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• HAWS, Donald Ernest, P.Eng.

  28-07-2026 22:22 via baytoday.ca
  
  It is with deep love and sorrow that the family of Don Haws announce his peaceful passing on July 24, 2026, at the age of 90
  
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• Toronto Police Association, slain officer's family call for parole system reform

  29-07-2026 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The family of a Toronto constable who was shot dead more than three decades ago and the police union are calling for reforms to Canada's parole system after experiencing what they call "serious" issues ahead of the killer's hearing.
  
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• In the news today: Gordie Howe bridge deal debate, WestJet strike, Lost ring returned

  29-07-2026 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … House committee meeting today to debate Gordie Howe bridge deal
  A House of Commons committee is holding a special meeting today about the Gordie Howe Inter
  
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• House committee meeting today to debate Gordie Howe bridge deal

  29-07-2026 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A House of Commons committee is holding a special meeting today on the Gordie Howe International Bridge as the Liberal government continues to face questions about its revenue-sharing agreement with the U.S.
  
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• Canadian National Exhibition says it received 50k applications ahead of job fair

  29-07-2026 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Young people still looking for summer work are expected to flock to a Toronto convention centre today for a shot at a job at Canada's largest agricultural fair.
  
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• Heat wave threatens to intensify France’s mega-fire near Bordeaux

  29-07-2026 10:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  LEGE-CAP FERRET, France (AP) — A wildfire covering an area four times the size of Paris remained uncontained in southwest France on Wednesday as temperatures were forecast to reach 40 C (104 F), threatening to erase firefighters’ overnight gains.
  
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• France battles wildfire four times the size of Paris as 40 C heat threatens new surge

  29-07-2026 10:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  LEGE-CAP FERRET, France (AP) — Firefighters in southwest France battled an uncontained wildfire four times the size of Paris on Wednesday as temperatures were forecast to reach 40 C (104 F), threatening to turn a calm night into only a brief reprieve
  
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• A heat wave threatens to reignite France’s mega-fire near Bordeaux

  29-07-2026 10:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  LEGE-CAP FERRET, France (AP) — Fire crews battled a mega-fire four times the size of Paris in southwest France while facing tinderbox temperatures forecast to climb above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) on Wednesday.
  
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• Jordan intercepts Iranian missiles as US and Saudi Arabia launch strikes against militias in Iraq

  29-07-2026 07:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  CAIRO (AP) — Jordan's air defenses intercepted five missiles launched from Iran early Wednesday, the country's military said, hours after the U.S.
  
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• Former Harper cabinet minister Chris Alexander to run for mayor of Toronto

  29-07-2026 06:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Former Conservative cabinet minister and ambassador to Afghanistan Chris Alexander is set to enter the race to become Toronto's next mayor.A campaign spokesman says Alexander will officially register his campaign Wednesday morning.
  
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• Back-to-back impaired driving charges laid in Powassan

  29-07-2026 04:40 via nugget.ca
  
  Two drivers are facing impaired driving charges following separate investigations conducted by the North Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police on the same day in Powassan.A North Bay OPP officer conducted a traffic stop on Valley View Drive East after observing a vehicle travelling approximately 20 km/h below the posted speed limit and obstructing traffic Saturday around 2 p.m.While speaking with the driver, the officer observed signs of impairment by alcohol, according to OPP.The dri
  
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• One of the Powassan Voodoos preseason games will be at the new North Bay Community and Recreation Centre

  29-07-2026 04:27 via nugget.ca
  
  The Powassan Voodoos will be playing three pre-season games to prepare for the start of the 2026-27 season.
  The Voodoos will open the pre-season with the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners travelling to Powassan on Saturday, August 29 for a 7 p.m. puck drop.
  The highlight of the three games will be a pre-season contest between the Voodoos and the visiting Elliot Lake Vikings, which will take place in the new North Bay Community and Recreation Centre on Tuesday, September 1, for a 7 p.m. puck drop.
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• Young entrepreneurs take their goods to market trying to make their mark in business

  29-07-2026 04:04 via nugget.ca
  
  It’s never easy to start a business from scratch, but recently, a group of young vendors got to set up shop at the North Bay Farmers Market to sell a wide range of goods. It is a popular destination for vendors and shoppers from around the region. The young business creators were hoping to make a dent in that market. It was all done through the business centre.Sarah White is the Business Centre Marketing and Youth Programming Director. “The Summer Camp program is for 15- to 29-year-
  
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• Young entrepreneurs take their goods to market

  29-07-2026 04:04 via nugget.ca
  
  It’s never easy to start a business from scratch, but recently, a group of young vendors got to set up shop at the North Bay Farmers Market to sell a wide range of goods. It is a popular destination for vendors and shoppers from around the region. The young business creators were hoping to make a dent in that market. It was all done through the business centre.Sarah White is the Business Centre Marketing and Youth Programming Director. “The Summer Camp program is for 15- to 29-year-
  
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• Rescuers search for the missing after Japan earthquake as death toll rises to 13

  29-07-2026 03:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  KUMAMOTO, Japan (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said 13 people have been found dead aftera powerful quakeshook part of southwestern Japan and rescue work was continuing Wednesday morning for the missing. A magnitude 7.
  
