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• Gomoll Timber Mart celebrates 50 years in business

  15-06-2019 23:58 via nugget.ca
  Powassan is celebrating a landmark achievement for one of its local businesses. Read More
  
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• Canada beats New Zealand 2-0, qualifies for round of 16 at Women's World Cup

  15-06-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  GRENOBLE, France — Jessie Fleming and Nichelle Prince scored second-half goals as Canada moved into the round of 16 at the Women's World Cup with a 2-0 win over New Zealand on Saturday. As in the opening 1-0 win over No.
  
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• Belgium edges Canada 68-64 in women's basketball exhibition matchup

  15-06-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  BRUSSELS — Canada's women's basketball team continued an exhibition tour with a 68-64 loss to host Belgium on Saturday. Tied 62-62 with under a minute to play, Belgium took the lead for good on a clutch three-pointer with just 35 seconds to play.
  
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• OJ Simpson on Twitter: 'I got a little gettin' even to do.'

  15-06-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  LOS ANGELES — O.J. Simpson launched a Twitter account with a video post in which the former football star said he's got a "little gettin' even to do.
  
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• LA Kings buy out remainder of contract for D Dion Phaneuf

  15-06-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — The Los Angeles Kings have bought out the final two years of defenceman Dion Phaneuf's contract. The Kings made the move Saturday. The 34-year-old veteran spent 93 games with the Kings, who acquired him in February 2018.
  
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• Hundreds of riders hit the streets for Dad

  15-06-2019 21:43 via nugget.ca
  A bit of bad weather wasn’t enough to stop two-hundred riders from peeling out of Canadore College Saturday. Read More
  
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• Wolfpack increase lead atop Betfred Championship standings with 70-8 rout of Rams

  15-06-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Liam Kay scored two tries, including the 150th of his career, as the Toronto Wolfpack routed the Dewsbury Rams 70-8 in rugby league action Saturday.
  
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• Premier refuses to back down on plan to scrap 18,000 immigration applications

  15-06-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  Quebec Premier Francois Legault is holding firm on his plan to scrap thousands of pending immigration applications, meaning 18,000 people would have to restart the application process from scratch.
  
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• Flood warning called for Ottawa River residents: MNRF - The North Bay Nugget

  15-06-2019 20:10
  Flood warning called for Ottawa River residents: MNRF  The North Bay NuggetThe Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry has issued a flood warning along the Ottawa River stretching from the City of Temiskaming Shores down to ...
  
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• Whistler to officially step in for Calgary as host of 2021 luge world championships

  15-06-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  The International Luge Federation has officially awarded the 2021 world championships to Whistler, B.C.
  
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• Palestinians say mass protests to precede US peace workshop

  15-06-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territory — Palestinians are calling for mass protests against a regional workshop in which the Trump administration will unveil the economic part of its long-awaited plan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
  
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• Flood warning called for Ottawa River residents: MNRF

  15-06-2019 20:04 via nugget.ca
  The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry has issued a flood warning along the Ottawa River stretching from the City of Temiskaming Shores down to Papineau-Cameron Township. Read More
  
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• Taylor Swift makes surprise performance at gay bar Stonewall

  15-06-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — Taylor Swift made a surprise performance at an iconic gay bar a day after releasing a song supporting the LGBTQ community. Swift celebrated Pride Month by appearing at New York City's Stonewall Inn on Friday night.
  
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• How 'Raptor Foot' went from street performance to unofficial NBA anthem

  15-06-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — When Toronto Raptors fans gather to watch the NBA champions' parade on Monday, echoes of the "Raptor Foot" won't be far behind.
  
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• Tour de Trout fundraiser seeks volunteers

  15-06-2019 18:50 via baytoday.ca
  Now in its fourth year, Tour de Trout brings together avid and enthusiastic swimmers who raise money by swimming the contour of Trout Lake and its major bays
  
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• French school changes its name

  15-06-2019 18:38 via baytoday.ca
  This choice was approved by school board trustees after consultations held with students and staff members last April
  
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• Letter: City takes step in right direction by declaring climate emergency

  15-06-2019 18:13 via baytoday.ca
  We now begin the work in earnest to reduce our carbon emissions and prepare for climate impacts, says reader
  
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• Update: names released. Highway 17 re-opened after double fatal collision

  15-06-2019 18:10 via baytoday.ca
  There were no passengers in either vehicle
  
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• Highway 17 re-opened after double fatal collision

  15-06-2019 18:10 via baytoday.ca
  There were no passengers in either vehicle
  
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• Correction: Oberlin College-Racial Dispute story

  15-06-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  CLEVELAND — In a story June 13 about a $33 million jury award in a lawsuit against Oberlin College, The Associated Press reported erroneously that David Gibson and his son, Allyn, received punitive damages.
  
