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Interested in joining roller derby? Wham, bam, thank you slam! The Nipissing Roller Derby league is rolling up for a season of entertainment and cannot wait to bring out some big hits, fast feet, and a dose of healthy competition.  With derby names like: Jo-WHAMMM and Snarlie Brown, these skaters

It is with profound sadness that we announce the unexpected passing of Mr. Pete Champagne at his residence in Sturgeon Falls on Tuesday April 23rd, 2024 at the age of 89.  Predeceased by his wife Georgette Champagne. Loving father of Suzette (Norm), Richard (Diane-predeceased) and Marc (Eddy). Beloved grandfather of

Province removing distractions from classrooms as part of its back-to-basics plan Ontario is introducing the most comprehensive plan in Canada to reduce distractions in classrooms and improve the health of children by standardizing and strengthening provincewide measures and mandatory learning to directly counter the alarming rise of vaping and cellphone

The series moves to North Bay for two games, starting at 7 p.m. Monday.  Goaltender Jacob Oster made 22 saves for his second Ontario Hockey League playoff shutout, backstopping the Oshawa Generals to a 3-0 victory Sunday night over the North Bay Battalion and giving Oshawa a lead of

North Bay Professional Firefighters are gearing up for the return of Tims Smile Cookie campaign, April 29th to May 5th, with proceeds benefiting the North Bay and District Humane Society. Last week, The NBDHS visited the Fire Station to meet firefighters Mike, Kristen and Derek - and Sparky, of course

Near North District School Board’s (NNDSB) literacy team has been chosen as one of the recipients of the Dyslexia Canada Educational Excellence Awards by the Dyslexia Canada Board of Directors. The winners were officially announced on Tuesday. The awards celebrate exceptional dedication within school communities in supporting students with

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, and the Premier of Ontario, Doug Ford, today welcomed Honda Canada’s milestone investment of approximately $15 billion to create Canada’s first comprehensive electric vehicle supply chain, located in Ontario. From mining critical minerals to building cars and batteries, Canadian businesses and workers are

Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre supports OPP in major grandparent fraud investigation The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC) welcomes the news today about the results of an OPP investigation into an emergency scam variation targeting the elderly often referred to as "grandparents scam". Scammers claim to be someone they know, such

“Ten times out of 10 I’m going to challenge that play,” Stuart Rolofs scored two goals to lead the Oshawa Generals to a 4-2 comeback victory Friday night over the North Bay Battalion in Ontario Hockey League playoff action, giving the Generals the opener of the best-of-seven Eastern Conference

Congratulations to Chief Longworth who was sworn in as Chief of Police, at the official Change of Command ceremony held at The Grande Event Centre Councilor Tanya Vrebosch was in attandance to show her support for the North Bay Police Service. "I Had a chance to meet the Chief