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• RCSCC Brilliant holds its Annual Ceremonial Review.

  04-06-2019 23:56 via baytoday.ca
  The cadets demonstrated what had learned and achieved throughout the year through both dynamic and static displays, as well as an awards ceremony
  
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• Sudbury teen, Kapuskasing seniors killed in crash

  04-06-2019 23:46 via nugget.ca
  A young Sudbury man and an elderly couple from Kapuskasing were the victims of a fatal, head-on collision on Highway 17 Monday. Read More
  
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• More money for local internships

  04-06-2019 23:43 via baytoday.ca
  Program candidates will now include new entrants into the workforce, those transitioning to a new career, the unemployed, and underemployed
  
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• UNB prof under fire for immigration views to retire, school says

  04-06-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  FREDERICTON — A University of New Brunswick professor denounced by colleagues for promoting what they say are racist arguments about immigration has agreed to retire.
  
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• Canadian veterans prepare to return to Juno Beach for 75th anniversary of D-Day

  04-06-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Albert Roy was a fresh-faced 20-year-old from St. Jean Baptiste, Man., when Canadian, American and British troops stormed ashore on D-Day to begin the liberation of Western Europe from Nazi control.
  
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• NDP to announce bill to improve winter road safety for northern highways

  04-06-2019 22:58 via baytoday.ca
  Drivers in this region are twice as likely to die in a crash than anywhere else in the province, according to an NDP news release.  
  
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• Missing Mattawa man last seen June 1; North Bay OPP asking public's help - NorthBayNipissing.com

  04-06-2019 22:48
  Missing Mattawa man last seen June 1; North Bay OPP asking public's help  NorthBayNipissing.comMATTAWA - On Sunday, June 2, the North Bay OPP received a report of a missing person from the Town of Mattawa.
  
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• World Bank downgrades its forecast for global economy

  04-06-2019 22:06 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — The World Bank is downgrading its forecast for the global economy in light of trade conflicts, financial strains and unexpectedly sharp slowdowns in wealthier countries.
  
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• Warriors won't have Kevin Durant, Kevon Looney for Game 3 against Raptors

  04-06-2019 22:06 via baytoday.ca
  OAKLAND, Calif. — The Golden State Warriors will be short-handed for Game 3 of the NBA Finals against the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday.
  
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• Nick Nurse's "janky" defence had Raptors almost beat Warriors in Game 2

  04-06-2019 22:06 via baytoday.ca
  OAKLAND, Calif. — Kyle Lowry had figured he'd seen it all from his offbeat, guitar-slinging coach.
  
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• Funeral set for civil rights icon and chef Leah Chase

  04-06-2019 22:06 via baytoday.ca
  NEW ORLEANS — A public viewing and funeral have been set for civil rights icon and chef Leah Chase. NOLA.com/The Times-Picayune reports that the viewing is planned for 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  
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• Fake Raptors merch cat-and-mouse game plays out during NBA Finals

  04-06-2019 22:06 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Hours before the Toronto Raptors take to the court during their historic playoffs run, a cat-and-mouse game unfolds outside the team's arena.
  
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• Trump eases up, makes nice with May before she steps down

  04-06-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  LONDON — Making nice at the end, President Donald Trump eased up Tuesday on his frequent criticisms of outgoing British Prime Minister Theresa May over her handling of the tortured Brexit deal, declaring that history will remember her fondly if the U
  
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• Scheer vows internal free-trade deal as part of vision for stronger federation

  04-06-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — If the Conservatives win the Oct. 21 federal election, Andrew Scheer says he'll convene a first-ministers' meeting within 100 days devoted to knocking down barriers to trade among Canada's provinces.
  
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• Next generation Canadian satellites set to launch next week in California

  04-06-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — The long awaited launch of Canada's three Earth-observation satellites known as the RADARSAT Constellation is scheduled for next week.
  