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• Canada's rugby sevens women's team qualifies for 2010 Tokyo Olympics

  15-06-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  BIARRITZ, France — The Canadian rugby sevens women's team has qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
  
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• LANDRIE: Robin

  15-06-2019 17:41 via baytoday.ca
  It is with the heaviest of hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved Robin Elizabeth Landrie on June 12th, 2019. Robin will forever be an icon of strength, perseverance, inspiration and boundless hope.
  
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• Two winning tickets for Friday night’s $19M Lotto Max jackpot

  15-06-2019 17:26 via nugget.ca
  TORONTO — Two winning tickets were sold for the $19-million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw.
  One of them was purchased on the Prairies and the other in Ontario.
  Each winning ticket is worth $9.5 million.
  The winning numbers in Friday’s Lotto Max draw for an estimated $19 million: 04, 11, 20, 22, 37, 44 & 49.
  Bonus 13.
  In the event of any discrepancy between this list and the official winning numbers, the latter shall prevail. Read More
  
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• Both drivers killed in head-on collision on Highway 17 in Sudbury

  15-06-2019 17:23 via nugget.ca
  SUDBURY — Provincial police say two people are dead after a head-on collision in Sudbury Friday night.
  It happened on Highway 17 in the city’s south side, and police say both drivers were pronounced dead at the scene.
  There were no passengers in either vehicle, and police aren’t identifying the victims because their next of kin have not been notified.
  They say a stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway was closed for several hours while police investigated, but it has since reopened
  
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• Responding to the alarm---photos of North Bay firefighters battling major fires focus of exhibit - BayToday

  15-06-2019 17:05
  Responding to the alarm---photos of North Bay firefighters battling major fires focus of exhibit  BayToday'I remember putting the flashlight up to my face mask and the smoke was so thick that I didn't even think my flashlight was on' Deputy fire Chief Greg Saunders.
  
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• Protesters denounce Montreal's housing shortage, pointing to condo boom, Airbnb

  15-06-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — A Montreal-based tenants' rights group is leading a demonstration this afternoon in the city's Cote-des-Neiges neighbourhood to protest a housing shortage, which it blames partly on the condo boom, real estate speculation and short-term re
  
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• Montreal teen Auger-Aliassime to play in Stuttgart final after Raonic withdraws

  15-06-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  STUTTGART, Germany — Canadian teenager Felix Auger-Aliassime will play Italy's Matteo Berrettini in the final of the Stuttgart Open.
  
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• Mississippi hall of fame adds 5 music and literary figures

  15-06-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  MERIDIAN, Miss. — Five more members have been added to a hall of fame that honours the arts and entertainment in Mississippi. The Mississippi Arts + Entertainment Experience announced the additions Thursday of four musicians and one literary figure.
  
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• Fans shrug off rain to honour Stanley Cup champion Blues

  15-06-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  ST. LOUIS — Large crowds are gathering in downtown St. Louis despite heavy rain, awaiting a parade and rally to honour the Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues. The Blues beat the Boston Bruins 4-1 Wednesday in Game 7 to win their first championship.
  
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• Fans pack downtown St. Louis to cheer on the champion Blues

  15-06-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  ST. LOUIS — It rained on the Blues' parade, but nobody seemed to mind. Hundreds of thousands of people lined the streets of downtown St.
  
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• 11 killed, 25 hurt as explosions rock Somalia's capital

  15-06-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  MOGADISHU, Somalia — A pair of explosions rocked Somalia's capital and left 11 people dead, the country's police chief said Saturday, as the al-Qaida-linked extremist group al-Shabab claimed responsibility. Another 25 people were wounded, Gen.
  
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• Georgian Bay high water levels causing havoc for Manitoulin cruise industry

  15-06-2019 16:45 via baytoday.ca
  One cruise ship told it can no longer dock in Little Current after causing damage
  
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• U of I museum to display typewriter used by Hugh Hefner

  15-06-2019 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  URBANA, Ill. — An exhibit of unique typewriters, including one used by the founder of Playboy, will open later this month at the University of Illinois.
  
