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• Melanie Ethier's disappearance marks grim 30-year anniversary

  23-09-2026 21:49 via nugget.ca
  
  There is rarely a day goes by that Celine Ethier doesn’t think about her daughter, Melanie, who has been missing for 30 years. Melanie Ethier was 15 when she went missing on September 29, 1996, walking home from a friend’s place just a kilometre away from her New Liskeard home. She was an honours student at Ecole secondaire catholique Sainte-Marie and was loved by many in the community. She has seemingly vanished without a trace. “The 30 years has lots of weight on me. It&rsqu
  
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• Suspect flees on e-bike following alleged drug deal on McIntyre Street

  23-09-2026 20:10 via nugget.ca
  
  Two people face numerous charges following a street crime unit investigation into an alleged drug transaction on McIntyre Street West, where one man fled from police on an e-bike.North Bay Police Service were conducting an investigation in the 200 block of McIntyre Street West on Sept. 15, around 2:45 p.m., when two individuals were observed allegedly exchanging cash and suspected cocaine.Both individuals were placed under arrest. One accused, 60-year-old John Sloan was arrested without inciden
  
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• Small aircraft makes emergency landing on Highway 11

  23-09-2026 17:21 via nugget.ca
  
  It was an usual scene on Sept. 18 when a small aircraft landed on Highway 11.Almaguin Highlands Ontario Provincial Police were dispatched to a traffic complaint on the highway near Perry Township after reports of an aircraft landing on the roadway.Officers, along with emergency services responded to the scene.OPP stated upon arrival it was determined a small aircraft had experienced mechanical failure and conducted an emergency landing.There were no injuries.The highway was closed briefly to sa
  
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