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• OCHU/CUPE predict bed and staffing cuts at Ontario hospitals to increase over the next five years

  08-07-2019 23:09 via baytoday.ca
  `The first budget shows that over the next five years, beginning with a small cut of about 3 per cent in real terms this year, we’re moving up to a 15 per cent cut by 2023-2024 across the health care system`Michael Hurley president OCHU/CUPE
  
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• US Rep. Swalwell ends presidential bid, will seek reelection

  08-07-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — Rep. Eric Swalwell on Monday became the first candidate in the crowded 2020 Democratic presidential primary to exit the campaign, saying he would run for reelection to his California congressional seat next year.
  
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• Trump ramping up criticisms of Fox, usually a friendly venue

  08-07-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — President Donald Trump's latest Twitter attack on the media focuses on Fox News, although it's hardly the first time he's found fault with the network where he most often finds a friendly reception.
  
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• Freeform supports Halle Bailey's Ariel casting amid backlash

  08-07-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  LOS ANGELES — A Disney-owned cable network has taken aim at critics who disagreed with the decision to cast Halle Bailey as Ariel in the upcoming adaption of "The Little Mermaid.
  
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• Conservationists file legal challenge to Trans Mountain reapproval over whales

  08-07-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — The federal government is facing a new legal challenge after it approved the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion for a second time.
  
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• Guelph man missing for almost a month found safe in North Bay area - NorthBayNipissing.com

  08-07-2019 22:37
  Guelph man missing for almost a month found safe in North Bay area  NorthBayNipissing.comGUELPH - A Guelph man has been found safe weeks after he was reported missing from the Guelph area.
  
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• U.S.-Iran tension has implications for Canadian troops in Iraq: analysts

  08-07-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf between Iran and the United States have implications for the future safety of Canadian troops in Iraq, analysts suggested Monday.
  
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• Postmedia names Rob Roberts editor-in-chief of National Post

  08-07-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Rob Roberts, who has held senior editorial positions at The Canadian Press since late 2015, is leaving the news service to become editor-in-chief at the National Post.
  
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• Canadian aid worker jailed 16 years in Nepal for sex assault of boys

  08-07-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — A prominent Canadian aid worker convicted of sexually assaulting children in Nepal has been jailed for 16 years, one of his lawyers said on Monday.
  
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• A correction to a July 7 story on B.C. flood relief

  08-07-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  The Canadian Press erroneously reported on July 7 that a B.C. government official said it followed Ottawa's lead when it determined funding support for property buyouts would be based on pre-flood values.
  
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• Union president warns of bed and staff cuts coming to North Bay hospital - My North Bay Now

  08-07-2019 21:55
  Union president warns of bed and staff cuts coming to North Bay hospital  My North Bay NowThat's what the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions says lies in wait for the North Bay Regional Health Centre. OCHU President Michael Hurley was in North Bay ...
  
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• Liberal MP subject of fake social media account

  08-07-2019 21:39 via nugget.ca
  Anthony Rota is alerting residents to a recent scam after the Liberal MP for Nipissing-Timiskaming was impersonated online through a social media messaging platform. Read More
  
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• Hospital funding not keeping up with need – Hurley

  08-07-2019 21:30 via nugget.ca
  The North Bay Regional Health Centre could lose another 15 beds and 82 staff over the next five years if the provincial government does not reverse its plans for hospital funding, according to the president of the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions. Read More
  
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• 51 Squadron gets new commanding officer

  08-07-2019 21:23 via nugget.ca
  At the first of three changes of command at 22 Wing/CFB North Bay this week, Maj. Brenda Tinsley officially relinquished command of 51 Aerospace Control and Warning (Operational Training) Squadron to Maj. Andrew Lunn, Monday. Read More
  
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• Sharks re-sign Kevin Labanc to 1-year, $1 million deal

  08-07-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  After losing a lot of talent in free agency, the San Jose Sharks locked up a young player who should be crucial to their success next season. San Jose on Monday re-signed 23-year-old forward Kevin Labanc to a one-year, $1 million contract.
  
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• Judge rejects demand to halt transfer of two Montreal English schools to French system

  08-07-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Quebec's Superior court rejected a request by the English Montreal School Board Monday to immediately halt the transfers of two of the city's east-end English schools to the overcrowded French system.
  
