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The Commissioner of Canada Elections is being asked to investigate possible bot farm attempts to boost Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre.    The New Democrats are calling for the investigation after hundreds of posts on the social media platform X claimed to have attended Poilievre’s event last week in Kirkland Lake.

Stats Canada says the country's unemployment rate held firm at a 30-month high of 6.4 % in July. The agency also says 2,800 jobs were lost nationally last month.   However, Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli, Ontario’s Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade Minister says a different picture

The Ontario government is investing nearly $17 million through the Skills Development Fund (SDF) to train over 36,000 workers in the North for in-demand careers in mining, construction, energy and forestry and build new training facilities. With this investment, the province is partnering with First Nations, labour unions, local

A North Bay resident is facing careless and impaired driving charges after a crash closed Highway 11 this morning. The OPP says officers responded to a crash in Callander around 3:45 a.m. involving an automobile and a tractor trailer unit. The OPP says the driver of the vehicle,

The Powassan Voodoos have been busy completing several trades as the club's main camp approaches. The Voodoos acquired 2006 birth year forward Matthew Diniz and defenceman Dawson Coleman from the Winchester Hawks of the Eastern Ontario Jr. ‘B’ Hockey League (EOJHL) for a development fee.  Diniz, a 5’

July 6,1955 to May 23, 2024   Matthew Willars Johnson passed away peacefully after a prolonged illness May 23, 2024 at the North Bay Regional Health Centre, at the age of 68.  Matt was predeceased by his parents Alan and Joyce Johnson. He was the loving father to Annie Johnson

M.L. Moore & Sons is proud to now call 1407 Main Street Callander the home of our new head office. As of July 12th, 2024, M.L. Moore & Sons is not only the new owner of Rug-A-Roo Flooring, it also acquired the 26 000 square foot building. Rug-A-Roo

The North Bay Battalion has traded defenceman Tnias Mathurin to the Windsor Spitfires, the Ontario Hockey League club announced Thursday. For Mathurin and its 13th-round pick in the 2025 OHL Priority Selection, North Bay received a second-rounder in 2025 and fourth- and sixth-round choices in 2026, all conditional, as well

The countdown is on to the 18th annual Our Hospital Walk/Run. Registration is open online for the Sept. 29 event with a discounted fee until Sept. 1.   This year’s Our Hospital Walk/Run is supporting two new SPECT/CT Scanners for the North Bay Regional Health Centre’s

Future downtown bike lockers are the latest focus for public art in the community.   The City of North Bay, the North Bay Public Art Advisory Committee and Creative Industries are calling on creative minds to make a submission by Aug. 30 (4:30 pm).   This call is open to all