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City fire officials report significant damage to a home on the 500 block of Lakeshore Drive after a fire early Sunday afternoon.   Deputy Chief Greg Saunders says crews from all three stations responded at 12:30 pm. He says firefighters entered the home and extinguished the fire in the attic.

Eleven municipalities in Nipissing are getting $4.82 million in federal infrastructure funding this year. Pauline Rochefort, Member of Parliament for Nipissing-Timiskaming announced the funding through the Canada Community-Building Fund. The City of North Bay receives the lion’s share, over $3.4 million. Stay Informed - Subscribe for Free

We’re still awaiting specifics on local influenza clinics, but the maker of this year’s flu vaccine says shipments have started rolling out to the provinces. GSK Canada (GlaxoSmithKline) says the vaccine is made in Canada, and is for use in adults and children greater than 6 months of

Spencer Bowes scored back-to-back second-period goals to spark the Ottawa 67’s to a 6-1 Ontario Hockey League preseason victory Saturday over a tired North Bay Battalion. Brock Chitaroni had two goals and one assist and Nolan Jackson and Jasper Kuhta each provided one goal and one assist. Goaltender Ryder

In a neutral site affair in New Liskeard, Powassan got goals from four different skaters to get past Kirkland Lake. Bradley Begley; Anthony Boyes; Frank Popkie and Justin Lefebvre put the Voodoos up by four after 40 minutes of play. The Gold Miners’ lone marker on the night came from

We are heartbroken to announce the sudden passing of David Dean May, a devoted father, loving son, cherished brother, supportive uncle, cousin, and friend, who left us unexpectedly on September 2, 2025 at the age of 54.   Born on October 13, 1970 in Cambridge, Ontario, Dave embraced life fully. He

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of a very special woman, Nancy Hope Dixon, who passed peacefully on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, at the age of 73.  Beloved wife of the late James Allan Dixon, loving mother of Christine MacLeod (Dan) and Jenny Dixon (Lionel), and

Passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 6, 2025 at Nipissing Serenity Hospice, surrounded by her family. Her final weeks were filled with music, companionship, and love. She will be deeply missed by her husband of 38 years, Robert Brownlee, and her children, Diane Brownlee Smith (Adam), Jordan Furrow (Andrew), Sandra

March 1928 – September 2025  With heavy hearts, we announce the peaceful passing of Mary Elizabeth Moroughan on September 2, 2025, at the North Bay Regional Health Centre, at the remarkable age of 97.  Mary was the beloved wife of the late Arthur Moroughan (2006), with whom she shared 57 devoted

Drug Trafficking Investigation The North Bay Police Service (NBPS) Street Crime Unit has made an arrest in connection with an ongoing drug trafficking investigation. On September 4, 2025, at approximately 12:38 p.m., members of the Street Crime Unit conducted a traffic stop on the accused in the Marshall