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A petition calling on Ottawa to establish an independent Military Honours review board to investigate awarding the Victoria Cross to Afghanistan veterans is gaining traction. It calls for the first review to involve the late Jess Larochelle, who was born in Restoule. He was awarded the Star of Military Valour

The North Bay Police Service says two highly potent synthetic opioids may be present in the local illicit drug supply. That’s prompted them to issue a high priority Community Safety Alert. City police say Carfentanil and Fluorofentanyl are extremely dangerous and pose a significant risk to users, first responders,

The Monster Trucks All Out Tour is in Powassan on Saturday.   There are two shows, at 11 am and 4:30 pm at Powassan Fairgrounds.   Officials say Canadian Monster Trucks will be battling it out in the competition.   Stay Informed - Subscribe for Free – Click here There will also be

Nearly 1,500 Hydro One customers are without power in the Almaguin Highlands area Friday morning.  Outages stretch from South River to Sundridge, Burk’s Falls and Magnetawan, with crews assessing damage.  According to Hydro One’s outage map, across Southern and Central Ontario there are about 78,000 customers

A 37-year-old North Bay man and a 28-year-old female remain in custody They will appear in bail court today, after a January 27th 2025 targeted assault and robbery in the West Ferris area of North Bay. The accused and co-accused now face numerous Criminal Charges in relation to the incident.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch in effect for: * North Bay - Powassan - Mattawa Conditions are favourable for the development of dangerous thunderstorms that may be capable of producing damaging wind gusts, large hail and torrential rain. Hazards: Wind gusts up to 110 km/h Torrential rainfall with amounts possibly in excess

Mattawa’s biggest party gets started on Friday.   It’s the 26th annual Mattawa Voyageur Days.   The concerts on Friday include Pop Mach!ne, Royal Tusk, Fefe Dobson and Default. Stay Informed - Subscribe for Free – Click here On stage at Explorer’s Point on Saturday are Tyson Ranger Band,

The judging is done and now the waiting begins until the national Communities in Bloom (CiB) results are announced in October. North Bay is entered in the national population category along with Fredericton, New Brunswick, although Tina Liu, CiB judge, says that doesn’t mean the cities are pitted against

Two people have been charged with second degree murder following an OPP suspicious death investigation in Bonfield. The OPP says on Saturday (July 19) around 6:45 a.m., officers were called to a residence on Trunk Road where a person was found deceased. They’ve been identified as 50-year-old

Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park will remain closed for the rest of the 2025 season. That announcement from the park on social media, pointing to the magnitude of damage from the June 21 storm. Officials say the storm, which included a microburst, resulted in extensive tree damage and hazardous conditions.