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• Tim Hortons celebrates its 60th birthday. Here's a timeline of its history

  17-05-2024 10:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  Tim Hortons is considered part of the fabric of Canada, but long before the chain became synonymous with the country, it had humble beginnings as a coffee and doughnut shop. As the company turns 60 in 2024, this is a look back at its history.
  
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• Most Canadians support abortion, one-third see Tories as least supportive: poll

  17-05-2024 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Eight in 10 Canadians back a woman's right to an abortion and two in three don't want the notwithstanding clause used to restrict access to abortions, a new poll suggests.
  
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• Kielburger mom's defamation lawsuit against Canadaland to go to trial

  17-05-2024 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — A defamation lawsuit filed by the mother of Marc and Craig Kielburger against the Canadaland podcast and its host will head to trial after an Ontario court rejected an application to have it thrown out, finding there is reason to believe th
  
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• In the news today: Rain, cooler temperatures help Western wildfires

  17-05-2024 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...
  
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• Hard-working fire crews, rain help keep Fort McMurray wildfire from growing

  17-05-2024 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — Every day since a wildfire began menacing the city of Fort McMurray, Alta., grimy, exhausted firefighters have been spilling of helicopters at the end of another one of the toughest shifts around.
  
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• Florida takes 3-2 series lead into game 6 against Boston

  17-05-2024 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  Florida Panthers (52-24-6, first in the Atlantic Division) vs. Boston Bruins (47-20-15, second in the Atlantic Division) Boston; Friday, 7 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Panthers -146, Bruins +123; over/under is 5.
  
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• Dallas looks to clinch second round series over Colorado in game 6

  17-05-2024 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  Dallas Stars (52-21-9, first in the Central Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (50-25-7, third in the Central Division) Denver; Friday, 10 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Avalanche -119, Stars +100; over/under is 6.
  
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• Court to hear from former acquaintances of admitted Winnipeg serial killer

  17-05-2024 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Two former acquaintances of an admitted serial killer are expected to testify today in the murder trial of Jeremy Skibicki. One of those is set to provide details about the behaviour of the man charged with killing four Indigenous women.
  
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• Alberta RCMP link four women killed in the 1970s to dead serial sex offender

  17-05-2024 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — RCMP in Alberta say they have linked the killings of four women in the 1970s to a serial sex offender. They say the killer has since died.
  
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• Wildfires cast smoky shadow over tourism industry ahead of unofficial start of summer

  17-05-2024 10:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  At Andrew Lake Lodge — a remote camp in the extreme northeast corner of Alberta — owner Dan Wettlaufer is looking forward to welcoming the first of this year's crop of tourists this weekend.
  
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• Sixty years on, Tim Hortons is synonymous with Canada, but still chasing growth

  17-05-2024 10:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — When Tim Hortons rang in the new year, it marked the occasion with a nod to its humble roots, bringing back a quartet of doughnuts, including some from its earliest days.
  
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• French police fatally shoot a man suspected of planning to set fire to a synagogue

  17-05-2024 09:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  PARIS (AP) — France’s Interior Ministry says police have shot and killed an armed suspect who appeared to be planning to set fire to a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen.
  
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• US military says first aid shipment has been driven across a newly built US pier into the Gaza Strip

  17-05-2024 08:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Trucks carrying badly needed aid for the Gaza Strip rolled across a newly built U.S.
  
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• North Korea test-fires suspected missiles a day after US and South Korea conduct a fighter jet drill

  17-05-2024 08:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired suspected short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Friday, South Korea’s military said, a day after South Korea and the U.S.
  
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• North Korea test-fires a ballistic missile a day after US and South Korea had a fighter jet drill

  17-05-2024 08:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired a ballistic missile off its east coast on Friday, South Korea's military said, a day after South Korea and the U.S.
  
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• North Korea fires ballistic missile toward sea, South Korea's military says

  17-05-2024 08:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired a ballistic missile off its east coast on Friday, South Korea's military said, the latest in its recent series of weapons tests.
  
