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• Snowbirds, CF-18, SkyHawks to perform

  11-06-2019 23:33 via nugget.ca
  During the summer months, “home is wherever we land.” Read More
  
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• Thousands hear anti-Ottawa messages at pro-pipeline rally in Calgary

  11-06-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Western alienation bubbled up Tuesday as thousands of oil and gas industry supporters gathered on the Calgary Stampede grounds to hear speakers take turns blasting the federal Liberal government and its energy policies.
  
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• Jury can't decide on charges against Arizona border activist

  11-06-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  TUCSON, Ariz. — A U.S. jury could not reach a verdict Tuesday against a border activist charged with conspiracy to transport and harbour migrants in a trial that humanitarian aid groups said would have wide implications on their work.
  
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• North Bay man charged in home invasion

  11-06-2019 23:03 via baytoday.ca
  Also charged with cruelty to animals - unnecessary pain, suffering or injury
  
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• Cheers to another Beerfest

  11-06-2019 23:00 via nugget.ca
  Beer lovers can fill their glasses with craft beer samples from across Northern Ontario at the second annual Sportsplex Beerfest in Powassan Saturday from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Read More
  
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• City dumps 8,500 snow loads during "demanding winter"

  11-06-2019 22:06 via baytoday.ca
  Crews hauled away more than double the amount of snow from City streets and sidewalks this season than they have in the past two years combined
  
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• Ottawa asks U.S. to note cannabis pardons to ensure accurate picture

  11-06-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  Ottawa is encouraging Washington to take careful note of criminal pardons granted to Canadians for pot possession so that U.S. officers have the most accurate information when deciding whether to let people cross the border.
  
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• Deputies: Alligator bit off piece of patrol car in Louisiana

  11-06-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  MOORINGSPORT, La. — Sheriff's deputies in Louisiana say an alligator took a bite out of one of their patrol cars.
  
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• Commons committee urges feds to consider decriminalizing simple drug possession

  11-06-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The House of Commons health committee is urging the federal government to look at Portugal's decriminalization of simple possession of illicit drugs and examine how the idea could be "positively applied in Canada.
  
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• Local Athletes Break Top 10 at OFSAA Track and Field

  11-06-2019 21:57 via baytoday.ca
  Over 30 athletes from the NDA conference travelled to Guelph on the weekend to compete against some of the best teen athletes in the province.
  
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• City's winter maintenance spending jumps $800,000

  11-06-2019 21:47 via nugget.ca
  City of North Bay crews hauled away more snow from city streets and sidewalks this past season than they did the past two winters combined. Read More
  
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• Uganda confirms first Ebola case outside outbreak in Congo

  11-06-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda's health ministry says a patient has tested positive for Ebola in what is the first cross-border case of the deadly virus since an outbreak started in neighbouring Congo last year.
  
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• Trudeau calls out Tory premiers for 'playing games' with national unity over C-69

  11-06-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says conservative premiers are playing games with national unity by threatening the country's future if they don't get their way on an environmental-assessment bill.
  
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• Oilers sign Danish forward Patrick Russell to one-year contract extension

  11-06-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have signed forward Patrick Russell to a one-year contract extension.
  
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• It's spring, but B.C. already sounds drought alarms; fish, water, fire threats

  11-06-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — Long stretches of warm weather this spring and too few rainy days are raising alarms about drought across British Columbia. Drought levels have been raised already for parts of the province and Dave Campbell, with the B.C.
  
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• Court to consider continuing injunction against LNG pipeline opponents in B.C.

  11-06-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Coastal GasLink and opponents of the company's natural gas pipeline are set to make arguments in British Columbia's Supreme Court over whether an interim injunction should continue.
  
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• Trillium level horse shows coming to Eastwood Equestrian

  11-06-2019 21:03 via baytoday.ca
  Eastwood Equestrian in Chisholm is set to run two Trillium level horse shows this summer.
  
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• Flood warning extended for North Bay area - CBC.ca

  11-06-2019 21:03
  Flood warning extended for North Bay area  CBC.caThe North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority is extending a flood warning.
  
