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By Brad Aubin North Bay Hydro says crews continue to respond to widespread outages following last night’s storm. The utility says significant damage was reported in several areas of the local electricity distribution system. Around 1:00 a.m. this morning, North Bay Hydro shared work was being done

Nearly 800 youth have already signed up for free transit this summer, including this group of students from École Odyssée, who picked up their BayGo passes last week. They join the hundreds of other youth who are using the program to access recreation, jobs, community programs and other opportunities throughout

NBPS is proud to release its 2025 Annual Report, highlighting our progress, achievements and ongoing priorities in serving the community. In 2025, the North Bay Police responded to 23,818 calls for service and continued to make positive progress. Read the report here: ow.ly/J3aV50ZiRb6

By Richard Coffin The city is offering details on places to cool off with a heat warning in effect for the North Bay area. Environment Canada says we can expect daytime highs between 28 and 32 degrees with the humidex between 35 and 40 over the next few days. The

By Brad Aubin UPDATE: The tornado warning was lifted shortly after 6:30 p.m. Environment Canada has issued a tornado warning for the West Nipissing area. The agency says meteorologists are tracking an area of severe thunderstorms that is possibly producing a tornado, with damaging winds, large hail and

On June 28, 2026, Newman Holwerda, born January 8, 1933, in Hamilton to Andrew & Anne Holwerda, last surviving sibling to 9 brothers and sisters, peacefully closed his eyes on the final chapter on his book of life. Newman was married to Margaret Sarah Bell (aka Sally) on February12, 1954.

Peacefully passed away surrounded by the love of his family at Au Chateau (Sturgeon Falls) on Thursday June 25, 2026, at the age of 86 years. Raymond was the beloved husband of the late Andrée (nee Vachon) Delean, and the loving father to Shelly (Richard), Carl, and Darren (Diane). He

‘A Celebration of Life for Cathy Morris-Epple will be held at the West Ferris Legion on Saturday July 4th from 1pm-4pm Casual dress’

By Richard Coffin It’s that time of the year again… for pick-your-own strawberries. Leisure Farms in Sturgeon Falls says both strawberries and haskaps are now ready. They also say if you don’t feel like picking your own, crew-picked berries are available at the store. Port North Bay -

By Richard Coffin A six-month-long investigation by the Anishinabek Police Service has resulted in a quarter of a million dollars' worth of suspected drugs being seized. Twenty people are facing charges, including two from Nipissing First Nation, ages 60 and 61. Police say the investigation targeted a network of