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• WHL playoffs: Wetsch, Hurtig help Hitmen knock off Hurricanes 5-3

  16-04-2025 06:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  LETHBRIDGE — Carson Wetsch and Axel Hurtig each scored twice as the visiting Calgary Hitmen outlasted the Lethbridge Hurricanes 5-3 in Western Hockey League playoff action on Tuesday night.
  
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• Owner urges supporters to 'surround' B.C. ostrich farm as cull of 400 birds looms

  14-05-2025 23:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — The family operating the British Columbia ostrich farm where 400 birds have been ordered culled say about 40 supporters have arrived on scene in anticipation of a possible showdown with federal authorities.
  
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• Man, woman found dead as crews battle wildfire in Manitoba, police say

  14-05-2025 23:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — RCMP say the bodies of two people have been found as crews battle a wildfire in a popular lakefront cottage area northeast of Winnipeg.
  
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• Elections Canada says Terrebonne vote is final, despite 'error' with special ballot

  14-05-2025 23:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Elections Canada says the result of a recount in the federal riding of Terrebonne is final, despite a misprint that led to one special ballot being returned to sender.
  
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• U.S. backup Oettinger outplaying starter Hellebuyck in NHL playoffs with Stars up 3-1 over Jets

  14-05-2025 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Winnipeg Jets fans have showered Jake Oettinger with chants referring to his role as the USA Hockey backup goalie to Connor Hellebuyck during the 4 Nations Face-Off earlier this year. Well, that “U.S.
  
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• OPP Golden Helmets Motorcycle Precision Team coming to North Bay

  14-05-2025 22:33 via nugget.ca
  
  Service clubs are jumping on board the city’s 100th anniversary celebration train. The Knights of Columbus in North Bay, who are also celebrating 120 years of service, have organized a special event to commemorate the achievement. The Ontario Provincial Police Golden Helmets Motorcycle Precision Team will perform at Northgate Shopping Centre June 14 at 6 p.m. and June 15 at 1 p.m. “We live in a very giving community. Many service clubs and organizations are celebrating their century
  
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• CBC to stop paying individual bonuses after controversy

  14-05-2025 22:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — CBC will no longer pay individual bonuses to employees, its board said in a statement Wednesday more than a year after concerns about the practice became political fodder on Parliament Hill.
  
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• PQ defends candidate in hotly contested Arthabaska riding over leftist past, arrest

  14-05-2025 20:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  SAINT-FERDINAND — The Parti Québécois was forced to defend its candidate on Wednesday ahead of an upcoming byelection northeast of Montreal after criticism of his decades-old, far-left activist past.
  
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• Uranium added to Nova Scotia critical minerals list as province seeks exploration

  14-05-2025 20:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government added uranium to its list of priority critical minerals on Wednesday and issued a request for exploration proposals at three sites the province says have known deposits of the heavy metal.
  
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• Alberta secession talk 'unhelpful,' Atco chief executive says

  14-05-2025 20:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — The chief executive of Atco Ltd. says discussions around Alberta secession are already hurting the investment climate.
  
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• Leafs coach Craig Berube ponders Game 5 lineup changes; Rodrigues out for Panthers

  14-05-2025 18:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Craig Berube is still weighing his options.
  
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• Inuit village in Quebec's Far North facing 'severe' water distribution challenges

  14-05-2025 18:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Officials in Quebec's Nunavik region are raising the alarm over severe water distribution challenges in the Inuit community of Puvirnituq.
  
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• Canada needs to maximize existing pipelines before building more, minister says

  14-05-2025 18:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canadian Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault says Canada needs to maximize the use of its existing pipelines before building more.
  
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• Toronto's Fast, Minnesota's Jaques, Thompson finalists for PWHL top defender award

  14-05-2025 18:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Renata Fast of the Toronto Sceptres and Minnesota Frost teammates Sophie Jaques and Claire Thompson are the finalists for the Professional Women's Hockey League's defender of the year award.
  
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• Spam buns, worm poutine and pork tongue on the menu for Calgary Stampede

  14-05-2025 18:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — The Calgary Stampede menu this year is set to include a heaping of pickle flavours and something for those with a cast-iron stomach.
  
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• Spam buns, worm poutine and hot mac 'n cheese on the menu for Calgary Stampede

  14-05-2025 18:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — The Calgary Stampede menu this year is set to include a heaping of pickle flavours and something for those with a cast-iron stomach.
  
