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The North Bay Police Service is seeking assistance from the public to identify a suspect in a theft that occurred on November 6, 2024. At approximately 11:30 a.m. on November 6, 2024, the suspect in this incident is alleged to have unlawfully entered a business in the 100-block

By Richard Coffin The North Bay OPP says postmortems will take place on Thursday in Sudbury after Monday’s fatal collision on Highway 63, near Highway 533. Ontario Provincial Police say a tanker truck and a passenger vehicle collided head-on, with two people in the passenger vehicle pronounced deceased at

Industrial construction saw the largest decrease – dropped 16.1 million to 4.7 million (20.8 million in 2023), Residential construction dropped 10.3 million to 40.4 million (50.7 million in 2023), commercial construction dropped 5.8 million to 10.6 million down (16.4 million in 2023)

By Richard Coffin Ontario’s plan to strengthen security on land, water and in the air along the Canada-US border includes calling on the feds to invest in the future success of NORAD operations and NORAD base restoration.  That’s one of the many components to Fortress Am-Can, a renewed

A Special Committee Meeting will be held on Tuesday at 5 p.m. at City Hall. The meeting will include public discussions on proposed user fees for the Merrick Landfill and Bourke Street Pickleball Courts as well as the 2025 Preliminary Water and Wastewater Calculated Rates. 0:00 /0:30

By Richard Coffin Chippewa Secondary School has been offering the International Baccalaureate (IB) program for a decade now.   Officials say the school also successfully completed a recent five-year evaluation, reaffirming its commitment to providing a world-class education. The Near North District School Board says Chippewa was commended for its dedicated

By Richard Coffin The Near North District School Board (NNDSB) says PowerSchool, an application it and many other boards use to store student information and some staff information, experienced a data breach over the holidays.  In a letter to parents, board officials say they’re working with PowerSchool to investigate

The North Bay Police Service is seeking to identify a suspect who had been involved in multiple thefts from a retail store. The North Bay Police Service is releasing several photos of a suspect who is believed to have stolen multiple items on multiple occasions from a retail store on

By Richard Coffin A new report says the north could see over 26,000 people that are homeless by 2035.    It also reveals a 204% surge in homelessness in the region in the last nine years.   The Northern Ontario Service Deliverers Association (NOSDA), in collaboration with the Association of Municipalities

Supporters of Sweetmans Gardens are looking to the city to protect the ‘community gem’ near McIntyre Street West and Cormack Steet.    Liza Vandermeer confirms Tuesday night’s presentation to council was in response to recent brush and tree clearing adjacent to the gardens.    “It is, but I’d like to