North Bay news

• Stock market today: Global markets gain as Chinese shares are lifted by pledge of help for markets

  14-01-2025 06:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  TOKYO (AP) — Global shares were mixed Tuesday, echoing trading on Wall Street, where gains for oil and gas producers helped offset drops for Nvidia and other Big Tech companies. France's CAC 40 rose nearly 1.0% in early trading to 7,478.
  
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• Veteran midfielder Scott puts off retirement to help NSL launch, signs with Ottawa

  15-01-2025 01:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Desiree Scott thought retirement from professional soccer sounded good, but her passion for the game and her desire to contribute to its growth in Canada put an end to those plans.
  
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• California pulls back EPA requests for approval to phase out diesel-powered trains and big rigs

  15-01-2025 01:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California withdrew requests Tuesday for the federal government to allow the state to enforce rules limiting emissions from diesel-powered trains and big rigs in anticipation of the Trump administration rejecting them.
  
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• South Korean law enforcement officials enter presidential compound to detain impeached Yoon

  15-01-2025 00:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Seemingly hundreds of law enforcement officials entered the residential compound of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol early Wednesday in the capital Seoul.
  
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• South Korean law enforcement officers enter presidential compound to detain impeached Yoon

  15-01-2025 00:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Hundreds of law enforcement officers entered the residential compound of South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol early Wednesday in their second attempt to detain him over his imposition of martial law last month.
  
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• Class-action lawsuit accuses Loblaws, Walmart and Sobeys of underweight meat sales

  14-01-2025 23:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — A proposed class-action lawsuit launched in British Columbia alleges Loblaws, Walmart Canada and Sobeys "misrepresented" the weight of meat products by including the weight of packaging in calculating prices.
  
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• Cyberattack affecting schools spotlights the need for better EdTech regulation in Ontario and beyond

  14-01-2025 23:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site. ___ Authors: Michael J. S.
  
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• Top DC prosecutor: Trump pardons couldn't erase impact of Capitol riot convictions

  14-01-2025 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Pardoning rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol four years ago can't erase the truth about what happened that day, the top federal prosecutor for Washington, D.C., said Tuesday as he prepares to leave office.
  
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• Albertans await decision on potential coal mine as public hearings wrap up

  14-01-2025 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — The final days of hearings into a contentious coal mine in southwestern Alberta were met with protests in downtown Calgary.
  
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• Vancouver Canucks set to get defenceman Hronek back vs. Winnipeg Jets

  14-01-2025 22:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Top-pairing defenceman Filip Hronek is expected to return to the lineup when the Vancouver Canucks visit the Winnipeg Jets tonight.
  
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• Jaime Battiste first Indigenous candidate to join Liberal leadership race

  14-01-2025 22:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Jaime Battiste says that if he can't be the most powerful and wealthy candidate in the race for the Liberal party leadership, he hopes to be the most interesting.
  
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• MATHESON, Joseph Wesley

  14-01-2025 22:44 via baytoday.ca
  
  Passed away at the North Bay Regional Health Centre on Monday January 13th, 2025 at the age of 87. He is predeceased by his wife Carol (nee Baker)
  
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• Sony Open win sets Canadian golfer Taylor up nicely as major tournaments approach

  14-01-2025 22:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  Of the many congratulatory messages Nick Taylor received after his fifth PGA Tour win, there was one from Canadian golf legend Mike Weir.
  
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• Argos' GM Clemons says club continues to talk to Nick Arbuckle about extension

  14-01-2025 22:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  General manager Mike Clemons says the Toronto Argonauts continue to talk to veteran Nick Arbuckle about remaining as their backup quarterback. Arbuckle, 31, is scheduled to become a CFL free agent Feb. 11.
  
