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• Raptors and Leafs playoff games highlight Toronto's super Saturday

  12-04-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — When Nick Nurse sat down at his post-practice media availability on Friday, a reporter remarked "Nice hat." The Raptors coach was wearing a Toronto Maple Leafs cap, a gift he said was from his Leafs counterpart Mike Babcock.
  
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• Maple Leafs goalie Frederik Andersen rediscovering his game in playoffs

  12-04-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  BOSTON — Frederik Andersen settled the puck behind his net, patiently faked out the hard-charging Brad Marchand and zipped a pass beyond Patrice Bergeron to clear the defensive zone.
  
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• Luke Walton out as Lakers coach after 3 losing seasons

  12-04-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  LOS ANGELES — Luke Walton is out as coach of the Los Angeles Lakers after three losing seasons.
  
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• Amazon: Woody Allen's #MeToo comments wrecked movie deal

  12-04-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — Woody Allen breached his four-movie deal with the online giant by making statements about the #MeToo movement that damaged prospects for promoting his films, an Amazon lawyer said Friday. Attorney Robert Klieger told U.S.
  
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• Goodale says report on terror threats 'maligned' certain communities

  12-04-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says future reports on terrorist threats in Canada will have to speak to the ideologies or intentions of extremists, not their religions.
  
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• ONTARIO: Ottawa's Byward market fire 'worst in decades'

  12-04-2019 21:24 via baytoday.ca
  Ottawa Fire Chief Kim Ayotte says he hasn't seen a blaze as bad as the one at Vittoria Trattoria in his 16 years in the city
  
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• Trudeau Liberals link 'reckless' Ontario budget with Scheer's Conservatives

  12-04-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The federal Liberals are attacking the Ontario Progressive Conservative government's first budget since Doug Ford was elected premier, hoping voters across the country will connect the document's cuts to social spending and the yet-to-be-ann
  
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• Trivago hotel website actor arrested in Texas on DWI charge

  12-04-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  HOUSTON — An actor and spokesman for the discount hotel website Trivago.com (tree-VAH'-goh) has been arrested in Texas on a misdemeanour driving while intoxicated charge.
  
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• Quebecor planned in advance its cut to TVA Sports signal, Bell tells court

  12-04-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Lawyers for Bell Canada and rival Quebecor Inc. were in court Friday, battling over three French-language sports channels that Bell TV subscribers haven't received since the NHL playoffs began this week.
  
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• Phoenix man accused of killing 4, including wife and 2 kids

  12-04-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  PHOENIX — A Phoenix man has been arrested on suspicion of killing his wife, two of his young daughters and a man who the suspect thought was romantically involved with his wife, police said Friday.
  
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• Kevin McKenna, Randee Hermus headed to Canada Soccer Hall of Fame

  12-04-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Former Canada captain Kevin McKenna and Randee Hermus have been named to the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame. McKenna, 39, won 63 caps for Canada between May 2000 and October 2012, serving as captain 27 times.
  
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• Judge orders Quebecor to reconnect TVA Sports signal for Bell TV subscribers

  12-04-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — A Quebec judge has ordered Quebecor to reconnect the signal for three TVA Sports channels to Bell TV customers Friday night.
  
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• Hasn't campaigned with federal leader: NDP's Notley says her focus on Alberta

  12-04-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley says she hasn't campaigned with the federal party leader because her focus is on what's best for the province — including pipelines.
  
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• Guess who's moving?Burton Cummings complained of noise from dance studio

  12-04-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  MOOSE JAW, Sask. — A Saskatchewan fitness studio is moving after multiple noise complaints from Canadian rock legend Burton Cummings.
  
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• Feds win 'interim interim' stay for 15-day cap on solitary confinement

  12-04-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The federal government won't have to comply immediately with a court decision that limited solitary confinement to 15 consecutive days, the Supreme Court of Canada has decided.
  
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• Canadian international Janine Beckie signs contract extension with Man City

  12-04-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Canadian international forward Janine Beckie has signed a one-year contract extension with Manchester City.
  
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• OPP searching for missing 21-year-old - The North Bay Nugget

  12-04-2019 21:00
  OPP searching for missing 21-year-old  The North Bay NuggetThe OPP is currently searching for Nicholas Rivard, 21, who was last seen March 24 in Cobalt. Rivard is described as being about six feet tall, weighing ...
  
