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• Students put science to the test - The North Bay Nugget

  10-04-2019 22:33
  Students put science to the test  The North Bay Nugget' The thing with kids is they don't know what they can't do'
  
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• Students put science to the test

  10-04-2019 22:25 via nugget.ca
  Jenah-Leigh Leduc will be ready for the day fossil fuels are no more.
  The Grade 9 student at Widdifield Secondary School is looking at biofuel alternatives to gasoline.
  Her project, Grow A Biofuel, Will Ya? Was one of more than 70 science fair projects on display Wednesday at the North Bay Regional Science Fair at Nipissing University.
  Students from grades 7 through 12 explained to the public and judges the thinking and discoveries behind their projects that covered the gamut from walking safely
  
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• Freezing rain likely Thursday into Friday

  10-04-2019 21:39 via baytoday.ca
  The freezing rain may last for several hours before changing to rain early Friday morning
  
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• Snow, ice pellets, freezing rain possible - My North Bay Now

  10-04-2019 21:37
  Snow, ice pellets, freezing rain possible  My North Bay NowEnvironment Canada has issued a special weather statement, in effect for North Bay, Powassan, Mattawa, West Nipissing and French River. The national ...
  
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• Busy summer for roadwork

  10-04-2019 21:31 via baytoday.ca
  The paving and storm sewer work on Algonquin Avenue will be completed at night to minimize traffic disruptions
  
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• Toronto FC says veteran defender Drew Moor unlikely to play Saturday in Seattle

  10-04-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Defender Drew Moor is unlikely to play in Toronto FC's game Saturday in Seattle due to a groin issue. And Brazilian fullback/wingback Auro is questionable.
  
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• St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington addresses teenage tweets

  10-04-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — St. Louis Blues rookie goalie Jordan Binnington says he has grown up since teenage tweets about women in burkas and cab drivers who speak different languages.
  
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• Scheer repeats alleged libel, goads Trudeau to follow through on lawsuit threat

  10-04-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Andrew Scheer is trying to provoke Prime Minister Justin Trudeau into following through on his threat to sue him over allegedly libellous criticism of the SNC-Lavalin affair.
  
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• Saskatchewan privacy commissioner did 'nothing wrong' reporting privacy breaches

  10-04-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  SASKATOON — Saskatchewan's privacy commissioner says he feels vindicated after a court decision involving a doctor who inappropriately examined health records of Humboldt Broncos team members who were in a deadly bus crash.
  
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• In pre-budget letter, Hajdu asks Ontario to reverse student-loan changes

  10-04-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The feud between the federal Liberals and the Ontario Tories is taking another turn in the run-up to the Doug Ford government's first provincial budget.
  
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• Fox host questions whether Omar is 'an American first.'

  10-04-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — Another Fox News Channel personality is questioning the loyalty of Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar.
  
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• Former coach Herb Page thrilled with Corey Conners's first PGA Tour win

  10-04-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  Herb Page and Jon Mills were sitting at an airport bar in Houston, wondering if the rain that had cancelled Kent State University's golf tournament over the weekend would affect their flights back to Ohio when they looked up and saw former student Co
  
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• Cogeco working to restore reputation for service with system troubles fixed: CEO

  10-04-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Cogeco says it has completed an system update in Ontario and Quebec that has caused months of problems for the cable and internet company.
  
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• CFL Players' Association says league "unilaterally" delaying negotiations

  10-04-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  The Canadian Football League Players' Association says the CFL has "unilaterally" decided to delay contract negotiations. The news comes after two days of talks between the league and its players association in Vancouver.
  
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• Canadian research finds steep increase in suicide attempts by children

  10-04-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — A Canadian researcher says the number of children taken to hospital for suicide attempts and suicidal thoughts is rising, and more data and resources are needed to address the problem. Dr.
  
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• Midget BB Ice Boltz bronze at provincials - The North Bay Nugget

  10-04-2019 20:38
  Midget BB Ice Boltz bronze at provincials  The North Bay NuggetThe North Bay Midget BB Ice Boltz hockey season came to a close on April 7 with a Victory in the bronze medal game at the Provincial Championships in ...
  