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• Brazil is chosen to host soccer's 2027 Women's World Cup following a vote by FIFA's 211 members

  17-05-2024 08:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  BANGKOK (AP) — Brazil will host the 2027 Women’s World Cup after a vote of FIFA’s 211 members chose the South American bid over a joint bid from Belgium, Netherlands and Germany.
  
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• Rangers reach Eastern Conference Final with 5-3 win over Hurricanes in Game 6

  17-05-2024 07:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Chris Kreider had a third-period hat trick to help the New York Rangers erase a two-goal deficit and beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-3 in Game 6 on Thursday night to advance to the Eastern Conference Final.
  
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• Rangers reach Eastern Conference Final with 5-3 Game 6 win over Hurricanes

  17-05-2024 07:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Chris Kreider had a third-period hat trick to help the New York Rangers erase a two-goal deficit and beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-3 in Game 6 on Thursday night to advance to the Eastern Conference Final.
  
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• J.T. Miller's late goal lifts Canucks past Oilers to take a 3-2 series lead

  17-05-2024 07:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — J.T. Miller scored with 31.9 seconds remaining to lead the Vancouver Canucks to a 3-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night that put them a win away from the Western Conference Final.
  
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• Timberwolves force Game 7 by blowing out Nuggets 115-70 behind 27 points from Anthony Edwards

  17-05-2024 05:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 27 points to pull the Minnesota Timberwolves out of their mid-series slump and deliver a flawless 115-70 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night to force a Game 7 in this roller-coaster playoff matc
  
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• Severe storms kill at least 4 in Houston, knock out power to nearly 900,000 homes and businesses

  17-05-2024 05:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Fast-moving thunderstorms pummeled southeastern Texas on Thursday for the second time this month, killing at least four people, blowing out windows in high-rise buildings, downing trees and knocking out power to nearly 900,000 homes an
  
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• Severe storms kill at least 4 in Houston, knock out power to 900,000 homes and businesses

  17-05-2024 05:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Fast-moving thunderstorms pummeled southeastern Texas on Thursday for the second time this month, killing at least four people, blowing out windows in high-rise buildings, downing trees and knocking out power to more than 900,000 homes
  
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• Severe storms kill at least 4 in Houston, knock out power to 850,000 homes and businesses

  17-05-2024 05:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Fast-moving thunderstorms pummeled southeastern Texas on Thursday for the second time this month, killing at least four people, blowing out windows in high-rise buildings, downing trees and knocking out power to more than 850,000 homes
  
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• Severe storms kill at least 4 in Houston, cause widespread power outages and risk of tornadoes

  17-05-2024 05:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Severe thunderstorms pummeled southeastern Texas on Thursday for the second time this month, killing at least four people, blowing out windows in high-rise buildings, downing trees and knocking out power to nearly 900,000 homes and bus
  
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• Canada earns straight-sets win over Dominican Republic in Volleyball Nations League

  17-05-2024 05:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO — Canada earned a straight-sets victory over the Dominican Republic in Volleyball Nations League play Thursday night.
  
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• Kreider's 3rd-period hat trick lifts Rangers into Eastern Conference Final with win over Hurricanes

  17-05-2024 04:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Chris Kreider had a third-period hat trick to help the New York Rangers erase a two-goal deficit and beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-3 in Game 6 on Thursday night to advance to the Eastern Conference Final.
  
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• Three soccer players arrested over alleged match-fixing involving yellow cards in Australian league

  17-05-2024 03:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  SYDNEY (AP) — Three A-League players were arrested Friday for alleged betting corruption after police claimed they manipulated the number of yellow cards they received in games last year, Football Australia said.
  
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• So Mi Lee shoots 66 to take lead in Mihuno Americas Open as Rose Zhang leaves with illness

  17-05-2024 03:05 via baytoday.ca
  
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• Mother, stepfather get 15 years for manslaughter in death of B.C. boy Dontay Lucas, 6

  17-05-2024 02:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  PORT ALBERNI, B.C. — The mother and stepfather of six-year-old Dontay Lucas have been sentenced to 15 years each in prison by a B.C. Supreme Court judge.
  
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