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By Richard Coffin Council has approved the city’s $179 million operating budget for this year. It includes a 3.95% increase to the tax levy. The city says for the average homeowner, the approved increase amounts to about $9.92 per month, or $119 a year. Port North Bay

The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) announced Monday that forward Ryan Saginaw (Powassan Voodoos); goaltender Derrick Champagne (Powassan Voodoos) and forward Luc Warner (Hearst Lumberjacks) have been named its Rogers 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending February 1. Ryan Saginaw, (F) Powassan Voodoos – Leading all NOJHL

By Brad Aubin The North Bay Police Service is investigating a snowmobile theft that occurred in the early morning hours on Monday (Feb. 2). STAY INFORMED – Click here to receive the latest news right to your inbox. This is a free service City Police say a orange Arctic Cat Riot

Rockland Nationals (CCHL) remain No. 1 in CJHL Top 20 Rankings – Fuelled by Gatorade Continuing to rack up the victories, the Rockland Nationals (CCHL) remain No. 1 in the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) Top 20 Rankings – Fuelled by Gatorade, released Monday. Currently riding an impressive 23-game winning streak, the

Tonight’s Special Meeting of Council starts at 5:30 p.m. This meeting will focus on the 2026 Budget. STAY INFORMED – Click here to receive the latest news right to your inbox. This is a free service Review tonight's Council agenda: https://ow.ly/IxcN50Y7zhx Watch the

The City of North Bay advises that a section of Copeland Street, between Rock Street and Stevens Street, is currently closed due to an emergency watermain repair. STAY INFORMED – Click here to receive the latest news right to your inbox. This is a free service Crews are on site, and

Applications now open for projects that could create more than 4,000 jobs while helping industries cut emissions and save nearly $1 billion  Starting today, Ontario is ready to accept applications for commercial-scale geologic carbon storage projects. This is another step in the government’s plan to protect Ontario by

By Richard Coffin City police have seized $206,000 worth of suspected drugs after a traffic stop last Thursday.    The North Bay Police Service says the Street Crime Unit stopped a vehicle on Highway 11 near Powassan after a lengthy drug trafficking investigation in the North Bay, West Nipissing and

By Richard Coffin The Labour Market Group (LMG) reports 341 job postings were recorded in December for Nipissing District. That’s down nearly 24% month-over-month while year-over-year, the drop is over 12% compared the December 2024. 172 unique employers posted jobs in December, which is down 14% from November, though

By Richard Coffin There’s more federal funding to support the softwood lumber sector in the Northeast Region.  STAY INFORMED – Click here to receive the latest news right to your inbox. This is a free service Ottawa is helping Kap Paper complete an engineering design study to support a pivot