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• Former ski coach Charest released as he appeals sex-related convictions

  25-03-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Former national ski coach Bertrand Charest will be released from prison as he appeals his convictions on sex-related charges involving young skiers.
  
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• Clinic opening downtown office

  25-03-2019 21:19 via nugget.ca
  The North Bay Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic is expanding to a new location downtown.
  The new clinic will be open for patients April 8.
  “It’s a very exciting time for us,” Jaymie-Lynn Blanchard, clinic director, said Monday, saying construction has been underway at the new site at the corner of Wyld and Main streets since October.
  The existing clinic on Lakeshore Drive at Marshall Park Drive now has about 3,000 patients. The new clinic will be able to take an additional 2,600.
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• Refugee who sheltered Edward Snowden in Hong Kong coming to Canada

  25-03-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  A woman who escaped violence and human trafficking, and helped shelter former CIA whistleblower Edward Snowden when he fled to Hong Kong, has arrived in Canada with her daughter after being granted refugee status.
  
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• Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo reminisces on Expos connection in Montreal

  25-03-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Charlie Montoyo was a 27-year-old infielder still trying to carve out a major league career the last time he stepped on the field at Montreal's Olympic Stadium.
  
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• Bianca Andreescu's win streak ends after early exit because of injury

  25-03-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  MIAMI — The injury bug has derailed Bianca Andreescu's impressive run. The rising Canadian tennis star's win streak was snapped at 10 matches after a 6-1, 2-0 loss to No. 21 seed Anett Kontaveit of Estonia on Monday at the Miami Open.
  
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• North Bay celebrates 50th Anniversary of Special Olympics worldwide - BayToday

  25-03-2019 21:00
  North Bay celebrates 50th Anniversary of Special Olympics worldwide  BayToday'Special Olympics has the ability to break down barriers, foster inclusion and acceptance and unite the world' Deputy Chief Scott Tod North Bay Police *Service*.
  
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• Special Olympians raise their flag

  25-03-2019 20:55 via nugget.ca
  One of the greatest things about being a special Olympian, Jamie Villeneuve says, is that “no one is judging you.
  “You are who you are. It’s amazing,” the 19-year-old said Monday after the Special Olympics flag was raised at North Bay police headquarters.
  Villeneuve and other special Olympians were saluted by local police agencies at the special flag-raising, enjoying a cake marking the 50th anniversary of the Special Olympics movement and preparing for the opening of the
  
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• LARENTE, Richard Emile

  25-03-2019 20:29 via baytoday.ca
  It is with heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Richard Larente after a brave and courageous battle with cancer on March 24, 2019 at the age of 64 years. Dearly loved husband of Linda Larente (nee King).
  
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• Two Canadian pension funds to own 53% of satellite service company Inmarsat

  25-03-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Two of Canada's largest pension funds have committed more than half of the US$3.08 billion that the Triton consortium has agreed to pay for Inmarsat PLC, a U.K.-based provider of satellite services for data and voice communications.
  
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• Tom Clancy's widow expands challenge of rights ownership

  25-03-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  BALTIMORE — Tom Clancy's widow says in a lawsuit that his estate is the exclusive owner not just of the novelist's famous character Jack Ryan, but the rights to the character John Clark and several books.
  
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• Sources say Trudeau rejected Wilson-Raybould's conservative pick for high court

  25-03-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Jody Wilson-Raybould recommended in 2017 that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau nominate a conservative Manitoba judge to be chief justice of the Supreme Court, even though he wasn't a sitting member of the top court and had been a vocal critic
  
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• Kansas' new Democratic governor vetoes GOP tax relief bill

  25-03-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas' new Democratic governor on Monday vetoed a tax relief bill approved by the Republican-controlled Legislature, arguing it would repeat an infamous fiscal experiment that failed under a GOP predecessor. Gov.
  
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• Judge suggests Hawaii man avoid favourite soda on probation

  25-03-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  WAILUKU, Hawaii — A Hawaii judge suggested a man not drink his favourite soda during four years of probation on a car theft conviction. Judge Rhonda Loo suggested in a Maui court last week that 21-year-old Christopher Montilliano Jr.
  
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• Hawaii man can't have favourite soft drink while on probation

  25-03-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  WAILUKU, Hawaii — A Hawaii man has been ordered not to drink his favourite soft drink during four years of probation on a car theft conviction.
  
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• Ex-Brazilian President Temer released from jail after 5 days

  25-03-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  RIO DE JANEIRO — Former Brazilian President Michel Temer was released from jail on Monday, less than a week after he was arrested in the sprawling Car Wash corruption probe that has ensnared many of the country's top politicians and business leaders.
  
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• Crash threatens Vancouver shipyard's schedule for new coast guard ships

  25-03-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — A Vancouver shipyard is searching for answers after the fisheries science vessel it built for the Canadian Coast Guard — and whose delivery is already years overdue — ran into a breakwater near Victoria.
  
