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• Funeral held for Beth Chapman of 'Dog the Bounty Hunter'

  13-07-2019 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  AURORA, Colo. — Friends and family of the late "Dog the Bounty Hunter" reality TV show co-star Beth Chapman are gathering in Colorado to remember her life. Funeral services in Chapman's home state of Colorado were being livestreamed Saturday.
  
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• Toronto Wolfpack down Featherstone Rovers for 15th straight rugby league win

  13-07-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The Toronto Wolfpack returned to England on Saturday night, riding a 15-game win streak and nursing a few lumps after a hard-fought 22-18 victory over Featherstone Rovers.
  
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• IndyCar rookie Herta riding momentum of breakout season at Indy Toronto

  13-07-2019 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Teenager Colton Herta knew he was capable of succeeding in IndyCar when he began his first full season on the Series this year. He just didn't think success would come so quickly.
  
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• North Bay area under thunderstorm watch

  13-07-2019 21:52 via baytoday.ca
  Thunderstorm watch released at 1:30 p.m.
  
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• Yellowknife residents experience phone and internet service outage

  13-07-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  YELLOWKNIFE — Residents in southern Northwest Territories experienced a phone and internet service outage on Saturday.
  
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• Trudeau stresses balancing economy, environment during brief Stampede visit

  13-07-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  CALGARY — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the only way to get projects like the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion built is by finding compromise between growing the economy and protecting the environment.
  
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• Three dead in plane crash near lake in remote northern Quebec region

  13-07-2019 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Three people are dead after a plane crashed in a remote region of northern Quebec.
  
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• Canadian citizen has been detained in China, Global Affairs confirms

  13-07-2019 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Global Affairs Canada says a Canadian citizen has been detained in Yantai, China. The department says officials have provided consular services to the person in custody.
  
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• North Bay area under thunderstorm watch - BayToday

  13-07-2019 19:56
  North Bay area under thunderstorm watch  BayTodayEnvironment Canada has listed North Bay and West Nipissing under a thunderstorm watch around 1:30 p.m. today. Environment Canada details: "Conditions ...
  
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• Halep wins Wimbledon, stops Williams' bid for 24th Slam

  13-07-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  WIMBLEDON, England — Clutching her trophy 20 minutes after becoming Wimbledon's champion, Simona Halep checked out the board inside Centre Court that lists tournament winners.
  
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• Halep star struck at meeting duchesses at Wimbledon

  13-07-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  WIMBLEDON, England — Simona Halep joined the list of tennis royalty at Wimbledon on Saturday, then got a bit star struck at meeting the real thing.
  
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• Film airing on PBS recalls city's dark deportation history

  13-07-2019 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  BISBEE, Ariz. — The darkest, most violent chapter in the history of Bisbee was an open secret for decades in the funky old Arizona copper town 7 miles (11 kilometres ) north of the U.S.-Mexico border.
  
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• Search resumes for helicopter carrying missing Quebec businessman, teenage son

  13-07-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Search and rescue teams will continue their search today for a Quebec businessman and his teenage son who've been missing since mid-week after failing to return from a fishing trip in northern Quebec.
  
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• Indy 500 winner Pagenaud grabs fastest time in final Honda Indy practice

  13-07-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Simon Pagenaud had the fastest lap on Saturday morning in the final practice session at the Honda Indy Toronto. Pagenaud, the winner of the Indianapolis 500 in May, clocked a time of 59.3651 seconds in the morning practice on the 2.
  
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• Indy 500 winner Pagenaud earns pole for Sunday's Honda Indy practice

  13-07-2019 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The past seven weeks for Simon Pagenaud have been part basking in the heady afterglow of his Indianapolis 500 win, and part itching for another victory.
  
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• ALLEN, Janet Elizabeth (Sadleir)

  13-07-2019 17:57 via baytoday.ca
  It is with very heavy hearts that we announce the peaceful passing of Janet Elizabeth Allen (Sadleir) at the North Bay Regional Health Centre, surrounded by her loving family, Thursday July 4, 2019, in her 73rd year.
  
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• LEDUC-MITCHELL, Tianna Marie

  13-07-2019 16:41 via baytoday.ca
  It is with broken hearts, we announce the passing of Tianna Marie Leduc-Mitchell on July 11, 2019 at the age of 13 years. Dearly loved sister of Lexie Leduc-Mitchell.
  
