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• TONELLI, Walter Gino

  09-02-2026 20:58 via baytoday.ca
  
  November 24, 1930 – February 6, 2026 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Walter Gino Tonelli. We take comfort knowing he passed peacefully with his loving family by his side.
  
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• Judge temporarily blocks Pentagon from punishing Sen. Mark Kelly for call to resist unlawful orders

  12-02-2026 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge agreed Thursday totemporarily blockthe Pentagon from punishing Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, a former Navy pilot, for participating in a video that called on troops to resist unlawful orders. U.S.
  
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• Coroner joins investigation into suspicious death near Highway 11

  12-02-2026 18:26 via baytoday.ca
  
  The North Bay Police Service is investigating a suspicious death that occurred on February 9 at a residence located off Highway 11 North. Authorities have confirmed the identity of the deceased but are withholding the name
  
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• Running Callander council cost nearly $141,500 in 2025

  12-02-2026 18:20 via nugget.ca
  Council operations cost Callander taxpayers $141,429.45 in 2025. The lion’s share of the cost came from honorariums for the mayor and four councillors, totalling $122,561.36. Former mayor Robb Noon received $31,647.33 of which $28,486.90 was paid as an honorarium. The remaining expenses included $2,927.47 for mandatory employer benefits like CPP and $232.96 in miscellaneous expenses. Council documents didn’t itemize what the miscellaneous expenses were for. Jordy Carr, who was a coun
  
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• Military sexual assault investigation was rushed, biased, watchdog commission says

  12-02-2026 17:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Military Police Complaints Commission has found that an internal investigation into an alleged sexual assault by an air force officer who later took his own life was conducted in a rushed, superficial and biased manner.
  
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• Oklahoma carries out its first execution of 2026 on a man convicted of double killing

  12-02-2026 17:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — A man who admitted to killing two men in a drive-by shooting in 2006 was put to death Thursday in Oklahoma’s firstexecution of the year .
  
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• TSB says still 'too early' to determine cause of Pearson plane crash, one year later

  12-02-2026 17:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says it's still too early to draw conclusions about the cause of the Delta Air Lines plane crash at Toronto's Pearson Airport, as the one-year anniversary of the incident approaches.
  
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• PM Carney to visit Tumbler Ridge, B.C., following mass shooting

  12-02-2026 17:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit Tumbler Ridge, B.C., in the near future, says a statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office.
  
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• What we know about the victims in the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting

  12-02-2026 16:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  TUMBLER RIDGE — Details are beginning to emerge about the people killed and injured in the mass shooting at a high school and a home in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
  
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• OPG signs deal with Port Hope, Ont., to build new large nuclear reactor

  12-02-2026 16:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Ontario Power Generation has signed a deal with a municipality east of Toronto to build a new, large nuclear reactor.
  Energy Minister Stephen Lecce says the proposed nuclear project in Port Hope, Ont.
  
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• Ontario lifting post-secondary tuition freeze, boosting funding

  12-02-2026 16:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Ontario is giving colleges and universities billions in new funding, while lifting a seven-year tuition fee freeze and cutting back on the amount of student assistance grants.
  
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• Advocates, experts warn against vilifying transgender people in wake of Tumbler Ridge shooting

  12-02-2026 16:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  Advocates and experts are warning about the danger of vilifying an entire demographic based on the actions of one transgender person in the wake of the school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
  
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• Advocates, experts warn against vilifying trans people in wake of Tumbler Ridge shooting

  12-02-2026 16:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  Advocates and experts are warning about the danger of vilifying an entire demographic based on the actions of one transgender person in the wake of the school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
  
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• PRATTE, Joanne

  12-02-2026 16:32 via baytoday.ca
  
  Passed away peacefully at Eastholme Home for the Aged on Tuesday February 10th, 2026 at the age of 69. Loving mother of Jennifer Ethier. She was the beloved sister of Ron (Patti) and aunt to Sarah, Cameron, Jessie and John.
  
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• Trump’s defamation lawsuit against the BBC is set to go to trial in 2027, US judge says

  12-02-2026 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  LONDON (AP) — A U.S. judge said President Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the BBC can go to trial in 2027. Judge Roy K.
  
