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• Man who accused MNRF of using 'creative math' chairs new moose management committee

  24-04-2019 23:49 via baytoday.ca
  The majority of the committee members are from northwestern Ontario
  
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• Public defender wants to drop Florida massacre suspect

  24-04-2019 23:06 via baytoday.ca
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.
  
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• Public defender asks to drop Florida school massacre suspect

  24-04-2019 23:06 via baytoday.ca
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.
  
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• Suspect in Edmonton attack, officer stabbing given last chance to find lawyer

  24-04-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — A man accused of trying to kill a police officer and of running down pedestrians in Edmonton has been given one last chance to find a lawyer before one is appointed in his case.
  
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• On the defensive: Avs no-name blue liners raising their game

  24-04-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  DENVER — In between homework assignments this season at Massachusetts, Cale Makar brushed up on the Colorado Avalanche blue line.
  
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• Olympic moguls skier Andi Naude announces retirement

  24-04-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Canadian moguls skier Andi Naude has announced her retirement. The 23-year-old from Penticton, B.C., placed sixth in women's moguls at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
  
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• Montreal wants to ban single-use plastics and polystyrene foam containers

  24-04-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  Montreal says it plans to introduce a bylaw banning single-use items such as plastics and polystyrene foam containers on its territory by spring 2020.
  
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• Federal government offers provinces 50/50 split on abandoned bus-route service

  24-04-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — The federal transport minister says the government will split funding for bus service on rural routes abandoned by Greyhound in northern Ontario and the Western provinces but so far only British Columbia has taken him up on the offer.
  
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• Cohen says he pleaded guilty to crimes he didn't commit

  24-04-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — President Donald Trump's prison-bound former lawyer told actor Tom Arnold last month that he pleaded guilty to some crimes he didn't commit so his wife wouldn't "get dragged into the mud of this crap.
  
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• Calgary Flames face conundrum in net with a pair of free-agent goalies

  24-04-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Goaltending is a big-ticket puzzle for the Calgary Flames to solve this summer. Calgary got the goaltending it needed to be successful in 2018-19. It wasn't the reason for an early playoff exit.
  
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• ROYAL RIFT: Wills-Harry feud triggered by Markle concerns - The North Bay Nugget

  24-04-2019 22:29
  ROYAL RIFT: Wills-Harry feud triggered by Markle concerns  The North Bay NuggetThe brotherly brouhaha between Prince William and Prince Harry was triggered by a comment, a royal biographer reveals.Author Katie Nicholl — whose new ...
  
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• Health mergers bad news for the North: critics - The North Bay Nugget

  24-04-2019 22:28
  Health mergers bad news for the North: critics  The North Bay Nugget'This is like the Mike Harris era of restructuring, writ huge'
  
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• To stay or to go? Flood-weary Quebecers ponder leaving their homes

  24-04-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  GATINEAU, Que. — Jean Peloquin still hadn't finished renovating his house from the last flood in 2017 when the river swept in and dumped more than a metre of water in his basement.
  
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• Recurrent flooding due to climate change a 'new reality', Trudeau says during Gatineau visit

  24-04-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  GATINEAU, Que. — Cities across Canada will experience more frequent flooding because of climate change and governments need to adapt to this new reality, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday.
  
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• Near North Board "hopeful" job loss will be less than announced

  24-04-2019 21:12 via nugget.ca
  The Near North District School Board is defending itself following news that almost 200 teachers could be out of work.
  “We are hopeful that once the Ministry of Education releases the information and documentation necessary for our next steps, these numbers of redundancy will be modified,” the board said in a media released Wednesday.
  No official date has been announced.
  The Near North Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation held a media conference outside Nipissing
  
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• CANADA: Commemorative loonie marking progress for LGBTQ2 people unveiled

  24-04-2019 21:08 via baytoday.ca
  The coin is now in circulation
  
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• Winnipeg police officer on trial for pointing gun at female colleague's crotch

  24-04-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — A retired Winnipeg police sergeant's notes read into court say a female officer complained after a male colleague pointed a shotgun at her crotch.
  
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• Three people charged with staging anti-Semitic attack at Winnipeg cafe

  24-04-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — What looked like an anti-Semitic attack at a Winnipeg cafe that drew public concern and political condemnation was not a hate crime but an alleged sham staged by owners of the business, police said Wednesday.
  
