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• Self-improvement guru set to face 'sex slave' accusers

  05-05-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — It was called "collateral" — nude photos and other embarrassing material that female members of an upstate New York self-improvement group turned over to their "masters" to ensure obedience, silence and sexual fealty to the organization's
  
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• Diana Ross feels 'violated' by airport screener's touching

  05-05-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW ORLEANS — Diana Ross says she feels "violated" by an airport screener who touched her between her legs after she performed at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.
  
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• Andrew Leslie says lawyers instructed him not to comment on Mark Norman case

  05-05-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Outgoing Liberal MP Andrew Leslie says lawyers have instructed him not to comment on reports he may be called as a defence witness in suspended Vice-Admiral Mark Norman's upcoming criminal trial.
  
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• Tortorella says Columbus-Boston series will go to Game 7

  05-05-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Blue Jackets are one loss away from being eliminated from the playoffs by the Boston Bruins. But Columbus coach John Tortorella said it's not going to occur on home ice in Game 6.
  
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• Auger-Aliassime beats fellow Canadian Shapovalov, will play Nadal in Madrid

  05-05-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  MADRID — Felix Auger-Aliassime fought through a tight match on Sunday to beat fellow Canadian Denis Shapovalov in the first round of the Mutua Madrid Open.
  
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• East Ferris newborn's death investigated - The North Bay Nugget

  05-05-2019 21:51
  East Ferris newborn's death investigated  The North Bay NuggetOfficers from the Ontario Provincial Police North Bay detachment responded to a residence in East Ferris Township at approximately 12:20 a.m. Saturday.
  
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• East Ferris newborn's death investigated

  05-05-2019 21:44 via nugget.ca
  Officers from the Ontario Provincial Police North Bay detachment responded to a residence in East Ferris Township at approximately 12:20 a.m. Saturday. Read More
  
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• Raptors' Pascal Siakam starts vs. Philly after being listed as doubtful

  05-05-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  PHILADELPHIA — A day after he was listed as doubtful with a calf injury, Pascal Siakam started for the Toronto Raptors versus Philadelphia on Sunday.
  
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• Raptors Pascal Siakam a 'game time decision' against 76ers: coach

  05-05-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  PHILADELPHIA — Raptors coach Nick Nurse says he'll make a game time decision on whether Pascal Siakam will play against the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday. The 25-year-old forward was listed as doubtful for Game 4 on Saturday due to a calf contusion.
  
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• Pilot, two passengers killed, one survived in small plane crash in B.C.: Coroner

  05-05-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  SMITHERS, B.C. — The British Columbia coroner says it is investigating three fatalities after a small plane crashed northeast of Smithers.
  
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• Parity party: 2019 NHL playoffs showcase Bettman's vision

  05-05-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — There's a P-word on players' and coaches lips this playoffs, and it has nothing to do with getting pucks in deep. "Parity in the league, it's insanely tight," Colorado coach Jared Bednar said.
  
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• Ottawa worried about fallout from jailing of farmer in Beirut, documents show

  05-05-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  FREDERICTON — Documents filed with the Federal Court show the former Harper government was concerned about the legal and political fallout from how it dealt with a New Brunswick potato farmer jailed for more than a year in Lebanon.
  
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• Officials still probing house fire on northern Ontario First Nation

  05-05-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  KITCHENUHMAYKOOSIB INNINUWUG, Ont. — Officials are still trying to determine the cause of a house fire that killed a mother and four of her young children in a northern Ontario First Nation on Thursday.
  
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• Officials have yet to identify cause of deadly fire on Ontario First Nation

  05-05-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  KITCHENUHMAYKOOSIB INNINUWUG, Ont. — The cause of a house fire that killed a mother and four of her young children on a northern Ontario First Nation had yet to be determined Sunday as officials worked to also identify the victims' remains.
  
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• Controversial finish at Kentucky Derby sparks debate in U.S., Canadian racing

  05-05-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — A prominent voice in Canadian horse racing says the wild finish at Saturday's Kentucky Derby has "opened up the debate" about how the sport is governed in the U.S. and Canada.
  
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• Canadian Press NewsAlert: Four dead in small plane crash near Smithers, B.C.

  05-05-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  SMITHERS, B.C. — The Transportation Safety Board has confirmed that four people were killed when a small plane crashed near Smithers, B.C. The plane went down Saturday in terrain about 100 kilometres northeast of Smithers.
  
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• Russia: Airport says landing started plane fire with 13 dead

  05-05-2019 19:06 via baytoday.ca
  MOSCOW — Thirteen people died Sunday in a fiery airplane accident at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport, a spokeswoman for the Russian Investigative Committee said.
  
