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École Secondaire Catholique Algonquin won the senior final of the Green and Gold Classic basketball tournament with a 77-73 victory over Sudbury’s LaSalle. The Barons’ Tristan Landriault was named MVP. “Landriault delivered a stellar performance with his impactful defense, while scoring 27 points and earning the Senior Division MVP
By Richard Coffin (Update 10:30 am) Some area residents may still be without power. As of mid-morning, Hydro One reports over 3,000 customers south of Powassan to the Sundridge area and west to Port Loring are impacted by an outage. (Update 7:30 am) There are some reports
The following are the highlights of the Near North District School Board (NNDSB) meeting of Tuesday, December 10, 2024. Director of Education’s report Director of Education Craig Myles began his report with a reflection on this season of giving, gratitude and hope and urged everyone to pause and celebrate
Premier Doug Ford announced the creation of Ontario Corps, a group of skilled professionals and volunteers that the province can deploy to help communities respond to natural disasters and other emergencies, while promoting civic engagement and community participation. “I’ve seen firsthand the incredible community spirit and dedication to volunteerism
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Collecting multiple goals in all three periods, the Powassan Voodoos went on to defeat the French River Rapids 7-1 Saturday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play at the Powassan Sportsplex. The Voodoos took flight two and a half minutes into the match-up when Jackson Smith snapped a shot on
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Lirim Amidovski scored what proved to be the winning goal and added an assist to pace the North Bay Battalion to a 3-1 victory over the Oshawa Generals in Ontario Hockey League action Friday night. Reyth Smith and Owen Van Steensel each provided one goal, while goaltender Mike McIvor made
Nearly half of respondents supported increasing taxes to maintain or expand services The City of North Bay shared the results of its recent Community Survey, conducted from late August to the end of September 2024. More than 2,000 residents participated in the online survey, providing valuable feedback on budgeting
The North Bay Police Service arrested a 22-year-old female for assault. On December 12, 2024, the victim, who is known to the accused, attended the accused’s residence in North Bay. While there, the accused assaulted the victim, at which point the victim left the residence. Members of the North
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Ryan Roobroeck scored three goals and added two assists to power the Niagara IceDogs to a 7-3 Ontario Hockey League victory Thursday night over the North Bay Battalion. Andrei Loshko had two goals, including an empty-netter, and Kevin He and Jack Brauti each provided one for Niagara, which erupted for
Ottawa is getting involved in the Canada Post strike, which is now into its 29th day. Federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon says the two sides are at an impasse and he’s applying a solution. “I have asked the Canada Industrial Relations Board, if they also determine that there is
Vic Fedeli, MPP for Nipissing announced that the Ontario government is supporting 37 job placement opportunities in Nipissing with an investment of $1.2 million through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund’s Workforce Development Program. The program targets existing and emerging markets and addresses the skilled labour shortage in the
By Richard Coffin The North Bay Food Bank is all smiles after the recent Tim Hortons Holiday Smile Cookie campaign. Over $37,500 was raised from the sale of the cookies Nov. 18-24. A cheque was presented on Thursday with the food bank to receive half of the money. The