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• DOUCETTE, Norah (nee Chenier)

  11-06-2019 20:48 via baytoday.ca
  Passed away peacefully at Algonquin Nursing Home on Sunday, June 9, 2019
  
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• CANADA: Committee asks Liberals to look to basic income to help 'gig' workers

  11-06-2019 20:44 via baytoday.ca
  The goal is to help those between gigs who fall through the existing social safety net
  
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• Rains push flood warning to Friday: NBMCA

  11-06-2019 20:33 via nugget.ca
  The North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority (NBMCA) has extended its flood warning for the North Bay and Callander shorelines to Friday due to recent and anticipated rainfall this week. Read More
  
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• New house in man's future after big lottery win

  11-06-2019 20:12 via baytoday.ca
  The married father of two plans on buying a new house, saving for his children’s future and paying off some bills
  
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• Workin Ona Mystery listed as early 2-1 favourite for North America Cup

  11-06-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  CAMPBELLVILLE, Ont. — Workin Ona Mystery's handlers are pulling out all the stops to ensure the horse is at his best Saturday night in the $1-million Pepsi North American Cup.
  
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• US judge: Construction on Obama centre should proceed

  11-06-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  CHICAGO — Plans to build Barack Obama's $500 million presidential centre in a lakefront Chicago park can move forward, a federal judge said Tuesday, adding that a written ruling dismissing a park advocacy group's lawsuit would follow.
  
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• 'Pretty consistent:' Study says plants, animals in oceans drop as climate warms

  11-06-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  A Canadian-led study suggests that plant and animal life in the world's oceans will drop steadily and consistently as the climate warms.
  
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• Ontario Superior Court upholds penalties levied on Sino-Forest executives

  11-06-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Ontario's Superior Court has upheld millions of dollars in fines the provincial securities regulator imposed on several former executives at Sino-Forest following a major corporate fraud case.
  
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• Judge: Obama centre construction can move forward in Chicago

  11-06-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  CHICAGO — Plans to build Barack Obama's $500 million presidential centre on Chicago's lakefront can move forward, a federal judge said Tuesday in dismissing an advocacy group's lawsuit objecting to the use of historic public parkland.
  
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• Nipissing levels rising says Conservation Authority. Extends warning

  11-06-2019 19:46 via baytoday.ca
  Nipissing rose approximately 3cm over the last 24 hours due to rainfall and shift in wind direction
  
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• FARMER, William Earl 'Bill'

  11-06-2019 19:42 via baytoday.ca
  The warranty has expired on this classic 1937 model.
  
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• Raptors fans' cheers after Durant injury 'overstated,' Toronto mayor says

  11-06-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  Toronto's mayor is defending his city's basketball fans, saying cheers from Raptors supporters when a star Golden State Warriors player got injured in Monday's nail-biter playoff game are being "overstated.
  
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• Medical examiner tells Alberta trial lack of oxygen didn't cause toddler's death

  11-06-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — The medical examiner who did an autopsy on a 19-month-old boy says there was no suggestion a lack of oxygen had anything to do with the child's death. David and Collet Stephan are on trial in Lethbridge, Alta.
  
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• Defending Grey Cup champion Calgary Stampeders retain great expectations

  11-06-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Winning last year's Grey Cup after losing to underdog teams two straight years was a pressure valve release for the Calgary Stampeders.
  
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• Thousands of Raptors fans left in the dark as Bell, Rogers outages affect Game 5

  11-06-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Thousands of Toronto Raptors fans were left hanging in the pivotal moments of Game 5 at the NBA Finals as technical glitches beset the country's broadcasters.
  
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• Thousands of Bell Fibe subscribers left in the dark in final moments of Raptors Game 5

  11-06-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Several thousand Bell Fibe customers were left hanging in the pivotal last moments of Game 5 at the NBA Finals when their TV signals went dark.
  
