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• The Dog Days of summer hit the Polygon Gallery - The North Bay Nugget

  23-06-2019 23:25
  The Dog Days of summer hit the Polygon Gallery  The North Bay NuggetShow that runs to Sept. 1 features over 90 photos of the hairy creatures, some historic, some contemporary — and you can bring your dog on a leash.
  
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• Stroman, Gurriel lead Blue Jays over Red Sox 6-1

  23-06-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  BOSTON — Marcus Stroman pitched six shutout innings, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had three hits and threw out a runner at the plate, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 6-1 Sunday.
  
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• Subban excited with trade to Devils

  23-06-2019 22:06 via baytoday.ca
  NEWARK, N.J. — P.K. Subban wasn't exactly shocked Saturday when the six-time NHL defenceman was traded from the Nashville Predators to the New Jersey Devils.
  
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• Houthis kill 1, wound 7 in attack on airport in Saudi Arabia

  23-06-2019 22:06 via baytoday.ca
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia says one person has been killed and seven others wounded in an attack by Yemeni rebels on an airport in the kingdom's south.
  
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• 12 people arrested on 'outstanding immigration warrants,' London police say

  23-06-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  LONDON, Ont. — Police in London, Ont., have arrested a dozen people on "outstanding immigration warrants" in a case that's been turned over to the Canada Border Services Agency.
  
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• Union calls for investigation into Winnipeg veterans' hospital

  23-06-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The federal government is being asked to investigate an alleged decline in service at a hospital for veterans in Winnipeg.
  
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• Iraqi Kurds invite Canada to help train, equip peshmerga after being frozen out

  23-06-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Canada is being invited to once again provide training to Iraq's Kurdish security forces, who worked shoulder-to-shoulder with Canadian soldiers in the war against the Islamic State group before being frozen out in 2017.
  
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• Iraqi Kurds ask Canada for military training, equipment after being frozen out

  23-06-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — A senior representative for Iraq's Kurdistan region is inviting Canada to once again provide training and equipment to Kurdish security forces, who worked shoulder-to-shoulder with Canadian soldiers in the war against the Islamic State group
  
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• No smack talk as Sweden, Canada coaches talk before Women's World Cup showdown

  23-06-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  PARIS — Sweden looked to kill Canada with kindness Sunday in the buildup to their round-of-16 showdown at the Women's World Cup.
  
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• Georgia sheriff steps in after 140 people skipped jury duty

  23-06-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  DUBLIN, Ga. — A Georgia sheriff says he had to get involved when nearly three-fourths of people summoned for jury duty in his county failed to show up for court.
  
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• 'Toy Story 4' opens big but below expectations with $118M

  23-06-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — "Toy Story 4" brought the box office to life with a $118 million opening weekend after a three-week slump of underperforming sequels, but the Pixar film's below-expectations debut didn't quell continuing concerns about a rocky summer movie
  
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• 'Toy Story 4' opens below expectations with $118M weekend

  23-06-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — Pixar's "Toy Story 4" brought the box office to life after a three-week sequels slump, but its $118 million debut came in below industry expectations.
  
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• Raptors coach Nurse jams on stage in Toronto with Hamilton band Arkells

  23-06-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse took his off-court skills on stage Saturday night.
  
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• Michael Jackson's popularity endures, even after new scandal

  23-06-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  LOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson's depiction as a child molester in the HBO documentary "Leaving Neverland" earlier this year, but the negative publicity hasn't greatly diminished the King of Pop's image.
  
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• Jackpot: More than 2,000 winners in North Carolina lottery

  23-06-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  RALEIGH, N.C. — Turns out that zero can be a lucky number. North Carolina's state lottery Saturday said it set a record payout after the winning numbers in a Pick 4 game came back "0-0-0-0.
  
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• David Saint-Jacques faces long recovery after return to Earth, doctor says

  23-06-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques will return to Earth on Monday following a six-month mission aboard the International Space Station.
  
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• Canadian Romano sent down to triple-A, Reid-Foley joins Blue Jays

  23-06-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  BOSTON — Canadian reliever Jordan Romano is going back to triple-A. The Toronto Blue Jays optioned the Markham, Ont., native to Buffalo Sunday while recalling right-hander Sean Reid-Foley from the triple-A team.
  
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• Trump: 'Surprise' question about Pence led him to hesitate

  23-06-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says he hesitated when asked about endorsing Vice-President Mike Pence for a possible presidential run in 2024 because the question was a "surprise.
  
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• Federer wins record 10th Halle Open title, 102nd overall

  23-06-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  HALLE, Germany — Roger Federer set another benchmark in his remarkable career by winning his 10th Halle Open title on Sunday.
  