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• Three charged with staging anti-Semitic attack at Winnipeg cafe

  24-04-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — Police in Winnipeg now say anti-Semitic graffiti and vandalism at a cafe was staged. Police Chief Danny Smyth says he is disappointed and angry that hate and racism were used in what he says was a disingenuous way.
  
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• Street drug use should be decriminalized to cut deaths: B.C. health officer

  24-04-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — British Columbia's health officer is urging the provincial government to consider the decriminalization of people caught with illegal drugs as another step to stem the overdose crisis. Dr.
  
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• 'Boom, right in the crotch:' Winnipeg officer says colleague pointed gun at her

  24-04-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — A female Winnipeg police officer testified Wednesday that a male colleague pointed a shotgun at her groin and said, "Boom, right in the crotch." Const.
  
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• Blue Jays prospect Vladimir Guerrero Jr., connects for go-ahead homer

  24-04-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Top Toronto Blue Jays prospect Vladimir Guerrero Jr., hit the go-ahead home run to lift the Buffalo Bisons to a 5-4 win over the Syracuse Mets in triple-A action on Wednesday.
  
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• Blue Jays Guerrero set to make MLB debut against the Athletics on Friday

  24-04-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s time toiling in minor-league cities is over. Next stop: Toronto.
  
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• B.C. Lions equipment manager Ken Kasuya remembered as 'treasured friend'

  24-04-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — A longtime equipment manager for the B.C. Lions is being remembered as a tireless worker and valued friend. The CFL team released a statement on Wednesday saying it was "deeply saddened" to report that Ken "Kato" Kasuya had died.
  
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• Alectra Utilities loses stay bid; must pay Solar Power $14M right away

  24-04-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — An energy company must immediately pay about $14 million to another company even as it seeks to fight the award before Canada's highest court, the Ontario Court of Appeal ruled on Wednesday.
  
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• Near North Board chair says he's 'optimistic' 121 redundancy notices will be recalled - CBC.ca

  24-04-2019 20:58
  Near North Board chair says he's 'optimistic' 121 redundancy notices will be recalled  CBC.caThe union representing high school teachers in the North Bay area says almost half of all high school teachers there will lose their jobs because of provincial ...
  
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• School Board expresses 'our disappointment' over new government education plans

  24-04-2019 20:48 via baytoday.ca
  'The required reduction in full-time teaching positions due to increased class sizes and elimination of program-specific grants will significantly impact students and organizational function'
  
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• Great first season in the OBL for U16 Spartans girls

  24-04-2019 20:15 via baytoday.ca
  The U16 girls’ North Bay Spartans basketball team competed in the Ontario Basketball League for the first time this season.
  
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• Two teams retooled for the playoffs will be put to the test in Raps-76ers series

  24-04-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors significantly retooled their team for a deep playoff run this season. So did the Philadelphia 76ers, Toronto's opponent in the NBA Eastern Conference semifinals.
  
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• Stalwart receivers Greer, Fernandez top '19 Canadian Football Hall of Fame class

  24-04-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — It's taken more than 30 years, but Terry Greer and Condredge Holloway are together again. Greer, 61, headlines the 2019 class named for induction into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame on Wednesday at BMO Field.
  
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• Nora Roberts sues Brazilian author, cites 'multi-plagiarism'

  24-04-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — Bestselling novelist Nora Roberts is suing a Brazilian writer for copyright infringement, alleging that Cristiane Serruya has committed "multi-plagiarism" on a "rare and scandalous" level.
  
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• 'Grabher' licence plate does not incite sexual violence: former researcher

  24-04-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  HALIFAX — A former sex researcher has told a Nova Scotia court she doesn't believe that a licence plate bearing the surname of a retiree — "Grabher" — would promote sexual violence against women, as the provincial government has alleged.
  
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• Britney Spears to fans: 'All is well' despite family stress

  24-04-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — Britney Spears says that though her family has been stressed lately, she's doing OK. The pop star on Tuesday posted a video to her Instagram, telling her fans: "Just checking in with all of you who are concerned about me. All is well.
  
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• Highway 17 remains closed at Bissett Creek - The North Bay Nugget

  24-04-2019 20:02
  Highway 17 remains closed at Bissett Creek  The North Bay NuggetHighway 17 between Bissett Creek and Deep River will not reopen today, according to the Ontario Ministry of Transportation.In a release Wednesday, the ...
  