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• B.C. mother recalls last words of love for two girls found dead Christmas 2017

  08-07-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — A mother says she "screamed like never before" when police told her that her two young daughters had been found dead in their father's apartment in Oak Bay, B.C., in December 2017.
  
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• Warren raises $19.1M, tops Sanders during second quarter

  08-07-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren raised $19.1 million in the second quarter, her campaign says.
  
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• Warren raises $19.1M, topping Sanders in new fundraising

  08-07-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — Elizabeth Warren raised $19.1 million in the second quarter, her campaign said Monday, cementing her status in the top tier of Democratic presidential contenders and surpassing Bernie Sanders, her main liberal rival.
  
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• Swoop points to Boeing 737 Max ripple effect after wave of flight cancellations

  08-07-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  Swoop airline is facing a backlog of flights after engine trouble on an aircraft touched off a four-day wave of flight disruptions that has left passengers stranded and angry.
  
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• Swoop hit by ongoing wave of flight cancellations as passengers vent frustration

  08-07-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Hundreds of Swoop passengers are scrambling after the ultra-low-cost airline cancelled or delayed 23 flights over the past four days.
  
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• P.E.I., Quebec intervene in Saskatchewan's legal challenge of carbon tax

  08-07-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prince Edward Island and Quebec have petitioned to become interveners in Saskatchewan's legal challenge of the federal carbon tax. P.E.I.
  
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• Sudbury officer who died has ties to North Bay - BayToday

  08-07-2019 20:00
  Sudbury officer who died has ties to North Bay  BayTodayMemorial *service* will be held at All Nations Church on July 10.
  
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• United Way in the North East seeking new Executive Director

  08-07-2019 19:56 via baytoday.ca
  Michael Cullen will be leaving the organization in mid July
  
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• Small plane crash lands into field in Armstrong

  08-07-2019 19:16 via nugget.ca
  Police say a pilot who crash landed a plane into a field in Armstrong Township came out uninjured over the weekend while a passenger received minor injuries. Read More
  
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• Vancouver Canucks sign forward Francis Perron to one-year deal

  08-07-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have inked a one-year, two-way deal with forward Francis Perron. The club acquired the 23-year-old left-winger from the San Jose Sharks at last month's NHL entry draft in exchange for Tom Pyatt and draft picks.
  
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• Toronto FC GM ready to make roster moves as MLS transfer window opens

  08-07-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Reinforcements are on the way for Toronto FC. And not just in the form of captain Michael Bradley, star striker Jozy Altidore and newly signed centre back Omar Gonzalez now that the Gold Cup is over.
  
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• Settlement reached in class-action harassment lawsuit against RCMP

  08-07-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Women who experienced gender or sexual harassment while working or volunteering for the RCMP may be eligible for compensation under the settlement of a class-action lawsuit, a lawyer said Monday.
  
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• Saudi carrier cancels troubled Boeing 737 order for Airbus

  08-07-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A Saudi budget airline is ordering 30 Airbus planes in a deal that replaces a $6 billion agreement it had with Boeing for its troubled 737 Max jets, which have been grounded after two deadly crashes.
  
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• Don Cherry says he'll return to Hockey Night in Canada broadcasts

  08-07-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Don Cherry says he isn't moving on from "Coach's Corner" just yet. On Saturday, Toronto Sun columnist Steve Simmons wrote Cherry's return next season hadn't been confirmed.
  
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• Colourful Don Cherry to return to Hockey Night in Canada broadcasts

  08-07-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Don Cherry is staying put. The colourful host of "Coach's Corner" on Hockey Night in Canada says he was told by his bosses shortly after the NHL playoffs that he'd return next season.
  
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• 1-year-old dies in fall from cruise ship in Puerto Rico

  08-07-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A 1-year-old girl apparently slipped from her grandfather's hands and fell to her death from the 11th story of a cruise ship docked in Puerto Rico, police said Monday. Police Sgt.
  
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• Sudbury officer who died has ties to North Bay

  08-07-2019 18:57 via baytoday.ca
  Memorial service will be held at All Nations Church on July 10
  
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• Scheer promises to scrap clean-fuel standard

  08-07-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is promising to scrap new standards that will force cleaner-burning fuels, in addition to eliminating the federal price on carbon if his party wins the fall federal election.
  
