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• UK's Starmer says Trump was insulting when he downplayed NATO's role in Afghanistan

  23-01-2026 17:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has urgedU.S. President Donald Trumpto apologize for his false assertion that troops from NATO countries — other than Americans — stayed away from the front line during the war in Afghanistan.
  
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• 'We should let them come down into the U.S.': Bessent weighs in on Alberta separatism

  23-01-2026 17:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent commented on the separatist movement in Alberta today — making him the highest-ranking member of the Trump administration to weigh in on the province's politics.
  
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• American aquariums say they are working to provide future for Marineland's belugas

  23-01-2026 16:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — American aquariums say they visited Marineland last week with the goal of providing hope and a future for 30 beluga whales that face euthanasia should they not be moved.The Niagara Falls, Ont.
  
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• Ryan Wedding, a former Olympic snowboarder on the FBI's 'Most Wanted' list, has been arrested

  23-01-2026 16:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Ryan Wedding, a former Olympic snowboarder for Canada who was among the FBI’s top fugitives and faces charges related tomultinational drug traffickingand thekilling of a federal witness , has been arrested, two people familiar
  
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• Ryan Wedding, Canadian ex-Olympian charged in drug ring, arrested: AP sources

  23-01-2026 16:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  Former Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding, who was on the FBI’s top fugitives list for allegedly running an international drug ring, has been arrested, sources tell the The Associated Press.
  
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• FBI director confirms arrest of Canadian ex-Olympian and fugitive Ryan Wedding

  23-01-2026 16:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has confirmed that former Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding, accused of running an international drug ring, has been arrested in Mexico.
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Ryan Wedding, ex-Olympian charged in drug ring, arrested: AP sources

  23-01-2026 16:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  Ryan Wedding, the former Canadian Olympic snowboarder turned alleged drug kingpin, has been arrested, AP sources say.More coming.The Canadian Press
  
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• OPP seize $100,000 worth of drugs from Cobalt residence

  23-01-2026 15:45 via nugget.ca
  Police seized more than $100,000 in drugs from a Cobalt residence Monday. Members of the OPP Northeast Region Community Street Crime Unit, with assistance from the Temiskaming OPP Detachment and the OPP Canine Unit, executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrant at a residence on Nickle Street in Cobalt as part of an ongoing drug trafficking investigation. Officers conducted the search. As a result, police seized the following items:Multiple cellular phonesDrug paraphernaliaCanadi
  
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• North Bay taxpayers can expect to see a 3.95 per cent tax increase

  23-01-2026 15:23 via nugget.ca
  It could have been a smaller tax levy increase for North Bay residents this year, but the appetite around the council table wasn’t there. The city received another hefty rebate from WSIB (Workplace Safety and Insurance Board) in the amount of about $3.25 million. Coun. Mac Bain proposed using some of that to reduce the tax burden on ratepayers. Some city councillors didn’t know about it until Thursday’s special budget meeting. Senior staff were notified in the fall. But it didn
  
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• North Bay council chooses not to use WSIB refund to lower tax increase

  23-01-2026 15:23 via nugget.ca
  There could have been a smaller tax levy increase for North Bay residents this year, but the appetite around the council table wasn’t there. The city received another hefty rebate from the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) in the amount of about $3.25 million. A few city councillors didn’t know about it until Thursday’s special budget meeting, even though senior staff were notified in the fall. Coun. Mac Bain proposed using a chunk of the WSIB refund to reduce this ye
  
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• A meeting of experience and youth: Sabalenka set to play Mboko at Australian Open

  23-01-2026 14:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Luxury brands have been getting airtime at the Australian Open as Aryna Sabalenka and Victoria Mboko advanced to the fourth round.
  
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• West Parry Sound area school buses cancelled today

  23-01-2026 13:13 via baytoday.ca
  
  Parents are reminded that cancelled bus routes will not run in the afternoon; any students brought to school by other means must be picked up at the end of the school day
  
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• Dingoes not likely to have killed Canadian found dead on Australia beach: autopsy

  23-01-2026 11:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  An autopsy in Australia has determined that a young Canadian who was found dead on a beach this week was likely not killed by a pack of 10 dingoes.
  
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• Autopsy says dingoes likely didn't kill Canadian, but there were 'pre-mortem' bites

  23-01-2026 11:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  An autopsy suggests dingo bites on the body of a young Canadian backpacker found dead on a beach in Australia earlier this week were likely not her immediate cause of death.
  
