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• Trump administration pulls $1B from California rail project

  16-05-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Trump administration cancelled nearly $1 billion Thursday in federal money for California's high-speed rail project, further throwing into question the future of the ambitious plan to connect Los Angeles and San Francisco.
  
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• Trump administration pulls $1B for California rail project

  16-05-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Trump administration is cancelling nearly $1 billion in federal money for California's high-speed rail project.
  
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• Southern Alberta city pulls plug on $13-million solar power project

  16-05-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  CALGARY — The southern Alberta city of Medicine Hat is pulling the plug on a $13-million concentrated solar power facility after operating it for about five years.
  
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• Raptors need more from secondary players like Green, Ibaka versus Bucks

  16-05-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  MILWAUKEE — Danny Green arrived to speak with reporters on Thursday sporting a nasty black bruise on one knee.
  
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• My kind of mix-up: $5,760 bottle of wine served accidently

  16-05-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  LONDON — A British restaurant has given some customers an unexpected treat, accidently serving them a 4,500-pound ($5,760) bottle of red wine.
  
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• Just for Laughs founder asks appeal court to toss class action lawsuit

  16-05-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon's lawyer asked Quebec's highest court Thursday to throw out a $10-million class action lawsuit claiming that the comedy impresario abused at least 20 women.
  
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• Haechan meets Haechan: K-pop star honoured with zoo namesake

  16-05-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  LOS ANGELES — Fans of the K-pop group NCT 127 donated money in January to name a baby pudu at the Los Angeles Zoo after one of its members, Haechan (HECH'-ehn).
  
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• Toronto Blue Jays send Teoscar Hernandez down to minors

  16-05-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have optioned slumping outfielder Teoscar Hernandez to triple-A Buffalo. Infielder Richard Urena was recalled Thursday and will take Hernandez's place on the roster for a game in Chicago against the White Sox.
  
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• Serendipitous Sharks shrug off controversy up 2-1 vs Blues

  16-05-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  ST. LOUIS — Don't tell San Jose coach Peter DeBoer his Sharks have gotten lucky during their playoff run.
  
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• NATO researchers consult federal government on foreign election meddling

  16-05-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Canadian voters have a duty to think critically about the news they consume as foreign-interference threats loom over the coming federal election, a leading NATO researcher says.
  
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• Fellow coaches expect Krueger to thrive, adjust with Sabres

  16-05-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  Mike Babcock and Ralph Krueger's relationship goes back to 2004 and countless conversations since about coaching in the NHL. The Toronto Maple Leafs coach just wishes Krueger hadn't join ed the rival Buffalo Sabres to make his job more difficult.
  
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• Argos release linebacker Bear Woods days before start of training camp

  16-05-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The Argonauts have released veteran linebacker Bear Woods, a key member of Toronto's 2017 Grey Cup squad. The move comes three days before veterans were expected to report to training camp.
  
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• West Ferris Trojan makes a winning pitch

  16-05-2019 22:04 via nugget.ca
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• Week two Men's Ball Hockey results

  16-05-2019 21:35 via baytoday.ca
  Action resumes on May 27th
  
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• Boaters advised to keep wakes down

  16-05-2019 21:35 via nugget.ca
  Boaters on Lake Nipissing are being advised to keep their wakes down during this flood-prone season. Read More
  
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• Flooding closes highway between St. Charles and Noelville - The North Bay Nugget

  16-05-2019 21:19
  Flooding closes highway between St. Charles and Noelville  The North Bay NuggetHighway 535 between St. Charles and Noelville is closed due to flooding.The OPP said in a release that signage is in place at Highway 17 in Hagar, Highway ...
  
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• Flooding closes highway between St. Charles and Noelville

  16-05-2019 21:18 via nugget.ca
  Highway 535 between St. Charles and Noelville is closed due to flooding. Read More
  
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• B.C. legislature clerk retires; report says benefits wrongly claimed

  16-05-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — British Columbia's top legislative official has retired after a report by a former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada says he improperly claimed benefits and used legislature property for personal reasons.
  
