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• Trump threatens new tariffs on generic drug makers to take effect in two years

  22-07-2026 18:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  U.S. President Donald Trump has set his sights on generic drug imports into the U.S. amid the latest bout of trade tensions between Canada and the U.S.
  In a social media post, Trump said that as of Aug.
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Trump hitting countries, including Canada, with forced labour tariffs

  23-07-2026 23:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration says it is hitting dozens of countries, including Canada, with tariffs citing forced labour in supply chains.
  
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• Fatal police shooting of man with knife roils Madison, Wisconsin

  23-07-2026 22:35 via baytoday.ca
  
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• OPP seek driver after trailer breaks loose, damages East Ferris guardrail

  23-07-2026 22:06 via nugget.ca
  
  The Ontario Provincial Police is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the driver of a pickup truck involved in a trailer incident on Lake Nosbonsing Road in East Ferris Township.The North Bay OPP responded to a report of a flatbed trailer that had become detached from a pickup truck while travelling westbound on Lake Nosbonsing Road near a railway crossing Wednesday around 8 a.m.The trailer struck and damaged several sections of guardrail before coming to rest on the shoulder of
  
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• Carney says he could have been more clear about Gordie Howe bridge deal with U.S.

  23-07-2026 21:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  CHARLOTTETOWN — Prime Minister Mark Carney says he could have done a better job of explaining the details of a deal that will see the Gordie Howe International Bridge open to traffic between Ontario and Michigan next week.
  
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• B.C. boosts monitoring of 865 repeat offenders, adds Lower Mainland intervention hubs

  23-07-2026 21:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government says it's expanding the supervision of repeat offenders with the creation of seven new intervention and monitoring hubs in the Lower Mainland to help reduce street disorder and crimes targeting businesses.
  
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• Tropical Storm Bertha strikes Gulf Coast near the Texas-Louisiana line in second landfall

  23-07-2026 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  Tropical Storm Berthamade a second landfall Thursday near the Texas-Louisiana state line after grazing southern Louisiana in a slow crawl that triggered heavy surf and some flooding along the Gulf Coast but kept the heaviest rains offshore.
  
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• First Nations had a wildfire plan. Ontario ignored it. Then came the flames

  23-07-2026 20:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  In the summer of 2021, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler of Nishnawbe Aski Nation personally presented Ontario Premier Doug Ford with an 82-page plan to support northern Ontario during emergencies, like wildfires.
  
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• RUSSO, Liviana

  23-07-2026 20:24 via baytoday.ca
  
  Peacefully passed away surrounded by the love of her family at the North Bay Regional Health Centre on Wednesday July 21, 2026, at the age of 85 years
  
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• Dionne Quints Museum announces expanded operating days and fundraiser

  23-07-2026 20:12 via nugget.ca
  
  The Dionne Quints Heritage Board announces expanded operating days for the Dionne Quints Museum, along with details of the Museum’s Fundraising Dinner taking place on Saturday, August 8 at the Davedi Club.The Museum is now open Tuesday through Saturday, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.. This replaces the previous Friday-Saturday schedule and provides residents, families and visitors with more opportunities to experience one of North Bay’s most important heritage attractions. Admission i
  
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• CROSS, Catherine 'Kitty' (née Walsh)

  23-07-2026 20:11 via baytoday.ca
  
  Unexpectedly passed away at the North Bay Regional Health Centre on Friday, July 17, 2026, at the age of 68
  
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• Toronto bar loses licence after buying stolen liquor to 'keep peace' with thieves

  23-07-2026 19:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — A Toronto bar has lost its liquor licence after an Ontario tribunal found its owner and manager knowingly bought alcohol stolen by people connected to a nearby homeless encampment.
  
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• Fuel costs on the rise as latest geopolitical turmoil drives up crude oil prices

  23-07-2026 19:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Fuel costs are on the rise in Canada as geopolitical turmoil drives the price of crude oil to its highest level in more than a month.
  Gasbuddy.com, which crowdsources pump price data from across Canada and the U.
  
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• Bank of Canada ordered for second time not to use replacement workers during strike

  23-07-2026 19:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada has been ordered for the second time this month to stop using the services of contract workers while its security officers are on strike.
  
