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• Weekend snowstorm closes highways in Alberta and Saskatchewan

  28-04-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Snow-covered highways in southern Alberta reopened Sunday as stuck or smashed vehicles were removed, but snowfall advisories and even a blizzard warning remained in effect in some areas as the storm tracked into Saskatchewan.
  
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• Technology helps Man City's push for Premier League title

  28-04-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  BURNLEY, England — Cruelly denied by VAR in its agonizing Champions League exit, Manchester City relied on technology to keep its Premier League title charge on course on Sunday.
  
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• Irving, Horford lead Celtics past Bucks 112-90 in opener

  28-04-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  MILWAUKEE — Kyrie Irving had 26 points and 11 assists, Al Horford added 20 points and 11 rebounds, and the Boston Celtics cruised past the Milwaukee Bucks 112-90 on Sunday in the opener of their second-round playoff series.
  
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• Bottcher downs Koe in Champions Cup final for third straight Grand Slam victory

  28-04-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  SASKATOON — Brendan Bottcher won his third consecutive Pinty's Grand Slam of Curling event with a 6-5 extra-end win over Kevin Koe in the Champions Cup men's final Sunday.
  
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• Arrows score four tries, down Seawolves 29-7 in Major League Rugby action

  28-04-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — the Toronto Arrows rode a big second half to a 29-7 win over the Seattle Seawolves in Major League Rugby action Sunday.
  
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• Omar Browne scores in Major League Soccer debut as Impact edge Fire 1-0

  28-04-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Omar Browne scored in the 83rd minute in his Major League Soccer debut as the Montreal Impact defeated the Chicago Fire 1-0 Sunday afternoon.
  
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• Armed forces in Bracebridge, Ont., to help battle rising floodwaters

  28-04-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  BRACEBRIDGE, Ont. — Members of the Canadian Armed Forces have arrived in a small town in central Ontario's cottage country that's grappling with record floodwaters, where soldiers will help with sandbagging and other relief efforts.
  
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• Government cuts may put more workers at risk says labour leader

  28-04-2019 19:55 via baytoday.ca
  'We need to do better to ensure that when a worker goes to work, they come home at the end of the day to their family and their loved ones, whole' Henri Giroux President of the North Bay and District Labour Council
  
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• North Bay's National Summer Games team wins Special Olympics award of Excellence - BayToday

  28-04-2019 19:30
  North Bay's National Summer Games team wins Special Olympics award of Excellence  BayTodayTo qualify for the National Games, each of the athletes had to advance from regional and provincial competition over the prior two years and be chosen to ...
  
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• Hughes sets scoring record as U.S. downs Canada in U18 bronze medal game

  28-04-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  ORNSKOLDSVIK, Sweden — Jack Hughes had a goal and two assists Sunday to set a new tournament scoring record as the United States defeated Canada 5-2 in the bronze-medal game of the 2019 under-18 men's hockey championship.
  
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• Southern New Brunswick still flooded but waters are slowly receding

  28-04-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  FREDERICTON — Officials in New Brunswick say while floodwaters are receding, there's a long way to go before the response can become a recovery effort.
  
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• Richard Lugar, who helped in securing Soviet arsenal, dies

  28-04-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  INDIANAPOLIS — Richard Lugar worked to alert Americans about the threat of terrorism years before "weapons of mass destruction" became a common phrase following the Sept. 11 attacks.
  
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• Islanders fans don't mind Brooklyn for playoff games

  28-04-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — With their team playing in the Eastern Conference semifinals, New York Islanders fans are back in Brooklyn for the first time in more than two months.
  
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• Former US Sen. Richard Lugar, foreign policy expert, dies

  28-04-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  INDIANAPOLIS — Former Indiana Sen.
  
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• Canadian Rory MacDonald retains Bellator title in majority draw with Jon Fitch

  28-04-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  SAN JOSE, Calif. — Canadian Rory (Red King) MacDonald retained his title with a majority draw against veteran Jon Fitch in the Bellator Welterweight Grand Prix. The judges scored it 47-47, 47-47 and 48-46 for the 41-year-old Fitch.
  
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• Bridges, McGregor lead Canada to 14-2 rout of Norway at para hockey worlds

  28-04-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  OSTRAVA, Czech Republic — Billy Bridges and Tyler McGregor each had three goals and two assists as Canada defeated Norway 14-2 Sunday at the world para hockey championship.
  
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• 'Avengers: Endgame' obliterates records with $1.2B opening

  28-04-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — The universe belongs to Marvel. "Avengers: Endgame" shattered the record for biggest opening weekend with an estimated $350 million in ticket sales domestically and $1.
  
