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• MAYOTTE, Joanne

  17-02-2026 20:38 via baytoday.ca
  
  It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Joanne Mayotte, a devoted wife, loving mother, and cherished grandmother. Joanne was the heart of her family and will be profoundly missed by all who knew her.
  
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• In the news: LeBlanc to meet Trump soon, Tory floor crossing, N.B. budget cuts likely

  19-02-2026 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … LeBlanc to meet with Trump's trade czar
  The minister in charge of Canada-U.S. trade said he will be sitting down with U.S.
  
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• How three sisters honour mother's legacy at Vancouver's Lunar New Year parade

  19-02-2026 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER —
  The youngest dancer in this Sunday's Lunar New Year Parade in Vancouver is just four."Hopefully they remember (the routine)," chuckled parade producer Lisa Ho of the tiny dancer and his fellow performers.
  
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• Fourth complainant set to testify at sex assault trial of businessman Frank Stronach

  19-02-2026 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — A fourth complainant is set to take the stand today at the sexual assault trial of billionaire businessman Frank Stronach.Stronach, who is 93, has pleaded not guilty to 12 charges related to seven complainants.
  
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• Alberta's Smith to address province in live pre-budget TV broadcast

  19-02-2026 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is set to address the province in a TV broadcast Thursday evening and is expected to discuss immigration.
  
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• UN experts say destruction by Sudan's rebels in el-Fasher in October bears 'hallmarks of genocide'

  19-02-2026 08:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  GENEVA (AP) — A "campaign of destruction" in October by Sudanese rebels against non-Arab communities in and neara city in Sudan's western region of Darfurshows “hallmarks of genocide,” U.N.
  
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• Gas explosion kills 16 after apartment building partially collapsed in southern Pakistan

  19-02-2026 08:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  KARACHI, Pakstan (AP) — Agas explosion ripped through an apartment buildingin Pakistan’s largest port city of Karachi on Thursday, killing at least 16 people, including women and children, and injuring several others after part of the structure c
  
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• Gas explosion kills 13 after apartment building partially collapsed in southern Pakistan

  19-02-2026 08:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  KARACHI, Pakstan (AP) — Agas explosion ripped through an apartment buildingin Pakistan’s largest port city of Karachi on Thursday, killing at least 13 people, including women and children, and injuring several others after part of the structure c
  
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• Former South Korean President Yoon receives life sentence for imposing martial law

  19-02-2026 08:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to life in prison for his brief imposition of martial law in a dramatic culmination to the country's biggest political crisis in decades.
  
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• Peru's congress elects country's eighth president in a decade

  19-02-2026 05:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s Congress on Wednesday elected legislator José María Balcázar as the country'seighth president in a decade , replacing another interim leader who wasousted the previous dayover corruption allegations just four months int
  
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• José María Balcázar becomes Peru's eighth president in a decade

  19-02-2026 05:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s Congress late Wednesday elected legislator José María Balcázar as the country'seighth president in a decade , replacing another interim leader who wasousted the previous dayover corruption allegations just four months i
  
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• Bruce Meyer elevated to players' association interim executive director

  19-02-2026 02:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Bruce Meyer was promoted to interim executive director of the baseball players’ association on Wednesday, a day after Tony Clark’s forced resignation, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press.
  
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• LeBlanc to meet with Trump's trade czar to talk about CUSMA review

  19-02-2026 00:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — The minister in charge of Canada-U.S. trade says he will be sitting down with U.S. President Donald Trump's trade czar in the coming weeks to discuss the looming review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement.
  
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• Quebec Liberal Leader Charles Milliard won't reinstate Marwah Rizqy in party caucus

  18-02-2026 23:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  Newly acclaimed Quebec Liberal Leader Charles Milliard says he won't reinstate Marwah Rizqy in his party's caucus.
  
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• Man facing impaired driving and flight charges after Highway 17 chase

  18-02-2026 22:27 via baytoday.ca
  
  A search warrant executed at a local motel led to the seizure of various credit cards, bank cards, and personal property believed to be stolen, Ontario Provincial Police said. Investigators also reported finding cannabis during searches of both the hotel room and the vehicle
  
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• Tumbler Ridge victim's mom says truck robbed, wounded daughter's paddle board stolen

  18-02-2026 22:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The mother of 12-year-old Maya Gebala, who has been holding vigil at her bedside since she was gravely wounded in last week's school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., says her daughter's paddle board has been stolen from her vehicle.
  