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• OPP searching for missing 21-year-old

  12-04-2019 20:59 via nugget.ca
  The OPP is currently searching for Nicholas Rivard, 21, who was last seen March 24 in Cobalt.
  Rivard is described as being about six feet tall, weighing approximately 170 pounds. He has brown eyes, and medium-length, wavy black hair.
  Police and family are concerned for Rivard ‘s well-being and are requesting the public’s assistance to help locate him.
  At this time, police have not been able to rule out foul play. The OPP investigation is continuing under the direction of Det. Staff S
  
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• Honouring the thousands of men and women who answer emergency calls

  12-04-2019 20:57 via baytoday.ca
  Hearing the father say thank you for helping deliver his beautiful baby girl was a great moment
  
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• Fedeli reaches into his past for budget inspiration

  12-04-2019 20:38 via baytoday.ca
  'I think he would have been damn proud'
  
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• The 'first, first responders' in an emergency - The North Bay Nugget

  12-04-2019 20:37
  The 'first, first responders' in an emergency  The North Bay NuggetChristine Corbeil has experienced a variety of emergencies and tragedies in her 15 years of dispatching at the North Bay Central Ambulance Communications ...
  
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• The 'first, first responders' in an emergency

  12-04-2019 20:33 via nugget.ca
  Christine Corbeil has experienced a variety of emergencies and tragedies in her 15 years of dispatching at the North Bay Central Ambulance Communications Centre (CACC).
  Corbeil’s fondest memory is providing emergency child birth instructions over the phone to a father. While emergency responders raced to the scene, Corbeil helped the father to deliver the family’s first child — a baby girl.
  Christine Corbeil
  “Hearing the father say thank you for helping deliver his beauti
  
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• Child hurt, suspect arrested in Mall of America incident

  12-04-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — A 5-year-old child plummeted three floors Friday after being pushed or thrown from a balcony at the Mall of America, according to witnesses, and police said a 24-year-old man was in custody.
  
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• Child attack suspect had previous Mall of America arrests

  12-04-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  MINNEAPOLIS — A 5-year-old boy plummeted three floors Friday after being pushed or thrown from a balcony at the Mall of America, according to witnesses, and a 24-year-old man with a history of causing disturbances at the mall was in custody.
  
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• Last day of skiing Sunday

  12-04-2019 19:17 via baytoday.ca
  Sunday will be the only day Laurentian Ski Hill will open this weekend and will be the final day of the season
  
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• Venezuela's ex-spy chief arrested in Madrid on US warrant

  12-04-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  MADRID — A Spanish National Police spokeswoman says that Hugo Chavez's longtime spy chief has been arrested in Madrid on a United States warrant for drug-trafficking offences . Maj. Gen.
  
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• UK standup comedian Ian Cognito dies onstage during show

  12-04-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  LONDON — British standup comedian Ian Cognito has died on stage during a gig.
  
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• Toronto Raptors forward OG Anunoby undergoes emergency appendectomy

  12-04-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  Toronto Raptors forward OG Anunoby has undergone an emergency appendectomy after being diagnosed with acute appendicitis.
  
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• NYC Chinese eatery heats up cultural appropriation debate

  12-04-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  A New York City restaurant owner who touted her "clean" American-Chinese cuisine and derided Chinese dishes as swimming in "globs of processed butter," sodium and MSG is renewing the long-simmering debate about stereotyping and cultural appropriation
  
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• Manitoba premier gets proof of payment on taxes owed on Costa Rica home

  12-04-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister has produced evidence that he has, after a year of controversy on the subject, paid a luxury tax he owed on his vacation home in Costa Rica.
  
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• Laval defensive lineman Mathieu Betts named top CFL draft prospect

  12-04-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Laval Rouge et Or defensive lineman Mathieu Betts has held onto the No. 1 spot in the CFL's Scouting Bureau's final rankings for the 2019 draft. The Montreal native helped the Rouge et Or win the Vanier Cup last year.
  
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• Girl not amused by SNL joke about her disabled pet chicken

  12-04-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  UNDERHILL, Vt. — A Vermont girl isn't happy that her disabled pet chicken was joked about on "Saturday Night Live." The chicken, named Granite Heart, is learning to walk with a custom wheelchair.
  
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• Ex-NFLer Poli-Dixon finds new career in fine art after brief stop in reality TV

  12-04-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Brian Poli-Dixon found himself at loose ends after an injury — ripping his hamstring off the bone — forced him to retire from the NFL.
  