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• MAKITALO, Juha Ensio

  16-05-2019 20:31 via baytoday.ca
  Born May 31, 1953 in Espoo Finland, Juha peacefully passed May 11, 2019 just shy of his 66th birthday surrounded by his loving family.
  
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• Spooking speeders: Prairie city latest to use police cut-outs on busy roads

  16-05-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  LLOYDMINSTER, Alta. — Some new scarecrows are popping up on the Prairies, but these aren't meant for bluffing birds.
  
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• Small plane crashes near Dubai's busy airport, killing 4

  16-05-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A small plane involved in upgrading a runway at Dubai International Airport crashed Thursday night, killing four people and halting traffic at the world's busiest airport for international travel for nearly an hour.
  
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• Small plane crashes near Dubai's busy airport, killing 2

  16-05-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A small plane crashed Thursday near the busy Dubai International Airport, killing at least two people, Dubai authorities said. The government's Dubai Media Office tweeted that the plane had at least four people on board.
  
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• Rangers assistant GM Jim Schoenfeld resigns

  16-05-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — Jim Schoenfeld has resigned as vice-president and assistant general manager of the New York Rangers. The former NHL defenceman and coach spent 17 seasons in the Rangers' organization, serving in a variety of roles.
  
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• Predators, Nashville agree to 30-year arena lease extension

  16-05-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  NASHVILLE — The Nashville Predators have agreed to a new 30-year lease deal that will help keep the franchise in Music City through 2049. The Predators announced the agreement Thursday at a Metro Nashville Sports Authority meeting.
  
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• NS premier told China party official Canadians need to feel 'safe' during visits

  16-05-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's premier says he told a senior Communist Party official during trade talks that Canadians need to feel "safe" and protected by the rule of law as he boosts tourism ties between his province and China.
  
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• After sitting last spring, Jeremy Bracco helping propel Marlies in AHL playoffs

  16-05-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Jeremy Bracco wants to make one thing clear — he has a team-first mentality and was ecstatic when his Toronto Marlies hoisted the Calder Cup last June. The thing is, finding yourself in the middle of the action is a lot more fun.
  
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• OPINION: Trappers say thank you

  16-05-2019 19:43 via baytoday.ca
  Lots of thank you's to go around from Trappers AAA hockey
  
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• North Bay puts public works on display - The North Bay Nugget

  16-05-2019 19:18
  North Bay puts public works on display  The North Bay NuggetTours offered of water treatment plant, recycling centre.
  
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• North Bay puts public works on display

  16-05-2019 19:16 via nugget.ca
  Are you curious about what goes on at North Bay’s public works yard? How about the recycling centre or water treatment plant? Read More
  
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• Scheer promises coast-to-coast energy corridor as he outlines economic vows

  16-05-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer pledged Thursday to pursue a coast-to-coast energy corridor, achieve Canadian oil independence within a decade and adjust mortgage rules with the aim of making home-buying more affordable.
  
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• More rain in the forecast spells bad flooding news

  16-05-2019 18:56 via nugget.ca
  With as much as 40mm of rain forecast over the next five days, the North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority has extended its flood warning to May 22. Read More
  
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• Technology, arts meet nature in Laurier Woods - The North Bay Nugget

  16-05-2019 18:14
  Technology, arts meet nature in Laurier Woods  The North Bay NuggetA unique blend of storytelling, science and environmental education kicks off at 8:45 am May 25 with the launch of Forest Talk Radio, a smart phone application ...
  
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• Technology, arts meet nature in Laurier Woods

  16-05-2019 18:08 via nugget.ca
  A unique blend of storytelling, science and environmental education kicks off at 8:45 am May 25 with the launch of Forest Talk Radio, a smart phone application you can download and listen to while you walk the orange and white trails at Laurier Woods Conservation Area. Read More
  
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• Woman tells Winnipeg murder trial drugs blossomed into romance

  16-05-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — One of five women who lived with a man accused of killing one of them has testified that she was locked in a laundry room when he got jealous to teach the others a lesson.
  