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• Canadian RADARSAT Constellation satellites set to launch next week

  04-06-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — With the long-awaited launch of Canada's next generation of Earth-observation satellites scheduled for next week, authorities at the Canadian Space Agency are excited about what the RADARSAT Constellation will soon able to provide for Cana
  
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• CANADA: A tornado warning was never issued for Ottawa during Sunday's twister

  04-06-2019 22:03 via baytoday.ca
  Now, people are wondering why some received alerts on their phones while others did not
  
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• Police searching for missing Mattawa man

  04-06-2019 22:00 via baytoday.ca
  Clark was last seen in Mattawa in the evening of June 1
  
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• Council may declare a climate emergency tonight

  04-06-2019 21:49 via baytoday.ca
  Robertson says, to date, the effects of climate change have been more pronounced in northern Ontario than the rest of the province
  
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• Deputy Mayor compares ride share and taxi service

  04-06-2019 21:43 via baytoday.ca
  'I am just sharing my experience'
  
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• OPP looking for Mattawa man

  04-06-2019 21:31 via nugget.ca
  The North Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police are looking for the public’s assistance in locating Jeremiah Clark. Read More
  
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• ONTARIO: Throw away that wire bristle BBQ brush, surgeons urge backyard chefs

  04-06-2019 21:31 via baytoday.ca
  In this story that originally ran in 2016, an Alliston doctor says wire-bristle barbecue brushes can pose a serious threat when tiny strands of wire fall off and stick to grilled food
  
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• Policing community eyes change after missing, murdered Indigenous women inquiry

  04-06-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Melanie Morrison says her sister went missing in June 2006 — a unusual disappearance because she was a young mother.
  
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• Police forces look to take missing, murdered Indigenous women inquiry findings

  04-06-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police says it is looking to help police services across Canada with recommendations from the national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
  
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• Explosion on 'Bond 25' set causes injury, damage to studio

  04-06-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — An explosion on the set of the new James Bond movie has injured one crew member and damaged a stage at Pinewood Studios. The film's official Twitter account said the accident Tuesday came from a "controlled explosion.
  
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• China wants to fix 'serious difficulties' with Canada by meeting halfway: envoy

  04-06-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — China's ambassador to Canada says his government wants to end the countries' impasse but won't give way on two of Canada's major complaints.
  
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• CANADA: Trudeau pledges more funding for reproductive health services worldwide

  04-06-2019 20:58 via baytoday.ca
  He has been vocal in criticizing 'backsliding' on women's rights in some American states
  
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• Humane Society investigating deadly dog attacks

  04-06-2019 20:33 via baytoday.ca
  'I don’t want the dog in our neighbourhood, and I think that is the general consensus'
  
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• FBI reaching out to users of the defunct QuadrigaCX cryptocurrency exchange

  04-06-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  HALIFAX — The FBI has stepped up its investigation into the demise of Vancouver-based QuadrigaCX, which was one of Canada's largest cryptocurrency exchanges before it was shut down amid a storm of controversy The victims services section of the FBI h
  
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• Dasan Brown becomes first Canadian selected in MLB draft, going to Blue Jays

  04-06-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  The first Canadian selected in the 2019 Major League Baseball draft was picked by the country's lone big-league team. The Toronto Blue Jays took Oakville, Ont.
  
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• Bystander saves mom, baby from random knife attack in Sudbury

  04-06-2019 19:56 via nugget.ca
  Police in Greater Sudbury are hailing a bystander for intervening in a random on-street knife attack on a woman and her baby.
  They say the incident Monday afternoon left the 35-year-old woman in critical condition with a neck wound and the nine-month-old with multiple bruises.
  The attack was “random and vicious,” police said, “as the individuals did not know each other.”
  Police say the bystander disarmed and pinned down the attacker until police arrived.
  Alexander Stavrop
  
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• ONTARIO: Mother in critical condition, baby also hospitalized after random stabbing in Sudbury

  04-06-2019 19:51 via baytoday.ca
  The man police have arrested was shot by police last year
  
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• Police Board speeding up its new taxi bylaw process

  04-06-2019 19:36 via baytoday.ca
  'That will be our plan and we hope by our July 9 meeting to pass the bylaw to cover all those ride sharing and private transportation'
  
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• Trudeau accepts the finding of genocide, but says focus needs to be on response

  04-06-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he accepts the finding that Canada's treatment of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls amounts to genocide.
  
