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• SIU clears officers who shot man after days-long manhunt in Latchford

  29-01-2026 23:53 via nugget.ca
  There are no “reasonable grounds” to believe the two OPP officers who shot a man during an armed standoff near Latchford committed a criminal offence, according to the Special Investigations Unit (SIU). The SIU released their findings from an investigation stemming from an Oct. 3 incident that resulted in the suspect suffering gunshot wounds, and an OPP canine dog being shot in the ear. Joseph Martino, director of the SIU, stated in his report the situation that resulted in a highway
  
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• NDP confirms five contestants for leadership race to replace Jagmeet Singh

  29-01-2026 23:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Five candidates have met the final requirements in the NDP's leadership election and will have their names on the ballot when party members choose a new leader for the beleaguered party.
  
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• Experts say treason definition depends if you're holding Criminal Code or dictionary

  29-01-2026 23:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — B.C. Premier David Eby made headlines Thursday by saying Alberta separatists reportedly meeting with U.S. officials are committing treason — but experts say the word means different things in different contexts.
  
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• Nearly one-third of Canada’s most livable cities are in Ontario

  29-01-2026 22:59 via village-life.ca
  
  As more Canadians rethink where they want to live.
  
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• Vancouver-based Vizsla Silver Corp. reports 10 people 'taken' from Mexican mine site

  29-01-2026 22:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — A Vancouver-based mining company says 10 people have been "taken" from a mine site in Mexico.
  Vizsla Silver Corp.
  
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• 10 'taken' from B.C. firm's Mexican mine site, but Global Affairs says no Canadians

  29-01-2026 22:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Global Affairs Canada says it is monitoring a security incident at a Vancouver-based mining firm's project in Concordia, Mexico, where 10 people have been abducted, but it's not aware of any missing Canadians.Vizlas Silver Corp.
  
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• Councillors reject plan to review North Bay’s short-term rental bylaw - CTV News

  29-01-2026 22:17 via news.google.com
  Councillors reject plan to review North Bay’s short-term rental bylaw  CTV News
  
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• North Bay continues to be a filming hotspot with new provincial funding - BayToday.ca

  29-01-2026 22:00 via news.google.com
  North Bay continues to be a filming hotspot with new provincial funding  BayToday.ca
  
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• Rising costs push West Nipissing to end hazardous waste deal with North Bay

  29-01-2026 21:55 via baytoday.ca
  
  Municipality plans to host one-day drop-off, and continues to investigate options for residents
  
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• Eby says extortion wave is 'terror attack in slow motion'

  29-01-2026 21:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — B.C. Premier David Eby says a wave of extortion crime in the province is a "terror attack in slow motion.
  
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• Stepfather of missing Nova Scotia children charged with sexually assaulting an adult

  29-01-2026 21:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  HALIFAX — Nova Scotia RCMP say the stepfather of two children who were reported missing more than eight months ago has been charged with sexual assault, assault and forcible confinement involving an adult victim.
  
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• Ontario Premier Doug Ford trades barbs with Parti Québécois leader over sovereignty

  29-01-2026 21:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  SAINT-GEORGES — The leader of the Parti Québécois and Ontario Premier Doug Ford are trading barbs after the latter said it would be a disaster for Canada if the sovereigntist party was elected.
  
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• Missing baby believed dead after mother's remains found in Alberta apartment: RCMP

  29-01-2026 21:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  ST. ALBERT — RCMP say they have arrested a suspect after the remains of a woman were found in an apartment near Edmonton and that her baby is also believed to be dead.
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Missing baby believed dead after mother's remains found in Alberta

  29-01-2026 21:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  ST. ALBERT — Alberta RCMP say they have arrested a suspect after the remains of a 23-year-old woman were found in an apartment in St. Albert and that her missing nine-month old daughter is also believed to be dead.More coming.
  