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• Cassellholme hopeful its redevelopment project will benefit from Thursday's provincial budget

  10-04-2019 20:35 via baytoday.ca
  'If they announce there will be another 1,000 or 2,000 beds across the province, then fingers crossed as the details of that release is announced, we would hope Cassellholme would be part of it' Chris Mayne Cassellholme board chair
  
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• 'Coming of Age' photo exhibition opens tonight

  10-04-2019 20:24 via baytoday.ca
  The exhibit opening will include speeches and performance of Beatles hits by the North Bay Choral Society
  
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• O’Donnell takes unique path to the NHL

  10-04-2019 20:19 via baytoday.ca
  Time spent at Nipissing critical in opening door as a referee
  
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• Most Fed officials see rates staying on hold for all of 2019

  10-04-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — A majority of Federal Reserve officials last month believed that economic conditions would likely warrant keeping the Fed's benchmark policy unchanged for the rest of this year.
  
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• Romania would welcome Canadian help in minimizing gap in Mali: envoy

  10-04-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Romania's top diplomat in Ottawa says his country is moving as fast as it can to minimize a gap in the provision of lifesaving medical evacuations for injured UN peacekeepers after Canada ends its mission in Mali.
  
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• Hospice paediatric room named for doctor, grandson - The North Bay Nugget

  10-04-2019 18:08
  Hospice paediatric room named for doctor, grandson  The North Bay NuggetThe Nipissing Serenity Hospice paediatric room will be named the Alex and Murray Pace room.“It is an incredible honour for our family to name a room in ...
  
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• Electric, construction tools stolen from homes being renovated in North Bay - NorthBayNipissing.com

  10-04-2019 18:07
  Electric, construction tools stolen from homes being renovated in North Bay  NorthBayNipissing.comNORTH BAY - Police are investigating two break-ins that occurred in the Pinewood area of North Bay last weekend.
  
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• Trudeau says mayor who compared Quebec bill to ethnic cleansing should apologize

  10-04-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has joined the chorus of politicians calling on a suburban Montreal mayor to apologize for likening Quebec secularism legislation to ethnic cleansing.
  
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• Trudeau defends changes to asylum laws that have refugee workers alarmed

  10-04-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is defending a changes to asylum laws included in an omnibus budget bill tabled this week, saying his government is working to ensure Canada's refugee system is fair for everyone.
  
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• Netflix launches comedy channel on SiriusXM

  10-04-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — Netflix is launching its first audio venture that will feature the video streaming service's comedy programming on SiriusXM.
  
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• London Eye to be red, white and blue when royal baby born

  10-04-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  LONDON — Special plans are being made to welcome the first child of Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex.
  
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• Jarmusch's 'The Dead Don't Die' to open Cannes Film Festival

  10-04-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — Jim Jarmusch's zombie film "The Dead Don't Die" will open the 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival. The French festival announced Tuesday that "The Dead Don't Die" will premiere May 14.
  
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• Huffman to plead guilty next month in admissions scam

  10-04-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  BOSTON — Felicity Huffman will appear in Boston's federal court next month to plead guilty in the college admissions bribery scam. The "Desperate Housewives" star's plea hearing has been rescheduled for May 21. It had initially been set for May 24.
  
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• Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley has book coming in the fall

  10-04-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — Nikki Haley, the former United Nations ambassador and South Carolina governor, has a book deal. St. Martin's Press announced Wednesday that Haley's book, currently untitled, will come out this fall.
  
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• Former New York Rangers coach Alain Vigneault will guide Canada at worlds

  10-04-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Alain Vigneault will coach Team Canada at the world men's hockey championship next month in Slovakia. The native of Quebec City was fired as head coach of the New York Rangers last off-season after five years with the team.
  
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• Former Harper cabinet minister hanging up his federal political hat

  10-04-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Rob Nicholson, the longest-serving Conservative member of Parliament, isn't running for re-election in the fall.
  
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• Florida board denies clemency for 'White Boy Rick'

  10-04-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Florida clemency board has denied an early prison release for a man known as "White Boy Rick," once one of the FBI's youngest informants and the subject of a recent Hollywood movie.
  
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• Feds want Supreme Court to weigh in on 15-day cap on prisoner isolation

  10-04-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The federal government is warning that a 15-day cap on inmate segregation could be dangerous. The government wants the Supreme Court to set aside the cap imposed by Ontario's top court.
  
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• Energy stocks lead the way higher in Toronto as oil moves up, U.S. stocks mixed

  10-04-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The energy sector helped lead a broad-based rally on the Toronto Stock Exchange to push Canada's main stock index higher in late-morning trading. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 48.04 points at 16,384.49.
  