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• Rape probe against French actor Gerard Depardieu dropped

  04-06-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  PARIS — The Paris prosecutor's office says that an investigation into a woman's rape and sexual assault accusations against actor Gerard Depardieu has been dropped because of lack of evidence. A preliminary investigation was opened Aug.
  
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• Low profile for Canada on Tiananmen anniversary amid Kovrig, Spavor jailings

  04-06-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau marked Tuesday's 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre by saying he has real concerns about China's human-rights record, including the repression of an estimated one million ethnic Uighurs.
  
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• French prosecutors drop rape case against actor Depardieu

  04-06-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  PARIS — An investigation into a woman's rape and sexual assault accusations against actor Gerard Depardieu has been dropped because of lack of evidence, the Paris prosecutor's office said Tuesday. A preliminary investigation was opened Aug.
  
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• Canada's Tiananmen anniversary statement 'grossly' offside, envoy complains

  04-06-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Beijing's top diplomat to Canada blasted the Trudeau government for "grossly" violating China's internal affairs Tuesday after a statement singled out his country's treatment of ethnic Muslim minorities on the 30th anniversary of the Tiananm
  
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• North Bay to have revised taxi bylaw in place by July 9th to include rideshare - My North Bay Now

  04-06-2019 18:23
  North Bay to have revised taxi bylaw in place by July 9th to include rideshare  My North Bay NowThe North Bay Police Services Board is accelerating its revised taxi bylaw to include rideshare. The original plan was to have it in place by this fall. However ...
  
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• Uber shares rise as quiet period ends

  04-06-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — Uber shares are up in midday trading as its post-IPO quiet period expires and brokers overwhelmingly have rated the ride-hailing company's stock a "buy.
  
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• Tiffany sales slip as tourists hit brakes on spending

  04-06-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — Tiffany & Co. topped first quarter profit expectations but fewer tourists at U.S. stores, particularly from China, dragged on sales and the company trimmed its expectations for the year.
  
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• Quebec zoo at heart of cruelty allegations ordered closed by workers' safety board

  04-06-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  ST-EDOUARD-DE-MASKINONGE, Que. — The Quebec workers' safety board has ordered the closure a small zoo at the heart of an animal cruelty investigation and the removal of the animals that remain on site.
  
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• North American stock markets surge on Federal Reserve signals of a rate cut

  04-06-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — North American markets bounced back with their second best day of the year after the Federal Reserve signalled possible interest rate cuts to address trade challenges and a slowing economy.
  
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• New Ukraine president commits to NATO, EU membership

  04-06-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  BRUSSELS — Ukraine's new president says his country still hopes to become a member of the NATO military alliance and the European Union but he is open to peace talks with neighbouring Russia.
  
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• Maine legislators OK assisted suicide; bill goes to governor

  04-06-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Legislature voted Tuesday to legalize assisted suicide, passing a bill that would allow doctors to prescribe terminally ill people a fatal dose of medication. The bill now goes to Democratic Gov.
  
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• Justice committee votes to expunge words of Christchurch shooter from record

  04-06-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The name and words of the man accused of killing 51 people in the Christchurch, New Zealand mosque attacks will be struck from the records of the House of Commons justice committee, its members agreed Tuesday.
  
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• CANADA: Drone company inks exclusive deal with Air Canada Cargo

  04-06-2019 17:51 via baytoday.ca
  Air Canada Cargo will market Drone Delivery Canada’s services nationwide
  
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• Taxi, ride share bylaw ‘expedited’

  04-06-2019 17:49 via nugget.ca
  The North Bay Police Services Board hopes to have a new bylaw regulating taxis, limousines and ride sharing in place by July 9. Read More
  
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• Purcell opera performed in cemetery catacombs

  04-06-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — "When I am laid in earth," the heroine sings just before she dies at the end of Henry Purcell's "Dido and Aeneas.
  
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• Powell says Fed stands ready to respond to trade conflicts

  04-06-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — Chairman Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the Federal Reserve is prepared to respond to the Trump administration's trade conflicts to protect the U.S. economic expansion if it decides that would be necessary.
  
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