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• Turkish gun given to PM would have to undergo review before going in museum

  14-07-2026 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada's national war and history museums say they would have to conduct a review before they could display a personalized revolver and ammunition given to Prime Minister Mark Carney at this year's NATO summit.
  
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• Canada to buy 190 armoured vehicles from Ontario-based manufacturer in $2B deal

  16-07-2026 18:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  LONDON — Prime Minister Mark Carney says the federal government is spending "nearly $2 billion" over the next four years on made-in-Canada armoured vehicles.
  
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• OSWALD, John & Gwendolyn

  16-07-2026 18:17 via baytoday.ca
  
  It is with great sadness that the family of John Alan Oswald and Gwendolyn Ann Oswald (Hobbs) announce their passing on Wednesday July 15, 2026
  
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• KELLY, Robert "Bob" Thomas

  16-07-2026 17:51 via baytoday.ca
  
  Bob died peacefully, at North Bay Regional Health Centre on Friday, April 17, 2026. He was 90 years old. Bob was predeceased by his wife Marilyn (Hayward) (1937-2022).
  
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• N.L. First Nations chief seeking a reversal of fur product ban on Etsy

  16-07-2026 17:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A Newfoundland and Labrador First Nations chief says the decision of a prominent online retailer to ban fur products is discriminatory against Indigenous artisans and traditions.
  
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• Canadian in ICE custody after being charged with hitting American youth

  16-07-2026 17:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  POINT PLEASANT BEACH — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says a Canadian woman was charged after allegedly assaulting a teenager in "pro-Trump memorabilia" over the Independence Day long weekend in a New Jersey borough.
  
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• Union denounces CN for sending rail crew through active wildfire in Ontario

  16-07-2026 17:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  A trade union representing railworkers is calling on Canadian National Railway to stop operating through active wildfire zones after a crew had to be evacuated from a train that was engulfed in fire.
  
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• RCMP investigating protest that resulted in N.S. premier's windshield being smashed

  16-07-2026 17:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  WOLFVILLE — Nova Scotia RCMP are investigating a protest in Wolfville, N.S., that resulted in the premier’s vehicle’s windshield being smashed.
  
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• CN Rail tracks near Repentigny derailment had structural problems: TSB

  16-07-2026 17:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says it found several deficiencies in a stretch of CN Rail tracks near the site of a train derailment northeast of Montreal.
  
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• The latest on Ontario wildfires and smoke, from evacuations to poor air quality

  16-07-2026 16:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  Here is the latest on wildfires in northern Ontario as communities evacuate and much of the province is blanketed in thick and dangerous smoke. All times Eastern.
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• Helicopters rescue canoeists from Wabakimi Provincial Park as fires intensify near Armstrong

  16-07-2026 16:28 via baytoday.ca
  
  Bruce Hyer of Wabakimi Wilderness Lodge was desperate to locate a helicopter to get four clients to safety.
  
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• UK urges FIFA to investigate Argentina over Falklands banner at World Cup

  16-07-2026 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  LONDON (AP) — The British government on Thursday urgedFIFAto investigate Argentina's team after players posed with a banner claiming sovereignty over the contestedFalkland Islands .
  
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• CURRY, Ginny (Virginia)

  16-07-2026 16:03 via baytoday.ca
  
  It is with heavy hearts that we share the peaceful passing of our beloved sister Ginny. She was surrounded by her family & friends on Tuesday July 14, 2026, at Northern Heights Community-Emerald Lane, North Bay, Ontario.
  