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• Manitoba judge calls for review of health care at remand centre following death

  11-06-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — A Manitoba judge is calling for an independent review of health services at the Winnipeg Remand Centre following an inquest into the death of an epileptic inmate who had not been given anti-seizure medication.
  
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• Is Beyond Meat overcooked?

  11-06-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — The price for a share of Beyond Meat almost tripled on the first day of trading in May and that was just a taste of what was to come. The price has surged between 570% and 650% and on Tuesday, industry analysts with J.P.
  
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• Energy and materials help boost TSX higher, U.S. stock markets also up

  11-06-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The materials and energy sectors helped push Canada's main stock index higher as commodity prices also climbed. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 73.63 points at 16,289.89. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 66.
  
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• Analysis: Golden State won, but both teams lost Game 5

  11-06-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The scoreboard said Golden State 106, Toronto 105. The reality was that both teams lost. It's almost unimaginable: an NBA Finals game where neither team felt like celebrating afterward.
  
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• Amazon to shutdown US restaurant delivery service

  11-06-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — Amazon is closing its U.S. restaurant delivery service, a 4-year-old business that failed to take off amid fierce competition from Uber Eats, Door Dash and others.
  
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• Amazon to shut down US restaurant delivery service

  11-06-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — Amazon said Tuesday that it is closing its U.S. restaurant delivery service, a 4-year-old business that failed to take off amid fierce competition from Uber Eats, DoorDash and others.
  
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• After off-season of change, B.C. Lions look to make run for Grey Cup

  11-06-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Mike Reilly may be the biggest name added to the B.C. Lions roster this off-season, but the marquee quarterback is just one piece in a wave of change for the club.
  
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• CANADA: You might be able to make a pretty penny off those old bank notes

  11-06-2019 17:50 via baytoday.ca
  The Bank of Canada has announced it will be removing the legal tender status of some older bank notes as of January 1, 2021
  
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• HART, Margaret Edna 'Peggy' (nee O’Neil)

  11-06-2019 17:42 via baytoday.ca
  It is with heavy hearts that the Hart family announces Peggy’s passing at Cassellholme on Saturday, June 8, 2019 just shy of her 101st birthday
  
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• Take a walk North Bay and help fight ALS - NorthBayNipissing.com

  11-06-2019 17:38
  Take a walk North Bay and help fight ALS  NorthBayNipissing.comNORTH BAY — The Walk to End ALS in North Bay will take place on Sunday, June 16, helping to raise money for important research and to support those who ...
  
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• KELLY, Clayton

  11-06-2019 17:17 via baytoday.ca
  It is with great sadness that the family announces the passing of Clayton at the North Bay Regional Health Centre on Friday June 7, 2019 at 11:25pm, a few days shy of his 82nd birthday
  
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• Témiscamingue area home to new national park

  11-06-2019 17:15 via nugget.ca
  From fishing on Kipawa Lake to visiting his favourite spots at Sandy Portage and Strawberry Island, Dany Gareau never thought he would one day see a national park in his own backyard. Read More
  
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• 4.1 magnitude quake strikes North Bay - KTVU San Francisco

  11-06-2019 17:15
  4.1 magnitude quake strikes North Bay  KTVU San FranciscoA 4.1 magnitude earthquake struck rural unincorporated Sonoma County early Tuesday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey.
  
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• Splash pad progress cools off as summer approaches - My North Bay Now

  11-06-2019 17:11
  Splash pad progress cools off as summer approaches  My North Bay NowNorth Bay's splash pad will get built, just not in time for Canada Day as hoped. The City of North Bay and the Rotary Clubs of North Bay have taken giant strides ...
  
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• Thunderbirds swimmers recognized at year-end celebration

  11-06-2019 17:09 via baytoday.ca
  The Top Female Competitive trophy was achieved by Ayden Michaud, while the Top Male Competitive trophy was awarded to Trael Daly Stevens
  
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• Quebec government set to transfer three English schools to French board

  11-06-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Quebec's education minister moved Tuesday to begin the process of transferring three English schools in Montreal to help ease overcrowding at a French board.
  
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