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• Death toll rises to 18 as rescuers comb through quake rubble in southwestern Japan

  29-07-2026 03:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  KUMAMOTO, Japan (AP) — Soldiers and emergency workers combed through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors Wednesday aftera powerful earthquakethat killed at least 18 people in southwestern Japan.
  
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• Death toll rises to 13 as rescuers search for the missing after Japan earthquake

  29-07-2026 03:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  YAME, Japan (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said 13 people have been found dead aftera powerful quakeshook part of southwestern Japan and rescue work was continuing Wednesday morning for the missing. A magnitude 7.
  
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• Mystery solved - after 50 years North Bay Police Service identify human remains

  29-07-2026 02:59 via nugget.ca
  
  North Bay Police are holding a press conference Thursday to update the media and public on a historic investigation. Few details are being released at this time, however police confirmed the press conference pertains to a “historic 1975 human remains investigation.” Police stated investigative genetic genealogy was successfully used to identify the individual after more than 50 years. Nugget.ca will update
  
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• Senate confirms Jay Clayton as nation's intelligence director

  29-07-2026 01:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed Jay Clayton to become head of the nation’s intelligence agencies, putting a permanent director in place weeks after President Donald Trump sought todelay his nomination .Clayton, the U.S.
  
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• Salsa on St. Clair festival loses key sponsor after deadly shooting

  29-07-2026 00:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — A popular Latin street festival in Toronto has lost a key sponsor not long after a deadly shooting.
  
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• B.C. mother sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison for death of 18-month-old

  28-07-2026 23:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  NEW WESTMINSTER — British Columbia's Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says a 44-year-old woman has been sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison for the death of her of her 18-month-old child.
  
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• Edmonton sees wettest summer on record with endless rain, flooding and mosquitoes

  28-07-2026 23:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Alberta's capital city has broken the record for its wettest summer on record days before the start of August, bringing with it flooding, show cancellations and relentless mosquitoes.
  
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• Canadian accused of espionage in Belgium to remain in detention: prosecutor's office

  28-07-2026 23:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A Canadian facing espionage charges in Belgium will remain in custody for the time being.Following a closed-door hearing Tuesday, the Belgian federal prosecutor's office said the suspect would continue to be held in pretrial detention.
  
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• VanWART, Iris Mary

  28-07-2026 22:16 via baytoday.ca
  
  Passed peacefully in her 100th year at Nipissing Manor in Corbeil Ontario, on Monday July 27, 2026. Mother of Doug (1951-2000), Gail (Ed), Peter (Sharon), Kym (Jim), Barry (Cindy) and Rick (Dianne)
  
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• Teen gets life without parole for killing 4 at Georgia’s Apalachee High School

  28-07-2026 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  A judge on Tuesday sentenced a teenager who killed two students and two teachers in ashooting at Apalachee High Schoolin Georgia to serve life in prison without the possibility of parole.
  
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• Teen gets life in prison without parole for killing 4 at Georgia’s Apalachee High School

  28-07-2026 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  A judge on Tuesday sentenced a teenager who killed two students and two teachers in ashooting at Apalachee High Schoolin Georgia to serve life in prison without the possibility of parole.
  
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• Seattle police say 15-year-old arrested in connection with festival shooting had a ghost gun

  28-07-2026 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — The 15-year-old arrested after a shootout at food festival near Seattle’s Space Needle over the weekend was armed with a ghost gun with an extended magazine, police said Tuesday.
  
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• North Bay OPP nab two more stunt drivers in the last few days

  28-07-2026 21:18 via nugget.ca
  
  Two drivers. Two stunt driving charges. Two vehicles impounded. That’s the story from the North Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial PoliceOn July 23, North Bay OPP officers conducting traffic enforcement on Highway 63 near Redbridge stopped two vehicles four hours apart, travelling 137 km/h and 135 km/h in an 80 km/h zone.Both drivers were charged with Stunt Driving, received an immediate 30-day driver’s licence suspension, and had their vehicles impounded for 14 days. Both mus
  
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• PLANTE, Rodrigue

  28-07-2026 21:06 via baytoday.ca
  
  Peacefully passed away surrounded by the love of his family at the West Nipissing General Hospital (Sturgeon Falls) on Sunday July 26, 2026, at the age of 82 years.
  
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• No candidates yet as Powassan election nominations remain vacant

  28-07-2026 21:03 via nugget.ca
  
  As of Tuesday, the slate for mayor and council candidates in the Municipality of Powassan remains vacant.Mayor Peter McIsaac isn’t too worried that there is less than a month before nominations have to be in and verified in time for the Oct. 26 municipal election.McIsaac confirmed to The Nugget, on Monday, he isn’t running again. This year marks his 16th year in municipal politics.He said he has “no idea” why there are no names listed as nominations.“There has been
  
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