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• GAUTHIER, Michael James

  23-02-2026 22:47 via baytoday.ca
  
  (1948-2026)The family announces with great sadness the untimely sudden death of our beloved Mike on February 15, 2026.
  
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• Los Angeles school superintendent placed on paid leave amid federal probe

  28-02-2026 01:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles schools superintendent Alberto Carvalho was put on paid leave Friday while he is part of a federal investigation, two days after the FBI served search warrants at his home and the district’s headquarters.
  
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• Federal judge extends order protecting refugees in Minnesota from being arrested and deported

  28-02-2026 00:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge on Friday extended an orderprotecting refugees in Minnesotawho are lawfully in the U.S.
  
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• U of T dean of dentistry on leave over antisemitic images in course materials: school

  27-02-2026 23:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The University of Toronto says its dean of dentistry is on leave as the school investigates the use of images with "antisemitic and discriminatory meanings" in his course materials.
  
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• McGill, Concordia drop legal battle with Quebec government over tuition hikes

  27-02-2026 23:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Concordia and McGill universities say they are abandoning their legal challenge against the Quebec government's decision to maintain a 33 per cent tuition hike for out-of-province students.
  
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• Another rent strike brewing in Toronto as landlord seeks retroactive increase

  27-02-2026 23:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Residents of a west-end Toronto apartment building say they will be going on a rent strike to protest the landlord's application for a retroactive 2025 rent increase that would amount to more than five per cent.
  
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• Influencer charged in human trafficking case, police say

  27-02-2026 22:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The RCMP say a social media influencer from Vancouver is facing six charges in a case where a victim is alleged to have been trafficked in British Columbia and Ontario.
  
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• Canada can't brush aside security concerns about India, ex-intelligence adviser warns

  27-02-2026 22:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A former national security and intelligence adviser to the federal government says it "strains credibility" to suggest India has stopped harmful meddling in Canadian affairs.
  
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• Canada can't brush aside security concerns about India, ex-adviser warns

  27-02-2026 22:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A former national security and intelligence adviser to the federal government says it "strains credibility" to suggest India has stopped harmful meddling in Canadian affairs.
  
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• Alouette Bus Lines ‘looks forward to additional negotiations’

  27-02-2026 22:29 via baytoday.ca
  
  ‘Alouette Bus Lines takes the safety and well-being of our students extremely seriously’
  
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• Sturgeon Falls woman faces charges after automated license plate recognition alert

  27-02-2026 21:54 via nugget.ca
  A Sturgeon Falls resident is facing multiple charges after an automated license plate recognition alert led Ontario Provincial Police officers to conduct a traffic stop in North Bay. A member of the North Bay OPP Traffic Incident Management Enforcement team received an Automated Licence Plate Recognition alert for a vehicle displaying an expired temporary validation tag Tuesday around 3 p.m. The officer stopped the vehicle as it entered a business parking lot on Main Street West. During the traf
  
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• City seeking public input for future of Sam Jacks and Steve Omischl complexes

  27-02-2026 21:54 via nugget.ca
  The City of North Bay is shaping future plans for the Sam Jacks Recreation Complex and the Steve Omischl Sports Complex. Consultations with facility user groups, local schools, and neighbouring residents are already underway and will be followed in the coming weeks by engagement opportunities with the broader community. The project is being led by Trace Planning and Design following a competitive Request for Proposals process. The planning and community consultations will culminate in a master p
  
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• North Bay to draft 10-year roadmap for Sam Jacks and Steve Omischl facilities

  27-02-2026 21:51 via baytoday.ca
  
  A neighbourhood survey focused on West Ferris is now open as part of North Bay’s broader effort to gather public feedback on recreational needs, current use of existing spaces, and priorities for future amenities
  
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• Witness denies Vancouver officers on Myles Gray's back before his death

  27-02-2026 21:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — One of the Vancouver officers who responded to the scene after a man was beaten by police in 2015 faced questioned of discrepancies between notes he took that day and how he describes the situation more than 10 years later.Const.
  
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• Witness denies officers on Myles Gray's back before his death

  27-02-2026 21:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — One of the Vancouver officers who responded to the scene after a man was beaten by police in 2015 faced questioned of discrepancies between notes he took that day and how he describes the situation more than 10 years later.Const.
  
