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• Three men in a hot tub about to get flushed

  04-04-2019 23:20 via baytoday.ca
  The trillium is Ontario's official flower and literally means 'three-parted lily'
  
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• Oklahoma drops some claims against opioid manufacturers

  04-04-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  OKLAHOMA CITY — A week after reaching a $270 million settlement with the maker of OxyContin, Oklahoma's attorney general Thursday dropped some claims against other drugmakers in a lawsuit alleging they helped create the nation's deadly opioid crisis.
  
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• Iowa State guard Wigginton latest Canadian to declare for NBA draft

  04-04-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  AMES, Iowa — Iowa State guard Lindell Wigginton is the latest Canadian to declare himself eligible for this year's NBA draft. Wigginton, a sophomore from Dartmouth, N.S.
  
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• Northeastern cobalt refiner brews up a promising batch

  04-04-2019 21:35 via baytoday.ca
  Shuttered refinery could be restarted in 18 months to supply U.S. electric vehicle battery market
  
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• Students walkout to protest education cuts

  04-04-2019 21:29 via baytoday.ca
  'The students here are obviously frustrated with the cuts, they are upset that it seems their government is not listening to them'
  
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• Heritage Highlights: Ben Horch - an early promoter of choral - The North Bay Nugget

  04-04-2019 21:29
  Heritage Highlights: Ben Horch - an early promoter of choral  The North Bay NuggetBy Marj Hildebrand – Benjamin Horch (19 November 1907-2 July 1992) was born in Freidorf, Russia, of Lutheran Pietist parents. The Horch family moved to ...
  
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• ONTARIO: Collingwood resident launches lawsuit against town over coyotes

  04-04-2019 21:20 via baytoday.ca
  Collingwood resident Jeff Brown is suing the Town of Collingwood for damages he said were caused by the town policy to co-exist with coyotes instead of trapping and/or killing them
  
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• Chambers of commerce in the San Francisco North Bay - North Bay Business Journal

  04-04-2019 21:15
  Chambers of commerce in the San Francisco North Bay  North Bay Business JournalThe latest North Bay Business Journal research focuses on nearly two dozen of these business networking organizations in Sonoma, Solano, Marin, Mendocino, ...
  
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• Fedeli ‘concerned’ about student demonstrations - My North Bay Now

  04-04-2019 21:14
  Fedeli ‘concerned’ about student demonstrations  My North Bay NowAs students from the six local intermediate and/or secondary schools walked out of classes this afternoon, MPP Vic Fedeli posted to his Facebook page his ...
  
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• Toronto Marlies sign North Bay Battalion star Justin Brazeau

  04-04-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The Toronto Marlies have signed the second-leading scorer in the Ontario Hockey League this season. North Bay Battalion overage winger Justin Brazeau inked a two-year American Hockey League contract with the Marlies on Thursday.
  
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• Snap joins online game fray, unveils advertising products

  04-04-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  SAN FRANCISCO — Snapchat is joining the online-games bandwagon with a new service that lets people play together on its mobile platform. The company says it wants to make it easier for friends to play together. Snap Inc.
  
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• N.L. government promises steps to control debt in election year throne speech

  04-04-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — With an election expected by the end of June, Newfoundland and Labrador's government is promising a slow but steady balancing act to get the province's finances back on track. The throne speech presented by Lt.-Gov.
  
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• New AG Lametti says he will resist any attempts to pressure him on SNC case

  04-04-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Attorney general David Lametti says he will resist any attempts to pressure him on the SNC-Lavalin criminal prosecution.
  
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• Liberals signal intent to impose deadlines on 11 bills sitting in the Senate

  04-04-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Tempers are flaring in Canada's chamber of sober second thought, triggered by a government move to impose deadlines on almost a dozen bills to ensure they pass before Parliament rises in June.
  
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• Liberals' mortgage plan to have tiny effect on housing prices: CMHC

  04-04-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Canada's housing agency says new spending measures aimed at helping first-time buyers afford homes won't push prices up more than a few tenths of a percentage point. A report Thursday from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.
  
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• Ex-hostage Boyle was angry, bossy after release, witnesses tell court

  04-04-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Witnesses appearing at Joshua Boyle's assault trial Thursday describe the former Afghanistan hostage as angry and domineering in the days following his release from captivity.
  
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• B.C. company can sell prescription eyewear online in Ontario, court rules

  04-04-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Ontario regulators have no right to block a company legally operating elsewhere in Canada from selling prescription eyewear to online customers in the province, an Appeal Court ruled on Thursday.
  