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• Easy win for championship leader Hamilton at French GP

  23-06-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  LE CASTELLET, France — Lewis Hamilton comfortably won the French Grand Prix from pole position on Sunday to clinch a sixth victory this season and extend his championship lead over Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas to 36 points.
  
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• 'Clients fall off:' Calgary program helps recently released prisoners with hep C

  23-06-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Imagine adjusting to life after serving prison time, then add mental- health struggles, addiction or homelessness.
  
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• After years of waiting her turn, fullback Allysha Chapman a constant with Canada

  23-06-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  PARIS — Allysha Chapman is a study of perseverance when it comes to playing for Canada. A former member of the under-20 team, the tenacious fullback from Courtice, Ont.
  
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• 'Treated like mines:' Feds mull stronger rules for Indigenous cultural property

  23-06-2019 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  The federal government is considering how to legally enshrine Indigenous people's ownership of traditional culture — from songs to art to the use of medicinal plants.
  
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• Productivity gains outpace steep rise in agricultural energy use since 1990

  23-06-2019 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Third-generation farmer Ron Lamb remembers his father pulling six-metre-wide crop-seeding equipment around his southern Alberta grain fields in the 1990s, overlapping on each pass to make sure he covered all the ground.
  
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• Despite billions in new spending, Duclos still sees 'affordability' gaps

  23-06-2019 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Despite billions of dollars in new spending over the last four years, the federal Liberals' social-development minister concedes that seniors and families seeking housing and child care are still facing serious cost crunches.
  
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• Bill that would have improved mental support for jurors dies in Senate

  23-06-2019 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — A prominent juror advocate says he's frustrated and angry after a private member's bill aimed at improving mental-health support for traumatized jury members died in the Senate.
  
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• BEYOND LOCAL: How much should we be paying to access information?

  23-06-2019 15:25 via baytoday.ca
  There is an increased demand for open access publications, and this is changing publishing business models
  
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• Quinn Hughes sees 'big differences' in brother Jack's NHL draft experience

  23-06-2019 15:05 via baytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Quinn Hughes wasn't about to give his younger brother much advice heading into the NHL draft. Sure, Hughes had been there before, having been taken seventh overall by the Vancouver Canucks last year.
  
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• Yemeni rebels strike Saudi airport ahead of US-Saudi talks

  23-06-2019 14:05 via baytoday.ca
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — One person was killed and seven others were wounded in an attack by Iranian-allied Yemeni rebels on an airport in Saudi Arabia Sunday evening, the Saudi military said, as the U.S.
  
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• Yemeni rebels strike Saudi airport ahead of Pompeo visit

  23-06-2019 14:05 via baytoday.ca
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — One person was killed and seven others were wounded in an attack by Iranian-allied Yemeni rebels on an airport in the kingdom Sunday evening as U.S.
  
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• Turkey's Erdogan faces challenge in Istanbul poll

  23-06-2019 14:05 via baytoday.ca
  ISTANBUL — Voters in Istanbul returned to the polls Sunday for a re-run mayoral election ordered up by authorities after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his political allies lost control of Turkey's largest city for the first time in 25 years.
  
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• Thousands march for LGBT rights in Ukraine's capital

  23-06-2019 14:05 via baytoday.ca
  MOSCOW — Thousands of supporters of LGBT rights have marched through the centre of Kyiv , the Ukrainian capital, under a heavy police presence to separate them from opponents.
  
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• Skydiving plane that crashed in Hawaii had 2016 scare

  23-06-2019 14:05 via baytoday.ca
  HONOLULU — Casey Williamson's love of adventure led him to winter snowboarding in Vail, Colorado, and summer skydiving in Moab, Utah. A year-and-a-half ago, he found his way to Hawaii, where he could skydive year-round.
  
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• Opposition win in Istanbul a blow to Turkey's Erdogan

  23-06-2019 14:05 via baytoday.ca
  ISTANBUL — The opposition candidate for mayor of Istanbul celebrated a landmark win Sunday in a closely watched repeat election that ended weeks of political tension and broke the long hold President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's party had on leading Turkey
  
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• Opposition candidate repeats win in Istanbul mayor's race

  23-06-2019 14:05 via baytoday.ca
  ISTANBUL — In a blow to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, an opposition candidate declared victory in the Istanbul mayor's race for a second time Sunday after the government-backed candidate conceded defeat in a high-stakes repeat election.
  
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• North Korea says Kim received 'excellent' letter from Trump

  23-06-2019 14:05 via baytoday.ca
  SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — U.S. President Donald Trump sent North Korean leader Kim Jong Un an "excellent" letter, the North's state-run news agency reported Sunday, quoting Kim as saying he would "seriously contemplate" the content.
  