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• Trudeau says U.S. state abortion bans are 'backsliding on women's rights'

  16-05-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is deeply disappointed in a "backsliding on women's rights" happening in American states moving to ban abortion access.
  
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• Liberals fundraise on abortion rights as Trudeau criticizes U.S. 'backsliding'

  16-05-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau decries American states for "backsliding" on abortion rights, the Liberal party is using abortion to galvanize its base and help fill its war chest for the upcoming federal election.
  
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• Cords, hammer, knives: Woman tells Winnipeg murder trial about days of abuse

  16-05-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — One of five women involved with a man accused of killing one of them testified Thursday that the death came after days of the victim being tortured and abused.
  
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• Cords, hammer, knives: Woman tells murder trial how 'sister wife' was abused

  16-05-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — One of five women involved with a man accused of killing one of them testified that the death came after days of the victim being abused.
  
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• Speedy Davis chasing NCAA route

  16-05-2019 17:30 via baytoday.ca
  'His speed with the puck is second to none, he seems sometimes to skate faster with the puck than without it'
  
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• North Bay man claims $100000 lottery win playing Encore - NorthBayNipissing.com

  16-05-2019 17:29
  North Bay man claims $100000 lottery win playing Encore  NorthBayNipissing.comNORTH BAY - A North Bay man is $100000 richer thanks to a recent Encore win.
  
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• Tilda Swinton relishes her samurai turn in 'Dead Don't Die'

  16-05-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  CANNES, France — Tilda Swinton feels most at home at the Berlin Film Festival, but she's steadily become a regular at the Cannes Film Festival.
  
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• Replacing Phoenix pay system cheaper than fixing its mess will be, PBO reports

  16-05-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The cost of building and putting in place a new pay system for federal civil servants should pale in comparison to the cost of stabilizing the failed Phoenix system, says a new report from Parliament's spending watchdog.
  
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• NTSB: Autopilot was in use before Tesla hit semitrailer

  16-05-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  DETROIT — A Tesla Model S involved in a fatal crash with a semitrailer in Florida March 1 was operating on the company's semi-autonomous Autopilot system, federal investigators have determined.
  
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• Nova Scotia woman stabbed, man killed during Appalachian Trail hike

  16-05-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  WYTHEVILLE, Va. — Police in Virginia say a Nova Scotia woman was injured and a man from Oklahoma was killed during a knife attack on the Appalachian Trail. James Jordan of West Yarmouth, Mass.
  
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• Feds 'deeply concerned' by China's arrests of Canadians Kovrig, Spavor

  16-05-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says the government is "deeply concerned" about China's decision to formally arrest two Canadians citizens it has been holding since December.
  
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• Canada issues tender to bring back trash but misses Duterte's May 15 deadline

  16-05-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Liberal MP who chairs a parliamentary friendship group between Canada and the Philippines says the ongoing garbage war between the two countries is both embarrassing and unlikely to end soon.
  
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• Canada 'disappointed' Philippines recalling ambassador, consuls over trash

  16-05-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Canada's foreign ministry says it's disappointed by the Philippines' decision to recall top diplomats over festering trash.
  
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• Calgary man playing major role in Maria Sharapova's rehab

  16-05-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  After withdrawing from the French Open, injured Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova will rely on a Canadian to get her back on track.
  
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• British Columbia man has a right to trial in French, Supreme Court says

  16-05-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada says a British Columbia man charged with a driving offence is entitled to a trial in French. The ruling comes today in the case of Joseph Roy Eric Bessette, who was charged under B.C.
  
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• Bank of Canada identifies climate change as important economic weak spot

  16-05-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada is highlighting its expanding concerns about climate change and, for the first time, is listing it among the top weak spots for the economy and the financial system.
  
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