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• Family learned of SIU's fatal shooting findings through social media: First Nations

  18-02-2026 22:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  Ontario First Nations leaders are expressing "serious concerns" about the release of a police watchdog's report into the fatal shooting of a man in a northern Ontario courtroom, saying the family and the community were left to find out crucial detail
  
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• B.C. sets up condolence books to honour Tumbler Ridge victims and support community

  18-02-2026 22:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — An online condolence book has been set up to honour the victims of last week's shootings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., where eight victims were shot dead.
  
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• North Bay OPP arrest man in fuel theft investigation

  18-02-2026 22:14 via nugget.ca
  The Ontario Provincial Police arrested and charged one person with multiple offences after the execution of a search warrant at a local motel. Members of the North Bay OPP – Mattawa Detachment, began an investigation involving the theft of fuel from a local gas station Monday around 9:30 p.m. The suspect vehicle was reported to be traveling west on Highway 17. With the assistance of the North Bay Detachment and the Traffic Incident Management Enforcement (T.I.M.E.) Team of the OPP, the veh
  
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• CAIRNS, Robert

  18-02-2026 22:13 via baytoday.ca
  
  Robert Cairns, aged 82, passed away surrounded by family after a lengthy illness. Beloved husband of Maria Cairns, devoted father of Laura Hall (Mark) and Robert Cairns (Lisa)
  
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• Highway 11 northbound lanes fully closed in Huntsville

  18-02-2026 21:51 via baytoday.ca
  
  Highway 11 northbound lanes are fully closed at Muskoka Road 3 in Huntsville due to a single vehicle collision involving a tractor trailer. No injuries are being reported. Traffic is being re-routed onto Muskoka Road 3.
  
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• Democrats say they're escalating investigation into Gordie Howe bridge debacle

  18-02-2026 21:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — Democrats say they are escalating an investigation into U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to stall the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge.
  
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• Serious accident closes northern snowmobile trail

  18-02-2026 21:27 via baytoday.ca
  
  Trail A between Latchford and Temagami is fully closed
  
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• B.C. First Nation says there may never be 'full consensus' on potential burial site

  18-02-2026 20:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  KAMLOOPS — The British Columbia First Nation that announced the discovery of 215 potential unmarked graves at a former residential school in 2021, catapulting the issue into public discourse, says there may never be consensus on what to do with the s
  
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• Eight backcountry skiers found dead and 1 still missing after California avalanche

  18-02-2026 20:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  NEVADA CITY, Calif. (AP) — Crews found the bodies of eightbackcountry skiersand are searching for one more who is still missing after an avalanche in the mountains near Lake Tahoe, authorities said Wednesday, making it the deadliest U.S.
  
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• 8 backcountry skiers found dead and 1 still missing after California avalanche

  18-02-2026 20:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  NEVADA CITY, Calif.
  
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• Ottawa extends express immigration entry to researchers, military applicants

  18-02-2026 19:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Immigration Minister Lena Diab is adding three new permanent residency streams to Canada's express entry program that cover a variety of professions, including researchers and military personnel.
  
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• VIDEO: Democracy is not dead, but it definitely needs a rebuild

  18-02-2026 19:43 via baytoday.ca
  
  Tonight on Village Media's 'Closer Look' podcast: We speak to the co-author of a compelling new book about the future of democracy — and why ordinary people, not politicians alone, hold the key
  
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• Upgrades coming to Powassan's pool and park

  18-02-2026 19:06 via baytoday.ca
  
  Powassan is set to make its outdoor recreation spaces easier to use after securing a $45,270 provincial grant aimed at reducing barriers for seniors, people with disabilities and isolated residents
  
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• Quebec father who drowned his children tells jury he has no memory of killings

  18-02-2026 18:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A Quebec man who drowned his two children in October 2022 has told a jury he has no memory of the day they died.Kamaljit Arora is testifying in his own defence for a second day at his murder trial in Laval, Que.
  
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