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• Funeral Mass: ST-ONGE, Anita Marie Jennine

  16-07-2026 15:51 via baytoday.ca
  
  1938 - 2025 On Saturday, August 8th, 2026, the family will receive visitors from 10:00 a.m. at Paroisse Ste-Thérèse in Témiscaming, Québec, followed by a Catholic mass at 11 a.m. Interment of ashes to follow at Cimetière de Témiscaming. Anita was an
  
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• North Bay's twin-pad arena set to open Aug. 21

  16-07-2026 15:17 via nugget.ca
  
  The official opening of the new twin-pad arena is set for Aug. 21 at 11 a.m. at the Steve Omischl Sports Field Complex.The Nugget has learned an official ribbon cutting ceremony to open the “largest infrastructure project in the city’s history” will take place next month.Following the ribbon cutting the public will be invited to stop in throughout the weekend to take a look insider the new facility and take part in activities.The latest update from city staff indicates the $63
  
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• Canada's Drug Agency recommends funding lecanemab for early-stage Alzheimer's disease

  16-07-2026 14:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Canada's Drug Agency is recommending that public drug plans pay for a treatment shown to slow the progression of early-stage Alzheimer's disease if patients meet certain conditions.
  
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• Forest fire smoke causing air quality issues in the region

  16-07-2026 13:29 via baytoday.ca
  
  'As smoke levels increase, health risks increase. Limit time outdoors. Consider reducing or rescheduling outdoor sports, activities and events'
  
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• Former Toronto Argonauts star with North Bay ties passed away

  16-07-2026 13:07 via baytoday.ca
  
  Corrigall spent a portion of his high school years at St. Joseph-Scollard Hall in the 1960s
  
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• Voodoos name new head coach

  16-07-2026 12:09 via baytoday.ca
  
  'I’m looking forward to the opportunity to work with such a great organization'
  
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• In the news today: Wildfires destroy homes, U.S.-Iran strikes intensify, OSAP ruling

  16-07-2026 10:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Fast-moving fires destroy homes in northern Ontario as crews fight flames
  Winds out of the northwest could fan the flames of dozens of forest fires that ha
  
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• Winds carrying wildfire smoke over Ontario force cancellation of music festival

  16-07-2026 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Many regions of Ontario have traded heat warnings for air quality warnings as gritty, dusty wildfire smoke permeates the skies.
  
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• Town site of Boston Bar, B.C., ordered to evacuate as wildfire flares

  16-07-2026 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  BOSTON BAR — Residents of the town site of Boston Bar, B.C., have been ordered to evacuate due to a wildfire that flared overnight.
  
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• Ontario disqualifies students at five career colleges from receiving OSAP loans

  16-07-2026 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Ontario's colleges and universities ministry has disqualified students at five private career colleges from receiving student assistance loans this coming year, after raising concerns with some of the schools' course enrolment practices.
  
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• Ontario asks federal government for potential wildfire evacuation help in the north

  16-07-2026 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  Ontario is requesting assistance from the federal government to get ready to evacuate communities across the north by aircraft as dozens of forest fires burn out of control.
  
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• Health concerns, event cancellations grow as wildfire smoke persists across Ontario

  16-07-2026 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Wildfires that have devastated communities in northern Ontario are also causing health concerns and event cancellations across southern parts of the province as thick smoke plumes linger in the sky for another day.
  
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• Fast-moving fires destroy homes in northern Ontario as crews fight flames

  16-07-2026 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  Winds out of the northwest could fan the flames of dozens of forest fires that have already devastated communities in northern Ontario.
  
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• Canadian diplomats in U.S. face gun violence, housing woes, audit finds

  16-07-2026 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — An internal government audit of Canadian diplomatic missions in the U.S. completed late last year found staff faced safety risks and problems with accessing health care — more than a year after a union flagged those same issues."U.S.
  
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• B.C. officials brace for increased wildfire activity from dry lightning

  16-07-2026 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Officials in British Columbia have their eyes on the skies as dry lightning strikes are listed as the probable cause of several new wildfires across the southern Interior.
  
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• Some chiefs skeptical as minister pitches First Nations partnership on major projects

  16-07-2026 08:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson told hundreds of First Nations chiefs in Ottawa Thursday there is no good way to build major projects in this country without their partnership and leadership.
  
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• Ministers to address Assembly of First Nations gathering in Ottawa

  16-07-2026 08:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A handful of federal ministers are expected to address hundreds of First Nations chiefs as they gather in Ottawa today.
  
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