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• Solomon to meet OpenAI CEO Altman in wake of mass killings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.

  27-02-2026 21:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Federal Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon will meet with OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman next week looking for a plan on how the company might prevent another tragedy like the mass killings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
  
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• Eby credits OpenAI for coming clean after mass killings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.

  27-02-2026 21:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier David Eby is crediting artificial intelligence firm OpenAI for not trying to hide problematic interactions between the Tumbler Ridge shooter and its chatbot.
  
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• North Bay man arrested after laser pointer briefly blinds police officer

  27-02-2026 20:53 via baytoday.ca
  
  North Bay Police Service says two officers on patrol near Lakeshore Drive around 10 p.m. were targeted by a laser beam that temporarily impaired the driver’s vision, leading to an arrest shortly afterward
  
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• SYKES, Ethel Loreen 'Dee'

  27-02-2026 20:45 via baytoday.ca
  
  It is with great sadness the family announces the peaceful passing of Ethel Loreen (Dee) Sykes at the Nipissing Serenity Hospice on Monday February 16, 2026, at the age of 89 years
  
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• Sweden says it intercepted Russian drone during visit by French aircraft carrier

  27-02-2026 20:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  STOCKHOLM (AP) — A Russian drone carried out an unauthorized flight off southern Sweden earlier this week while a French aircraft carrier was docked in the port of Malmö, the Swedish military said Friday.
  
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• Sheinbaum says FIFA will visit Mexico to assess World Cup security and mobility

  27-02-2026 20:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) —FIFArepresentatives will visit Mexico soon to assess security and mobility issues for theWorld Cup , Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Friday.
  
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• VIDEO: Trump was the ‘wake-up call’ our economy needed — will we listen?

  27-02-2026 20:30 via baytoday.ca
  
  Tonight on Village Media's 'Closer Look' podcast: Matthew Holmes from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce talks to us about the seemingly endless tariff war, and why he sees 'exciting' days ahead
  
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• Politics, trade on tap for Poilievre during trip to U.K. and Germany

  27-02-2026 20:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is planning his first official international trip as opposition leader next week, with plans to meet with parliamentary colleagues and business leaders in both London and Germany.
  
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• Poilievre to talk politics, trade and visit ports during trip to U.K. and Germany

  27-02-2026 20:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will meet with parliamentary colleagues and business leaders and give multiple speeches when he visits London and Germany next week for his first official international trip as opposition leader.
  
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• China suspends some canola, seafood tariffs on Canada after Carney visit

  27-02-2026 20:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  China's government says it will suspend some tariffs on Canadian agricultural goods following a recent visit by Prime Minister Mark Carney.
  
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• Students protest OSAP grant cuts outside Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli’s office

  27-02-2026 20:09 via baytoday.ca
  
  'The funding's really important; without it, they can't do what they want to do, and a lot of people are angry'
  
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• Attorney general announces indictments against 30 more people who protested at a Minnesota church

  27-02-2026 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Friday that 30 more people have been indicted for allegedly taking part in an anti-immigration enforcement protest at a Minnesota church.
  
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• Niagara councillors vote to slow regional chair's governance consultations

  27-02-2026 19:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  A move by the Niagara regional chair to review municipal governance with an eye to possible amalgamations appears to have hit a snag after an at-times testy council meeting.
  
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• Indigenous Peoples play a key role in national security: Gov. Gen. Mary Simon

  27-02-2026 19:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Gov. Gen. Mary Simon says Indigenous communities across the country — and particularly in the Arctic — play a vital role in Canada's national security.
  
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• Laser pointed at North Bay police officer causes temporarily blindness

  27-02-2026 18:28 via nugget.ca
  The North Bay Police Service has arrested a 36-year-old North Bay man following an incident on Feb. 22 in which a laser pointer was directed at a police cruiser, briefly blinding the officer driving.
    Two officers were on general patrol in the Lakeshore Drive area when the driver of the cruiser was temporarily blinded by the laser, causing an abrupt stop around 10 p.m. The second officer was able to identify the individual responsible, who was arrested without incident shortly af
  
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