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• Trump says he 'insisted' to Netanyahu that US talks with Iran continue as Israel wants them expanded

  11-02-2026 20:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump met for more than two hours behind closed doors with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday and said he'd insisted that negotiations with Iran continue as the U.S.
  
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• Ford government to end funding for remaining supervised consumption sites: advocates

  14-03-2026 00:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  Harm reduction advocates say Ontario's remaining supervised consumption sites will be forced to close after Premier Doug Ford’s government informed them Friday that the province is planning to pull their funding.
  
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• Toronto Al-Quds Day rally to go as planned despite Ford's call for injunction: lawyer

  13-03-2026 23:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — A lawyer representing the organizers of an Al-Quds Day rally in Toronto says the event will go ahead as planned on Saturday despite Ontario Premier Doug Ford's announcement that his government is seeking an injunction to stop it.
  
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• Quebec Tories sour on Grapes as caucus members support Don Cherry for Order of Canada

  13-03-2026 22:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Opposition is mounting among Quebec's federal Conservatives to their own party's push to award the Order of Canada to controversial hockey commentator Don Cherry.
  
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• No update on Alouette driver strike as consortium’s ultimatum comes to pass

  13-03-2026 22:41 via baytoday.ca
  
  As the strike continues, the union will host a large rally on Monday, March 16
  
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• Prosecutor drops vehicular homicide charge against teen charged in death of teacher in prank

  13-03-2026 22:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia prosecutor has dropped the charges against a teenager who police say was driving the truck that struck and killed a beloved high school teacher when a prank turned deadly, the teen’s lawyer said.
  
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• 8 accused of antifa ties convicted on terrorism charges over shooting at Texas immigration facility

  13-03-2026 22:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  DALLAS (AP) — A federal jury on Friday convictedeight peopleon terrorism charges over a shooting at a Texas immigration facility that federal prosecutors tied to antifa, the far-left movement that hasbecome a targetof the Trump administration
  
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• Major storm could dump up to 50 cm across parts of the region

  13-03-2026 22:24 via baytoday.ca
  
  The storm could also bring freezing rain and 80 km/h wind gusts
  
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• Canada supplying 23.6 million oil barrels under IEA release plan

  13-03-2026 22:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada has committed to supplying 23.6 million barrels of oil as part of a larger International Energy Agency plan to help stabilize energy markets as the war in the Middle East continues.
  
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• Canada supplying 23.6 million barrels of oil under IEA release plan

  13-03-2026 22:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada plans to contribute 23.6 million barrels of oil to an International Energy Agency plan to help stabilize energy markets as the war in the Middle East continues to choke off tanker shipments from the Persian Gulf.
  
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• Environment committee engaging in 'junior high behaviour': former climate advisers

  13-03-2026 21:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Two former advisers on Ottawa's climate policies say recent antics by parliamentarians at the House of Commons environment committee demonstrate why they resigned from Canada's independent net-zero advisory body last year.
  
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• Canada rejects Iraqi government's claim that Ottawa will take detainees from ISIL era

  13-03-2026 21:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Global Affairs Canada is rejecting a claim by the Iraqi government that Ottawa will bring home Canadian men detained during the rule of the Islamic State group.
  
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• Questions linger about duties of incoming national security and intelligence adviser

  13-03-2026 21:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — As Canada's national security and intelligence adviser prepares to leave her post, there are questions about the exact role her successor will play.
  
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• Justice Department charges man accused of selling gun to Old Dominion University shooter

  13-03-2026 20:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The Justice Department on Friday charged a man who authorities say sold a gun to the Old Dominion University shooter despite the gunman’s previous conviction in a terrorism case.
  
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• Unions, MPs warn funding cuts could affect services for veterans

  13-03-2026 20:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Unions and MPs say a bureau at Veterans Affairs Canada which provides free legal advice to veterans who have been denied disability benefits is about to have its workforce cut almost in half.
  
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• Former Ontario Boy Scouts leader, bus driver charged with historic sexual assaults

  13-03-2026 20:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — A 73-year-old former Boy Scouts leader from Georgina, Ont., is facing charges in several alleged sexual assaults dating back to the 1970s.
  