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• Bone-chilling cold warnings sweep the country, forecasting lows near -50 C

  23-01-2026 11:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  Bone-chilling cold warnings are sweeping the country this morning, with some regions expected to reach lows of -50 C with the wind chill.
  
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• 'No easy choices left' for Ontario hospitals to save money: association

  23-01-2026 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Ontario hospitals have already started making some "lower risk" cuts in the face of rising deficits, but those alone won't alleviate hospitals' financial strain, the head of their association says, warning there are no easy choices left.
  
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• In the news today: Cabinet retreat continues, China's envoy on EVs, Buy Canadian wave

  23-01-2026 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
  
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• First Nations warn members to be cautious when entering U.S. following ICE actions

  23-01-2026 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Several First Nations are warning their members to be wary of crossing the border into the United States in response to immigration enforcement raids and the detention of some U.S. tribal citizens.
  
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• Chinese ambassador pitches new EVs as first step to new Canadian jobs, cheaper cars

  23-01-2026 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — As critics attack Ottawa's agreement last week to start allowing a small number of Chinese electric vehicles into Canada, China's envoy to Ottawa says Beijing wants to partner with Canadian autoworkers to create good jobs and build cheaper c
  
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• Carney, cabinet convening for second day of meetings in Quebec City

  23-01-2026 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  QUÉBEC — Prime Minister Mark Carney and his cabinet are gathering in Quebec City for a second day of meetings ahead of Parliament's return Monday.
  
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• Carney and cabinet convene for second day of meetings in Quebec City

  23-01-2026 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  QUÉBEC — Prime Minister Mark Carney and his cabinet are in Quebec City for a second day of meetings ahead of Parliament's return on Monday.
  
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• Sturgeon Falls man charged with impaired after vehicle stuck on guard rail on Highway 11

  23-01-2026 05:55 via nugget.ca
  POWASSAN – The North Bay Ontario Provincial Police has charged a driver with impaired driving after responding to a report of a vehicle stuck on a guard rail. North Bay OPP, along with Emergency Medical Services and Fire Services, attended the scene of a pickup truck hung up on the guard rails in the southbound lanes of Highway 11 Jan. 10 around 7:45 p.m. Officers spoke with the driver and determined that they had been consuming alcohol. The individual was arrested and transported to the N
  
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• Japan's Takaichi dissolves parliament after only 3 months in office, setting up snap election

  23-01-2026 05:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Prime MinisterSanae Takaichidissolved the lower house of Parliament on Friday, paving the way for a Feb. 8 snap election.
  
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• Driver gets charged with impaired by North Bay OPP after truck ends up on guard rail

  23-01-2026 03:31 via nugget.ca
  A 56-year-old from Sturgeon Falls has been charged with impaired driving after their vehicle became stuck on a guard rail on Highway 11 near Powassan. On the evening of January 10,  North Bay OPP officers arrested the individual at the scene after receiving a call from the public. The driver received a 90-day licence suspension, the vehicle was impounded for seven days, and they will appear in court next month.
  
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• Trump withdraws Carney's invitation to 'Board of Peace'

  23-01-2026 03:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — U.S.
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Trump withdraws Carney's invitation to 'Board of Peace'

  23-01-2026 03:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump has rescinded his invitation to Prime Minister Mark Carney to join his new "Board of Peace."More coming.Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press
  
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• Judge warns Trump administration from changing plaintiffs immigration status in First Amendment case

  23-01-2026 03:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge ruled on Thursday that the academics, who are party to alawsuitalleging U.S.
  
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• OneBC group 'facilitated' off UBC campus by RCMP amid safety fears

  23-01-2026 02:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The University of British Columbia says RCMP officers "facilitated" a group of people from the OneBC party off its Vancouver campus after they failed to follow instructions to leave for their own safety, with one of the group being carrie
  
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• Battalion hold off Bulldogs with OT win

  23-01-2026 02:10 via baytoday.ca
  
  'What a game, a lot of different twists and turns, but I’m happy with the two points'
  
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• FORTIN, Germain

  23-01-2026 01:16 via baytoday.ca
  
  With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Germain Fortin, a man who lived for the great outdoors and the satisfaction of a hard day's work.
  
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• House Republicans barely defeat war powers resolution to check Trump’s military action in Venezuela

  23-01-2026 00:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The House rejected a Democratic-backed resolution Thursday that would have preventedPresident Donald Trumpfrom sending U.S.
  
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