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• Plenty of seat belt violators caught up on OPP campaign

  28-04-2019 17:26 via baytoday.ca
  The number one offence committed by drivers was speeding
  
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• Socialists win Spain election, far-right emerges as player

  28-04-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  MADRID — Spain's governing centre -left Socialists won the country's election Sunday but must seek backing from smaller parties to maintain power, while a far-right party rode an unprecedented surge of support to enter the lower house of parliament f
  
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• Far-right expected to gain support as divided Spaniards vote

  28-04-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  MADRID — A divided Spain voted Sunday in its third general election in four years, with all eyes on whether a far-right party will enter Parliament for the first time in decades and potentially help unseat the Socialist government.
  
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• Far-right expected to gain as Spaniards turn out in force

  28-04-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  MADRID — Spanish voters turned out in force Sunday for a general election in which a far-right party could become a significant player in parliament for the first time since democracy was restored four decades ago.
  
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• Conservation authority prepares for possible flooding - The North Bay Nugget

  28-04-2019 17:05
  Conservation authority prepares for possible flooding  The North Bay NuggetThe North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority is dropping logs in the Parks Creek dam in preparation for the rising level of Lake Nipissing.Personnel were at ...
  
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• Conservation authority prepares for possible flooding

  28-04-2019 17:04 via nugget.ca
  The North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority is dropping logs in the Parks Creek dam in preparation for the rising level of Lake Nipissing. Read More
  
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• Bracebridge flooding worsens, boil water advisory in effect

  28-04-2019 17:04 via baytoday.ca
  The rainfall and snow event has increased flows in the North and South Branches of the Muskoka River causing road closures and flooded road advisories to remain in effect and expand in other locations.
  
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• 'Total blackness:' Remembering Alberta school shooting 20 years later

  28-04-2019 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  TABER, Alta. — It was a snowy, spring day on April 28, 1999, when an angry teenager walked through the doors of W.R. Myers High School. Wearing a blue trench coat, the 14-year-old pulled out a sawed off .
  
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• Liberals, Trudeau hit new low but poll suggests surging Tory support is soft

  28-04-2019 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — A new poll suggests support for Justin Trudeau, his government and his party sank to a new low this month, just six months before Canadians will decide whether to re-elect the Liberals or give them the boot after just one term.
  
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• Greyhound replacements find tough road to prosperity in Western Canada

  28-04-2019 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Six months after Greyhound Canada shut down most of its service in Western Canada and northern Ontario, the companies that stepped in to take its place say they still face a rough road full of unexpected turns.
  
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• Annual budget ads increase, but still less than under NDP, Tory government says

  28-04-2019 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — Manitoba's Progressive Conservative government is spending more on budget advertising this year as an election draws closer.
  
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• BEYOND LOCAL: Physio could be the answer to painful sex, incontinence, constipation

  28-04-2019 15:25 via baytoday.ca
  Up to 20 per cent of women have pain during sexual intercourse and up to 40 per cent have issues with bladder control. Physiotherapy can help
  
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• Thousands tap into Powassan Maple Syrup Festival

  28-04-2019 15:16 via baytoday.ca
  'It is a great economic boost. It brings a lot of people from out of town and they get to see the great town of Powassan and what it has to offer' festival chair Mike Odrowski
  
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• Nurse's memeable moment perfect fit as Raptors spoofed in popular Game of Zones

  28-04-2019 15:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Nick Nurse's shocked made-for-meme face fell right into the Malamuts' creative laps. It was during Game 4 of the Raptors' opening-round playoff series versus Orlando. The Toronto coach was shocked at a three-second violation call.
  
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• With churches shut after bombs, Sri Lankans hear Mass on TV

  28-04-2019 13:05 via baytoday.ca
  AMPARA, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka's Catholics celebrated Mass in their homes via a televised broadcast on Sunday as churches across the island nation shut over fears of militant attacks, a week after the Islamic State-claimed Easter suicide bombings kill
  
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• 'Terrifying': Crane falls on busy Seattle street, killing 4

  28-04-2019 13:05 via baytoday.ca
  SEATTLE — A construction crane fell from a building on Google's new Seattle campus during a storm that brought wind gusts, crashing down onto one of the city's busiest streets and killing four people.
  
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• Sri Lanka's churches shut, Catholics celebrate Mass at home

  28-04-2019 13:05 via baytoday.ca
  AMPARA, Sri Lanka — Their churches closed for fear of an attack by Islamic State group-linked militants, Sri Lanka's Catholics celebrated Mass in their homes Sunday as the island nation's archbishop presided over a televised service, a week after Eas
  
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• Socialists win Spain's election but far-right gains strongly

  28-04-2019 13:05 via baytoday.ca
  MADRID — Spain's governing Socialists won the country's national election Sunday but will need the backing of smaller parties to stay in power, while a far-right party rode a groundswell of support to enter the lower house of parliament for the first
  
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• Seattle college says student was among those killed by crane

  28-04-2019 13:05 via baytoday.ca
  SEATTLE — A college freshman was among the four people killed when a construction crane fell from a building and crashed onto one of Seattle's busiest streets, the university said Sunday.
  
