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The Nipissing University Lakers women's hockey team got back in the win column this past weekend, earning two victories on the road. The Lakers used a strong defensive effort in a shutout win Friday night, before turning to the offence in Saturday's win. Nipissing picked up

Northern Ontario businesses will be exploring opportunities involving the defence of Canada and security procurement this week in North Bay.   FedNor’s Northern Ontario’s Road to Defence Conference takes place on Wednesday in the city.    It’s for businesses with products or services for the defence industry, or those

The 13th annual World Girls Hockey weekend is coming up and a sell-out crowd is expected to watch the Nipissing University Lakers women’s team play Western on Friday night.    This as 72 youth girl’s U11 to U18 teams from across Ontario are converging on the area.   The North

Workplace Safety North (WSN) is once again a Canada Award for Excellence winner.    The regional health and safety association, with offices in North Bay and Sudbury, won the platinum award in the Mental Health at Work category.   WSN says its framework was created with input from experts across Canada and

Province marking Remembrance Week with new award and proposed legislative changes to recognize all veterans who served The Ontario government is marking Remembrance Week by introducing the Honouring Veterans Act, 2024 today that, if passed, would expand recognition to living veterans for their service and contributions, in addition to those

Province investing in more supports to combat rising antisemitism in communities The Ontario government is marking Holocaust Education Week (November 4 to 10) with an investment of $551,000 for additional resources to help students, families and educators combat antisemitism in schools. This funding reaffirms the province’s commitment to

Province making GO Transit free for veterans and increasing financial support to up to $3,000 each year The Ontario government is increasing the financial assistance available to veterans and their family through the Soldiers’ Aid Commission. The government is making new regulatory amendments alongside the changes proposed in the

The Nipissing University Lakers lacrosse team's season came to an end last week on the road, falling in the Baggataway Cup qualifier weekend. Hitting the road and travelling to London, ON to face the Western Mustangs, the Lakers fell dropped a 13-6 decision closing out the 2024 campaign.

The Nipissing University Lakers women's volleyball team dropped a pair of matches this past weekend on the road in Hamilton. The Lakers fell 3-0 to the McMaster Marauders twice, both Friday and Saturday. On the first night, the Lakers fell in three hard-fought sets, losing 3-0 (24-26, 20-25,

As part of North Bay Centennial Celebrations, the city is excited to partner with Source for Sports to launch an online apparel and merchandise store. Check out the Centennial-branded items including T-shirts, hoodies, ball caps, and toques — all sold at cost. The store will be open throughout 2025, with monthly