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• Police in Sturgeon Falls charge woman with fentanyl possession

  04-07-2019 23:35 via nugget.ca
  A 28-year-old woman has been charged with drug possession after she was allegedly found with fentanyl following a theft investigation in Sturgeon Falls. Read More
  
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• Quebec invests $47 million in youth protection to cut down wait lists

  04-07-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — The Quebec government is investing $47 million in the province's maligned youth protection system, in an effort to add more staff and cut down on lengthy wait lists.
  
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• Ottawa QB Davis to face former team when Redblacks host Blue Bombers

  04-07-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  Ottawa Redblacks quarterback Dominique Davis says he learned the a lot during his first two CFL seasons with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
  
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• Fire forcing evacuation of Keewaywin First Nation in northwestern Ontario

  04-07-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  A raging forest fire in northwestern Ontario has prompted the full evacuation of the First Nation community of Keewaywin, authorities said on Thursday.
  
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• Child from B.C. in custody dispute found near U.K. three years later: police

  04-07-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  SAANICH, B.C. — A four-year-old girl from Vancouver Island has been found on a small island off the coast of England after allegedly being abducted by her mother more than three years ago, police said Thursday. Police in Saanich, B.C.
  
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• Calgary featherweight (Mean) Hakeem Dawodu added to UFC 240 card in Edmonton

  04-07-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  Calgary featherweight (Mean) Hakeem Dawodu has been added to the July 27 UFC 240 card in Edmonton. Dawodu (9-1-0) will face Yoshinori Horie (8-1-0), a Japanese fighter making his UFC debut.
  
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• Boyle's lawyer says alleged victim lied to the court about legal advice

  04-07-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Defence lawyer Lawrence Greenspon is suggesting former Afghanistan hostage Caitlan Coleman lied this week when she testified in her estranged husband's criminal trial she got approval from her lawyers to talk the media.
  
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• Blue Jays ace Marcus Stroman misses start, day-to-day with shoulder cramp

  04-07-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Blue Jays ace Marcus Stroman is day-to-day and may not pitch again until after Major League Baseball's all-star break.
  
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• Blue-green algae detected on Lake Nipissing

  04-07-2019 22:40 via nugget.ca
  A harmful algae bloom has been found at two spots on Lake Nipissing, the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit says. Read More
  
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• West Nipissing woman faces drug charges

  04-07-2019 22:08 via baytoday.ca
  Police found a robbery suspect in possession of what was believed to be Fentanyl
  
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• Wigginton among more than a dozen Canadians looking to impress in Vegas

  04-07-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  Lindell Wigginton was with his family at home in Dartmouth, N.S., watching as 60 names, including six Canadians, were called in last month's NBA draft. His wasn't among them. But the 21-year-old tried not to sweat it.
  
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• Calgary mother guilty in son's staph death appeals conviction, sentence

  04-07-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  CALGARY — A Calgary woman found guilty in the death of her 14-month-old son is appealing her conviction and sentence.
  
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• Calgary couple guilty in son's staph death appeal convictions, sentences

  04-07-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  CALGARY — A Calgary couple found guilty in the death of their 14-month-old son are appealing their convictions and sentences.
  
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• blue-green algae found in Lake Nipissing

  04-07-2019 22:00 via baytoday.ca
  Blue-green algae has been found in Lake Nipissing near Marathon Beach in North Bay and Centennial Park Beach in Callander
  
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• Blue-green algae detected at popular swimming beaches - My North Bay Now

  04-07-2019 21:58
  Blue-green algae detected at popular swimming beaches  My North Bay NowIf you are planning to beat the heat at a local beach, be aware of an advisory issued by the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit. “The Health Unit is ...
  
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• Highs of 40 C with humidity Friday, says Environment Canada

  04-07-2019 21:19 via nugget.ca
  A hot and humid air mass in and around North Bay could push temperatures up to 40 C Friday with the humidity, Environment Canada warns. Read More
  
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• French Michael Jackson fans sue 'Leaving Neverland' accusers

  04-07-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  PARIS — Three Michael Jackson fan clubs in France are suing two men who accused the singer of sexual abuse in the HBO documentary "Leaving Neverland.
  
