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• Israel and Iran trade strikes, threatening to drag the region back into full-scale war

  08-06-2026 04:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel and Iran traded fire early Monday in their first attacks since the U.S. struck a ceasefire two months ago, threatening to drag the Middle East back intoa full-scale war . The war, launched by the U.S.
  
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• New service dog team shares impact of Lions Foundation dog guides in North Bay

  08-06-2026 15:52 via baytoday.ca
  
  North Bay walk among Canada's top 10 fundraisers for Dog Guides
  
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• The Latest: Louise Arbour being installed as Canada's 31st Governor General

  08-06-2026 15:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour will be installed as Canada's 31st Governor General today, replacing Mary Simon.
  
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• North Bay health unit shifts away from beach water sampling of E.coli to signage

  08-06-2026 15:02 via nugget.ca
  
  Signs have replaced monthly beach water sampling.After an internal assessment, the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit says they have shifted away from monthly beach water sampling of E. coli bacteria to communicating risk and protection factors on signage at public beaches.Residents and visitors to the Nipissing and Parry Sound districts can expect to see new signage at public beaches this summer to help them make an informed decision before entering the water.“Water sampling prov
  
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• OPP charge driver with impaired driving after Highway 17 complaint

  08-06-2026 15:00 via baytoday.ca
  
  Police say they located a vehicle reported in a traffic complaint on Highway 17 in West Nipissing and charged the driver with impaired operation and 80-plus
  
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• Public asked to help identify driver in fail-to-remain collision

  08-06-2026 14:37 via nugget.ca
  
  Members of the Almaguin Highlands Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police are seeking assistance from the public following a fail to remain collision involving a pedestrian on Highway 510.Officers responded to reports of a collision on Highway 510 southbound, near Arrow Drive in Magnetawan on June 5. The incident occurred between approximately 8 p.m. and 8:20 p.m. The involved passenger vehicle had already left the scene. One individual sustained serious injury as a result of the collisionT
  
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• Traffic complaint on Hwy. 17 W leads to impaired driving charges

  08-06-2026 14:28 via nugget.ca
  
  The Ontario Provincial Police arrested and charged one person with impaired driving after responding to a traffic complaint.Members from the Nipissing West Detachment of the OPP, responded to a possible impaired driver on Highway 17, West Nipissing Saturday around 2:20 a.m.The vehicle was located and the driver, Natasha Larivere, 34, from Nipissing First Nation was arrested and charged with:Operation while impaired – alcoholOperation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80
  
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• Road investments keep North Bay off CAA's Worst Roads 2026 List

  08-06-2026 14:20 via nugget.ca
  
  This is a list on which North Bay will be proud not to be included.The Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) has announced its worst roads for 2026 and North Bay doesn’t have any roads in the Top 10.Coming in first is Barton Street East in Hamilton. The only Northern Ontario municipality is Sudbury with two roads.Notre Dame Avenue came in third place and Panache Lake Road secured seventh place.Some of the other “worst roads” included Mississauga, Fort Erie, Toronto and Innisfi
  
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• Landlord hasn't paid the mortgage? Know your tenant rights in event of power of sale

  08-06-2026 14:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  You held up your end of the bargain and paid your rent on time — only to learn your landlord failed to keep up with mortgage payments and the home may need to be sold.
  
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• Tropical Storm Boris forms off Mexico's southern Pacific coast, the National Hurricane Center says

  08-06-2026 11:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Boris formed Monday and is expected to bring heavy rain and possible flooding and mudslides to parts of southern Mexico, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
  
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• 'Time all blurs': Senior's journey from Shanghai art teacher to homeless in B.C. park

  08-06-2026 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  RICHMOND — Tom Tang, a 76-year-old former art teacher and street portraitist from China, now lives in a park in Richmond, B.C.He doesn't quite know how he ended up there.
  
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• Three oaths and an anthem: The symbols in the governor general installation ceremony

  08-06-2026 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Louise Arbour will be installed Monday as Canada's 31st governor general. Here are the symbols that will play a part in that ceremony.
  