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• Brazilian judge orders release of former president Temer

  25-03-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  RIO DE JANEIRO — A Rio de Janeiro federal judge has ordered the release of former President Michel Temer from jail.
  
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• Avenatti charged with trying to extort millions from Nike

  25-03-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — Michael Avenatti, the pugnacious attorney best known for representing porn actress Stormy Daniels in lawsuits against President Donald Trump, was arrested Monday on charges that included trying to shake down Nike for as much as $25 million
  
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• You should not fear a colonoscopy

  25-03-2019 19:52 via baytoday.ca
  'I’ve had two colonoscopies and they weren’t that bad. Our health centre is set up to do this procedure very well'
  
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• Snow survey indicates snow leaving slowly

  25-03-2019 19:41 via baytoday.ca
  The average snow depth for the three sites was 74.4 cm on March 22, a 16.4 cm decrease from last week
  
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• Trump signs declaration reversing US policy on Golan Heights

  25-03-2019 19:06 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Monday recognizing Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights, reversing more than a half-century of U.S. policy in the Middle East.
  
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• The Latest: Apple streaming TV service to debut this fall

  25-03-2019 19:06 via baytoday.ca
  CUPERTINO, Calif. — The Latest on Apple's streaming TV event (all times local): 11:50 a.m. Apple says its new subscription TV service will be available this fall.
  
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• Avenatti hit with Nike extortion claims, other charges

  25-03-2019 19:06 via baytoday.ca
  LOS ANGELES — A year ago, Michael Avenatti's star was rising as the combative, media-savvy lawyer representing porn actress Stormy Daniels in her legal battles against President Donald Trump.
  
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• Trudeau says he, Wilson-Raybould had cordial conversation last week

  25-03-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he spoke with former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould last week about a way forward following her allegations of political interference in the prosecution of SNC-Lavalin. Speaking in Maple Ridge, B.C.
  
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• New Mexico senator, conservationist won't run again in 2020

  25-03-2019 18:06 via baytoday.ca
  SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico Senator Tom Udall announced Monday he will not seek re-election in 2020, opening a secure Democratic seat to competition and ending a chapter in a Western political dynasty built on environmental conservation.
  
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• Poutine festival coming to North Bay - BayToday

  25-03-2019 18:00
  Poutine festival coming to North Bay  BayToday'We'll have the tunes bumpin', games for the whole family, tasty treats and many amazing poutines to try'
  
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• UK's May: Parliament support too low for 3rd Brexit vote

  25-03-2019 16:06 via baytoday.ca
  LONDON — British Prime Minister Theresa May conceded Monday that Parliament would defeat her twice-rejected Brexit divorce deal again if she put it to a new vote, but said she still hopes to change lawmakers' minds and get the agreement approved.
  
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• UK leader meets Cabinet as she fights to stay in power

  25-03-2019 16:06 via baytoday.ca
  LONDON — British Prime Minister Theresa May was under intense pressure Monday to resign as the price of breaking the country's Brexit impasse and winning support for her unloved EU divorce deal.
  
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• UK lawmakers seize Brexit agenda in bid to break deadlock

  25-03-2019 16:06 via baytoday.ca
  LONDON — British lawmakers seized a measure of control over the stalled Brexit process from Prime Minister Theresa May's foundering government Monday, setting up a series of votes that could dramatically alter the course of the U.K.
  
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• Mix-up: British Airways plane lands in Scotland, not Germany

  25-03-2019 16:06 via baytoday.ca
  LONDON — The flight on Monday seemed to go perfectly well, until passengers realized that their plane had landed in both the wrong city and the wrong country.
  
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• Benatar, Etheridge added to Tanglewood summer lineup

  25-03-2019 16:06 via baytoday.ca
  LENOX, Mass. — Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo, Melissa Etheridge and Richard Thompson have been added to Tanglewood's 2019 Popular Artist summer series.
  
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• Norway opens probe into why cruise ship ventured into storm

  25-03-2019 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  COPENHAGEN — Norwegian officials have opened an investigation into why a cruise ship carrying more than 1,370 people set sail along the country's often wild western coast despite storm warnings, forcing a major evacuation by helicopter.
  
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• EU military wants to partner with Canada in Mali as it races for exit

  25-03-2019 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — As Canada's military mission races to leave Mali and the United Nations pleads for it to stay, the European Union is making a fresh appeal to the Canadian Forces to partner with it in the West African country. Gen.
  
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• Canada Revenue Agency apologizes as online services go down

  25-03-2019 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Canada Revenue Agency says its online systems have gone down and it isn't saying when they will be back. The agency is apologizing in a tweet for the cut in services this morning, saying officials are looking into the "technical issues.
  
