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• Capitol Centre seeks musicians for pre-show performances

  12-08-2026 20:45 via baytoday.ca
  
  The Capitol Centre is inviting musicians to apply for paid pre-show performances in the WKP Kennedy Gallery ahead of main stage concerts throughout next season, running from September to May
  
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• Conservatives call for extension of temporary gas price relief until next summer

  16-08-2026 21:49 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the federal government should give Canadians at least another 10 months of relief at the pumps.
  The Liberals suspended the federal fuel excise tax in April in response to the U.S.
  
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• Ontario, Canada governments announce $1 billion for infrastructure to support housing

  16-08-2026 21:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Ontario and Ottawa are announcing up to $1 billion to help municipalities in the province build infrastructure for more homes.
  
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• OPP is trying to track down fleeing vehicle and asking for the public's help

  16-08-2026 21:03 via nugget.ca
  
  The OPP is advising the public of a vehicle that fled from police and may be in the North Bay and surrounding area, possibly Bonfield.The vehicle described as an older-model blue Mitsubishi. It was last seen travelling southbound on Highway 630. Do not approach or follow the vehicle or any occupants. If you see it call 911 immediately and provide its location and direction of travel. Individuals may notice a heavier than normal police presence in the area.
  
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• OPP are trying to track down fleeing vehicle

  16-08-2026 21:03 via nugget.ca
  
  The OPP is advising the public of a vehicle that fled from police and may be in the North Bay and surrounding area, possibly Bonfield.The vehicle described as an older-model blue Mitsubishi. It was last seen travelling southbound on Highway 630. Do not approach or follow the vehicle or any occupants. If you see it call 911 immediately and provide its location and direction of travel. Individuals may notice a heavier than normal police presence in the area.
  
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• Northern Ontario employers say staffing shortages remain in many sectors-FONOM

  16-08-2026 20:50 via nugget.ca
  
  The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM), in partnership with the four Northeastern Ontario Workforce Planning Boards, has released a new report. That report states that a massive majority of employers in the north are still having trouble attractive qualified candidates. The Municipal Workforce Development and Job Vacancies Survey was launched at the 2026 FONOM Conference in Timmins. It gathered 61 responses from municipal representatives across the districts of Algoma, Cochra
  
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• Tommy John, namesake for a pioneering elbow surgery that saved his career, dead at 83

  16-08-2026 20:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tommy John, who won 288 games during a 26-year big league career and became the first pitcher to successfully return followinggroundbreaking elbow surgerythat later was named after him, has died. He was 83.
  
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• RBC Foundation awards $60,000 Community Spaces Grant to enhance accessibility at hospital

  16-08-2026 20:32 via nugget.ca
  
  North Bay Regional Health Centre Foundation has recognized RBC Foundation for its $60,000 Community Spaces Grant supporting improvements to Mishkikiwan, North Bay Regional Health Centre’s outdoor cultural grounds.Launched in April 2024, the RBC Foundation Community Spaces Grant program reflects RBC Foundation’s commitment to creating more accessible and environmentally sustainable community spaces across Canada. The program supports projects that remove barriers, strengthen inclusio
  
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• LeBlanc set to meet U.S. trade representative Sunday as tariff deadline looms

  16-08-2026 18:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer were set to meet on Sunday, days ahead of the latest tariff threat from the American president.
  
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• LeBlanc in D.C. Sunday with no meetings scheduled as tariff deadline looms

  16-08-2026 18:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada's top trade negotiators are in Washington today without scheduled meetings as Wednesday's tariff threat looms.
  U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to impose 50 per cent tariffs on Aug.
  
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• CP NewsAlert: LeBlanc set to meet U.S. trade representative today

  16-08-2026 18:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer are set to meet this afternoon as Wednesday's tariff threat looms.
  
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• Wakeham, Fréchette and Hydro-Quebec to make announcement in St. John's on Monday

  16-08-2026 15:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  ST. JOHN'S — Newfoundland and Labrador's premier says he'll be making an announcement with Quebec's premier on Monday, after reports last week that the provinces have struck an energy deal.
  
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• N.L., Quebec to make 'energy security' announcement Monday, amid reports of a deal

  16-08-2026 15:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  ST. JOHN'S — The premier of Newfoundland and Labrador says he'll be making an announcement with his Quebec counterpart Monday amid reports the two Eastern provinces have struck a critical energy deal.
  