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• 'Contradiction there:' Manitoba eyes looser holiday shopping rules

  04-07-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister is considering whether to loosen a law that limits holiday store openings and says he agrees with one business owner who has complained that some shops shouldn't be forced to close while casinos and liquor
  
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• Former local Battalion star finds coaching position with Storm

  04-07-2019 21:02 via baytoday.ca
  Ken Peroff spent last two seasons coaching junior B hockey in Hamilton
  
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• Mock scenario gives first responders, staff and residents at long-term care facility important lessons

  04-07-2019 20:46 via baytoday.ca
  'The Waters Edge Care Community put its emergency procedures to the test during a mock exercise involving a” bomb threat” scenario Thursday morning'
  
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• Attack to play Barrie, North Bay in exhibition season - Owen Sound Sun Times

  04-07-2019 20:14
  Attack to play Barrie, North Bay in exhibition season  Owen Sound Sun TimesThe Owen Sound Attack will play a home-and-home series with both the Barrie Colts and North Bay Battalion to round out a four-game exhibition schedule ...
  
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• Vancouver Canucks sign winger Justin Bailey

  04-07-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Winger Justin Bailey has signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Vancouver Canucks. The 24-year-old native of Buffalo, N.Y.
  
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• Sweden wants to detain rapper A$AP Rocky after street fight

  04-07-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  COPENHAGEN — Swedish prosecutors say U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky should be formally arrested over a fight in downtown Stockholm and should be held for two weeks while police investigate the case.
  
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• Strongest earthquake in 20 years rattles Southern California

  04-07-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  LOS ANGELES — The strongest earthquake in 20 years shook a large swath of Southern California and parts of Nevada on Thursday, rattling nerves on the July 4th holiday and causing injuries and damage in a town near the epicenter, followed by a swarm o
  
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• Quake rattles Southern California; some damage far from LA

  04-07-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  LOS ANGELES — A strong earthquake rattled a large swath of Southern California and parts of Nevada on Thursday, rattling nerves on the July 4th holiday and causing some damage in a town near the epicenter amid a swarm of ongoing aftershocks. The 6.
  
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• Latest Southern California quake causes damage, injuries

  04-07-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  LOS ANGELES — A quake with a magnitude as large as 7.1 jolted much of California, cracked buildings, set fires, broke roads and caused several injuries, authorities and residents said. The quake — preceded by Thursday's 6.
  
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• Dutch star Arjen Robben announces retirement from soccer

  04-07-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  AMSTERDAM — Former Bayern Munich and Netherlands forward Arjen Robben has announced his retirement from soccer.
  
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• De Adder replacement says he's been caught up in social media backlash

  04-07-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  An editorial cartoonist says his character has been maligned and career prospects damaged after he was caught up in the online backlash resulting from a New Brunswick newspaper group cutting ties with another artist.
  
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• Canadian tandem advances to world beach volleyball quarterfinals

  04-07-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  HAMBURG — Canada's Melissa Humana-Paredes and Sarah Pavan are off to the quarterfinals at the world beach volleyball championships.
  
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• California towns survey quake damage amid more aftershocks

  04-07-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  LOS ANGELES — Communities in the Mojave Desert tallied damage and made emergency repairs to cracked roads and broken pipes Friday as aftershocks from Southern California's largest earthquake in 20 years kept rumbling.
  
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• 6.6 magnitude quake rattles Southern California

  04-07-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  SAN FRANCISCO — A large earthquake has rattled a large swath of Southern California. There are no immediate reports of damage. The quake measured with a preliminary magnitude of 6.
  
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• New Jack Lockhart exhibit released Saturday

  04-07-2019 19:34 via baytoday.ca
  The Alex Dufresne Gallery is pleased to present 'Allure of the North - Creativity Unleashed' by Jack Lockhart
  
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• Trudeau shoots back at China's claim it is being 'naive' in courting allies

  04-07-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday that President Donald Trump made good on his pledge to raise the plight of the two Canadians imprisoned in China with President Xi Jinping.
  
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• PM defends system for appointing judges amid questions about ties to N.B. minister

  04-07-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is defending the federal system for appointing judges after revelations several in New Brunswick have personal connections to Liberal cabinet minister Dominic LeBlanc.
  