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• Sharks re-sign former Battalion defender

  13-07-2019 16:13 via baytoday.ca
  Kyle Wood has played 185 games in the AHL
  
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• Canada to compensate 718 gay-purge victims in class-action settlement

  13-07-2019 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Some victims of the federal government's gay purge were so devastated by the experience that even decades later they needed the help of a therapist to fill out forms to receive financial compensation, says the lawyer who led a successful cla
  
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• CANADA: A generation of children were given radiation treatment without warning of cancer risks

  13-07-2019 15:25 via baytoday.ca
  No systemic investigation into how many children underwent radiation treatment in Canada for benign conditions has been done thus far
  
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• BEYOND LOCAL: Rich and single? Here's how to protect your money from partners looking for a payout

  13-07-2019 15:25 via baytoday.ca
  Be careful when choosing who to date, and consider an non-disclosure agreement and other privacy protections
  
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• Reports: Facebook faces $5B FTC fine, largest ever in tech

  13-07-2019 13:05 via baytoday.ca
  At $5 billion, the fine the FTC is about to levy on Facebook is by far the largest it's given to a technology company, easily eclipsing the second largest, $22 million for Google in 2012.
  
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• Facebook faces a $5B FTC fine, the largest ever in tech

  13-07-2019 13:05 via baytoday.ca
  At $5 billion, the fine the FTC is about to levy on Facebook is by far the largest it's given to a technology company, easily eclipsing the second largest, $22 million for Google in 2012.
  
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• Weakened Barry rolls into Louisiana, drenches Gulf Coast

  13-07-2019 12:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW ORLEANS — Barry rolled into the Louisiana coast Saturday, flooding highways, forcing people to scramble to rooftops and dumping heavy rain that officials had feared could test the levees and pumps that were bolstered after Hurricane Katrina devas
  
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• UK police warn publishers not to use leaked documents

  13-07-2019 12:05 via baytoday.ca
  LONDON — A British investigation into the leaking of confidential diplomatic memos is raising press freedom issues with a police warning that U.K. media might face a criminal inquiry if leaked documents are published.
  
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• UK police urge publishers not to use leaked diplomatic memos

  13-07-2019 12:05 via baytoday.ca
  LONDON — A British police investigation into the leak of confidential diplomatic memos is raising press freedom issues, as police warned Saturday that U.K. media outlets might face a criminal inquiry if leaked documents are published.
  
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• Tropical Storm Barry strengthens, with rain to soak millions

  13-07-2019 12:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW ORLEANS — Heavy rains and gusty winds knocked out power on the Gulf Coast on Saturday as a strengthening Tropical Storm Barry churned a path to shore, threatening millions and testing flood-prevention efforts implemented after Hurricane Katrina d
  
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• Millions in line of punishing rain from Tropical Storm Barry

  13-07-2019 12:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW ORLEANS — Heavy rains and gusty winds knocked out power on the Gulf Coast as a strengthening Tropical Storm Barry churned a path to shore, threatening millions and testing flood-prevention efforts implemented after Hurricane Katrina devastated Ne
  
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• Barry strengthens to hurricane; storm surge feared

  13-07-2019 12:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW ORLEANS — Carrying "off the chart" amounts of moisture, sprawling Barry strengthened into a hurricane Saturday as it crawled slowly toward shore, knocking out power on the Gulf Coast and dumping heavy rains that could last for days in a test of f
  
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• Barry crawls ashore in Louisiana, weakens to tropical storm

  13-07-2019 12:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW ORLEANS — Carrying "off the chart" amounts of moisture, Barry crawled ashore Saturday in Louisiana and quickly weakened to a tropical storm that promised to dump heavy rains that could last for days and pose a test of the flood-prevention systems
  
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• Toxic lake in Russia's Siberia becomes selfie sensation

  13-07-2019 11:05 via baytoday.ca
  MOSCOW — Residents of a city in Siberia don't need to fly off to tropical locales for picturesque selfies taken by pristine turquoise waters.
  
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• No winning ticket for Friday night's $30 million Lotto Max jackpot

  13-07-2019 07:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $30 million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw. That means the jackpot for the next draw on July 16 will grow to approximately $40 million. The Canadian Press
  
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• Lucky Whitehead with 104-yard kickoff return, Blue Bombers beat Argonauts

  13-07-2019 06:05 via baytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — Lucky Whitehead's 104-yard kickoff return for a touchdown on the opening play of the game set the tone as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers dominated the Toronto Argonauts in a 48-21 victory on Friday.
  
