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The Francophone Community Grants Program is helping 71 organizations and companies bolster Francophone culture and the economy  The Ontario government is investing $3 million to protect the province’s Francophone community by creating jobs and driving economic growth through the 2025-26 Francophone Community Grants Program (FCGP). Funding will help 71

First program of its kind in Canada will promote life-saving early detection and prevention of potentially deadly ruptures The Ontario government is taking action to protect more people against life-threatening abdominal aortic aneurysms, which often have no symptoms and may go undetected until rupture, by launching a new screening program.

Geoff Owen appointed to help deliver a self-reliant, affordable and secure energy system  As part of Ontario’s commitment to build a self-reliant, future-ready and affordable energy system, the Government of Ontario is strengthening the leadership of the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) with the appointment of Geoff Owen as Chair

In life, every second counts. And so does every footstep. This year, Kevin O’s One More Walk Home in support of CIBC’s Run for the Cure, is proudly supported by Jim’s Locksmithing, Agnico Eagle Mines, and Kia North Bay— donating together to help in the fight against

The Canadian Mental Health Association, North Bay and District is expanding efforts toward a suicide-safer community on World Suicide Prevention Day by introducing two free opportunities for the public: a new eight-week suicide grief support group and a safeTALK suicide alertness workshop. Registration is now open and interested participants are

Funding for land ambulance services in the area is on the rise. Nearly $8 million dollars is going to the District of Nipissing Social Services Administration Board (DNSSAB) this year. Vic Fedeli, MPP for Nipissing says it’s up by 15%. Stay Informed - Subscribe for Free – Click here He

Calling on the province to ‘seize this moment’ with northern highway expansion The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities says momentum is growing around its call for northern highway expansion. FONOM is urging the province to ‘seize this moment’ and include the twinning and 2+1 model for Highways 11 and

The North Bay Police Service (NBPS) is investigating a residential break and enter that occurred in the area of Douglas Street and Rose Avenue. Stay Informed - Subscribe for Free – Click here On September 3, 2025, at approximately 8:50 p.m., police responded to a call after a homeowner

The Near North District School Board (NNDSB) confirms ‘all business brought forward to the Board table on Aug. 19, 2025, is null and void’. Specifics on why haven’t been detailed, however the board chair did issue a release a week after the meeting saying they’ve committed to strengthening

The Canada Strong Pass helped strengthen Canadian tourism this summer. That from federal officials who say the pass, which offered free admission or reduced fees – increased visits across national, provincial and territorial museums, historic sites and parks, and boosted rail travel too.   They say mid-summer results showed an average 15-percent