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• Troops survive a Spirited comeback attempt

  16-11-2025 20:58 via baytoday.ca
  
  'A wild way to get the two points'
  
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• North Bay volunteers scramble to prevent frostbite during -40C cold

  23-01-2026 20:12 via nugget.ca
  Tracy Clement says she’s worried people living on the streets could lose limbs due to the bitterly cold conditions expected on Friday night. Environment Canada issued a cold weather alert for North Bay, Powassan and Mattawa, warning that chill values are expected to hover around — 40C on Friday evening into Saturday morning. “It’s not going to be a good night for our street people,” she told The Nugget on Friday. “I’m trying to co-ordinate teams to go ou
  
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• Haiti's transitional council deepens political chaos by voting to oust the prime minister

  23-01-2026 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  A member of Haiti’s transitional presidential council announced Friday that a majority of the panel has voted to fire the country’s embattled Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé as the country's political chaos deepens.
  
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• The 'Great Narrowing' of the S&P 500 introduces new risk

  23-01-2026 19:25 via nugget.ca
  In 1990, the S&P 500 looked like a far more representative cross-section of the U.S. economy. The 10 largest companies by market cap — including IBM, Exxon, General Electric, and Philip Morris — made up roughly 19 per cent of the index. Leadership was spread across multiple sectors, and no single industry dominated overall returns. That began to change during the late-1990s technology boom. By the end of 2000, the top 10 accounted for roughly 23 percent of the index,with concentr
  
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• Government to bring forward online harms bill, AI minister says

  23-01-2026 19:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon says the federal government is working on online harms legislation.Solomon says Culture Minister Marc Miller will bring that bill forward.
  
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• Geoffrey Morawetz, chief justice of Ontario's Superior Court, to retire in May

  23-01-2026 19:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Geoffrey Morawetz, the chief justice of the Ontario Superior Court who led the charge to modernize the province's justice system, is set to retire this spring.
  
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• Conservatives prepare for national convention, anniversary of Harper's historic win

  23-01-2026 19:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — On the morning of Jan.
  
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• TIPLER, Rolph Francis

  23-01-2026 19:17 via baytoday.ca
  
  Nov. 25, 1937 - Jan. 15, 2026 Dementia took the man that I, Isobel Delorme Tipler, loved, my best friend, our children's, Tammy (Clark) Priolo, David (Catherine Waterson) & Tosh Tipler (Dr.
  
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• Judge rules Trump administration must keep funding child care subsidies in 5 states for now

  23-01-2026 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must keep federal funds flowing to child care subsidies and other social service programs in five Democratic-controlled states — at least for now. The ruling Friday from U.S.
  
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• Almost 10,000 federal workers were told this week they may be laid off: unions

  23-01-2026 18:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  QUÉBEC — Almost 10,000 federal public servants have received notices in the past week warning them that their jobs may be cut, say the unions representing them.
  
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• North Bay man charged after pointing firearm during altercation on McIntyre Street

  23-01-2026 18:39 via nugget.ca
  A 57-year-old North Bay man faces charged after pointing a firearm during an altercation on McIntyre Street. The North Bay Police Service responded to an altercation Tuesday between the victim and the accused, who are known to each other. “The accused invited the victim to his residence in the 600 block of McIntyre Street. Upon arrival, a firearm was pointed at the victim, who then fled the property,” according to police. Police arrested the suspect Thursday and a search warrant
  
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• German soccer federation official wants World Cup boycott considered because of Trump

  23-01-2026 18:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  BERLIN (AP) — A German soccer federation executive committee member says it’s time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.Oke Göttlich, the president of Bundesliga club St.
  
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• Quebec government removing the British crown from province's coat of arms

  23-01-2026 18:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The Quebec government says it's removing the British crown from the province's official coat of arms.
  
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• Bitter cold expected to linger through Saturday morning

  23-01-2026 17:42 via baytoday.ca
  
  Wind chills near minus 40 expected in parts of the north
  
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• UK's Starmer says Trump was insulting when he downplayed NATO's role in Afghanistan

  23-01-2026 17:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has urgedU.S. President Donald Trumpto apologize for his false assertion that troops from NATO countries — other than Americans — stayed away from the front line during the war in Afghanistan.
  
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• Prince Harry says sacrifices of British soldiers in Afghanistan should be spoken of 'truthfully'

  23-01-2026 17:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry, who served in Afghanistan, said the “sacrifices” of British soldiers during the war “deserve to be spoken about truthfully and with respect” as he weighed into the furor surrounding remarks that U.S.
  