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• Prince Harry's transformation: The kid's all right

  28-04-2019 13:05 via baytoday.ca
  LONDON — Princess Diana's little boy — the red-haired prince with the mischievous smile and his mother's wild streak — is about to become a father.
  
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• No Mass for Sri Lanka's Catholics; no veils for Muslim women

  28-04-2019 13:05 via baytoday.ca
  AMPARA, Sri Lanka — The effects of Sri Lanka's Easter suicide bombings reverberated across two faiths Sunday, with Catholics shut out of their churches for fear of new attacks, left with only a televised Mass, and Muslim women ordered to stop wearing
  
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• Deeply divided, Spaniards vote with eye on far-right's rise

  28-04-2019 13:05 via baytoday.ca
  MADRID — A divided Spain voted Sunday in its third general election in four years, with all eyes on whether a far-right party will enter Parliament for the first time in decades and potentially help unseat the Socialist government.
  
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• 4 German skiers die in avalanche in Switzerland

  28-04-2019 13:05 via baytoday.ca
  BERLIN — Swiss police say four German skiers have been killed by an avalanche in southern Switzerland. Police in the canton (region) of Valais said Sunday the group was buried by the avalanche on Friday near the village of Fieschertal.
  
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• Broken Quebec dike forces thousands of evacuations northwest of Montreal

  28-04-2019 12:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Emergency workers urged another 1,500 residents of a flood-ravaged suburb west of Montreal to leave their homes Sunday, one day after floodwaters broke through a natural dike northwest of the city and forced some 5,000 others to flee with
  
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• Broken Quebec dike forces hundreds of evacuations northwest of Montreal

  28-04-2019 12:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Quebec's premier is telling residents in water logged areas of the province that they face a few more "difficult" days ahead and to "have courage" until the flood threat eases.
  
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• Good morning, North Bay! Gorgeous sunny skies today with a high of 7C but still chilly - BayToday

  28-04-2019 12:00
  Good morning, North Bay! Gorgeous sunny skies today with a high of 7C but still chilly  BayTodayGorgeous sunny skies today with a high of 7C but still chilly first thing in the morning.
  
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• Abe, Trudeau tout trade gains without U.S. participation in Pacific Rim pact

  28-04-2019 11:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's whirlwind visit to Ottawa this weekend offered the Liberal government a rare chance to trumpet a strong international alliance in the face of unyielding strain with its two top trading partners.
  
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• Abe, Trudeau tout trade gains without Trump participation in Pacific Rim pact

  28-04-2019 11:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's whirlwind visit to Ottawa this weekend has offered the Liberal government a rare chance to trumpet a strong international alliance in the face of unyielding strain with its two top trading partners.
  
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• Abe, Trudeau to tout trade gains without Trump participation in Pacific Rim pact

  28-04-2019 11:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's whirlwind visit to Ottawa this weekend offers the Liberal government a rare chance to trumpet a strong international alliance in the face of unyielding strain with its two top trading partners.
  
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• B.C. spotted owl breeders hoping for new chicks as fertile eggs ready to hatch

  28-04-2019 10:05 via baytoday.ca
  It takes fake eggs, sterile incubators, some trickery and years of trial and error to breed Canada's almost extinct northern spotted owl in captivity.
  
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• B.C. ticket holder wins Saturday night's $7 million Lotto 649 jackpot

  28-04-2019 09:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — A ticket holder in British Columbia claimed the $7 million jackpot in Saturday night's Lotto 649 draw. The draw's $1 million guaranteed prize went to a lottery player in Ontario.
  
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• Koe to face Bottcher in men's final; Einarson sets up women's final with Tirinzoni

  28-04-2019 07:05 via baytoday.ca
  SASKATOON — Calgary's Kevin Koe went right down to the wire to earn a spot in the Humpty's Champions Cup final. Koe scored two in the eighth and final end on Saturday to top Sweden's Niklas Edin 6-5 and advance to the men's championship draw.
  
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• Duchene, Columbus beat Bruins 3-2 in 2 OT, tie series 1-1

  28-04-2019 07:05 via baytoday.ca
  BOSTON — Sergei Bobrovsky stopped Patrice Bergeron at point-blank range in overtime. He also made an acrobatic save to stop a 90-foot dump-in that took a bad hop straight toward the net. Whatever the shot, the Blue Jackets goalie was ready.
  
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