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• Second person dead after Saturday's West Nipissing two-vehicle collision - BayToday.ca

  29-01-2026 20:58 via news.google.com
  Second person dead after Saturday's West Nipissing two-vehicle collision  BayToday.ca
  
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• CICCIARELLI, Romano - BayToday.ca

  29-01-2026 20:56 via news.google.com
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• CICCIARELLI, Romano

  29-01-2026 20:56 via baytoday.ca
  
  Romano Cicciarelli, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, at North Bay General Hospital, at the age of 82
  
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• VIDEO: Ontario hospitals are hurting for cash, but how much is enough?

  29-01-2026 20:52 via baytoday.ca
  
  Tonight on Village Media's 'Closer Look' podcast: A new report from the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions warns that our over-burdened emergency departments are about to get even worse
  
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• Quebec private doctors challenge law forcing five years of public system work

  29-01-2026 20:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Quebec's private doctors federation is mounting a legal challenge against a law that requires all new doctors to practice in the province's public system for five years.
  
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• Canada Post, union finalize outstanding contractual language in tentative deals

  29-01-2026 20:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada Post and the union representing thousands of its mail carriers say they have finalized outstanding contractual language in the tentative agreements reached last month that would end more than two years of labour strife.
  
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• LETTER: Serious Fraud Office did its job; more needs to be done!

  29-01-2026 20:36 via baytoday.ca
  
  'It is sickening to hear through the media that accidents/incidents/closures are happening on a daily and weekly basis'
  
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• Ottawa, South Korea pledge to bring auto manufacturing to Canada

  29-01-2026 20:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The federal government has signed an agreement with South Korea with the goal of bringing Korean auto manufacturing to Canada.
  
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• Emergency response training brings police and students together - BayToday.ca

  29-01-2026 20:08 via news.google.com
  Emergency response training brings police and students together  BayToday.ca
  
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• JONES, Debby - BayToday.ca

  29-01-2026 20:02 via news.google.com
  JONES, Debby  BayToday.ca
  
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• JONES, Debby

  29-01-2026 20:01 via baytoday.ca
  
  Peacefully passed away surrounded by the love of her family at the North Bay Regional Health Centre on Saturday January 24, 2026, at the age of 68 years.
  
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• Emergency response training brings police and students together

  29-01-2026 19:57 via baytoday.ca
  
  A partnership between the North Bay Police Service and Canadore College is giving criminal justice students an immersive look into the world of emergency response through live-action training exercises
  
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• Northlander passenger rail nears return, but key questions remain

  29-01-2026 19:53 via baytoday.ca
  
  Province says testing is underway and station upgrades are moving ahead, but the exact launch date and ticket prices are yet to be announced
  
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• Police arrest man for stealing a running vehicle in downtown North Bay

  29-01-2026 19:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  A 29-year-old man from North Bay is facing multiple charges following the theft of a commercial vehicle from a downtown job site.
  
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• NELSON, Elaine Frances (nee Gallardi) - BayToday.ca

  29-01-2026 19:50 via news.google.com
  NELSON, Elaine Frances (nee Gallardi)  BayToday.ca
  
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• Anandasangaree says lack of help from some provinces, police won't thwart gun buyback

  29-01-2026 19:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says he doesn't foresee logistical challenges in gathering up banned firearms through a federal buyback program, despite the refusal of several provinces and police forces to help.
  
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• NELSON, Elaine Frances (nee Gallardi)

  29-01-2026 19:49 via baytoday.ca
  
  It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Elaine Frances Nelson (née Gallardi), who passed away peacefully on January 21, 2026, at Vernon Jubilee Hospital, six months after her diagnosis of lung cancer
  
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• Celebration of Life: THIBEAULT, Denis - BayToday.ca

  29-01-2026 19:47 via news.google.com
  Celebration of Life: THIBEAULT, Denis  BayToday.ca
  
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• Celebration of Life: THIBEAULT, Denis

  29-01-2026 19:47 via baytoday.ca
  
  Denis Thibeault was a man of courage, and it is with deep sorrow that he unexpectedly departed on Wednesday Dec 17th 2025 at the North Bay Regional Hospital just four (4) days short of his 75th birthday
  
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• Orillia man left without access to $25,000 after ATM issue

  29-01-2026 19:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  'I’ll never deposit anything into a bank machine again,' says local man, who says his bank draft vanished following a routine transaction at TD Bank
  
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• Man who squirted apple cider vinegar on Omar is charged with assaulting and intimidating her

  29-01-2026 19:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Justice Department has charged a man who squirted apple cider vinegar on Democratic U.S. Rep.Ilhan Omarat an event in Minneapolis, according to court papers made public Thursday.
  