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• Lots of Battalion prospects preparing for Gold Cup

  24-04-2019 20:00 via baytoday.ca
  The Battalion is tied with the Kingston Frontenacs for second in the OHL in the number of players selected to the under-16 event
  
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• Highway 17 remains closed at Bissett Creek

  24-04-2019 19:58 via nugget.ca
  Highway 17 between Bissett Creek and Deep River will not reopen today, according to the Ontario Ministry of Transportation.
  In a release Wednesday, the ministry said a blocked culvert remains under nine metres of water, preventing ministry staff from completing an assessment of the culvert.
  The highway was closed Monday due to washed-out shoulders and embankments.
  Travellers are to continue to use a detour route on Highway 60 through Algonquin Provincial Park.
  A ministry maintenance contractor i
  
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• No end in sight for Highway 17 east closure

  24-04-2019 19:51 via baytoday.ca
  The ministry has observed massive damage to the shoulder and embankment on both sides of the highway
  
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• CANADA: American man continues fight to exhume unidentified Titanic victims

  24-04-2019 19:38 via baytoday.ca
  Bill Willard says he has the support of over 130 families who want to find out if their loved one's final resting place is here in Halifax
  
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• Over 85,000 jobs are available for youth in Canada

  24-04-2019 19:16 via baytoday.ca
  All the jobs will be posted until July 12
  
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• 'This is just the beginning of the fight' - The North Bay Nugget

  24-04-2019 19:11
  'This is just the beginning of the fight'  The North Bay NuggetHealth coalition plans anti-privatization rally at Queen's Park.
  
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• Tip your band, say honky tonk musicians, during NFL Draft

  24-04-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  NASHVILLE — Country stars Dierks Bentley and Tim McGraw are playing free concerts in Nashville during the NFL Draft, but the hundreds of musicians working in honky tonk clubs just blocks from the draft stage want football fans to remember to tip the
  
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• Cosby renews attacks on trial judge as he seeks bail

  24-04-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  PHILADELPHIA — Imprisoned actor Bill Cosby is renewing attacks on a Pennsylvania trial judge as he again seeks bail while he appeals his sex-assault conviction.
  
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• Appeal of ruling suspends assault trial for ex-Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle

  24-04-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The assault trial of former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle will be delayed for weeks or even months while the courts settle a dispute over whether his sexual history with his wife is admissible evidence.
  
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• 'This is just the beginning of the fight'

  24-04-2019 19:04 via nugget.ca
  North Bay health care professionals and patient advocates will join thousands from across the province warning the public about privatization.
  A rally is planned for April 30 at noon at Queen’s Park. Early numbers indicate 10,000 people will attend.
  Natalie Mehra, executive director of the Ontario Health Coalition, promises an unprecedented day of action, Health Action Day, to address concern that the Ford government intends unprecedented health care privatization.
  “More than 150,000
  
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• The life of a North Bay ER physician - BayToday

  24-04-2019 19:00
  The life of a North Bay ER physician  BayTodayFor more than a decade, Doctor Tim Percival has worked as a physician in North Bay. Now, the Sarnia native is the Chief of Department and Medical Director for ...
  
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• Northern Lights lineup to feature Sam Roberts Band, K’NAAN, Bedouin Soundclash, Basia Bulat

  24-04-2019 18:56 via baytoday.ca
  The 2018 festival featured sold-out shows and attracted a record attendance of over 13,000 total
  
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• Another local nursing prof is honoured

  24-04-2019 18:56 via baytoday.ca
  'I want students to get involved and grow as leaders'
  
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• Trump to keep fighting opioids 'until our job is done'

  24-04-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  ATLANTA — President Donald Trump pledged on Wednesday to battle the deadly epidemic of opioid drug abuse "until our job is done," and he claimed progress even though it is unclear whether the crisis has diminished.
  
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• Trump, first lady teaming up to address opioids epidemic

  24-04-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump claimed credit Wednesday for progress in battling the nation's opioid epidemic amid debate over whether the crisis has peaked and what his administration has accomplished. "It's a big problem.
  
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• Family sues Marriott chain after father, toddler drowned at Montreal hotel in 2016

  24-04-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — An American family has filed a $3.9-million lawsuit against the Marriott hotel chain after a father and his toddler drowned at one of the company's Montreal properties three years ago.
  
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