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• Pork and politics: Canadians bring trade pitch to Iowa state fair

  16-08-2026 12:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  DES MOINES — Pork is a popular topic at the Iowa State Fair as hungry patrons mow down on barbecue and curious children gaze with wide eyes at the state's biggest pig.
  
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• Ottawa wants to block kids from social media. How would age verification work?

  16-08-2026 12:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — In June, the federal government introduced Bill C-34, which would force social media platforms to block access for kids under 16.The exact ways in which social media platforms would verify age haven’t yet been worked out.
  
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• Anti-terrorism measures hindering Muslim charities' humanitarian efforts: study

  16-08-2026 12:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Strict measures to prevent terrorism financing are prompting Muslim charities in Canada to withdraw humanitarian assistance from countries in need, such as Syria and Yemen, because they fear losing access to banking services if they operate
  
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• Ukraine launches one of its largest aerial attacks of the war, killing at least 6 people in Russia

  16-08-2026 10:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  Ukraine launched hundreds of drones across Russia Sunday, killing at least six people in one of Kyiv’s largest aerial attacks of the war.
  
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• A bus crash in Hungary kills 12 people, police say

  16-08-2026 09:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A passenger bus traveling on a highway in Hungary early Sunday went off the road and into a ditch where it overturned, killing 12 and injuring others, police said.
  
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• A bus crash in Hungary kills 12 people, injures at least 10 others

  16-08-2026 09:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A passenger bus traveling on a highway in Hungary early Sunday went off the road and into a ditch where it overturned, killing 12 and injuring others, police said.
  
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• Communications gaps are making chaotic emergency evacuations even worse

  16-08-2026 05:47 via baytoday.ca
  
  Can better planning and a new app help?
  
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• Indiana authorities say at least 5 people have died in flooding across the state

  15-08-2026 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  Indiana authorities say at least five people have died in flooding across the state this week, as first responders worked to rescue more people Saturday from rising waters in neighborhoods along the White River in Indianapolis.
  
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• Indiana authorities say at least 5 people have died as severe weather crosses the state

  15-08-2026 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  Indiana authorities said at least five people have died as a result of severe storms and flooding across the state this week, as first responders used boats to rescue more people Saturday from rising waters in neighborhoods along the White River in I
  
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• Service announcement: ISMOND, Marilyn 'Dolly' (Barnes)

  15-08-2026 21:39 via baytoday.ca
  
  Dolly died peacefully with family by her side at North Bay Regional Health Centre on Thursday, June 18, 2026. She was in her 90th year.
  
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• Lala strengthens into a hurricane and bears down on Hawaii’s Big Island with heavy rain, winds

  15-08-2026 21:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — Hurricane Lala formed Saturday on a path to make a rare landfall on Hawaii’s Big Island.
  
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• Democrats' 2028 presidential calendar gives Black and Latino voters and union members an early say

  15-08-2026 20:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Democrats seeking the party's presidential nomination in 2028 will need to prove themselves early on in states where Black and Latino voters and union members are key supporters, under anelection-year calendarapproved Saturda
  
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• Small airplane missing in Kawartha Lakes area after failing to return: police

  15-08-2026 20:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  KAWARTHA LAKES — Provincial police are asking for the public's help finding a missing airplane.The OPP says the small aircraft is believed to have travelled into the Kawartha Lakes area, home to a chain of lakes in Ontario's cottage country.
  
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• Pilot, 73, missing in Ontario after flying in home-built aircraft: police

  15-08-2026 20:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  KAWARTHA LAKES — Police are asking for the public's help finding a missing 73-year-old pilot who took off in a home-built aircraft and failed to return.The Durham Regional Police Service says the pilot departed from the Oshawa Airport at 8:30 a.m.
  
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• Conservation officers confirm bear shot by RCMP mauled child in Maple Ridge

  15-08-2026 19:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  MAPLE RIDGE — Conservation officers in British Columbia say a black bear that was killed by RCMP officers last Sunday was, "in fact," responsible for an attack that had left a three-year-old girl with injuries.
  
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• Judge approves $31.5M settlement in sexual assault case against Quebec archdiocese

  15-08-2026 19:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A Quebec law firm says a provincial Superior Court judge has approved a historic $31.5-million settlement for sexual assault claimants in a class-action lawsuit against the Quebec City archdiocese.
  
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• 'Most incredible experience': Athletes compete at Special Olympics in Alberta

  15-08-2026 18:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  MEDICINE HAT — Tanner Svenson says winning gold in bocce at the Special Olympics Canada Summer Games has capped off a life-changing week in southeast Alberta.
  
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