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• Stolen vehicle leads to weapon, drug seizure in West Nipissing

  23-07-2026 19:06 via nugget.ca
  
  One person is facing multiple charges after the Ontario Provincial Police recovered a stolen vehicle and seized a prohibited weapon and suspected cannabis in West Nipissing.Members of the Nipissing West Detachment of the OPP responded to a report of a stolen motor vehicle on Front Street in West Nipissing Wednesday around 5:50 p.n.The vehicle had been reported stolen from Barrie.The vehicle owner was able to track its location using a mobile application, assisting officers in locating the vehic
  
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• Minnesota man gets 2 life sentences for killing Democratic lawmaker and her husband

  23-07-2026 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota man who pleaded guilty tokilling a top Democratic lawmakerand her husband was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison on Thursday, a little over a year after the political attacks.
  
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• Man who killed Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman sentenced to life as family describes trauma, loss

  23-07-2026 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Friends and family of Minnesota Democratic lawmaker Melissa Hortman said the man sentenced Thursday to two life terms plus 40 years after pleading guilty to her murder failed to eliminate her spirit and her legacy, but caused endur
  
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• Supreme Court to examine timeliness of tribunal's decisions on RCMP labour issues

  23-07-2026 18:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will look at whether a tribunal's decisions on RCMP labour issues should be issued within strict timelines.
  
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• Falling crime numbers raise questions about Ottawa’s tough-on-crime bills

  23-07-2026 18:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — One advocate says new statistics indicating crime has dropped almost everywhere in Canada show the Liberal government’s three tough-on-crime bills were not based on facts.
  
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• Police in Ontario seize nearly 1.7 tonnes of drugs in cross-border investigation

  23-07-2026 18:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  WINDSOR — Police say they have seized nearly 1.7 tonnes of drugs that alleged criminal groups were attempting to smuggle across the Canada-United States border.
  
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• Man dead after propane explosion inside golf resort trailer: OPP

  23-07-2026 18:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  PETERBOROUGH — Police say a 63-year-old man is dead after a propane explosion inside a residential trailer on a golf resort east of Peterborough, Ont.
  
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• Gaps in tariff effects among provinces could test Team Canada's unity: experts

  23-07-2026 18:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Experts warn the latest tariff threats from the United States will hit some provinces harder than others — and could test the united Team Canada front.U.S.
  
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• OSBORNE, Mary

  23-07-2026 18:11 via baytoday.ca
  
  With deep sadness, we announce the passing of Mary Osborne who was born on November 12, 1968 and passed away on July 21,2026 at North bay Regional Health Centre
  
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• Task force of ex-CEOs, public servants to advise government on public service reform

  23-07-2026 17:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Some former CEOs and senior public servants have assembled a task force to advise the federal government on how it can make better decisions and be more accountable in key areas.
  
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• House again passes resolution seeking to halt military action in Iran as some Republicans defect

  23-07-2026 16:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Thursday narrowly passed a resolution to haltU.S.
  
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• Man pleads guilty in human smuggling case at Canada-U.S. border

  23-07-2026 15:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — A man from Puerto Rico has pleaded guilty to bringing people into the United States across the Canada-U.S. border for financial gain.A news release from the U.S.
  
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• North Bay police monitoring possible 'Bigotfest' gathering

  23-07-2026 15:41 via nugget.ca
  
  North Bay Police Service is assuring the public it is keeping a close eye on a possible gathering called Bigotfest.Police stated in a media release they are aware of a possible gathering involving individuals whose views have “raised community concerns.”“Is this real? If so, as a citizen of North Bay, I’m outraged. This is very against any values we hold as Canadians and it should be denounced for what it is,” North Bay resident Anne Br ûlétold The Nug
  
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• Trump says Saudi nuclear pact requires kingdom to normalize Israel relations through Abraham Accords

  23-07-2026 14:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday saidan agreementbeing reached with Saudi Arabia for a civilian nuclear program requires the kingdom to normalize relations with Israel through the Abraham Accords.
  
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• Trump adds new condition to Saudi nuclear deal, says kingdom must normalize relations with Israel

  23-07-2026 14:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday appeared to add a condition tothe newly signed agreementwith Saudi Arabia for a civilian nuclear program, saying the deal would require the kingdom to normalize its relations with Israel throug
  
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• 'Exceptional musician, a gentle soul': jazz pianist Oliver Jones dead at 91

  23-07-2026 13:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Canadian pianist Oliver Jones, whose varied musical career took him from classical to pop to jazz stages around the world, has died. He was 91.
  
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