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• Maxwell Pottery in Mattawa closing its doors

  14-05-2025 18:28 via nugget.ca
  
  After 34 years in business, Maxwell Pottery is cooling the kilns and closing its door. Owners Daniel and Jodi Maxell have decided to retire and plan to close the showroom’s doors by Christmas. After three decades, the couple admitted the decision to retire was difficult. After all, Maxwell Pottery has become a landmark at 370 Highway 630 in Mattawa, and their pottery is much-loved locally and around the world. “We’ll miss our customers deeply,” said Jodi. “So many h
  
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• RCMP issue shelter-in-place order in Lunenburg County, N.S., for man who may be armed

  14-05-2025 18:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  LOWER NORTHFIELD — Nova Scotia RCMP are telling residents of Lunenburg County to seek shelter or stay inside because of a man who they say is dangerous and may be armed.
  
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• Man pleads guilty to criminal negligence in dog attack that injured girl: York police

  14-05-2025 18:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  Police in York Region say a man has pleaded guilty to multiple charges and has been handed a lifetime ban on dog ownership following a 2023 dog attack that left a nine-year-old girl severely injured.
  
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• Canadian man sentenced to 2 1/2 years in U.S. Social Security fraud

  14-05-2025 18:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  FAIRBANKS — The United States Attorney's Office in Alaska says a Canadian man has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison and ordered to repay $420,000 he stole in social security benefits from the U.S. government over a 30-year period.
  
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• Canada Post hits pause on negotiations with union as May deadline nears

  14-05-2025 18:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada Post says it's pressing pause on negotiations with the union representing postal workers with a little over a week before the deadline to get a deal.
  
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• Returning to where it all began

  14-05-2025 18:10 via nugget.ca
  
  Lifeguards do more than just sit in a chair, getting a tan with a whistle in their hand; they’re trained, prepared and always alert, according to a former city lifeguard. Penny Horton Lecour was hired by the City of North Bay as a lifeguard and swim instructor in 1968. “North Bay, our beach staff have been a vital part of keeping our community safe,” she said during a press conference Tuesday morning. “The North Bay beach program has always played a big role in our commun
  
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• North Bay lifeguards, swim instructors returning to where it all began

  14-05-2025 18:10 via nugget.ca
  Lifeguards do more than just sit in a chair, getting a tan with a whistle in their hand; they’re trained, prepared and always alert, according to a former city lifeguard. Penny Horton Lecour was hired by the City of North Bay as a lifeguard and swim instructor in 1968. “North Bay, our beach staff have been a vital part of keeping our community safe,” she said during a press conference Tuesday morning. “The North Bay beach program has always played a big role in our commun
  
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• S&P/TSX composite index edges higher, U.S. stock markets mixed

  14-05-2025 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Canada's main stock index edged higher in late-morning trading as losses in the telecommunication sector were offset in part by gains in the industrial and financial stocks, while U.S. markets were mixed.
  
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• Ontario and Manitoba ink deal to boost interprovincial trade

  14-05-2025 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew have signed an agreement to boost the movement of goods and labour between the provinces.
  
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• Air Canada, flight attendant union head to conciliation amid impasse in negotiations

  14-05-2025 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The union representing Air Canada flight attendants says it has filed for conciliation with the federal labour minister after reaching an impasse in contract negotiations with the airline.
  
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• New housing minister says he'll 'leverage' his past as Vancouver mayor in new role

  14-05-2025 17:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada's new housing minister says he didn't have the tools he needed to address housing affordability issues when he was mayor of Vancouver — the country's most expensive housing market.
  
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• New housing minister says he lacked tools to tackle homelessness as Vancouver mayor

  14-05-2025 17:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada's new housing minister says he didn't have the tools he needed to address housing affordability issues when he was mayor of Vancouver — the country's most expensive housing market.
  
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• Former North Bay resident's career continues to soar at Billy Bishop Airport

  14-05-2025 17:49 via nugget.ca
  
  Jennifer Quinn is a major success story as she is the recently appointed Chief Executive Officer of an aviation company that exists at Billy Bishop Airport on Toronto Island. The new CEO has ties to North Bay and is very happy to talk about it. Quinn, although not a native of North Bay, spent her formative high school years at Chippewa Secondary School in North Bay. Nieuport Aviation, the company that Quinn works for, is the owner and operator of the passenger terminal at Billy Bishop Toron
  
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• Veteran quarterback Shea Patterson released by Winnipeg Blue Bombers

  14-05-2025 17:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — American quarterback Shea Patterson was among seven players released Wednesday by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Patterson, 28, signed with Winnipeg following two seasons with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
  
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