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• Ramping up the quest to make North Bay barrier-free - My North Bay Now

  26-05-2019 23:11
  Ramping up the quest to make North Bay barrier-free  My North Bay NowA community effort involving the City of North Bay's Municipal Accessibility Advisory Committee, Saint-Joseph – Scollard Hall shop students, businesses such as ...
  
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• Social media giants in hot seat as politicians consider regulations

  26-05-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Tech giants will be in the hot seat this week as politicians from Canada and 10 other countries gather to consider how best to protect citizens' privacy and their democracies in the age of social media.
  
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• Rookie Biggio hits first homer, drives in three as Blue Jays beat Padres

  26-05-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The good vibrations from the Toronto Raptors historic Eastern Conference championship Saturday night made its way a few blocks to the Rogers Centre on Sunday afternoon.
  
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• NewsAlert: Finland defeats Canada for gold medal at hockey world championship

  26-05-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Finland has won the gold medal at the hockey world championship by beating Canada 3-1 in the final.
  
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• Finland defeats Canada for gold medal at hockey world championship

  26-05-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — The effort was better. The end result was the same. Canada settled for silver on Sunday at the world hockey championship after a 3-1 loss to Finland.
  
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• Simon Pagenaud wins Indy 500 on Penske's golden anniversary

  26-05-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  INDIANAPOLIS — Simon Pagenaud arrived at Indianapolis Motor Speedway this month with his job on the line and rumours swirling around Gasoline Alley that Alexander Rossi could soon replace him at Team Penske.
  
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• NewsAlert: Pagenaud wins Indianapolis 500

  26-05-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  INDIANAPOLIS — Simon Pagenaud has won the Indianapolis 500. More coming. The Canadian Press
  
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• Legault announces plan to electrify Quebec's economy, reduce oil consumption

  26-05-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Quebec Premier Francois Legault says his government will move to electrify transportation systems, buildings and businesses in order to reduce oil consumption in Quebec by 40 per cent by 2030.
  
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• Bruins start Stanley Cup Final against the Blues

  26-05-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  St. Louis Blues (45-28-9, third in the Central Division during the regular season) vs. Boston Bruins (49-24-9, second in the Atlantic Division during the regular season) Boston; Monday, 8 p.m.
  
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• 30 dead, 200 missing after boat sinking on Congo lake

  26-05-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  KINSHASA, Congo — Authorities in western Congo say at least 30 people are dead and another 200 are missing after a boat sank on a lake.
  
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• NBA Finals are set: reigning Warriors vs. newcomer Toronto Raptors

  26-05-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  The first NBA game was in Toronto. And now, the NBA Finals are headed there. Finally.
  
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• Canadian decathlete Damian Warner captures gold at prestigious Gotzis meet

  26-05-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  GOTZIS, Austria — Canadian decathlete Damian Warner became the third athlete to win five career titles at the prestigious Gotzis Hypo-Meeting as he rolled to victory on Sunday. The 29-year-old from London, Ont.
  
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• Source: Raptors coach Nurse to coach Canada at 2019 FIBA World Cup

  26-05-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse has agreed to coach Canada's men's basketball team at the 2019 FIBA World Cup — and possibly beyond.
  
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• Canadian rugby men tie for seventh at London Sevens, matching season-best finish

  26-05-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  LONDON — Canada tied for seventh at the HSBC London Sevens after losing both matches Sunday at Twickenham Stadium. The performance matched the Canadian men's best on the World Rugby Sevens Series this season.
  
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• Mattawa school bus routes to resume where possible - My North Bay Now

  26-05-2019 19:31
  Mattawa school bus routes to resume where possible  My North Bay NowA return to the normal school routine for some Mattawa-area students. Student transportation in Mattawa was altered beginning May 15 in response to the flood ...
  
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• Could this 20-year-old Montreal polyglot be Canada's most multilingual student?

  26-05-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Georges Awaad answers the phone with a polite "Hello," but he could just as easily answer in Arabic, French, Japanese, or any of the other 15 languages he speaks.
  
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• Bart Starr, QB who led Packers to greatness, dies at 85

  26-05-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  Bart Starr was an ordinary quarterback until teaming with Vince Lombardi and serving as the catalyst for the powerhouse Green Bay Packers teams that ruled the 1960s and ushered in the NFL as America's most popular sport.
  
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• Bart Starr, 1960s Green Bay quarterback, dies at 85

  26-05-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  Bart Starr, the gentlemanly quarterback and catalyst of Vince Lombardi's powerhouse Green Bay Packers teams of the 1960s whose sneak won the famed "Ice Bowl" in 1967, died Sunday. He was 85.
  
