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• SCHELL, Wilfred Ambrose

  16-11-2025 20:59 via baytoday.ca
  
  Wilfred Schell, of Powassan, passed peacefully at Nipissing Serenity Hospice on Saturday, November 8, 2025, at the remarkable age of 100. Beloved husband of Joyann (Phillips), Wilfred and Joyann shared over 70 years of marriage.
  
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• Prime Minister Mark Carney in Qatar to boost trade, investment ties

  18-01-2026 08:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  DOHA — Prime Minister Mark Carney will receive an official welcoming ceremony in the capital city of Doha today before meeting with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
  
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• North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority says local snow depth has increased

  18-01-2026 04:17 via nugget.ca
  Friday’s today’s snow survey measurements show a snow depth increase of 9.7 cm, and snow water equivalence decrease of 2.3 mm from the last survey on January 2, reports the North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority (NBMCA) who measures snow depth and water content as part of its Flood Forecasting and Warning Program. “The combined average snow depth of 40.6 cm and snow water equivalence of 58.0 mm at the three snow course locations,” says Angela Mills, NBMCA Water Resource
  
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• Local politicians say the battle to get more doctors to North Bay is ramping up

  18-01-2026 04:02 via nugget.ca
  The City of North Bay is upping the ante when it comes to the chronic issue of attracting doctors to the community. On Thursday night, during a wide-ranging budget meeting, council has agreed to approve a service-level hike for physician recruitment, boosting the City’s annual contribution by $138,500 on top of the existing $50,000 allocation. Chief Administrative Officer John Severino told council that the funding is intended to support recruitment efforts through March 31, 2027, which wi
  
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• Support builds for a Jolin-Barrette CAQ leadership run, as colleagues also mull bids

  17-01-2026 23:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Several legislators are calling for Simon Jolin-Barette to enter the race to succeed François Legault as leader of the Coalition Avenir Québec after the premier's abrupt resignation announcement Wednesday.
  
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• Pro- and anti-ICE demonstrators face off during Minneapolis immigration crackdown

  17-01-2026 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Protesters for and against the Trump administration'slatest immigration crackdownclashed in Minneapolis on Saturday, as the governor's office announced that National Guard troops had been mobilized and stood ready to assist sta
  
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• NBMCA snow survey shows increased depth, decreased water content

  17-01-2026 20:55 via baytoday.ca
  
  'The combined average snow depth of 40.6 cm and snow water equivalence of 58.0 mm at the three snow course locations'
  
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• Dozens rally in Iqaluit for Greenland as Trump renews threats to control island

  17-01-2026 20:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  IQALUIT — Dozens of people rallied in Nunavut's capital today in solidarity with Inuit people in Greenland who are concerned about U.S.
  
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• Few hundred people remain in Kashechewan as water crisis force evacuations

  17-01-2026 20:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  Only a few hundred people remain in a northern Ontario First Nation community after failures of local water supply and sewage systems forced many to evacuate their homes.
  
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• MASON, Donald

  17-01-2026 19:42 via baytoday.ca
  
  Donald passed away at Northern Heights Community Care on Friday January 16th, 2026.
  
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• Abigail Spanberger becomes Virginia's 1st female governor in historic inauguration

  17-01-2026 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democrat Abigail Spanberger has been sworn into office as Virginia’s first female governor.
  
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• Ocean, safety at risk as wind tears apart rancid Newfoundland fish sauce plant: mayor

  17-01-2026 18:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  ST. JOHN'S — A foul-smelling abandoned fish-sauce factory in rural Newfoundland has become an environmental and safety hazard after high winds tore the front wall off the building on Friday night.Steve Ryan, the mayor of St. Mary's, N.L.
  
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• Ocean at risk as wind tears wall off rancid Newfoundland fish sauce plant, says mayor

  17-01-2026 18:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  ST. JOHN'S — A Newfoundland mayor says a foul-smelling abandoned fish-sauce factory is now an environmental emergency after high winds tore the front wall off the crumbling building on Friday night.The decaying Atlantic Seafood Sauce Company Ltd.
  
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• Israel objects to US announcement of leaders who will help oversee next steps in Gaza

  17-01-2026 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  NAHARIYA, Israel (AP) — Israel’s government is objecting to theWhite House announcementofleaders who will play a rolein overseeing next steps inGaza .
  