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• Justice Department charges man who squirted vinegar on Rep. Ilhan Omar

  29-01-2026 19:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Justice Department has charged a man who squirted apple cider vinegar on Democratic U.S. Rep.Ilhan Omarat an event in Minneapolis.
  
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• Events this weekend in North Bay area from Jan. 30–Feb. 1 - NorthBayNipissing.com

  29-01-2026 19:23 via news.google.com
  Events this weekend in North Bay area from Jan. 30–Feb. 1  NorthBayNipissing.com
  
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• StatCan says income and wealth gap grew wider in third quarter

  29-01-2026 19:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The gap between the country's highest earning and wealthiest households and those at the bottom end grew in the third quarter of last year as strong financial market gains benefited the rich.
  
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• Ontario's police watchdog not investigating alleged assault on lawyer at courthouse

  29-01-2026 19:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  Ontario's police watchdog says it is not currently investigating allegations that police officers assaulted a lawyer at an Oshawa, Ont., courthouse.
  
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• Montreal vigil to mark anniversary of Quebec City mosque attack

  29-01-2026 19:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A vigil will be held in Montreal at 4:30 p.m. today to mark the ninth anniversary of the Jan. 29, 2017, Quebec City mosque attack and to honour the six people killed.
  
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• Montreal vigil marks Quebec City mosque attack anniversary as Islamophobia persists

  29-01-2026 19:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Organizers of a vigil in Montreal to mark the ninth anniversary of a mass shooting at a Quebec City mosque that left six people dead and 19 wounded say they are speaking out about racism at a time when Islamophobia is high in Quebec.
  
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• Fact File: Don't be fooled by AI videos of Toronto snowstorm

  29-01-2026 19:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  As Toronto residents dig out from a record-breaking winter storm — the latest in the city's snowiest month have been kept — some videos that seemingly show the snow's aftermath are creating confusion online.
  
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• Le Carnaval to hit full stride with fireworks display - BayToday.ca

  29-01-2026 19:03 via news.google.com
  Le Carnaval to hit full stride with fireworks display  BayToday.ca
  
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• North Bay-area film projects get nearly $8M in funding

  29-01-2026 18:59 via baytoday.ca
  
  Funds help highlight Nipissing as “premier filming destination”
  
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• GM set to end third shift in Oshawa, Ont., putting hundreds out of work

  29-01-2026 18:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  OSHAWA — General Motors is set to cut the third shift at its Oshawa Assembly Plant on Friday, putting hundreds of workers at the plant out of a job.
  
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• Trump says he asked Putin not to target Kyiv for 1 week during brutal cold spell

  29-01-2026 18:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he has asked Russian President Vladimir Putin not to target the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv for one week as the region experiences frigid temperatures.
  
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• Democrats, White House strike spending deal that would avert government shutdown

  29-01-2026 18:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats and White House have struck a deal to avert a partial government shutdown and temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security as they negotiate new restrictions for President Donald Trump’s surge of immigration enforc
  
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• Democrats, White House narrow in on tentative spending deal that would avert government shutdown

  29-01-2026 18:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats and the White House are narrowing in on a spending deal that could avert a partial government shutdown as they negotiate new restrictions for President Donald Trump’s surge of immigration enforcement.
  
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• Democrats block government funding package in Senate as negotiations continue to avert a shutdown

  29-01-2026 18:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats voted to block legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security and several other agencies Thursday as they continued to negotiate with Republicans and the White House on new restrictions for President Donald Trump’
  
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• A second person dies after injuries suffered in Saturday's collision in West Nipissing - North Bay Nugget

  29-01-2026 18:35 via news.google.com
  A second person dies after injuries suffered in Saturday's collision in West Nipissing  North Bay Nugget
  
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