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• Bank CEOs expecting muted economic growth, spring housing market

  04-04-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The chief executives of Canada's biggest banks say they are expecting muted economic growth, a slower spring housing market and have concerns about the country's future prosperity, but also expressed confidence in their ability to navigate
  
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• Baloney Meter: Liberal claim 8 in 10 better off with carbon tax partly accurate

  04-04-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — "Climate change is real and it requires real solutions. It's a fact that pricing pollution is the most cost-effective way to cut pollution.
  
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• Anna Burns, Tommy Orange up for Rathbones Folio Prize

  04-04-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  LONDON — Booker Prize winner Anna Burns and National Book Critics Circle laureate Tommy Orange are among finalists for Britain's Rathbones Folio Prize for literature.
  
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• Students rally against cuts in North Bay, across region - The North Bay Nugget

  04-04-2019 20:57
  Students rally against cuts in North Bay, across region  The North Bay NuggetFedeli says teachers unions 'clearly aiding and encouraging this walk-out'
  
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• Students rally against cuts in North Bay, across region

  04-04-2019 20:53 via nugget.ca
  Maeve Stemp wants to sit down and talk with Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli.
  “We are the future voters,” Stemp, a student at Chippewa Secondary School, said Thursday as hundreds of students at all high schools in North Bay and across the province walked out of class to protest government plans for education.
  “Most of us are going to be able to vote in the next two or three years,” she said as about 200 students chanted and cheered behind her.
  “I’m proud of all these
  
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• Toronto Marlies sign North Bay Battalion star Justin Brazeau - National Post

  04-04-2019 20:52
  Toronto Marlies sign North Bay Battalion star Justin Brazeau  National PostTORONTO — The Toronto Marlies have signed the second-leading scorer in the Ontario Hockey League this season.North Bay Battalion overage winger Justin ...
  
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• Toronto Marlies sign North Bay Battalion star Justin Brazeau - Squamish Chief

  04-04-2019 20:51
  Toronto Marlies sign North Bay Battalion star Justin Brazeau  Squamish ChiefTORONTO — The Toronto Marlies have signed the second-leading scorer in the Ontario Hockey League this season.North Bay Battalion overage winger Justin ...
  
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• CHAMPAGNE, Marilyn Beatrice

  04-04-2019 20:48 via baytoday.ca
  The family is saddened to announce the passing of their mother Marilyn on Wednesday April 3, 2019 surrounded by her loving family
  
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• Students walk out of school

  04-04-2019 20:08 via nugget.ca
  Students walked out of their classrooms this afternoon in protest of provincial policies concerning education.North Bay’s high school students joined more than 200,000 across the province in the March For Our Education.
  Students told The Nugget they’re protesting cuts to the education budget, increase in class sizes and mandatory online courses.
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• The bright side of a dark winter

  04-04-2019 20:06 via baytoday.ca
  'Conditions are still amazing'
  
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• Koe beats Shuster but falls to Mouat at world men's curling championship

  04-04-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — American skip John Shuster buried a draw to put the pressure on Canada's Kevin Koe in the ninth end of their game at the world men's curling championship on Thursday. There was just one problem.
  
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• Canada's Koe beats American Shuster 6-3 at world men's curling championship

  04-04-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Canada's Kevin Koe hit a brilliant in-off for a pair in the ninth end of a 6-3 victory over American John Shuster on Thursday at the world men's curling championship.
  
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• Wolfpack bring in French international back Hakim Miloudi on loan from Hull FC

  04-04-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The Toronto Wolfpack have acquired French international fullback Hakim Miloudi from Hull FC, initially on a loan deal but with a view to a permanent move. Miloudi, who will wear No.
  
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• South Korean coastal fire kills one, injures 11

  04-04-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — Strong winds have fanned a large fire around the northeastern South Korean town of Goseong which reportedly has killed one person and injured 11 others.
  
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• Sex-offender registry laws discriminate against mentally ill, court rules

  04-04-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Ontario's top court has thrown out parts of laws requiring lifelong sex-offender registration as unconstitutional.
  
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• N.S. woman plans constitutional challenge of roadside cannabis test

  04-04-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  HALIFAX — A lawyer for a Nova Scotia motorist whose licence was suspended after her saliva tested positive for cannabis says he's planning to launch a constitutional challenge.
  
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• Now you see it: Podcaster Mike Rowe has book deal

  04-04-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — Podcaster Mike Rowe has decided to write a few things down. Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, announced Thursday that Rowe is adapting material from his popular "The Way I Heard It" for a book of the same name.
  