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• Jeremy Hansen 'pumped' about historic trip around the moon

  17-01-2026 17:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen says getting humans to fly around the far side of the moon is good for humanity.
  
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• The myth and man behind the bear suit: Part two of Troy Hurtubise story

  17-01-2026 16:00 via baytoday.ca
  
  Troy Hurtubise wasn’t just a man in a bear-proof suit—he was a walking paradox. Part inventor, part performance artist, his life blurred the lines between science fiction and reality
  
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• A regional passenger aircraft with 11 people is missing in Indonesia and a search is underway

  17-01-2026 15:05 via baytoday.ca
  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A regional passenger aircraft carrying 11 people lost contact with ground control Saturday while approaching a mountainous region between Indonesia’s main island of Java and Sulawesi island, officials said.
  
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• Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni wins seventh term with 71.65% of votes

  17-01-2026 14:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni won his seventh term with 71.65% of votes, according to official results Saturday, defeating the youthful challenger who campaigned for change after four decades of the same government.
  
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• Who wants to buy a sub? Why South Korea's Hanwha is advertising around Ottawa

  17-01-2026 12:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Ottawa residents and out-of-town travellers may have puzzled recently over a wave of ads in the downtown from a company trying to sell them submarines.
  
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• Five things about Canadian Jeremy Hansen's upcoming trip to the moon and back

  17-01-2026 12:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  LONGUEUIL — Astronaut Jeremy Hansen is set to make history as the first Canadian to fly around the moon. The Canadian Space Agency is hoping this "once-in-a-generation" event is one that will inspire young people to dream big.
  
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• Federal firearm buyback program to open Monday, with March 31 deadline to register

  17-01-2026 12:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Owners of banned firearms will have until the end of March to declare interest in a federal program offering compensation for turning in or permanently deactivating their guns.
  
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• Details of compensation plan for owners of banned firearms to be announced today

  17-01-2026 12:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Owners of banned firearms can expect to learn more today about federal plans to compensate them for turning in or permanently deactivating their guns.
  
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• Carney visiting Qatar to drum up investment despite 'brutal' human rights record

  17-01-2026 12:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading to Qatar to drum up investment deals with a country known for both its brutal dictatorship and its growing diplomatic and economic influence.
  
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• Pereira shines as Voodoos flood the net in French River

  17-01-2026 05:16 via baytoday.ca
  
  Pereira leads the Voodoos with five points in a dominant win over the Rapids.
  
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• Cole Vreugdenhil stars in OHL debut as Battalion dump Generals

  17-01-2026 04:47 via baytoday.ca
  
  Troops continue to roll with fifth straight win.
  
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• Canadian official says Carney will accept role on Trump's Gaza board of peace

  17-01-2026 03:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  BEIJING — A senior Canadian government official says Prime Minister Mark Carney has been asked by U.S. President Donald Trump to join the "Board of Peace" tasked with supporting the administration, reconstruction and economic recovery of Gaza.
  
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• Judge rules feds in Minneapolis immigration operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters

  17-01-2026 03:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal officers in the Minneapolis-area participating in its largest recent U.S.immigration enforcement operationcan’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters, a U.S. judge in Minnesota ruled Friday. U.S.
  
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• Nipissing-Timiskaming MP Pauline Rochefort happy with canola tariff relief from China

  17-01-2026 02:22 via nugget.ca
  MP Pauline Rochefort is joining regional experts from the agriculture sector in Nipissing—Timiskaming in highlighting significant tariff relief by the People’s Republic of China on Canadian canola. “This is a welcome development for agricultural producers close to home and across the country,” said MP Rochefort. “We are appreciative of the work of Prime Minister Mark Carney and the Canadian delegation in securing a strategic partnership and a new Canada-China trade
  
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• Justice Department investigating whether Minnesota's Walz and Frey impeded immigration enforcement

  17-01-2026 02:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Justice Department is investigating whether Minnesota Gov.
  
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• Insured flood costs estimated at $74M in B.C.'s Fraser Valley

  17-01-2026 01:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  The Insurance Bureau of Canada says severe weather and flooding that lashed southern British Columbia and parts of Alberta last month caused close to $90 million in insured damage, with B.C.'s Fraser Valley suffering the heaviest losses.
  
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