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• Tire-slashing leads to criminal harassment arrest in North Bay

  12-02-2026 15:43 via baytoday.ca
  
  A frightening encounter on Main Street West has led to the arrest of a local man accused of harassing a victim and vandalizing her vehicle, according to NBPS
  
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• Federal authorities announce an end to the immigration crackdown in Minnesota

  12-02-2026 15:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The immigration crackdown in Minnesota that led to mass detentions, protests and two deaths is coming to an end,border czarTom Homan said Thursday.
  
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• 2 Mexican Navy ships laden with humanitarian aid dock in Cuba as US blockade sparks energy crisis

  12-02-2026 15:05 via baytoday.ca
  HAVANA (AP) — Two Mexican Navy ships laden with humanitarian aid docked inCubaon Thursday as a U.S. blockadedeepens the island’s energy crisis . The ships arrived two weeks after U.S.
  
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• North Bay man charged following slashing of tires

  12-02-2026 14:43 via nugget.ca
  A 24-year-old North Bay man has been arrested and charged with criminal harassment and mischief under $5,000 after slashing the tires of a female vehicle after she exited her vehicle. According to North Bay Police, the accused was observed following a victim in her vehicle on Feb. 8 around 2:45 p.m. After the female victim parked and exited her vehicle, the accused slashed the tires, causing fear for her safety. As a result of the incident, NBPS launched an investigation into a criminal harassme
  
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• Former Rainbow teacher faces discipline for having sex with student

  12-02-2026 14:41 via baytoday.ca
  
  Teacher just a few years into her career convicted criminally after ‘relationship’ with student at a different board, and is now facing disciplinary measures with the Ontario College of Teachers
  
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• What independents think of Trump's recent immigration actions, according to a new AP-NORC poll

  12-02-2026 13:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — About 6 in 10 U.S.
  
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• Republicans' edge on immigration shrinks as independents balk at Trump's tactics, AP-NORC poll shows

  12-02-2026 13:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — About 6 in 10 U.S.
  
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• Ottawa needs more data to probe claims of unpaid work at airlines: minister

  12-02-2026 12:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu says her department needs more information from air carriers and unions to settle recent allegations of unpaid work in the airline sector.
  
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• Tumbler Ridge 'one big family,' mayor tells vigil as community reels from shootings

  12-02-2026 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  TUMBLER RIDGE — A memorial of flowers, lights and stuffed animals grows in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
  
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• In the news: B.C. community still reeling, Stronach trial begins, and the G.G. awards

  12-02-2026 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Tumbler Ridge 'one big family,' mayor tells vigil
  A memorial of flowers, lights and stuffed animals grows in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
  
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• History of Tumbler Ridge, a mining boom town with a wounded heart

  12-02-2026 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  TUMBLER RIDGE — Tumbler Ridge in the remote Peace region of northeast British Columbia was once best known as a coal mining boom town that was built from scratch in the 1980s, then faced challenges from shifts in its economic fortunes.
  
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• Father of Alberta school shooting victim talks grieving and forgiveness

  12-02-2026 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  TABER — The father of a student killed in a school shooting in southern Alberta almost 27 years ago says forgiveness was at the heart of how he tackled the tragedy.
  
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• Businessman Frank Stronach's Toronto sex assault trial set to begin after delay

  12-02-2026 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The sexual assault trial of Canadian auto parts magnate Frank Stronach is set to begin in Toronto today after more than a week of delay.
  
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• Businessman Frank Stronach's Toronto sex assault trial begins after delay

  12-02-2026 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The sexual assault trial of Canadian auto parts magnate Frank Stronach has begun in Toronto after more than a week of delay.
  
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• $200k of casino revenues to help North Bay's stalled Youth Wellness Hub

  12-02-2026 04:09 via nugget.ca
  The City of North Bay has designated $200,000 toward the capital fundraising campaign to help build a clinical and social services wing at Elmwood Youth Centre. However, the application for the Youth Wellness Hub designation was not selected last year. And it’s unclear when or if the wing will open. Elmwood has launched a capital campaign to raise $2.2 million, it’s unclear how close they are to reaching their target. Elmwood has applied for operational funding to join Ontario’
  
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