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It is with heavy hearts that we announce the unexpected death of Thomas Arthur Etches on May 5, 2025, just nine days before his 77th birthday. He passed away at his home in North Bay, Ontario, with his wife Sandra Mary Etches (nee McIntosh) nearby as well as his youngest

Vic Fedeli MPP for Nipissing, announced that the Ontario government is taking action to protect the province by investing $93,000 in two townships in Nipissing to prepare for and respond to emergencies. Funding is being delivered through the Community Emergency Preparedness Grant, which strengthens emergency preparedness by funding local

By Brad Aubin A 20-year-old North Bay man is facing charges following a police investigation into a stabbing incident on Manitou St. last Thursday.  The North Bay Police Service says around 9:00 a.m., officers were dispatched to a disturbance, and upon arrival, found a man suffering from injuries

By Richard Coffin It’s a milestone win for the Criminal Justice Team at Chippewa Secondary School.   They’re the first school outside of Sudbury’s Rainbow District School Board to win gold at the Hennessy Cup Mock Trial Competition.   The competition has been running for 21 years.   Report North

By Richard Coffin The 2024 Community Futures Ontario Entrepreneur of the Year award winner is officially opening a new butcher shop in North Bay this weekend.   This is the first retail expansion for Bruce Mines-based Penokean Hills Farms.     Officials say they work with local farmers from across the northeast to

The North Bay Battalion’s three-day development camp ended on a high note Sunday, with officials of the Ontario Hockey League club pleased with the level of competition and the guidance provided. “We accomplished what we wanted to accomplish,” general manager John Winstanley said after 33 participants started heading home.

A total of 29 skaters and four goaltenders had heads turning at the pace of play when they took to the ice Saturday night for the first of two intrasquad games at the North Bay Battalion’s development camp. Participants on the second day of the three-day camp included five

The North Bay Battalion made defenceman Sam Weedmark of the Don Mills Flyers U18s its first-round pick Wednesday in the Ontario Hockey League Under-18 Priority Selection. The Battalion took goaltender Logan Coates of the North Bay Trappers U18s in the second round and right winger Alex Kontos of the Toronto

The Ontario government is investing $50,000 for 2024-25 to K’Tigaaning Midwives – Victorian Order of Nurses for Canada, and $200,000 in 2025-26, through the Indigenous Midwifery Program. The investment supports maternal and child health by providing culturally appropriate care to Indigenous families in our community.  “Ontario’s Indigenous

Nipissing University receives transformational gift to expand and enhance rare dementia research, support and education nationally  Nipissing University announced a transformational $5M investment to support the continued development and national expansion of Rare Dementia Support Canada (RDS Canada). This gift will support the expansion of dementia research, support services, and