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• North Bay parks crew help rescue woman from fire - The North Bay Nugget

  25-03-2019 15:32
  North Bay parks crew help rescue woman from fire  The North Bay NuggetNorth Bay Fire crews suspect careless smoking may have caused a structure fire at 247 Kingsway Avenue this morning around 9 a.m.A crew from North Bay's ...
  
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• North Bay parks crew help rescue woman from fire

  25-03-2019 15:19 via nugget.ca
  North Bay Fire crews suspect careless smoking may have caused a structure fire at 247 Kingsway Avenue this morning around 9 a.m.
  A crew from North Bay’s parks department was on scene and had removed the occupant from the home and brought her to a safe location.
  Deputy Fire Chief Greg Saunders said the crew was in the area and alerted the fire department of the incident.
  He said when fire crews arrived on scene, the homeowner was being taken care of by the city workers.
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• Some Americans cheer Mueller's report, others feel let down

  25-03-2019 15:06 via baytoday.ca
  PHILADELPHIA — The first glimpse into the special counsel's investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election did little to mend a gaping American political divide.
  
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• North Bay public works crew help save woman from fire

  25-03-2019 15:06 via nugget.ca
  North Bay Fire crews suspect careless smoking may have caused a structure fire at 247 Kingsway Avenue this morning around 9 a.m.
  A crew from North Bay’s public works department was on scene and had removed the occupant from the home and brought her to a safe location.
  Deputy Fire Chief Greg Saunders said the crew was in the area and alerted the fire department of the incident.
  He said when fire crews arrived on scene, the homeowner was being taken care of by the city workers.
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• 'It will get worse': Perilous times for kids hit by cyclone

  25-03-2019 15:06 via baytoday.ca
  BEIRA, Mozambique — Her name is Chuva, which in Portuguese means rain. For four days that was all she saw as she clung to her rooftop in the cyclone's aftermath and prayed to be saved.
  
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• Aid increases to thousands homeless from Mozambique cyclone

  25-03-2019 15:06 via baytoday.ca
  BEIRA, Mozambique — Authorities in Mozambique say that with a key road open to the badly damaged city of Beira, conditions on the ground improving and more international help arriving, vital aid to those hit by Cyclone Idai should now flow more freel
  
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• Firefighters respond to Kingsway Avenue fire

  25-03-2019 14:50 via baytoday.ca
  Careless smoking believed to be the cause
  
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• BEYOND LOCAL: Spring may bring warmth and sunshine, but it also means tick season is upon us

  25-03-2019 14:25 via baytoday.ca
  They are simply waiting in the wings for the right cues - warmer temperatures and longer daylight hours - to emerge and begin their quest for their next blood meal
  
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• Emera to sell Maine operations in deal valued at $1.8B, including debt

  25-03-2019 14:05 via baytoday.ca
  HALIFAX — Emera Inc. has signed a deal to sell its operations in Maine to Enmax Corp. in a deal valued at $1.8 billion, including debt. Emera Maine is headquartered in Bangor and serves 159,000 customers in the northern part of the state.
  
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• TransAlta strikes investment deal with Brookfield Renewable Partners

  25-03-2019 13:05 via baytoday.ca
  CALGARY — TransAlta Corp. says Brookfield Renewable Partners and its institutional partners have signed a $750-million deal to invest in the company's hydro assets.
  
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• Risk of flooding remains low for short-term - My North Bay Now

  25-03-2019 12:51
  Risk of flooding remains low for short-term  My North Bay NowThere's little risk of flooding in the North Bay region, at least for the next while. The North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority says the next few days will see a ...
  
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• Police advice people to remain vigilant against frauds - My North Bay Now

  25-03-2019 12:51
  Police advice people to remain vigilant against frauds  My North Bay NowAs we enter the last full week of March, the North East Region OPP office has released some startling numbers on fraud. The office says each year the region ...
  
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• It’s Daffodil campaign time - My North Bay Now

  25-03-2019 12:51
  It’s Daffodil campaign time  My North Bay NowIt's recognition time at the North Bay chapter of the Canadian Cancer Society. This Thursday the agency will honour its longtime volunteers during an awards ...
  
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• Pakistan charges former policeman in killing of male model

  25-03-2019 12:06 via baytoday.ca
  KARACHI, Pakistan — Pakistan has charged a former police officer in last year's high-profile killing of a 27-year-old aspiring male model whose death triggered nationwide protests by members of his tribe.
  
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• Mueller report gives Russia 'I told you so' moment

  25-03-2019 12:06 via baytoday.ca
  MOSCOW — Russia is reacting with an "I told you so" on Monday in state media after the conclusion of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Moscow's involvement in the U.S. presidential election didn't find evidence of collusion.
  
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• Survey: Business economists see slowdown in growth this year

  25-03-2019 12:05 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — The nation's business economists foresee a sharp slowdown in U.S. economic growth over the next two years, in sharp contrast to the Trump administration's predictions that growth will accelerate this year and next.
  
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