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• Canada Post says 25% stamp price increase now in effect

  14-01-2025 22:33 via baytoday.ca
  
  Canada Post says the higher price is required to better align stamp prices with the rising cost of providing letter mail service to all Canadians
  
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• Northern Ontarian wins hospital 50/50 grand prize...again

  14-01-2025 22:24 via baytoday.ca
  
  Lucky lottery player Matthew Baumann has won the grand prize in hospital 50/50 fundraisers in both Chatham and Sudbury
  
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• Redblacks sign Canadian defensive lineman Cleyon Laing to one-year extension

  14-01-2025 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Ottawa Redblacks have signed Canadian veteran defensive lineman Cleyon Laing to a one-year contract extension, the CFL club announced Tuesday. The 34-year-old from Edmonton was set to become a free agent after the 2025 season.
  
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• Jacobs tops Epping in opening men's draw at Grand Slam of Curling's WFG Masters

  14-01-2025 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  GUELPH, Ont. — Brad Jacobs defeated John Epping 5-3 in a battle of Canadian rinks Tuesday afternoon at the Grand Slam of Curling's WFG Masters.
  
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• Einarson cruises to 10-1 victory over Skrlik at Grand Slam's Masters

  14-01-2025 22:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  GUELPH, Ont. — Kerri Einarson scored five points in the first two ends and cruised to a 10-1 victory over Kayla Skrlik on Tuesday at the Grand Slam of Curling's WFG Masters. Einarson's team from Gimli, Man.
  
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• Thief helps herself at Worthington St. E. business

  14-01-2025 21:47 via nugget.ca
  
  Suspect stole approximately $2,000-worth of items belonging to employees of the business
  
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• Ontario funding new treatment for advanced-stage prostate cancer

  14-01-2025 21:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Ontario's health minister says the province will now publicly fund a new treatment for advanced-stage prostate cancer.
  
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• L.A. firefighting deployment demonstrates Canadian sovereignty, close ties: Sajjan

  14-01-2025 21:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan says Canadian crews are being put to use in the battle against the Los Angeles wildfires, in a deployment that is a demonstration of Canadian sovereignty.
  
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• Quebec school criticized for making kids choose between sports and advanced academics

  14-01-2025 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Quebec's education minister is asking a school in the Charlevoix region to reconsider its decision to force students to choose between sports-oriented programs and advanced math and science.
  
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• After joining Cavalry FC on loan, Jay Herdman makes move to CPL champion permanent

  14-01-2025 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  Jay Herdman, who joined Cavalry FC last season on loan from the Vancouver Whitecaps’ MLS Next Pro side, has made his move to the Canadian Premier League champions permanent.
  
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• SPERBERG, Wilbert 'Wib'

  14-01-2025 20:44 via baytoday.ca
  
  Peacefully passed away surrounded by the love of his family at the North Bay Regional Health Centre on Saturday January 11, 2025, at the age of 80 years
  
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• Free agent receiver Eugene Lewis embraces challenge of CFL record pursuit

  14-01-2025 20:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  Eugene Lewis will have plenty riding on the start of the 2025 CFL season.
  
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• Franklin the tortoise moving out of refrigerator after chilling since October

  14-01-2025 20:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  It's a big day for Franklin the marginated tortoise who is being brought out of his slumber after spending 15 weeks chilling out in a refrigerator.
  
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• Canadiens' Emil Heineman is out 3-4 weeks after getting hit by a car while walking in Salt Lake City

  14-01-2025 20:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  Montreal Canadiens player Emil Heineman is expected to miss three to four weeks after being hit by a car while walking in downtown Salt Lake City a day before playing at the Utah Hockey Club.
  
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• Toronto FC acquires Canadian winger Theo Corbeanu on loan with option to buy

  14-01-2025 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Toronto FC has acquired Canadian international winger Theo Corbeanu on loan from Spain's Granada CF. The loan covers the 2025 MLS season with an option to buy the 22-year-old from Hamilton who has won seven caps for Canada.
  
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• Biden moves to lift state sponsor of terrorism designation for Cuba, part of deal to free prisoners

  14-01-2025 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Tuesday is notifying Congress of its intent to lift the U.S.
  
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