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• Poilievre to prescribe new policies as an antidote for Alberta separation sentiment

  08-06-2026 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is expected to call for a shift in federal policies as an antidote for separatist sentiment in Alberta.
  
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• Louise Arbour becomes Canada's new governor general

  08-06-2026 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour's installation ceremony to become Canada's 31st governor general is set to include a 21-gun salute, a poetry reading and two musical performances by Canadian artists.
  
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• In the news today: New governor general, Curbing separatism, Saving rural libraries

  08-06-2026 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Louise Arbour becomes Canada's new governor general
  Former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour will become Canada's 31st governor general today in a pomp-f
  
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• How geography, Trump, and global instability help explain World Cup security costs

  08-06-2026 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  Bud Mercer was the head of security for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, a near billion-dollar operation.
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Louise Arbour arrives at ceremony to install her as Governor General

  08-06-2026 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour has arrived for a ceremony to install her as Canada's 31st governor general has begun.Arbour, 79, is replacing Mary Simon, who became Canada's first Indigenous viceregal in 2021.
  
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• A list of Canada's governors general since Confederation

  08-06-2026 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour will be sworn in as Canada's 31st governor general today. Here's a list of all who have come before her.
  
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• Israel says it has struck Iran after taking missile fire

  08-06-2026 04:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirate (AP) — Israel launched airstrikes early Monday targeting central and western Iran in response to missile fire.
  
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• Israel and Iran trade strikes, threatening to drag region back to war

  08-06-2026 04:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel and Iran traded fire early Monday in retaliatory strikes that threatened to drag the wider Middle East back into a regional war.
  
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• Israel and Iran trade strikes, threatening to drag region back to full-scale war

  08-06-2026 04:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel and Iran traded fire early Monday in retaliatory strikes that threatened to drag the wider Middle East back into a full-scale regional war, while Yemen’s Houthi rebels also fired at Israel and warned they wou
  
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• Iranian military's joint command says it is halting its offensive operations

  08-06-2026 04:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Iranian military’s joint command said Monday it was halting its offensive operations, after Israel and Iran exchanged fire in their first attacks since the U.S. struck a ceasefire with Tehran two months ago.
  
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• A 7.8 magnitude quake kills 12, destroys buildings and sparks tsunami in southern Philippines

  08-06-2026 02:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — An offshore magnitude 7.
  
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• A 7.8 magnitude quake in the Philippines kills at least 32, fells buildings and sets off a tsunami

  08-06-2026 02:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — An offshore magnitude 7.
  
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• A 7.8 magnitude quake in the Philippines kills at least 19, fells buildings and sets off a tsunami

  08-06-2026 02:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — An offshore magnitude 7.8 earthquake rocked the southern Philippines Monday, killing at least 19 people, injuring more than 200 others mostly in damaged buildings and sending a 1-meter (3-foot) tsunami into nearby coasts.
  
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• A 7.8 magnitude quake in the Philippines kills at least 16, fells buildings and sets off a tsunami

  08-06-2026 02:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — An offshore magnitude 7.8 earthquake rocked the southern Philippines Monday, killing at least 16 people, injuring more than 200 others mostly in damaged buildings and sending a 1-meter (3-foot) tsunami into nearby coasts.
  
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• A 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocks the southern Philippines, causing some damage and a tsunami warning

  08-06-2026 02:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A magnitude 7.8 earthquake shook part of the southern Philippines early Monday, causing damage in a key coastal city, knocking down power and sparking a tsunami warning on some regional coasts.
  
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• A 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocks the southern Philippines, causing some damage and 1-meter tsunami

  08-06-2026 02:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A magnitude 7.
  
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• A 7.8 magnitude earthquake in the southern Philippines causes 4 deaths, damage and a tsunami

  08-06-2026 02:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — An offshore magnitude 7.
  
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• 7.8 magnitude earthquake shakes part of southern Philippines. Tsunami possible for some coasts

  08-06-2026 02:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake shook the Mindanao region in the southern Philippines early Monday, and a tsunami was possible on some regional coasts. No information on damage was immediately available.
  
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