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• Fire crews work on containment lines between out-of-control blaze and Kimberley, B.C.

  21-07-2026 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  Firefighters in British Columbia are working to build containment lines between an out of-control wildfire and the city of Kimberley in the province's southeast corner, where the entire community of more than 8,000 residents has been told to prepare
  
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• Jess Larochelle supporters did their duty on Saturday trying to further support the war hero

  26-07-2026 22:54 via nugget.ca
  
  Will the third time be the charm for the many supporter of Jess Larochelle? 105 people hopped on their motorcycles on Saturday for the third annual Ride for Jess in the ongoing movement to get the Afghanistan war heroawarded with the Victoria Cross. They, as one, rode from the Callander Legion to the Restoule Legion in the afternoon.“This is for Jess, not for us,” says event organizer and Afghanistan veteran Mike Harrison. He was good friends with Larochelle, who died in 2023. The e
  
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• SCHELL, Joyann Barbara (Phillips)

  26-07-2026 22:22 via baytoday.ca
  
  Joyann Schell, of Powassan, passed peacefully at Nipissing Serenity Hospice on Friday, July 24, 2026, at the age of 90. Beloved wife of the late Wilfred Schell (1925–2025), Joyann and Wilfred shared over 70 years of marriage.
  
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• Tadej Pogacar confirms status as a cycling great with record-equaling fifth Tour de France title

  26-07-2026 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  PARIS (AP) — Tadej Pogacar confirmed his status as one of cycling's all-time greats after winning a record-equaling fifthTour de Francetitle in emphatic style.
  
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• McQUOID, Carol Jane (Floyd)

  26-07-2026 20:07 via baytoday.ca
  
  It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Carol Jane McQuoid on July 25, 2026, surrounded by the love of her family
  
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• Wildfires merge north of Clinton, B.C., to span nearly 670 square kilometres

  26-07-2026 19:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  Two wildfires threatening the village of Clinton, B.C., and the surrounding area merged late Saturday, a day after the Pear Lake blaze destroyed structures, including homes, on the outskirts of the community.
  
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• Wildfires merge, cross Highway 97 north of Clinton, B.C.

  26-07-2026 19:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  British Columbia's wildfire service says two fires threatening the village of Clinton, B.C., and the surrounding area have combined, affecting a stretch of Highway 97.
  
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• Mom of 'depraved' former Nipissing Lakers hockey player charged with obstructing justice

  26-07-2026 19:46 via nugget.ca
  
  The mother of a former junior hockey player has been charged with obstructing a judicial proceeding involving her son’s trial after he was convicted of pimping a woman and having a disturbing collection of child pornography.Susan Deon, 61, faces charges of failing to comply with a release order and willfully attempting to obstruct the course of justice in a judicial proceeding.Both charges relate to about a six-month period, beginning in November 2025.On June 5, Dale Deon, 33, pleaded gui
  
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• Young Quebec sailor, 17, aims to challenge gender stereotypes in sailing

  26-07-2026 19:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — At 17, Jasmine Pernot is set to become the youngest skipper and one of only three women leading crews in Quebec's new offshore sailing race, hoping to show other young women they belong at the helm.
  
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• Two locations of the same Jewish-owned bakery damaged overnight: Toronto police

  26-07-2026 19:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Toronto police are investigating after two locations of the same Jewish-owned bakery chain were damaged overnight.Police say the window of a bakery was struck by gunfire in the area of Yonge Street and St. Clair Avenue West.
  
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• Carney calls August byelections for three seats in Ontario, Quebec and B.C.

  26-07-2026 16:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is announcing byelections will be held in August for three electoral districts in Ontario, Quebec and B.C.
  
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• How a Vancouver ATM user with 66 cards set off years-long probe of online drug sales

  26-07-2026 15:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — It was more than three years ago when Vancouver police arrested a man after he was seen using multiple bank cards to make withdrawals at an ATM.A search revealed he was carrying 66 bank cards and $39,200 in cash.
  
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• A US-Russian space crew lands safely in Kazakhstan after an 8-month stint on the ISS

  26-07-2026 12:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — A U.S.-Russian space crew landed safely in the steppes of Kazakhstan on Sunday after an eight-month stint on theInternational Space Station .
  
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• Laneway homes a way for affordable housing, multi-generational living

  26-07-2026 12:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  For Eugene Blanchard's daughter and her partner, the search for a starter home began in Calgary, expanded to Edmonton and then even beyond Alberta's borders to the Maritimes and Ontario.
  
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• Israel pitches Canada high-tech trade and safer AI as diplomatic tensions persist

  26-07-2026 12:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Israel is pitching itself to Canada as a technology partner that can offer tangible solutions and safer artificial intelligence, despite the heavy strains on the bilateral relationship over wars in the Middle East.
  