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• Flint water crisis takes centre stage in new play

  04-04-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A new play at the University of Michigan tells the story of the Flint water crisis through the voices of residents, activists, scientists and politicians.
  
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• Canadian Bar Association calls on Quebec to drop notwithstanding clause from Bill 21

  04-04-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — The Canadian Bar Association has come out against Quebec's pre-emptive use of the notwithstanding clause to shield its controversial secularism bill from court challenge.
  
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• North Bay's 8 biggest: Wine Label Printers, Electrical contractors, North Bay Chambers of Commerce - North Bay Business Journal

  04-04-2019 18:45
  North Bay's 8 biggest: Wine Label Printers, Electrical contractors, North Bay Chambers of Commerce  North Bay Business JournalThe latest North Bay Business Journal research focuses on commercial printers that convert artwork onto packaging for local wine business. Top three this year: ...
  
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• Tenders issued for Cassells Street reconstruction - The North Bay Nugget

  04-04-2019 18:30
  Tenders issued for Cassells Street reconstruction  The North Bay NuggetThe City of North Bay will be reconstructing a portion of Cassells Street beginning this spring to improve water, sewer and road infrastructure. A request for ...
  
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• North Bay man banned from owning pets after exposing kitten to marihuana smoke - My West Nipissing Now

  04-04-2019 18:26
  North Bay man banned from owning pets after exposing kitten to marihuana smoke  My West Nipissing NowIt's a 10-year prohibition on owning animals for a North Bay man found guilty of animal cruelty. The court issued the ban against 20-year-old Cassidy “Marcus” ...
  
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• Tenders issued for Cassells Street reconstruction

  04-04-2019 18:22 via nugget.ca
  The City of North Bay will be reconstructing a portion of Cassells Street beginning this spring to improve water, sewer and road infrastructure.
  A request for tenders was recently issued for the project, which will see Cassells Street rebuilt between King Street and Highway 11/17. The work is anticipated to start in mid May and is expected to be completed in the late fall of 2020.
  The scope of the work includes four travel lanes between King and Olive streets, five travel lanes between Olive Str
  
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• Major city street to see construction this summer

  04-04-2019 18:13 via baytoday.ca
  Tenders issued for Cassells Street reconstruction
  
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• Hilaria Baldwin fears she's suffering a miscarriage - The North Bay Nugget

  04-04-2019 18:12
  Hilaria Baldwin fears she's suffering a miscarriage  The North Bay NuggetAlec Baldwin's wife Hilaria has asked her Instagram followers for support after sharing an update on her fifth pregnancy, which she fears will end in miscarriage.
  
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• Rapper Pitbull to perform benefit for injured officer

  04-04-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  ORLANDO, Fla. — Rapper Pitbull will perform a free concert to raise money for an Orlando police officer who was injured in the line of duty. The concert is planned for June 1 at the Central Florida Fairgrounds.
  
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• Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan is latest Democrat seeking White House

  04-04-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan jumped into the 2020 presidential race on Thursday, portraying himself as a candidate who can bridge Democrats' progressive and working class wings to win the White House.
  
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• Mormons repeal ban on baptisms for children of gay parents

  04-04-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  SALT LAKE CITY — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Thursday repealed rules unveiled in 2015 that banned baptisms for children of gay parents and made gay marriage a sin worthy of expulsion.
  
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• Mormons ease opposition to same-sex couples and their kids

  04-04-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  SALT LAKE CITY — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Thursday repealed rules that banned baptisms for children of gay parents and that labeled same-sex couples as sinners eligible for expulsion — marking a reversal of policies condemne
  
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• House votes to end support for Yemen war, rebuffing Trump

  04-04-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — The House on Thursday voted to end American involvement in the Yemen war, rebuffing the Trump administration's support for the military campaign led by Saudi Arabia.
  
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• Canada opens women's world hockey championship with 6-0 win over Switzerland

  04-04-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  ESPOO, Finland — Emily Clark scored a pair of goals for Canada in a 6-0 win over Switzerland to open the women's world hockey championship Thursday.
  
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• Canada finds late gear to blank Swiss 6-0 at women's world hockey championship

  04-04-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  ESPOO, Finland — The coach voiced his displeasure, the players got the message, and Canada posted a 6-0 win over Switzerland to start the women's world hockey championship Thursday.
  
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• 'Bit of a lark:' Canadian miner files claim on disputed Arctic island

  04-04-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  A longtime mining geologist and developer has come up with his own solution to Canada's long-running Arctic sovereignty dispute with Denmark.
  
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