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• 'Aladdin' soars, but 'Booksmart' barely passes at box office

  26-05-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  LOS ANGELES — Moviegoers have voted with their dollars and chosen the familiar over the new this Memorial Day weekend. The Walt Disney Co.
  
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• A cipher off the floor, Kawhi Leonard opening up a little in NBA playoffs

  26-05-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Kawhi Leonard has been showcasing his many talents throughout the NBA playoffs. He has also given us a glimpse of something new — a smile. The stoic Raptors star usually shows little emotion. On the court, he is relentless.
  
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• Many happy returns for Federer at 1st French Open since 2015

  26-05-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  PARIS — Roger Federer entered a refurbished Court Philippe Chatrier for his first French Open match since 2015, greeted by the sun peeking through the clouds and the full-throated support of spectators in their designer sunglasses, straw hats and swe
  
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• 3-time Grand Slam champion Kerber loses opener in Paris

  26-05-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  PARIS — Angelique Kerber won't complete a career Grand Slam this year. Still hampered by a right ankle injury, the three-time Grand Slam winner lost in the first round of the French Open on Sunday as the clay-court major began with an upset.
  
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• Some facts and figures about the D-Day landings in Normandy on June 6, 1944

  26-05-2019 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Some facts and figures about the D-Day landings in Normandy on June 6, 1944: TARGET : Allies land on French channel coast along five Normandy beaches stretching about 80 kilometres west from River Orne. BEACHES : From west to east, Utah (U.
  
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• Montreal native Auger-Aliassime drops out of French Open with injury

  26-05-2019 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  PARIS — Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime called his decision to pull out of the French Open one of the more difficult he's had to make in his young tennis career.
  
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• Montreal native Auger-Aliassime drops out of French Open

  26-05-2019 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  PARIS — Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime has pulled out of the French Open because of injury.
  
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• Homebuyers escaping high housing costs by relocating to secondary cities

  26-05-2019 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Danielle Bacci's favourite part of her move to near Windsor, Ont., is the lack of traffic along her 15-minute commute to work in nearby Leamington.
  
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• Bid to get D-Day beaches added to list of UN World Heritage Sites in limbo

  26-05-2019 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The beaches of Normandy, where the Allies stormed ashore to begin the eventual liberation of Europe from Nazi rule, are widely regarded by veterans and historians alike as venerated, sacred ground.
  
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• Want to learn more about Laurier Woods while walking the trails? There is an app for that

  26-05-2019 15:58 via baytoday.ca
  'Forest Talk Radio is a smartphone app that tells you a story as you walk around Laurier Woods. It gives you a different understanding of the forest' David Merleau.
  
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• BEYOND LOCAL: A bee is not a bee is not a bee. Why 'save the bees' is a complex issue

  26-05-2019 15:25 via baytoday.ca
  Big and small habitats are needed to conserve biodiversity
  
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• North Bay's Sasyniuk named outstanding engineer - The North Bay Nugget

  26-05-2019 15:15
  North Bay's Sasyniuk named outstanding engineer  The North Bay NuggetPost-Script by Eric Robillard takes outstanding short/mid-length film award.
  
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• North Bay's Sasyniuk named outstanding engineer

  26-05-2019 15:08 via nugget.ca
  North Bay’s Shawn Sasyniuk was named outstanding music engineer at the Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards, Saturday in Sudbury. Read More
  
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• UN urges Canada to take more vulnerable Mexican migrants from Central America

  26-05-2019 15:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The United Nations is urging Canada to help ease Mexico's refugee burden by helping resettle some of the most vulnerable of its new arrivals, including women, children and LGBTQ people.
  
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• Magnitude-8 earthquake strikes north-central Peru

  26-05-2019 11:05 via baytoday.ca
  LIMA, Peru — A large earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.0 struck north-central Peru early Sunday, the U.S. Geological survey reported. The quake, at a moderate depth of 114 kilometres (71 miles) struck at 2:41 a.m.
  
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• Magnitude 8 earthquake strikes Amazon jungle in Peru

  26-05-2019 11:05 via baytoday.ca
  LIMA, Peru — A powerful magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck the Amazon jungle in north-central Peru early Sunday, the U.S. Geological survey reported, collapsing buildings and knocking out power to some areas. The quake struck at 2:41 a.m.
  
