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Passed away after a courageous battle, on Monday November 17th, 2025 at the age of 50.  Loving daughter of Pauline Lamothe. She will be sadly missed by her fur baby Quinton.  She was predeceased by her beloved grandparents Bernadette and Albert Lamothe. She will be sadly missed by her close

Passed away peacefully at her residence after a lifelong struggle. Valerie was the recipient of a heart transplant, which gave her many additional years at life.  Loving mother of Peter (Zoey Cook). Beloved sister of Cheryl (Ernest), Chris (Karrie), Shawn (Jennifer), Steve, James and Bryan. Predeceased by her parents Kathleen

Continuing their winning ways, the Timmins Rock collected their eighth straight Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League victory Friday, downing the Powassan Voodoos 3-1 at the Powassan Sportsplex. A red-hot Brant Romaniuk put the Rock in front with his 20th goal of the season as he neatly side-stepped around a defender

Peacefully passed away at Au Chateau (Sturgeon Falls) on Thursday November 20, 2025, at the age of 87 years. Everett was the beloved husband of the late Joanne (nee Gagne) Higdon, and the loving father to Ivory Labelle (Michel). He was the cherished grandfather to Olivia, and Emma. Everett is

Goaltender Jaden Cholette made 21 saves for his second consecutive shutout, backstopping the Oshawa Generals to a 4-0 victory over the North Bay Battalion in an Ontario Hockey League game Friday night. Owen Griffin scored one goal and added two assists, and Aiden O’Donnell had one goal and one

The North Bay Battalion has acquired centre Kaden Pitre from the Flint Firebirds in a trade for forward Ihnat Pazii, the Ontario Hockey League club announced Friday night. North Bay sent Ukrainian import Pazii and a fourth-round pick in the 2026 OHL Priority Selection that originally belonged to the Windsor

After more than two years of negotiations, both Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) have reached agreements in principle covering the union’s urban and rural bargaining units. The union said both sides “have agreed on the main points of the deals, but we need to

With files from Brendan Pawliw, Kate Brown and Calvin Hector Twenty people were caught up in a grizzly bear attack in Bella Coola that sent three children and a teacher to hospital in Vancouver. Provincial officials said two of the patients are in critical condition and two are listed as

The Salvation Army North Bay’s Christmas Kettle campaign is underway with donation kettles set up in the community. Major Stephanie Watkinson says this year’s goal is $225,000.   She says that helps fund all of their programs and services for Christmas and the upcoming year, including the Salvation

$4.75 million in provincial funding is on its way to rebuild and upgrade Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park to become a year-round operation. Earlier this year, the park sustained extensive storm damage, forcing it to close in June. Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks Todd McCarthy says the