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• 'Bright' future: RCAF chief says spike in defence spending is boosting flight times

  26-07-2026 12:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — One year into her new job as commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force, Lt.-Gen. Jamie Speiser-Blanchet said she could see an immediate effect of the federal government's defence spending boost: RCAF pilots are spending more time in the air.
  
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• Conservatives call for emergency meeting on Trump threats, demand Carney explain plan

  26-07-2026 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Conservative shadow minister for Canada-U.S. relations is calling on Ottawa to provide its negotiation plan with U.S. President Donald Trump at an emergency meeting.
  
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• The suspect in the deadly Berlin Pride attack is killed in a confrontation with police

  26-07-2026 07:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  BERLIN (AP) — The suspect in thedeadly Berlin Pride attackthat left one person dead and 29 injured was shot and killed by police during a confrontation on Sunday in a suburb of the city, authorities said.
  
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• Germany says fatal Berlin Pride attack believed to be an act of Islamic extremist terror

  26-07-2026 07:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  BERLIN (AP) — A van ramming and stabbing near Berlin’s Pride festival that left one person dead and many others injured is believed to have been an Islamic extremist terror attack, Germany’s interior minister said Sunday.
  
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• German police search for the suspect in Berlin Pride attack that killed 1 person and injured 29

  26-07-2026 07:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  BERLIN (AP) — German investigators were searching Sunday for a man suspected of driving a van into a crowd nearBerlin’s Pride festival , killing one person and injuring several people before apparently stabbing others with a machete in what authori
  
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• German police hunt suspect in Berlin Pride van-ramming attack that left 1 dead and 16 injured

  26-07-2026 07:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  BERLIN (AP) — German authorities on Sunday issued a wanted notice for a fugitive suspect in thevan rammingnear Berlin’s Pride festival that left one person dead and injured at least 16 others.
  
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• German police hunt suspect in attack near Berlin Pride that left 1 person dead and 29 hurt

  26-07-2026 07:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  BERLIN (AP) — German investigators on Sunday hunted a man who allegedly drove a van into a crowd nearBerlin’s Pride festival , killing one person and wounding many more, before apparently stabbing others with a machete in what authorities believe w
  
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• German chancellor urges nation to avoid division and intimidation after fatal Berlin Pride attack

  26-07-2026 07:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Friedrich Merz urged Germany to avoid division and intimidation in the wake of Saturday’s fatal Berlin Pride attack.
  
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• VIDEO: Where is Nicole Morin? Decades later, someone knows the truth

  26-07-2026 07:29 via baytoday.ca
  
  This week on Village Media's 'Closer Look' podcast: July 30 will mark the 41st anniversary of an unsolved mystery that has baffled investigators since the early hours of the case
  
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• How electric school buses could help fuel the power grid

  26-07-2026 07:15 via baytoday.ca
  
  With vehicle-to-grid charging, it’s possible to give power back to where it's needed during peak periods
  
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• Authorities in Germany issue a wanted notice for suspect in the Berlin Pride van ramming

  26-07-2026 07:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  BERLIN (AP) — German authorities on Sunday issued a wanted notice for a fugitive suspect in the van ramming near Berlin’s Pride festival that left one person dead and injured at least 16 others.
  
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• Hurricane Genevieve moves through the Pacific off Mexico, but no direct threat to land is forecast

  26-07-2026 05:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Genevieve strengthened intoa hurricaneSaturday in the Pacific Ocean southwest of Mexico.
  
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• Feature film shot in area opened this weekend at the Galaxy Cinemas

  26-07-2026 04:19 via nugget.ca
  
  A feature film created with North Bay and Powassan as its backdrop is returning to where it was filmed, as The Outer Threat arrives at Cineplex North Bay starting Friday this weekend.Directed by award-winning filmmaker William Woods and distributed by VVS Films, The Outer Threat stars Constance Wu, Mark O’Brien, and William Fichtner (who has appeared in films like Heat, The Perfect Storm, and the Dark Knight) in a science-fiction thriller exploring family, discovery, and the consequences
  
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• New septic system coming to East Ferris fire station

  26-07-2026 03:28 via nugget.ca
  
  East Ferris’ Fire Station 2, located in Astorville, is set to receive a new septic system, and the project is coming in significantly under budget. Municipal staff determined the fire hall’s septic system had reached the end of its serviceable life. Council agreed, and earmarked $35,000 in the 2026 municipal budget to cover the project. To prepare for the request for proposals, the municipality hired a third-party consultant to prepare a septic design, which cost $4,071.75 plus HST.
  
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• Typhoon Noul makes landfall in southern China, with over 700,000 evacuated and flights canceled

  26-07-2026 02:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  HONG KONG (AP) — Typhoon Noul made landfall early Sunday bringing winds and heavy rain to southernChina , includingHong Kong , over the weekend.
  
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