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• Ontario puts $138 million into Northlander's return with purchase of new rail line

  13-03-2026 19:53 via baytoday.ca
  
  Northlander passenger rail service received a big boost from the province, which is giving $138 million to purchase 205 kilometers or railway track between North Bay and Washago
  
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• VIDEO: What is Doug Ford trying to hide? More than ever before

  13-03-2026 19:26 via baytoday.ca
  
  Tonight on Village Media's 'Closer Look' podcast: Out of nowhere, the province announced today it plans to overhaul our freedom-of-information system — in ways that will free up a lot less information
  
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• Old Dominion shooter was released from prison early after completing drug program

  13-03-2026 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A man whoopened fire in a classroomat Virginia’s Old Dominion University was granted an early release from federal prison in 2024 after completing a drug treatment program, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Pre
  
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• Old Dominion shooter left federal prison early after completing drug treatment program

  13-03-2026 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A man whoopened fire in a classroomat Virginia’s Old Dominion University had been granted an early release from federal prison in 2024 after completing a drug treatment program, a person familiar with the matter told The Associate
  
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• Old Dominion shooter convicted of Islamic State group ties freed from prison 2 years before attack

  13-03-2026 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Court documents show less than two years after Mohamed Bailor Jalloh was released from prison for attempting to aid the Islamic State group, heopened fire in a classroomat Virginia's Old Dominion University on Thursday before ROTC
  
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• Another $138 million dollars to strengthen the Northlander comes on Friday

  13-03-2026 18:56 via nugget.ca
  Politicians and production value was on display Friday and once again it was a news conference touting the latest move to bring the Northlander back onto the rails. The lights, camera and action was deployed to announce the successful acquisition of 205 kilometres of railway between North Bay and Washago, marking another milestone in the province’s plan to bring back Northlander passenger rail service to Northeastern Ontario. An investment that totals $138 million dollars.  The provin
  
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• Another $138 million dollars to strengthen the Northlander announced on Friday

  13-03-2026 18:56 via nugget.ca
  Politicians and production value was on display Friday, and once again it was a news conference touting the latest move to bring the Northlander back onto the rails. The lights, camera and action was deployed to announce the successful acquisition of 205 kilometres of railway between North Bay and Washago — an investment from the province that totals $138 million dollars. This acquisition marks another milestone in the province’s plan to bring back Northlander passenger rail service
  
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• Another $138 million dollars to strengthen the Northlander

  13-03-2026 18:56 via nugget.ca
  Politicians and production value was on display Friday and once again it was a news conference touting the latest move to bring the Northlander back onto the rails. The lights, camera and action was deployed to announce the successful acquisition of 205 kilometres of railway between North Bay and Washago, marking another milestone in the province’s plan to bring back Northlander passenger rail service to Northeastern Ontario. An investment that totals $138 million dollars.  The provin
  
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• Man who played Hitler's speech outside Toronto home charged with harassment: police

  13-03-2026 18:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Toronto police say a man has been charged with criminal harassment after he allegedly went to a person's home multiple times and made antisemitic remarks, later playing a speech by Adolf Hitler on his cellphone.
  
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• Jury finds ex-NY trooper guilty of manslaughter in 2020 chase that killed 11-year-old

  13-03-2026 18:35 via baytoday.ca
  KINGSTON, N.Y. (AP) — A former New York state trooper accused of ramming his vehicle into an SUV during a high-speed chase leading to the death of an 11-year-old girl was convicted of manslaughter Friday at his second trial.
  
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• North Bay Nugget expects Freedom of Information request over credit card use

  13-03-2026 18:24 via nugget.ca
  A Freedom of Information Request for receipts and credit card statements of the former Director of Education Craig Myles is expected to be delivered to The Nugget next month. The Nugget provided payment for the request on Jan. 20, 2026. The school board has 30 calendar days to provide information. That deadline would have been Feb. 19. However, there is a cavate. There is an allowance for a time extension under certain circumstances. The Near North has said they will need an additional 60 days,
  
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• Ontario to give retailers the option of opening on Family Day and Victoria Day

  13-03-2026 18:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Stores across Ontario could soon open on Family Day and Victoria Day under a new bill the provincial government plans to introduce.
  
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• Quebec minister says he's open to making police watchdog reports public

  13-03-2026 17:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  MONTRÉAL — Quebec's public security minister says he's open to publicly releasing the reports by the province's independent police watchdog, as is the case with police oversight bodies in other provinces.
  
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• Man charged with first-degree murder in killing of Montreal convenience store owner

  13-03-2026 17:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A 35-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in the killing on Thursday of a Montreal convenience store owner.Xavier Gellatly was formally charged today at the Montreal courthouse in the killing of Chong Woo Kim.
  
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