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• Canada's Kelsey Serwa retires from ski cross racing an Olympic champion

  04-07-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  Kelsey Serwa is ready for her life's next chapter after a decorated career in ski cross racing. The 29-year-old Olympic champion from Kelowna, B.C., announced her retirement Thursday when she finally had time to do so.
  
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• Trudeau announces $1.3 billion in federal funding for Montreal metro extension

  04-07-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — The federal government is making a $1.3-billion investment to help make the long-awaited eastern extension of Montreal's metro system a reality, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday.
  
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• Trudeau announces $1.3 billion for Montreal metro extension as election looms

  04-07-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau committed $1.3 billion of federal funding Thursday towards extending Montreal's metro line — a project first announced by Rene Levesque in 1979.
  
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• Toronto index increases slightly as U.S. stock markets closed for holiday

  04-07-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Canada's main stock index followed overseas markets in making small moves ahead of a key U.S. jobs report that could determine if interest rates will be cut.
  
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• Ottawa Senators sign defenceman Christian Wolanin to two-year contract

  04-07-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators have signed defenceman Christian Wolanin to a two-year contract. The first year of the contract is a two-way deal with an annual value of US$800,000 in the NHL and $100,000 in the American Hockey League.
  
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• Oilers sign first-round pick Philip Broberg to entry-level contract

  04-07-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have signed defenceman Philip Broberg to an entry-level contract. Broberg was the Oilers' first-round selection, eighth overall, in the 2019 NHL draft.
  
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• TREB says home sales up 10.4 per cent in June, average price up three per cent

  04-07-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The Toronto Real Estate Board says home sales were up 10.4 per cent in June compared with last year as the market continued a moderate spring rebound.
  
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• N.S. utility destroys nest of migratory bird while clearing trees

  04-07-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  BEAR RIVER, N.S. — A Nova Scotia utility's destruction of a migratory bird nest while clearing trees is again raising the issue of how industry works in the province's forests during nesting seasons. Landowners in Bear River, N.S.
  
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• Defenceman Ben Chiarot signs three-year deal with Montreal Canadiens

  04-07-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens have signed former Winnipeg Jets defenceman Ben Chiarot to a three-year contract. The deal has an average annual value of US$3.5 million.
  
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• Cody Ceci, Alex Kerfoot sign contract extensions with Toronto Maple Leafs

  04-07-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed two of their newest acquisitions to contract extensions. Defenceman Cody Ceci agreed to a one-year extension for US$4.
  
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• Canadian rugby sevens men look to book Olympic ticket at North America qualifier

  04-07-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  The Canadian men's rugby sevens team looks to join Canada's women this weekend in booking its ticket to the 2020 Olympics. And while the automatic qualification of the U.S.
  
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• Alaine Chartrand won't compete at start of next figure skating season

  04-07-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Two-time Canadian figure skating champion Alaine Chartrand will not compete in the 2019-20 Grand Prix and Challenger series events. Skate Canada announced Thursday that the 23-year-old from Prescott, Ont.
  
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• Heat warning extended through Friday - My North Bay Now

  04-07-2019 16:37
  Heat warning extended through Friday  My North Bay NowEnvironment Canada has extended a Heat Warning initially issued Wednesday, in effect for North Bay, Powassan, Mattawa, West Nipissing and French River.
  
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• The Power of Vision

  04-07-2019 16:20 via baytoday.ca
  Are you familiar with the concept of a "vision board"? A vision board is a visual space upon which you can post pictures of what you want to attract into your life. My friends and I have made vision boards as a social/craft activity and hung them on our walls in sight of our daily routines. We found, miraculously, that the items we placed on the board appeared in our lives.
  
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• Supreme Court of Canada rejects Saskatchewan hit-man murder appeal

  04-07-2019 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear the appeal of a Saskatchewan man convicted of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder in a planned killing gone wrong.
  
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• Smollett wants Chicago's lawsuit moved to federal court

  04-07-2019 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  CHICAGO — Jussie Smollett wants the lawsuit that the city of Chicago filed against him moved from state court to federal court.
  
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