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• US jobless claims up to 744K as virus still forces layoffs

  08-04-2021 15:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week to 744,000, signalling that many employers are still cutting jobs even as more people are vaccinated against COVID-19, consumers gain confidence and the government
  
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• LIVE: Premier Doug Ford to make an announcement at 3 p.m.

  12-04-2021 20:09 via baytoday.ca
  
  Watch the livestream feed of the press conference here
  
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• The Latest: AP Source: Vegas getting Janmark from Blackhawks

  12-04-2021 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  The Latest on the NHL trade deadline (all times Eastern): 1:40 p.m. The Vegas Golden Knights are acquiring centre Mattias Janmark from the Chicago Blackhawks, according to a person with knowledge of the trade.
  
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• Canadian court rejects appeal by Google Canada in long-running patent case

  12-04-2021 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal brought by Google Canada, saying its request would only delay a trial about a patent case filed against the search engine company.
  
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• LIVE: Premier Doug Ford to make an announcement at 2:30 p.m.

  12-04-2021 20:00 via baytoday.ca
  
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• Will Smith film departs Georgia over voting restrictions

  12-04-2021 19:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK — Will Smith and director Antoine Fuqua have pulled production of their runaway slave drama “Emancipation” from Georgia over the state's recently enacted law restricting voting access.
  
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• Small business struggling amid COVID-19 pandemic looks for aid in Liberals' budget

  12-04-2021 19:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A group representing thousands of the country's small businesses says many hope the Trudeau Liberals heed their concerns and reshape aid in the upcoming federal budget to help them survive the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Senators claim defenceman Victor Mete off waivers from Canadiens

  12-04-2021 19:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Victor Mete has a new home. The Ottawa Senators claimed the 22-year-old defenceman off waivers from the Montreal Canadiens on Monday.
  
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• Quarantine requirements make for uneven NHL trade deadline

  12-04-2021 19:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  Nick Foligno is leaving his family back in Columbus to join Toronto and will have to isolate for seven days before getting on the ice for the Maple Leafs. He will miss at least five games.
  
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• OSC study finds COVID-19 pandemic impacts retail investors unevenly

  12-04-2021 19:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — A study by Ontario's regulatory agency has found that the COVID-19 pandemic impacts retail investors differently, with most simply trying to endure uncertainty.
  
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• Man pleads not guilty to supplying ammunition in Nova Scotia mass shooting case

  12-04-2021 19:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  HALIFAX — One of the three people who allegedly supplied ammunition to the gunman who murdered 22 people in Nova Scotia last spring has pleaded not guilty to the charge.
  
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• Connor Hellebuyck, Auston Matthews receive top weekly honours from NHL

  12-04-2021 19:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  NEW YORK — Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck is the NHL's first star of the week. Hellebuyck went 3-0-0 with a 1.67 goals-against average, a .938 save percentage and one shutout to lead the Jets into second place in the North Division.
  
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• Tamarack Valley strikes deal to buy private Anegada Oil for $494 million

  12-04-2021 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — In another sign of ongoing Canadian oilpatch consolidation, Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd. says it has agreed to buy private Anegada Oil Corp. for a net $494 million.
  
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• New regulator to stop sexual exploitation of children online: public safety minister

  12-04-2021 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says the government will introduce legislation to create a new regulator that will ensure online platforms remove harmful content, including depictions of children and intimate images that are shared without
  
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• Court of Appeal restores privileges for man who killed five at Calgary house party

  12-04-2021 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — The Alberta Court of Appeal has restored some privileges for a mentally ill man who fatally stabbed five young people at a house party seven years ago.
  
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• Ex-police chief gets 1 year in prison for hiring scandal

  12-04-2021 18:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  The former police chief of Connecticut's largest city was sentenced Monday to one year and one day in prison for rigging the hiring process that led to his appointment in 2018. A federal judge in Bridgeport handed down the punishment to Armando “A.J.
  
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• COVID-19 hospitalizations and ICU admissions on the rise in Quebec and Ontario

  12-04-2021 18:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  The number of COVID-19-related hospitalizations is continuing to rise in Quebec and Ontario, prompting concerns about the capacity of those province's health-care systems.
  
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• CFL continuing talks with federal government about return to field in '21

  12-04-2021 18:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  The CFL has continued talks with the federal government about securing financial assistance in an effort to return to the field this season. A source confirmed talks are ongoing.
  
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• Venice architecture Biennale opens a year later on May 22

  12-04-2021 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  MILAN — A year after being postponed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Venice Biennale for architecture will open on May 22 for a six-month run under strict virus protocols, officials said Monday.
  
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• Nova Scotia to hold two minutes of silence to honour mass shooting victims

  12-04-2021 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  TRURO, N.S. — Nova Scotia's premier is inviting people in the province to participate in two minutes of silence this Sunday for those lost in last year's mass shooting.
  
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• Customers of burned-out Midas Muffler feel left in the dark

  12-04-2021 17:58 via baytoday.ca
  
  They feel they've hit a dead-end, and hope perhaps other customers facing a similar scenario can offer some help
  
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• The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, April 12, 2021

  12-04-2021 17:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 11:20 a.m. Toronto's top doctor says at the current rate of transmission, the city could see 2,500 new COVID-19 cases per day by the end of April.
  
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• New Mexico governor set to sign recreational marijuana bill

  12-04-2021 17:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham was set Monday to sign legislation that will legalize recreational marijuana use and sales in the state, making it the seventh since last November to do so.
  
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• Microsoft buying speech recognition firm Nuance in $16B deal

  12-04-2021 17:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  Microsoft, on an accelerated growth push, is buying speech recognition company Nuance in a deal worth about $16 billion. Microsoft will pay $56 per share cash. That's a 23% premium to Nuance's Friday closing price.
  
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• Drivers wanted: Record demand at Uber as vaccinations rise

  12-04-2021 17:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  Uber is offering sign-up bonuses and other incentives for drivers as it faces record demand for rides and meal delivery.
  
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• Canada's greenhouse gas emissions increased slightly in 2019: report

  12-04-2021 17:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A new report shows Canada's greenhouse gas emissions increased slightly in 2019, the same year Ottawa established a national price on carbon.
  
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• Remember that truck that fell through the ice in Callander Bay?

  12-04-2021 17:30 via baytoday.ca
  
  The truck was placed on the island and out of the water to protect against any environmental damage as water levels rise on Lake Nipissing
  
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• Porter Airlines pushes back flight restart date to June 21

  12-04-2021 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Porter Airlines is once more pushing back its tentative date for resuming flights. The airline, which has delayed its restart date several times during the pandemic, now plans to resume flying on June 21.
  
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• O'Toole to vote against Conservative MP's private bill on "sex-selective abortion"

  12-04-2021 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says he will vote against a bill brought forward by a member of his caucus that aims to ban so-called "sex-selective abortions.
  
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• Nguyen, Daleman headline Canada's figure skating team competing in Osaka

  12-04-2021 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  OSAKA, Japan — In a season all but erased by COVID-19, a handful of Canadian figure skaters will have one last chance to compete at this week's World Team Trophy in Osaka, Japan.
  
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