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• Plane lands in Moscow covered in flames; 1 death reported

  05-05-2019 19:06 via baytoday.ca
  MOSCOW — An airplane belonging to flagship Russian carrier Aeroflot landed in Moscow covered in flames and with smoke billowing from the rear Sunday, and officials said one person died and at least four were injured.
  
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• Burning Aeroflot plane lands in Moscow, injuries reported

  05-05-2019 19:06 via baytoday.ca
  MOSCOW — A plane belonging to Russian national carrier Aeroflot has landed in flames at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and unconfirmed reports say at least five people have been injured.
  
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• At least 40 dead in Russian plane's fiery emergency landing

  05-05-2019 19:06 via baytoday.ca
  MOSCOW — At least 40 people died when an Aeroflot airliner burst into flames while making an emergency landing at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport Sunday evening, officials said.
  
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• NL fire chief hopes to replace rusted, aging pickup used as fire truck

  05-05-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  LITTLE BAY , N.L. — A Newfoundland volunteer fire department is asking for provincial funds to replace the rusted, ramshackle pickup truck it's used as a fire truck for decades.
  
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• Canadians remember Second World War's long, dark Battle of the Atlantic

  05-05-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Canadians across the country are marking one of the longest and darkest chapters of the Second World War today: The Battle of the Atlantic.
  
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• 'Avengers Endgame' nears global record with over $2 billion

  05-05-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  LOS ANGELES — "Avengers: Endgame" continued its global domination at the box office in a second week victory lap that saw the blockbuster cross the $2 billion mark in record time and unseat "Titanic" as the second highest-grossing film ever worldwide
  
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• An explainer on the Ontario government's move to review highway speed limits

  05-05-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Ontario's government plans to launch a review of speed limits on provincial highways, with the transportation minister musing that some of those roads can safely handle traffic at 120 kilometres per hour.
  
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• Senator says solitary-confinement bill will make some conditions worse, not better

  05-05-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — A Canadian senator who has spent four decades advocating for the rights of vulnerable people in Canadian prisons says a new bill that purports to end solitary confinement should be scrapped. Sen.
  
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• Reported mobster Salvatore Scoppa shot dead in hotel north of Montreal

  05-05-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Quebec provincial police say a man with links to organized crime has been killed in a shooting in Laval, Que. Salvatore Scoppa, 49, was declared dead in hospital last night.
  
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• Maximum Security owner weighs options after disqualification

  05-05-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Maximum Security co-owner Gary West criticized race stewards' disqualification of his horse's Kentucky Derby victory as "egregious" and said he was pondering his next step, including a possible appeal.
  
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• Local Chamber director wins provincial award

  05-05-2019 16:43 via baytoday.ca
  The nomination was presented for Ray’s increased engagement in the chamber network through his successful program called #FiftyTwoCoffees.
  
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• Snuggles with feathers: City of Calgary allows livestock as emotional support

  05-05-2019 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  CALGARY — A sense of calm comes over Nikki Pike when she's with her three hens Nugget, Nibble and Noodle. The Calgary woman has had anxiety and depression since she was sexually abused as a girl.
  
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• Liberal candidate challenges 'Come From Away' bias in N.L. politics

  05-05-2019 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador's growing diversity is not yet reflected in its overwhelmingly white slate of elected officials — something Hasan Hai, a Liberal candidate in the upcoming provincial election, hopes will change.
  
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• As U.S. lowers auto emissions standards, Canada is at a fuel efficiency crossroads

  05-05-2019 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The federal government has started to give away money to encourage people to buy electric cars, but before long it will have to decide how far it will go to force the market towards lower-emission vehicles.
  
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• Ontario nursery to destroy millions of trees - The North Bay Nugget

  05-05-2019 15:30
  Ontario nursery to destroy millions of trees  The North Bay NuggetThe Ferguson Tree Centre outside of Kemptville will have to destroy more than three million trees because of the provincial government's cancellation of the 50 ...
  
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• BEYOND LOCAL: Work hard, play hard? This prof thinks he knows why

  05-05-2019 15:25 via baytoday.ca
  We spend a lot of time trying to convince ourselves that human existence is not simply absurd
  
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• Granite Club's Ray receives provincial honour - The North Bay Nugget

  05-05-2019 14:44
  Granite Club's Ray receives provincial honour  The North Bay NuggetNorth Bay Granite Club manager Bobby Ray has been awarded the Richard Dolphin Community *Service* Award from the Ontario Chamber of Commerce.
  
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• Granite Club's Ray receives provincial honour

  05-05-2019 14:39 via nugget.ca
  North Bay Granite Club manager Bobby Ray has been awarded the Richard Dolphin Community Service Award from the Ontario Chamber of Commerce. Read More
  
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• Cobalt man charged after six-hour standoff - The North Bay Nugget

  05-05-2019 14:24
  Cobalt man charged after six-hour standoff  The North Bay NuggetA Cobalt man was charged after six-hour standoff with OPP Friday.Ontario Provincial Police say the accused, who was wanted on three separate warrants from ...
  
