North Bay news

• BARBER, Clarke

  13-11-2025 00:28 via baytoday.ca
  
  It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Clarke Barber, who died peacefully at the North Bay Regional Health Centre on Monday November the 10th, 2025
  
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• Driver gets charged with impaired by North Bay OPP after truck ends up on guard rail

  23-01-2026 03:31 via nugget.ca
  A 56-year-old from Sturgeon Falls has been charged with impaired driving after their vehicle became stuck on a guard rail on Highway 11 near Powassan. On the evening of January 10,  North Bay OPP officers arrested the individual at the scene after receiving a call from the public. The driver received a 90-day licence suspension, the vehicle was impounded for seven days, and they will appear in court next month.
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Trump withdraws Carney's invitation to 'Board of Peace'

  23-01-2026 03:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump has rescinded his invitation to Prime Minister Mark Carney to join his new "Board of Peace."More coming.Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press
  
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• Judge warns Trump administration from changing plaintiffs immigration status in First Amendment case

  23-01-2026 03:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge ruled on Thursday that the academics, who are party to alawsuitalleging U.S.
  
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• OneBC group 'facilitated' off UBC campus by RCMP amid safety fears

  23-01-2026 02:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The University of British Columbia says RCMP officers "facilitated" a group of people from the OneBC party off its Vancouver campus after they failed to follow instructions to leave for their own safety, with one of the group being carrie
  
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• FORTIN, Germain

  23-01-2026 01:16 via baytoday.ca
  
  With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Germain Fortin, a man who lived for the great outdoors and the satisfaction of a hard day's work.
  
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• House Republicans barely defeat war powers resolution to check Trump’s military action in Venezuela

  23-01-2026 00:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The House rejected a Democratic-backed resolution Thursday that would have preventedPresident Donald Trumpfrom sending U.S.
  
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• Hundreds line up near Edmonton to sign petition calling for vote on separation

  22-01-2026 23:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  STONY PLAIN — An hour after the doors opened Thursday at a community centre west of Edmonton, an employee poked her head in to make sure the crowd was still under its 650-person fire capacity.
  
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• Hundreds line up near Edmonton to endorse referendum on Alberta leaving Canada

  22-01-2026 23:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  STONY PLAIN — Hundreds of people braved bone-chilling temperatures today at a community centre just west of Edmonton to sign a petition to force a vote on Alberta leaving Canada.
  
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• Jury finds Chicago man not guilty of circulating $10K bounty on life of top Border Patrol leader

  22-01-2026 23:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — A man accused of offering a $10,000 bounty over Snapchat for the life of a top Border Patrol leader was found not guilty on Thursday in thefirst criminal trialstemming from the Chicago-area immigration crackdown that started last y
  
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• House approves final spending bills as Democrats denounce ICE funding

  22-01-2026 23:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed this year's final batch of spending bills on Thursday as lawmakers, still smarting from last fall's record43-day shutdown,worked to avoid another funding lapse for a broad swath of the federal government.
  
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• Budget proposes $3 million from casino money for new homeless shelter

  22-01-2026 23:00 via nugget.ca
  City council is considering the possibility of using $3 million of the city’s revenues from the Cascades Casino to fight North Bay’s growing homelessness problem. https://www.nugget.ca/news/local-news/homelessness-spike-in-northern-ontario-adds-strain But not everyone is convinced it makes financial sense. The 2026 draft capital budget has allocated $3 million to support the potential establishment of a 24/7 low-barrier shelter with a connections centre, to provide wraparound health
  
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• Quebec pushes back greenhouse gas reduction target by five years to 2035

  22-01-2026 22:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  QUÉBEC — The Quebec government announced Thursday that it's pushing back its greenhouse gas reduction target by five years to protect the economy and jobs, as environmental groups warned that the delay could have serious consequences down the line.
  
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• Former Iowa superintendent pleads guilty to falsely claiming US citizenship

  22-01-2026 22:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The former superintendent of Iowa’s largest school districtpleaded guiltyThursday, and admitted to falsely claiming to be a U.S. citizen on a federal form and illegally possessing firearms.
  
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• Toronto braces for coldest night in years from outbreak of arctic air

  22-01-2026 22:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  Toronto could see one of its coldest nights in years as a massive blast of arctic air spreads across Ontario and other parts of Canada.
  
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• REYNOLDS, Philip “Buck”

  22-01-2026 21:55 via baytoday.ca
  
  It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Philip Reynolds, affectionately known as ‘Buck’ on January 17th, 2026.
  