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• CSIS destroyed secret file on Pierre Trudeau, stunning historians

  15-06-2019 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Canadian Press has learned that Canada's spy service destroyed a Cold War dossier on Pierre Trudeau in 1989 instead of turning it over to the national archives.
  
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• BEYOND LOCAL: Here's why outdoor play is the best medicine for children

  15-06-2019 15:25 via baytoday.ca
  Children report being at their happiest when playing outside
  
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• "Romeo and Juliet" director Franco Zeffirelli dies at 96

  15-06-2019 14:05 via baytoday.ca
  ROME — Italian director Franco Zeffirelli, who delighted audiences around the world with his romantic vision and often extravagant productions, most famously captured in his cinematic "Romeo and Juliet," has died in Rome at 96.
  
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• 10 Kenyan police officers killed in blast near Somalia

  15-06-2019 14:05 via baytoday.ca
  NAIROBI, Kenya — At least 10 Kenyan police officers died after their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device near the Somali border in a suspected extremist attack on Saturday, officials said.
  
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• People are liking the Bay Days concept-now nature has to buy into it

  15-06-2019 13:39 via baytoday.ca
  'I think this is a brilliant idea. You can see what good local talent there is. The festival is trying to get everyone in the community involved'Donna Brightman
  
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• No business case for Trans Mountain expansion, says former environment minister

  15-06-2019 13:05 via baytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — A former Liberal environment minister is urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet to reject the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, arguing there is no economic basis for the project.
  
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• Butterfly garden keeper manages to film large tarantula shedding exoskeleton

  15-06-2019 13:05 via baytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — A 20-centimetre tarantula capable of killing a bird has been filmed at its most vulnerable state shedding its armour-like exoskelton at a Victoria-area tropical jungle insectarium.
  
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• Two winning tickets for Friday night's $19 million Lotto Max jackpot

  15-06-2019 11:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Two winning tickets were sold for the $19 million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw. One of them was purchased on the Prairies and the other in Ontario. Each winning ticket is worth $9.5 million.
  
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• Victorious Raptors expected to return to Toronto today after becoming NBA champs

  15-06-2019 10:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors are expected to return home today after their electrifying NBA championship win south of the border. The team — the first NBA franchise outside the U.S.
  
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• Victorious Raptors cancel their return to Toronto after becoming NBA champs

  15-06-2019 10:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have cancelled their return home Saturday night after their electrifying NBA championship win south of the border.
  
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• Gateway City Brewery celebrates grand opening

  15-06-2019 08:14 via nugget.ca
  The beer was flowing at Gateway City Brewery Friday as the North Bay company celebrated its grand opening with a canning demonstration and live music. Read More
  
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• MacDonald wins, Sonnen quits in Bellator return to MSG

  15-06-2019 08:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — Bellator welterweight champion Rory MacDonald shook off his crisis of conscience and defeated Neiman Gracie by unanimous decision on Friday night in the main event of the MMA promotion's return to Madison Square Garden.
  
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• Bonfield 'coming together' to rebuild parish hall

  15-06-2019 08:03 via nugget.ca
  The volunteer committee behind the refurbishment of the Ste. Bernadette Parish Hall is $15,000 short of its $70,000 goal. Read More
  
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• Legion will be dancing in Lamoureux's honour

  15-06-2019 07:41 via nugget.ca
  North Bay’s Jason Lamoureux will be inducted into the Great Northern Opry at the Northern Ontario Country Music Awards (NOCMA) this year, and the celebration is starting early. Read More
  
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• Trevor Harris, Eskimos open season with 32-25 win against Alouettes

  15-06-2019 07:05 via baytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — The Trevor Harris era in Edmonton started on a positive note.
  
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• Chirinos hits slam, drives in 6 runs, Astros beat Blue Jays

  15-06-2019 07:05 via baytoday.ca
  HOUSTON — Robinson Chirinos said he was late on the fastball the whole game. He finally caught up to one when it counted most.
  
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• Following his CMA debut in Nashville Cory Marks comes home to headline at Bay Days

  15-06-2019 05:18 via baytoday.ca
  'There are some very talented people here in North Bay and I think it is fair for us to have a festival like this that is so local, and I’m honoured to be part of it'
  
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