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• 'We should let them come down into the U.S.': Bessent weighs in on Alberta separatism

  23-01-2026 17:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent commented on the separatist movement in Alberta today — making him the highest-ranking member of the Trump administration to weigh in on the province's politics.
  
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• Bessent weighs in on Alberta separatism, calls Alberta 'natural partner for the U.S.'

  23-01-2026 17:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent commented Thursday on the separatist movement in Alberta — making him the highest-ranking member of the Trump administration to weigh in on the province's politics.
  
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• Councillors question $3M earmark for proposed shelter project

  23-01-2026 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  As northern Ontario grapples with a dramatic rise in homelessness, North Bay Council is keeping a multimillion-dollar placeholder in its 2026 capital budget to explore building a permanent low-barrier shelter and service hub
  
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• American aquariums say they are working to provide future for Marineland's belugas

  23-01-2026 16:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — American aquariums say they visited Marineland last week with the goal of providing hope and a future for 30 beluga whales that face euthanasia should they not be moved.The Niagara Falls, Ont.
  
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• Ryan Wedding, a former Olympic snowboarder on the FBI's 'Most Wanted' list, has been arrested

  23-01-2026 16:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Ryan Wedding, a former Olympic snowboarder for Canada who was among the FBI’s top fugitives and faces charges related tomultinational drug traffickingand thekilling of a federal witness , has been arrested, two people familiar
  
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• Ryan Wedding, Canadian ex-Olympian charged in drug ring, arrested: AP sources

  23-01-2026 16:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  Former Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding, who was on the FBI’s top fugitives list for allegedly running an international drug ring, has been arrested, sources tell the The Associated Press.
  
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• FBI director confirms arrest of Canadian ex-Olympian and fugitive Ryan Wedding

  23-01-2026 16:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has confirmed that former Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding, accused of running an international drug ring, has been arrested in Mexico.
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Ryan Wedding, ex-Olympian charged in drug ring, arrested: AP sources

  23-01-2026 16:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  Ryan Wedding, the former Canadian Olympic snowboarder turned alleged drug kingpin, has been arrested, AP sources say.More coming.The Canadian Press
  
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• Canadian ex-Olympian and alleged drug kingpin Ryan Wedding arrested in Mexico: FBI

  23-01-2026 16:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  Former Canadian Olympic snowboarder turned alleged drug kingpin Ryan Wedding has been arrested in Mexico, capping off a yearslong manhunt and dealing what U.S.
  
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• OPP seize $100,000 worth of drugs from Cobalt residence

  23-01-2026 15:45 via nugget.ca
  Police seized more than $100,000 in drugs from a Cobalt residence Monday. Members of the OPP Northeast Region Community Street Crime Unit, with assistance from the Temiskaming OPP Detachment and the OPP Canine Unit, executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrant at a residence on Nickle Street in Cobalt as part of an ongoing drug trafficking investigation. Officers conducted the search. As a result, police seized the following items:Multiple cellular phonesDrug paraphernaliaCanadi
  
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• North Bay taxpayers can expect to see a 3.95 per cent tax increase

  23-01-2026 15:23 via nugget.ca
  It could have been a smaller tax levy increase for North Bay residents this year, but the appetite around the council table wasn’t there. The city received another hefty rebate from WSIB (Workplace Safety and Insurance Board) in the amount of about $3.25 million. Coun. Mac Bain proposed using some of that to reduce the tax burden on ratepayers. Some city councillors didn’t know about it until Thursday’s special budget meeting. Senior staff were notified in the fall. But it didn
  
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• North Bay council chooses not to use WSIB refund to lower tax increase

  23-01-2026 15:23 via nugget.ca
  There could have been a smaller tax levy increase for North Bay residents this year, but the appetite around the council table wasn’t there. The city received another hefty rebate from the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) in the amount of about $3.25 million. A few city councillors didn’t know about it until Thursday’s special budget meeting, even though senior staff were notified in the fall. Coun. Mac Bain proposed using a chunk of the WSIB refund to reduce this ye
  
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• A meeting of experience and youth: Sabalenka set to play Mboko at Australian Open

  23-01-2026 14:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Luxury brands have been getting airtime at the Australian Open as Aryna Sabalenka and Victoria Mboko advanced to the fourth round.
  
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• West Parry Sound area school buses cancelled today

  23-01-2026 13:13 via baytoday.ca
  
  Parents are reminded that cancelled bus routes will not run in the afternoon; any students brought to school by other means must be picked up at the end of the school day
  
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