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• Hospice paediatric room named for doctor, grandson

  10-04-2019 18:00 via nugget.ca
  The Nipissing Serenity Hospice paediatric room will be named the Alex and Murray Pace room.
  “It is an incredible honour for our family to name a room in memory of our father, Dr. A. Murray Pace, and our nephew, Alexander Murray Pace,” says Kate Pace Lindsay, honorary co-chair of Nipissing Serenity Hospice.
  “As an obstetrician, Dr. Pace delivered thousands of babies and played a significant role in the lives of many young families in North Bay and the surrounding area. Dad loved
  
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• Wanted offender convicted of weapons charges may be in North Bay - BayToday

  10-04-2019 17:34
  Wanted offender convicted of weapons charges may be in North Bay  BayTodayThe Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (R.O.P.E.) Squad says a wanted federal offender may be in North Bay and is asking the public to keep an eye out.
  
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• Wanted offender convicted of weapons charges may be in North Bay

  10-04-2019 17:30 via baytoday.ca
  On the centre of his neck is a skull holding two guns
  
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• Family fist fight results in assault charge

  10-04-2019 17:13 via baytoday.ca
  The victim remains in medical care with serious injuries
  
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• Police: Coffee shop owner killed, 17 hurt in gas explosion

  10-04-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  DURHAM, N.C. — A leaking gas line exploded Wednesday in a Durham shopping district,killing one person and injuring more than a dozen others as firefighters were evacuating people from buildings near the rupture, authorities said.
  
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• Pinewood homes looted during renovations

  10-04-2019 17:05 via nugget.ca
  North Bay police are investigating two break-ins that occurred in the Pinewood area over the weekend.
  Police say unknown persons entered two separate residences that had ongoing renovations. No one was staying in either residence at the time.
  A large amount of both electric and hand-held construction tools were stolen from both locations. It is believed a vehicle was required to remove the tools.
  The North Bay Forensic Identification Unit is assisting with this ongoing investigation.
  Anyone with
  
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• Injured Bianca Andreescu won't play for Canada in Fed Cup

  10-04-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  An injury to rising Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu will keep her off the country's Fed Cup team for a World Group playoff against reigning champion Czech Republic later this month.
  
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• Gas explosion shakes downtown Durham, North Carolina

  10-04-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  DURHAM, N.C. — Emergency officials responded Wednesday morning to a gas explosion and fire at a building in downtown Durham, North Carolina, authorities said. The city of Durham tweeted that people should avoid the area of Duke and Morgan streets.
  
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• Bianca Andreescu won't play for Canada in Fed Cup due to injured shoulder

  10-04-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Bianca Andreescu is eyeing a return to the WTA Tour in May after a shoulder injury forced the rising Canadian tennis star to bow out of her fourth-round match at the Miami Open last month.
  
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• North Bay needs a new twin ice pad - report - The North Bay Nugget

  10-04-2019 16:52
  North Bay needs a new twin ice pad - report  The North Bay NuggetMemorial Gardens and Steve Omischl Sports Field Complex are top choices for the location.
  
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• North Bay needs a new twin ice pad – report

  10-04-2019 16:46 via nugget.ca
  An updated multiple-use recreation facility (MURF) report recommends North Bay build two new ice pads and decommission West Ferris arena.
  Based on current usage, there is a need for 4.8 ice pads in the city, concludes the report, presented council Tuesday night.
  Even though census data shows the city’s population has fallen since the initial report was prepared, the need for ice surfaces is climbing, according to Coun. Johanne Brousseau.
  “The level of hockey since the first report ha
  
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• Violent altercation at North Bay home sends man to hospital with head trauma - NorthBayNipissing.com

  10-04-2019 16:10
  Violent altercation at North Bay home sends man to hospital with head trauma  NorthBayNipissing.comNORTH BAY - A man is in hospital with serious injuries following what police are calling a violent altercation in North Bay. Shortly after 1 a.m. on April 10 officers ...
  
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• Science fact: Astronomers reveal first image of a black hole

  10-04-2019 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — Scientists on Wednesday released the first image ever made of a black hole, revealing a fiery ring of gravity-twisted light swirling around the edge of the abyss.
  
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• Liberal candidate in Wisconsin Supreme Court race concedes

  10-04-2019 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  MADISON, Wis.
  
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• Repeat offender known to frequent North Bay

  10-04-2019 15:33 via nugget.ca
  The Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (ROPE) Squad requests the public’s assistance in locating a federal offender wanted on a Canada-wide warrant as a result of his breach of statutory release.
  Fern Joyal, 25, is described as 5’9″, 190lbs with brown hair and hazel eyes. He has several tattoos which include a star on his right cheek, Skull 777 Native Pride on his right forearm, “HNIC” on the left side of his neck, “SHELBY” on the right side of his neck
  
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