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• Air Canada CEO's compensation jumps 28% to $11.5 million after record revenues

  12-04-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Air Canada chief executive Calin Rovinescu enjoyed a leap in total compensation to $11.5 million last year, up 28 per cent from $9 million in 2017. Total compensation for the carrier's top six executives reached $24.
  
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• Toronto FC to get good gauge of where it's at with visit to Seattle

  12-04-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  Some 7 1/2 weeks into the season, Toronto FC is hitting the road for just the third time. At the same stage last year, Toronto had been to Mexico and Colorado (both twice) and Montreal.
  
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• Oklahoma governor tries 'American Ninja Warrior' course

  12-04-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma's new Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt is taking a shot at the "American Ninja Warrior" obstacle course outside the state capitol in Oklahoma City.
  
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• Jurors deadlock in Missouri rap video filming homicide trial

  12-04-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  ST. LOUIS — Jurors have deadlocked in the trial of a St. Louis man accused of fatally shooting another man during the taping of a rap video. The St.
  
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• Government announces new child care tax credit

  12-04-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  The CARE tax credit would support families with incomes of up to $150,000
  
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• Curler Ryan Fry weighs in on his season and excitement about the future

  12-04-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Ryan Fry leans on a wall near the Mattamy Athletic Centre locker-room, his broom in one hand and a water bottle in the other, and tilts his head to the side as he thinks about what he's learned during an unforgettable curling season.
  
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• Man charged in North Bay, when argument with ex allegedly turned violent - NorthBayNipissing.com

  12-04-2019 17:21
  Man charged in North Bay, when argument with ex allegedly turned violent  NorthBayNipissing.comNORTH BAY — A North Bay woman reported an assault at the hands of her ex after an argument turned violent last night.
  
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• New North Bay deputy police chief - CTV News

  12-04-2019 17:20
  New North Bay deputy police chief  CTV NewsThe City of North Bay has a new deputy police chief. He is Inspector Michael Dazé and has been a member of the Owen Sound Police *Service* for the past 17 ...
  
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• Slow transition to spring helping curb flood risk

  12-04-2019 17:13 via baytoday.ca
  'So far so good'
  
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• Supreme Court upholds residential-school compensation for former student

  12-04-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — A former residential-school student is entitled to compensation for abuse at the hands of a nun, the Supreme Court of Canada says in a decision that helps clarify the scope of appeals in such cases.
  
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• McGill drops Redmen name, citing pain caused to Indigenous students

  12-04-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — McGill University is dropping the Redmen name for its men's varsity sports teams, effective immediately, the university announced Friday.
  
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• Institute unveils 'Team Canada of cancer research' at spot where Fox began run

  12-04-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — It is being touted as the "Team Canada of cancer research." Exactly 39 years after Terry Fox dipped his artificial leg in St.
  
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• BEYOND LOCAL: ‘Trivago Guy’ Tim Williams arrested for driving while intoxicated

  12-04-2019 16:53 via baytoday.ca
  He was found behind the wheel of a car Wednesday afternoon in a live lane of traffic with his foot on the brake
  
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• North Bay resident escapes house fire

  12-04-2019 16:47 via nugget.ca
  Tracy Roy said his spare bedroom mattress exploded when he picked up a blanket that was smoldering on it.
  The Trout Lake Road resident escaped a house fire Friday morning shortly after 9 a.m.
  Roy said he was sleeping when he was awoken by the smell of smoke.
  “I didn’t know what the heck was happening. I thought it was coming from outside somewhere. It started to get stronger so I got up and looked around and didn’t see anything so I walked into the spare bedroom and there was s
  
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• Domestic assault victim needed medical treatment

  12-04-2019 16:45 via baytoday.ca
  It was determined that the accused also had an outstanding arrest warrant that was executed on charges of impaired driving and failing to attend court
  
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• Local man escapes fiery situation - My North Bay Now

  12-04-2019 16:42
  Local man escapes fiery situation  My North Bay NowTrout Lake Road resident Tracy Roy can confirm where there's smoke, there's fire after he escaped a fire in his home this morning. “The whole mattress just ...
  
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• Tenant flees after scary mattress fire destroys his home

  12-04-2019 16:36 via baytoday.ca
  'I picked up a blanket to throw it in the bathtub or throw it outside and then the whole mattress just exploded'
  
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