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  10-01-2026 23:44
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• Mexico sends 37 cartel members to US in latest offer to Trump administration

  20-01-2026 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's security minister said Tuesday that it had sent another 37 members of Mexican drug cartels to the United States, as the Trump administration ratchets up pressure on governments to crack down on criminal networks it says ar
  
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• Ottawa, provinces ask Supreme Court to uphold law that allows random traffic stops

  20-01-2026 19:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Lawyers representing the attorneys general of Canada and several provinces have asked the Supreme Court to affirm laws allowing police to make random, routine traffic stops.
  
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• Northern Ontario cities want funding for 2,000 affordable homes

  20-01-2026 19:39 via nugget.ca
  The ask is big, but northern Ontario politicians didn’t want to mince words at this weekend’s Rural Ontario Municipal Association’s annual general meeting in Toronto, which wraps up today. The request is for funding to build 2,000 affordable housing units in northern Ontario. “We are in a real crisis situation. Someone has to react. At some point, the federal government has to talk to the province and indicate what they’re doing. We can’t keep going like this.
  
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• Ontario pins hopes on storage batteries to sustain struggling EV supply chain

  20-01-2026 19:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Ontario's vision for an end-to-end electric vehicle supply chain, once an aggressive focus for Premier Doug Ford, has been sputtering as manufacturers delay or cancel plans, and the government is now looking to demands for batteries of a di
  
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• Frustrated North Bay taxpayer says no choice but to go to Ontario Ombudsman

  20-01-2026 18:28 via nugget.ca
  RE: Holding Tank and Septage Rates Affecting Rural Constituents In 2015, I volunteered considerable time as a rural taxpayer part of the Widdifield Ratepayers Group, and professional engineer, working with the city to establish fair dumping fees for septage and holding tank material. At the time the city was proposing to charge $30 per m3 for both septage and holding tank material based on an incorrect costing calculation methodology. Based on my background research, a value of $8.50 per m3 was
  
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• Carney's pitch at World Economic Forum could set stage for new global partnerships

  20-01-2026 18:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  Experts say Canada's presence at the World Economic Forum takes on more importance this year with Prime Minister Mark Carney's pitch to expand global trade relationships, especially as rhetoric from U.S.
  
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• Carney takes cautious approach to Trump's invitation to join 'Board of Peace'

  20-01-2026 18:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Mark Carney is sounding a cautious note on his invitation to take part in U.S.
  
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• Carney doesn't rule out Canada joining Trump's 'Board of Peace'

  20-01-2026 18:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Mark Carney is not ruling out Canada participating in U.S. President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace.
  
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• Planet Youth Nipissing launches sticker design contest

  20-01-2026 16:01 via baytoday.ca
  
  Planet Youth Nipissing is asking those who are interested to visit their website for a complete list of entry requirements and the terms and conditions, which will also be available at the launch.
  
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• OUA Hockey: Lakers women earn weekend split

  20-01-2026 14:43 via baytoday.ca
  
  The win and loss moves Nipissing women to 7-7-4 on the season.
  
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• Syrian military, Kurdish-led forces announce new truce after guards leave camp housing IS families

  20-01-2026 14:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  RAQQA, Syria (AP) — Guards from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces abandoned a camp Tuesday in northeast Syria housing thousands of people linked to the Islamic State group, and the Syrian military said that allowed the detainees to escape.
  
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• Syrian military announces a new, four-day ceasefire with Kurdish-led forces

  20-01-2026 14:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The Syrian military announced Tuesday evening a new four-day ceasefire with Kurdish-led forces after a previous agreement fell through. There was no immediate response from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces.
  
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• Syrian military accuses Kurdish forces of allowing IS-linked detainees to escape from al-Hol camp

  20-01-2026 14:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  RAQQA, Syria (AP) — The Syrian military claimed Tuesday that guards from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces had abandoned a camp in northeast Syria housing thousands of people linked to the Islamic State group, allowing the detainees to escape.
  
