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May 31, 1950 ~ December 12, 2024  Peacefully passed away surrounded by the love of his family at the North Bay Regional Health Centre on Thursday December 12, 2024, at the age of 74 years. Giuseppe was the loving father to Khara Sauro (Chris), and Courtney Sauro. He was the cherished

It is with deepest sorrow that our family announces the passing of our Lynn, on December 12, 2024 at Casselhome, at the age of 69. After a lengthy and courageous battle, Lynn is now at rest. Born in North Bay in 1955 to Doris Spivey (Rees) and Ronald Spivey (both

Caden Kelly’s goal, the last of four straight first-period markers, proved the winner as the Ottawa 67’s held off the North Bay Battalion for a 4-3 Ontario Hockey League victory Sunday. Chase Yanni, Will Gerrior and Josh Brady also scored for Ottawa, which got 36 saves from rookie

By Richard Coffin Over $75 million is going towards updating Ontario’s fish hatchery program to provide better fishing opportunities locally and across the province.  Infrastructure upgrades are planned for three fish culture stations, including the North Bay station in Redbridge, to increase the production of key fish species and

By Richard Coffin More officers with the North Bay Police Service are being trained in the use of radar and lidar for traffic enforcement. Officials say lidar uses a focused pulsed laser beam of infrared light and has twice the range of radar, which uses radio waves. Police say radar

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

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