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By Richard Coffin $110,000 in funding is going to two area festivals the province says celebrate Canadian culture and boost Nipissing’s tourism and economy.   MPP Vic Fedeli announced the Experience Ontario 2025 funding for Mattawa Voyageur Days and Le Carnaval des Compagnons.   “Festivals and events supported by Experience

New legislation will safeguard Canadian mining resources and energy infrastructure from foreign interference As part of the government’s plan to protect Ontario, the province is introducing new measures to prevent foreign governments or corporations from claiming Ontario’s critical minerals or participating in the province’s energy sector. Today,

$480,000 investment in Canadian Women & Sports will help more girls stay active and healthy The Ontario government is investing $480,000 in Canadian Women & Sport’s The Next Play through the Inclusive Grassroots Recreation (IGR) program, to expand affordable and inclusive sport and recreation opportunities for girls

Been the victim of a theft from vehicle? A local man is in custody after numerous theft-from-vehicle complaints over the past week in the Ski Club Road and Airport Road area of North Bay. If you have been the victim of a theft-from-vehicle or your vehicle was entered unlawfully and

By Richard Coffin The Compassionate Committee for the Homeless in North Bay is once again putting together Backpacks of Love filled with donated essential items.    Officials are looking to the community for support, with donated items being accepted next weekend.   On May 3, the committee will be accepting donations at

The North Bay Police Service continues to be involved in a provincial strategy aimed at protecting children from sexual abuse and exploitation on the internet.  The OPP-led Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) strategy has released a short documentary, introducing Project Orchard, exposing the stark realities of online child sexual abuse and

By Richard Coffin City police say an aggressive dog that was attacking people on Saturday has been euthanized by a local vet, after it was shot by officers.   The North Bay Police Service says officers were dispatched to a disturbance in the 200 block of Main Street East, on April

By Richard Coffin Two West Nipissing residents are facing drug possession for the purpose of trafficking charges after Almaguin Highlands OPP stopped a vehicle last week.   Provincial police say they were alerted to a suspended driver by their licence plate recognition system just after 8:30 pm last Thursday (April

By Richard Coffin City police are looking to identify two men after an attempt to buy cartons of cigarettes with fraudulent gift cards.   The North Bay Police Service was contacted after the pair went to an Algonquin Avenue business just after noon on April 8.   They say alert staff members

By Richard Coffin Students between the ages of 15 and 29 are once again being given the opportunity to run a business.   MPP Vic Fedeli says applications to the Summer Company program, which offers grants up to $3,000 to start a full-time business are being accepted.    The students will