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• Wildfire crews watching for dangerous wind shift in High Level, Alta.

  26-05-2019 10:05 via baytoday.ca
  HIGH LEVEL, Alta. — Crews battling an enormous wildfire just outside the small northern Alberta town of High Level are bracing for what could be a dangerous wind shift today.
  
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• 'We're trapped': Likely tornado rips through Oklahoma town

  26-05-2019 08:05 via baytoday.ca
  EL RENO, Okla. — A likely tornado destroyed a motel, swept through a nearby mobile home park and caused significant damage in the Oklahoma City area, according to the National Weather Service.
  
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• Tornadoes rake 2 Oklahoma cities, killing 2 and injuring 29

  26-05-2019 08:05 via baytoday.ca
  EL RENO, Okla.
  
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• Tornado kills 2 people and injures 29 others in Oklahoma

  26-05-2019 08:05 via baytoday.ca
  EL RENO, Okla. — A tornado levelled a motel and tore through a mobile home park near Oklahoma City overnight, killing two people and injuring at least 29 others, authorities said Sunday.
  
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• Official: Likely tornado destroys motel in Oklahoma

  26-05-2019 08:05 via baytoday.ca
  EL RENO, Okla. — A likely tornado destroyed a motel and caused other damage in the Oklahoma City area, according to the National Weather Service.
  
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• Mayor says 2 dead after tornado roars through Oklahoma town

  26-05-2019 08:05 via baytoday.ca
  EL RENO, Okla. — A likely tornado killed at least two people as it destroyed a motel, roared through a nearby mobile home park and caused significant damage in the Oklahoma City area, officials said Sunday.
  
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• Magic Johnson, Canadian Olympians, Blue Jays tweet support for Raptors after win

  26-05-2019 08:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Fans took to the streets of Toronto, honking horns and lighting fireworks into the overcast night sky after Kawhi Leonard scored 27 points to help the Raptors advance to their first-ever NBA Finals with a 100-94 win over the Milwaukee Bucks
  
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• Apparent tornado levels Oklahoma motel, kills at least 2

  26-05-2019 08:05 via baytoday.ca
  EL RENO, Okla. — An apparent tornado killed at least two people as it destroyed a motel, roared through a nearby mobile home park and caused other significant damage in the Oklahoma City area, officials said Sunday.
  
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• Police property auction- driving home a bargain

  26-05-2019 07:23 via baytoday.ca
  'It is totally awesome. It is like sunshine on a rainy day. It is beautiful' Julie-Ann Smrke about her newly purchased bike
  
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• Canadian ultramarathoner sets world treadmill record for distance in 12 hours

  26-05-2019 07:05 via baytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Alberta ultramarathoner Dave Proctor set a world record Saturday for the longest distance run on a treadmill in 12 hours. The 38-year-old from Okotoks, Alta., ran 153.
  
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• Rhys Duch's overtime winner lifts Calgary Roughnecks to NLL Cup win

  26-05-2019 06:05 via baytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Rhys Duch's second goal of the game came in overtime as the Calgary Roughnecks captured their third National Lacrosse League championship with a 14-13 victory over the Buffalo Bandits on Saturday night to sweep the best-of-three final.
  
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• Leonard has 27 points; Raptors headed to NBA Finals for first time in history

  26-05-2019 06:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors will play in the NBA Finals, a Canadian basketball success story 24 years in the making.
  
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• Drake sticks to his space but still rides Raptors emotional roller-coaster

  26-05-2019 06:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The importance of the Raptors' Game 6 was underlined Saturday night when Drake was in his seat during player introductions.
  
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• CPL Roundup: Dominique Malonga leads Cavalry past Wanderers 2-0

  26-05-2019 05:05 via baytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Dominique Malonga scored twice to lead Cavalry FC past HFX Wanderers 2-0 on Saturday in Canadian Premier League action.
  
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• Defeat Depression Walk/Run for Mental Health raises money for peer support training

  26-05-2019 04:58 via baytoday.ca
  'We want to train more peer support workers to be able to work in our member organizations, and to be able to help out in hospitals and the community as well' Kari SterlingLERN
  
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• Ali Adnan powers Vancouver Whitecaps to 2-1 victory over FC Dallas

  26-05-2019 04:05 via baytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Ali Adnan had his first goal for the Vancouver Whitecaps, leading them past FC Dallas for a 2-0 victory on Saturday. Lucas Venuto also scored for Vancouver (4-6-3), while In-beom Hwang and Fredy Montero both registered assists.
  
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