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• Guards from Kurdish forces abandon camp in northeastern Syria housing IS-linked detainees

  20-01-2026 14:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  RAQQA, Syria (AP) — Guards from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces abandoned a camp Tuesday in northeast Syria housing thousands of people linked to the Islamic State group, and the Syrian military said that allowed the detainees to escape.
  
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• Trump shares AI photo of Greenland, Canada both under American flag

  20-01-2026 14:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump is continuing to talk about taking over Greenland as he heads to Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum, where he is scheduled to speak Wednesday and meet with other world leaders.
  
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• Trump shares AI photo of Canada and Greenland under American flag

  20-01-2026 14:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump has continued to talk about taking over Greenland as he prepares to speak at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Wednesday.
  
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• Father's tribute to B.C. teen Piper James, found dead in Australia circled by dingoes

  20-01-2026 14:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  The father of Canadian teenager Piper James, who was found dead surrounded by a pack of dingoes on an Australian beach this week, says her family is "shattered" by her loss.
  
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• Canadian who died on Australian beach circled by dingoes loved life, nature: friend

  20-01-2026 14:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  A friend of a Canadian woman whose body was found on an Australian beach surrounded by dingoes says her death comes as a shock.
  
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• Canadian Piper James, who died in Australia circled by dingoes, loved nature: friend

  20-01-2026 14:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  Brianna Falk was in disbelief when she learned the Canadian whose body was found surrounded by dingoes on an Australian beach was the girl she sat beside during a high school English class just three years ago.
  
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• Justin Trudeau, Katy Perry make appearance at World Economic Forum

  20-01-2026 13:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  DAVOS — Former prime minister Justin Trudeau spoke about the importance of soft power in geopolitics today at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
  
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• UK approves a ‘mega’ Chinese Embassy in London despite criticism of security risks

  20-01-2026 12:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government announced Tuesday it has approved a huge newChinese Embassyin central London despite heavy pressure from lawmakers over its potential security risks.
  
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• Optimism about aging among older adults in Canada sees sharp decline: survey

  20-01-2026 12:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — A new survey suggests optimism about aging fell sharply over the last year, with financial insecurity and loneliness dampening how many Canadians feel about their golden years.
  
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• More older adults can't afford to retire as optimism about aging drops: survey

  20-01-2026 12:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — A new survey suggests optimism about aging fell sharply over the last year, with financial insecurity and loneliness dampening how many Canadians feel about their golden years.
  
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• Israeli crews target UN facilities for Palestinian refugees in east Jerusalem

  20-01-2026 10:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli forces on Tuesday targeted at least two United Nations facilities, pushing forward with its crackdown against the U.N.
  
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• Israeli crews begin bulldozing UNRWA headquarters in east Jerusalem

  20-01-2026 10:35 via baytoday.ca
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli crews have begun bulldozing a United Nations headquarters in east Jerusalem as Israel's government tightens restrictions on humanitarian groups that provide aid to Palestinians.
  
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• Quebec's finance minister says Ontario's Crown Royal whisky ban is misguided

  20-01-2026 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Quebec's finance minister says he has shared his concerns with his Ontario counterpart about that province's intention to remove Crown Royal whisky from government-owned liquor stores, saying now is not the time to further disrupt Canadian
  
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• In the news today: Carney at WEF, Canadian dies in Australia, Toews plays in Chicago

  20-01-2026 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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• 'I'm traumatized': Terrified Haitians in U.S. make dangerous journey to Canada

  20-01-2026 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Frantz André says his phone rings every day with scared Haitians in the United States considering the dangerous journey across the northern border.
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Carney speaking at World Economic Forum, first address as PM

  20-01-2026 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  DAVOS — Prime Minister Mark Carney is speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland where U.S. President Donald Trump's push to take over Greenland is among the issues being discussed by world leaders.
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