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• Cobalt man charged after six-hour standoff

  05-05-2019 14:20 via nugget.ca
  A Cobalt man was charged after six-hour standoff with OPP Friday. Read More
  
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• Police find body in Cyprus lake, tie rape to serial killings

  05-05-2019 13:05 via baytoday.ca
  NICOSIA, Cyprus — Police in Cyprus recovered a second suitcase containing human remains Sunday from a contaminated lake where a military officer who confessed to killing seven foreign women and girls told authorities he dumped the bodies of three vic
  
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• Palestinians step up rocket attacks as Israel strikes Gaza

  05-05-2019 13:05 via baytoday.ca
  JERUSALEM — Gaza militants on Sunday intensified a wave of rocket fire into southern Israel, striking towns and cities and killing at least three people in one of the bloodiest rounds of fighting since the 2014 war.
  
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• Nanaimo voters to polls in byelection barely six months ahead of federal vote

  05-05-2019 13:05 via baytoday.ca
  NANAIMO, B.C. — Voters are going to the polls for the third time in eight months in Nanaimo, B.C., with Monday's byelection contest in the federal riding of Nanaimo-Ladysmith, which comes just six months before October's federal election.
  
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• Major housing development planned on Indigenous land in heart of Vancouver

  05-05-2019 13:05 via baytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Walking along the base of the Burrard Street Bridge that crosses Vancouver's False Creek toward the downtown core, Khelsilem gestures across a gravel lot poised to become one of the largest Indigenous urban developments in Canada.
  
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• Israel steps up strikes as Gaza rocket attacks intensify

  05-05-2019 13:05 via baytoday.ca
  JERUSALEM — Gaza militants fired hundreds of rockets into southern Israel on Sunday, killing at least four Israelis and bringing life to a standstill across the region in the bloodiest fighting since a 2014 war.
  
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• Green party targets use of tax money for political attack billboards

  05-05-2019 13:05 via baytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Green party Leader Andrew Weaver is calling for a ban on the use of taxpayer money for political attack ads after the B.C. Liberals bought billboards blaming Premier John Horgan for a spike in gas prices.
  
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• Gaza rocket fire kills Israeli man amid worsening violence

  05-05-2019 13:05 via baytoday.ca
  JERUSALEM — An early morning rocket from the Gaza Strip killed an Israeli man Sunday outside a home in the coastal city of Ashkelon amid a massive wave of attacks, marking the first Israeli casualty from rocket fire since the 2014 war with Hamas mili
  
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• Cyprus serial killer suspect accused of raping other woman

  05-05-2019 13:05 via baytoday.ca
  NICOSIA, Cyprus — A man who has confessed to killing seven foreign women and girls in Cyprus is being investigated on additional charges of raping a foreign woman he had photographed as a model, a police investigator said Sunday.
  
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• Pope urges migrant-skeptic Bulgarians to open hearts, homes

  05-05-2019 12:05 via baytoday.ca
  SOFIA, Bulgaria — Pope Francis urged Bulgarians on Sunday to open their hearts and homes to migrants, arguing that a country like Bulgaria, which is losing so much of its population to emigration, should well understand the forces that drive people t
  
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• Maximum Security owner: Derby disqualification 'egregious'

  05-05-2019 12:05 via baytoday.ca
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Maximum Security co-owner Gary West criticized race stewards' disqualification of his horse's Kentucky Derby victory as "egregious" and said he was pondering his next step, including a possible appeal.
  
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• Let's make a Brexit deal, UK PM May tells Labour opposition

  05-05-2019 12:05 via baytoday.ca
  LONDON — British Prime Minister Theresa May says her Conservative government and the opposition Labour Party have a duty to strike a compromise Brexit agreement to end months of political deadlock over Britain's exit from the European Union.
  
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• Hertl scores 2, Sharks beat Avalanche 2-1 in Game 5

  05-05-2019 08:05 via baytoday.ca
  SAN JOSE, Calif. — Tomas Hertl scored his second goal of the game at 6:26 of the third period and the San Jose Sharks beat the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 in Game 5 on Saturday night to take a 3-2 lead in their Western Conference semifinal series.
  
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• Kiner-Falefa's career-high 4 RBIs lift Rangers over Jays 8-5

  05-05-2019 07:05 via baytoday.ca
  ARLINGTON, Texas — Hitting has taken something of a backseat for Isiah Kiner-Falefa as he works at being a full-time catcher for the first time in his professional baseball career. So a night like Saturday was a welcome reward.
  
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