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• Landmark Istanbul loss a blow to Turkey's Erdogan

  23-06-2019 14:05 via baytoday.ca
  ISTANBUL — The opposition candidate for mayor of Istanbul celebrated a landmark win Sunday in a closely watched repeat election that ended weeks of political tension and broke President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's party's 25-year hold on Turkey's biggest
  
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• Istanbul votes for mayor again in test for Turkey, leader

  23-06-2019 14:05 via baytoday.ca
  ISTANBUL — Voters in Istanbul cast ballots Sunday in a re-run mayoral election ordered up by authorities after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's party narrowly lost the mayor's office in Turkey's largest city for the first time in 25 years.
  
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• Hawaii crash claims 9 men, 2 women, most in their late 20s

  23-06-2019 14:05 via baytoday.ca
  HONOLULU — Casey Williamson's love of adventure led him to winter snowboarding in Vail, Colorado, and summer skydiving in Moab, Utah. A year-and-a-half ago, he found his way to Hawaii, where he could skydive year-round.
  
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• Feds probe 'quality' of repairs on plane in Hawaii crash

  23-06-2019 14:05 via baytoday.ca
  HONOLULU — Federal investigators will review repair and inspection records on the skydiving plane that became inverted before crashing shortly after takeoff on Oahu's North Shore, killing all 11 people on board in the deadliest civil aviation acciden
  
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• Ethiopia says military chief killed, regional coup failed

  23-06-2019 14:05 via baytoday.ca
  ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Ethiopia's military chief was shot to death by his bodyguard amid a failed coup attempt against a regional government north of the capital, Addis Ababa, the prime minister said Sunday.
  
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• Ethiopia says coup attempt thwarted, military chief killed

  23-06-2019 14:05 via baytoday.ca
  ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Ethiopia's government foiled a coup attempt in a region north of the capital, Addis Ababa, and the country's military chief was shot dead, the prime minister said Sunday.
  
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• Climate activists end their blockade of German coal mine

  23-06-2019 14:05 via baytoday.ca
  BERLIN — Hundreds of climate activists called an end to their protest Sunday inside one of Germany's biggest open-pit mines after police repeatedly ordered them to leave, citing life-threatening danger, and authorities pulled some protesters out.
  
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• Climate activists block German mine despite orders to leave

  23-06-2019 14:05 via baytoday.ca
  BERLIN — Hundreds of climate activists are keeping up their protest inside one of Germany's biggest open-pit mines despite police orders to leave the place immediately, citing life-threatening danger.
  
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• Bolton warns Iran not to mistake US 'prudence' for weakness

  23-06-2019 14:05 via baytoday.ca
  JERUSALEM — U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton said Sunday that Iran should not "mistake U.S. prudence and discretion for weakness," after the U.S.
  
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• Bikers, military vets mourn 7 killed in rural highway crash

  23-06-2019 14:05 via baytoday.ca
  RANDOLPH, N.H. — Motorcyclists and military veterans mourned Sunday as authorities sought help in determining why a pickup truck collided with a group of bikers on a rural highway, killing seven of them.
  
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• Bikers gather for emotional ceremony following deadly crash

  23-06-2019 14:05 via baytoday.ca
  COLUMBIA, N.H. — A long-planned Blessing of the Bikes ceremony for motorcycle enthusiasts became a grief-filled memorial Sunday as hundreds converged to mourn seven bikers killed in a devastating crash with a pickup truck.
  
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• Bikers bid goodbye to 7 motorcyclists killed in crash

  23-06-2019 14:05 via baytoday.ca
  COLUMBIA, N.H. — A long-planned Blessing of the Bikes ceremony for motorcycle enthusiasts became a scene of mourning and reflection Sunday as about 400 people paid tribute to seven bikers killed in a devastating collision with a pickup truck .
  
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• ASEAN leaders call for restraint amid sea row, US-China rift

  23-06-2019 14:05 via baytoday.ca
  BANGKOK — Southeast Asian leaders on Sunday pressed their call for self-restraint in the disputed South China Sea and renewed their alarm over the U.S.-China trade war, with one leader warning it may spiral out of control.
  
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• Canadian women's field hockey team continue progress towards Olympic playoff

  23-06-2019 12:05 via baytoday.ca
  VALENCIA, Spain — The Canadian women's field hockey team has moved into the semifinals of the FIH Hockey Series Finals. That means Canada, under South African coach Giles Bonnet, is one win away from making an Olympic qualifying playoff.
  
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