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• 'It's powerful': Tropical storm starts lashing Louisiana

  13-07-2019 06:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW ORLEANS — Homeowners sandbagged their doors and tourists trying to get out of town jammed the airport Friday as Tropical Storm Barry began rolling in, threatening an epic drenching that could test how well New Orleans has strengthened its flood p
  
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• Canadian Julia Budd scores TKO win for third straight Bellator title defence

  13-07-2019 06:05 via baytoday.ca
  THACKERSVILLE, Okla. — Canadian Julia (The Jewel) Budd successfully defended her Bellator featherweight title for a third time Friday night, stopping Israeli (Big Bad) Olga Rubin in the first round.
  
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• 'Drastic' change needed in dealing with opioid crisis - The North Bay Nugget

  13-07-2019 05:13
  'Drastic' change needed in dealing with opioid crisis  The North Bay NuggetNorth Bay's chief of police is pushing for a national task force to tackle the country's ongoing opioid crisis and the criminal networks that are trafficking in those ...
  
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• Domingo Germán helps Yankees beat Blue Jays 4-0

  13-07-2019 05:05 via baytoday.ca
  NEW YORK — Many players use the All-Star break as a time to rest. Yankees starter Domingo Germán spent most of his time preparing for his next start.
  
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• 'Drastic' change needed in dealing with opioid crisis

  13-07-2019 05:01 via nugget.ca
  North Bay’s chief of police is pushing for a national task force to tackle the country’s ongoing opioid crisis and the criminal networks that are trafficking in those drugs. Read More
  
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• Verner braces for invasion - The North Bay Nugget

  13-07-2019 04:54
  Verner braces for invasion  The North Bay NuggetCommunity of 590 to host thousands at plowing match.
  
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• Verner braces for invasion

  13-07-2019 04:51 via nugget.ca
  VERNER – Tracey Vigars was a volunteer with the North Bay Heritage Festival and Airshow for 10 years. Read More
  
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• Native pictographs 'deeply connected to ritual' - The North Bay Nugget

  13-07-2019 04:49
  Native pictographs 'deeply connected to ritual'  The North Bay NuggetWhen we hear older legends about fairies, or the “wee folk,” many of us visualize green pastures in Ireland or maybe the highlands of Scotland. How many ...
  
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• Native pictographs 'deeply connected to ritual'

  13-07-2019 04:46 via nugget.ca
  When we hear older legends about fairies, or the “wee folk,” many of us visualize green pastures in Ireland or maybe the highlands of Scotland. How many people actually think of the fairies being residents of Northern Ontario known as the “little people.” Read More
  
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• Pence tour of migrant centre shows men crowded in cages

  13-07-2019 03:05 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — Vice-President Mike Pence toured two detention facilities on the Texas border Friday, including a Border Patrol station where hundreds of men were crowded in sweltering cages without cots.
  
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• BEYOND LOCAL: Here's what you should and shouldn't do this wedding season

  13-07-2019 02:55 via baytoday.ca
  Don't get in the way of the photographer, and don't wear white or jeans
  
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• Canada's Wickens hopes to race again; will lead warmup lap of Toronto Indy

  13-07-2019 02:05 via baytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Almost a year after a horrific crash left Robert Wickens a paraplegic, it took just a few seconds earlier this week for the Canadian to feel the exhilarating rush of a steering wheel in his hands. The 30-year-old from Guelph, Ont.
  
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• Somali-Canadian journalist Hodan Naleyeh dies in Somalia extremist attack

  13-07-2019 01:05 via baytoday.ca
  At least 10 people have been killed in an extremist attack in Somalia including a prominent Somali-Canadian journalist and her husband.
  
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• Former Quebec premier Jean Charest to help Canada secure UN Security Council seat

  13-07-2019 01:05 via baytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The federal government has named former Quebec premier Jean Charest as a special envoy to help Canada secure a temporary seat on the United Nations Security Council.
  
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• California governor criticizes increase in fracking permits

  13-07-2019 01:05 via baytoday.ca
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov.
  
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• Manitoba grand chief on leave, denies pursuing intimate relationship

  13-07-2019 00:05 via baytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — A Manitoba Indigenous leader is taking a leave of absence after being accused of sending unwanted messages to a woman.
  
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• Discount retailer Miniso Canada granted creditor protection by B.C. court

  13-07-2019 00:05 via baytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — The Canadian operations of Chinese discount retailer Miniso have secured creditor protection through an order of the Supreme Court of British Columbia.
  
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