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• Parents of Canadian held in Syria urge Ottawa to act as prisoners are sent to Iraq

  22-01-2026 21:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The mother of a Canadian man detained in northeastern Syria says he risks going from "one legal black hole into another" as prisoners in the strife-torn region are transferred to Iraq.
  
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• Myles Gray police beating hearing in B.C. adjourned after hot-mic obscenity

  22-01-2026 21:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — A public hearing into the 2015 police beating death of Myles Gray that got underway in Vancouver this week has been adjourned after a lawyer used a strong obscenity to describe someone in a remark captured by a microphone.
  
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• Myles Gray police-beating death hearing in B.C. adjourned due to hot-mic obscenity

  22-01-2026 21:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — A public hearing into the 2015 police beating death of Myles Gray that got underway in Vancouver this week has been adjourned because a lawyer used a strong obscenity to describe someone in a remark captured by a microphone.
  
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• North Bay considers readjusting Airbnb bylaw due to compliance issues

  22-01-2026 21:13 via nugget.ca
  Coun. Sara Inch is convinced there are a lot more than just eight short-term rentals within the City of North Bay. A quick search on Airbnb shows more than 80 homes in North Bay available for short-term rentals in March, with nearly 40 available on Vrbo.com. This suggests that many property owners are breaking rules requiring them to register with the city before renting out their properties. Inch is bringing forward a motion at next Tuesday council meeting, proposing that city take another look
  
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• North Bay Police putting their best foot forward in the city's downtown

  22-01-2026 21:03 via nugget.ca
  North Bay’s Chief of Police Daryl Longworth has long wanted a bigger police presence in the city’s downtown core. They have it now, and the chief says it’s working.“It is nice to hear positive feedback from the community. We did the survey back in the fall with the Downtown Improvement Area members, and had a very positive response to the work we are doing,” said Longworth. ” We are trying to make an impact. We still have a long way to go, but we are going to
  
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• Northern communities ready to rally for safer highways

  22-01-2026 20:39 via baytoday.ca
  
  From Hearst to Latchford, residents are gathering to have their voices heard about the conditions on Highway 11 and Highway 17
  
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• Thunder Bay Pulp and Paper to end newsprint operations, up to 150 people affected

  22-01-2026 20:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  THUNDER BAY — Thunder Bay Pulp and Paper says it's ending newsprint production in a move that will affect up to 150 people.
  
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• La Loche marks 10 years since mass shooting in northern Saskatchewan

  22-01-2026 20:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  LA LOCHE — A high school in northern Saskatchewan where a deadly shooting took place is open for the first time in a decade on the anniversary of the tragedy.
  
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• VIDEO: Mark Carney delivered a speech heard round the world — now what?

  22-01-2026 20:08 via baytoday.ca
  
  Tonight on Village Media's 'Closer Look' podcast: We break down Carney's high-stakes comments with Peter Donolo, who worked for years a director of communications for Prime Minister Jean Chrétien
  
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• Teen charged after hate-motivated incidents targeting Jewish community: York police

  22-01-2026 19:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  Police in York Region say a 14-year-old boy is facing more than 20 charges after a string of alleged hate-motivated incidents targeting the Jewish community last year.
  
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• New Coalition Avenir Québec leader and Quebec premier will be chosen April 12

  22-01-2026 19:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  QUÉBEC — The Coalition Avenir Québec will choose Premier François Legault's successor on April 12.
  The party says the leadership race starts today and candidates have until Feb. 21 to submit their application.
  
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• Some Kashechewan First Nation residents test positive for parasite amid evacuation

  22-01-2026 18:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  Officials in a northern Ontario First Nation that was largely evacuated after the failure of its water system say at least 28 people from the community have tested positive for a parasite that causes gastrointestinal illness.
  
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• First Nations-owned Vancouver Island wood chip plant set to close in March

  22-01-2026 18:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  ALERT BAY — A wood chip plant on Vancouver Island that's majority-owned by a First Nation in British Columbia and was acquired with help from provincial funding, says it is closing, the latest setback for the province's forestry sector.
  
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• CLOUTIER, Marcel

  22-01-2026 18:18 via baytoday.ca
  
  It is with grief and sadness that the Cloutier family announce the unexpected death of Marcel Normand Cloutier at 79 years of age (nee March 22, 1946 in Rouyn Noranda, Quebec, Canada) on December 12, 2025 in North Bay, Ontario.
  
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