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• North American stock markets start week lower on fading hopes of U.S. rate cuts

  08-07-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — North American stock markets started the week lower on fading hopes of U.S. interest rate cuts later this month. The decreases followed a downward movement on Friday after a strong U.S.
  
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• Plane crash lands in field near Earlton - My North Bay Now

  08-07-2019 17:14
  Plane crash lands in field near Earlton  My North Bay NowA passenger suffered minor injuries when a small plane crash-landed in a field near the Earlton-Timiskaming Regional Airport. Temiskaming OPP says the ...
  
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• Forest fire prompts full evacuation of Pikangikum First Nation in Ontario

  08-07-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  A full evacuation of a First Nation in northwestern Ontario was underway Monday as a forest fire burned less than ten kilometres from the community.
  
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• Cape Breton coal mining suspended after new roof collapse; no injuries reported

  08-07-2019 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  DONKIN, N.S. — Operations at Canada's only operating underground coal mine have been suspended due to another roof collapse, this time in the entrance tunnel to the Cape Breton colliery.
  
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• Fund contributes $11,000 to Cancer Care, Close to Home campaign

  08-07-2019 16:55 via nugget.ca
  The Terry McKerrow Endowment Fund for Medical Equipment has contributed more than $11,000 to the Cancer Care, Close to Home campaign. Read More
  
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• 'The Father' wins Karlovy Vary film fest's top prize

  08-07-2019 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  PRAGUE, Czech Republic — "The Father," a movie directed by Bulgaria's filmmaking duo Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov, has won the top prize at the 54th edition of an international film festival in the Czech spa town of Karlovy Vary.
  
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• Stevie Wonder says he's getting a kidney transplant in fall

  08-07-2019 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  LONDON — Stevie Wonder surprised concertgoers in London Saturday night by announcing that he will take a break from performing so that he can receive a kidney transplant this fall.
  
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• Spacey accuser could be forced to testify on missing phone

  08-07-2019 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  NANTUCKET, Mass. — The man who accused Kevin Spacey of groping him at a bar could be forced to testify about what happened to a cellphone wanted by the defence .
  
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• Man who says Spacey groped him invokes right not to testify

  08-07-2019 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  NANTUCKET, Mass.
  
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• London daredevil scales one of Europe's tallest buildings

  08-07-2019 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  LONDON — A free climber in London has scaled one of the tallest buildings in Europe. The man who climbed The Shard early Monday morning was spoken to by police after he made his ascent but hasn't been arrested.
  
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• Lawyer: Spacey accuser tossed suit to focus on criminal case

  08-07-2019 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  NANTUCKET, Mass. — A lawyer says the man who accused Kevin Spacey of groping him at a bar dropped his civil lawsuit against the actor because the accuser is on an "emotional rollercoaster.
  
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• Encana Corp. selling assets Oklahoma's Arkoma Basin for $165 million

  08-07-2019 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Encana Corp. says its wholly owned subsidiary, Newfield Exploration Mid-Continent Inc., has signed a deal to sell its natural gas assets in Oklahoma's Arkoma Basin for $165 million. The buyer was not disclosed.
  
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• Barbra Streisand, Kris Kristofferson sing duet in London

  08-07-2019 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  LONDON — It was 1976 all over again in London as Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson performed a song from their movie "A Star Is Born.
  
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• BEYOND LOCAL: Neuroscientists need to share to enhance brain technology,

  08-07-2019 15:25 via baytoday.ca
  This is easier said than done in a competitive field
  
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• Bull takes gold, sets new Canadian record in U21 World Waterski championships

  08-07-2019 15:16 via nugget.ca
  North Bay’s Jaimee Bull skied away with Canada’s only gold medal after setting a new Canadian and possible world record at the 2019 U21 World Waterski championships at Shalom Park in Edmonton on the weekend. Read More
  
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• CannTrust warns of shortages after regulator flags greenhouse for non-compliance

  08-07-2019 15:05 via baytoday.ca
  Shares in CannTrust Holdings Inc. plunged as much as 20 per cent after the cannabis producer said Health Canada flagged the company's greenhouse facility in Pelham, Ont.
  
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