try to prevent outbreak of cholera, authorities said Sunday.
  
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• Online real estate auctions try to shake up sales with novel approach

  24-03-2019 12:05 via baytoday.ca
  An online auction for a luxury home in Abbotsford, B.C., is drawing attention for its novel approach, which some observers say has potential to inspire new sales even if it doesn't have any notable impact on the housing landscape.
  
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• US backed Syrian force clears area retaken from IS

  24-03-2019 11:06 via baytoday.ca
  BEIRUT — U.S.
  
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• UK's Theresa May faces pressure to step down to save Brexit

  24-03-2019 11:06 via baytoday.ca
  LONDON — Prime Minister Theresa May faces growing pressure from within her own party either to resign or to set a date for stepping down as a way to build support for her Brexit agreement with the European Union, British media reported Sunday.
  
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• UK PM May faces heavy pressure to step down to save Brexit

  24-03-2019 11:06 via baytoday.ca
  LONDON — Embattled Prime Minister Theresa May was scrambling Sunday to win over adversaries to her Brexit withdrawal plan as key Cabinet ministers denied media reports that they were plotting to oust her.
  
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• Tugs tow Norway cruise ship after 463 rescued; 17 injured

  24-03-2019 11:06 via baytoday.ca
  STAVANGER, Norway — More than 450 passengers were airlifted off a cruise ship that got stranded off Norway's western coast in bad weather before the rescue operation was suspended Sunday so the vessel could be towed to a nearby port, Norwegian author
  
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• Trump didn't co-ordinate with Russia in 2016, report declares

  24-03-2019 11:06 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — The Justice Department declared Sunday that special counsel Robert Mueller's long investigation did not find evidence that President Donald Trump's campaign "conspired or co-ordinated " with Russia to influence the 2016 presidential elec
  
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• Thousands attend New Zealand vigil to honour 50 mosque dead

  24-03-2019 11:06 via baytoday.ca
  CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — Thousands of people gathered in the New Zealand city of Christchurch on Sunday to listen to prayers, songs and speeches at a vigil to remember the 50 people killed in a terrorist attack on two mosques.
  
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• Thais vote in long-delayed poll pitting junta versus critics

  24-03-2019 11:06 via baytoday.ca
  BANGKOK — Nearly five years after a coup, Thailand voted Sunday in a long-delayed election setting a military-backed party against the populist political force the generals overthrew.
  
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