North Bay news

• DECHENO, Mary

  22-04-2025 17:43 via baytoday.ca
  
  It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved matriarch, Mary Louise Decheno (née Whiteduck), who peacefully left this world on April 21, 2025, at the age of 92, surrounded by family and love at Nipissing Manor in Corbeil
  
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• 'We need to act,' health minister says as Canada seeks feedback on men's health

  23-02-2026 20:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Health Minister Marjorie Michel says Canada needs to take action on men's health, as she launched the first step toward a national strategy today.
  
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• CP NewsAlert: OpenAI safety reps summoned to Ottawa after B.C. shooting incident

  23-02-2026 20:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon says he summoned representatives from OpenAI to Ottawa to discuss safety concerns following revelations about interactions the Tumbler Ridge, B.C. shooter had with ChatGPT.
  
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• Carney travelling to India, Australia, Japan on 9-day trade mission

  23-02-2026 19:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is travelling to India, Australia and Japan later this week and next, his office announced today.
  
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• Canadian tourist says streets of Puerto Vallarta quiet after day of violence

  23-02-2026 19:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  HALIFAX —
  Marc Edge says the streets of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, are eerily quiet a day after fire and violence engulfed the popular tourist destination on Sunday.
  
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• North Bay police arrest two in connection with residential break and enter

  23-02-2026 19:27 via nugget.ca
  The North Bay Police Service arrested two individuals in connection with a residential break and enter, in the 800 block of Worthington Street East. North Bay police responded to a report of a break and enter at a residence in the 800 block of Worthington Street East Feb. 20, around 8:20 a.m. Officers arrived quickly and apprehended two individuals as they attempted to leave the property. The arrests were made without incident. During a subsequent search, one of the accused was found to be in po
  
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• Amelia Rising Sexual Assault of Nipissing getting some vital funding

  23-02-2026 19:24 via nugget.ca
  Amelia Rising Sexual Assault Centre of Nipissing is getting $115,000 out of $660,000 from Airbnb as part ofdonations to six Ontario organizations focused on ending abuse and exploitation, combatting human trafficking, and strengthening support for vulnerable communities. The funding will be utilizedto expand counselling, prevention, and advocacy services and strengthen capacity to deliver trauma-informed care and education. Daniella Northrup, Executive Director sayswhat this support means f
  
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• Pension fund manager OMERS earned six per cent return for 2025

  23-02-2026 19:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Pension fund manager OMERS says it earned a six per cent return for 2025, helped by the strength of its public equities and private credit investments.The Ontario fund manager says its net assets grew to $145.2 billion at Dec.
  
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• Kendamil baby formula sold at Costco recalled due to concerns about toxin

  23-02-2026 18:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says a baby formula sold online and at Costco is being recalled due to concerns of a toxin that can cause food poisoning.
  
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• Complainant in Stronach trial breaks into tears as she describes alleged sex assault

  23-02-2026 18:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — A woman broke into tears on the stand this morning as she described Frank Stronach allegedly forcing himself on her in a hotel suite more than 30 years ago.
  
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• School bus drivers vote to strike!

  23-02-2026 18:42 via baytoday.ca
  
  80 drivers for Alouette Bus Lines hit the picket line in Sturgeon Falls after negotiations break down
  
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• Police in Britain arrest Peter Mandelson, a former ambassador, in probe into Epstein ties

  23-02-2026 18:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  LONDON (AP) — British police on Monday arrested Peter Mandelson, a former U.K. ambassador to the United States, in a misconduct probe stemming from his ties with Jeffrey Epstein.
  
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• Police in Britain arrest former ambassador Mandelson in probe into Epstein ties

  23-02-2026 18:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  LONDON (AP) — British police on Monday arrested Peter Mandelson, a former U.K. ambassador to the United States, in a misconduct probe stemming from his ties withJeffrey Epstein .
  
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• MPs settle in for marathon meeting to amend Liberal budget bill

  23-02-2026 18:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Members of Parliament could be in for a marathon day of debate as the federal finance committee faces a tight timeline to amend the Liberals' omnibus budget implementation bill.
  
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• $472K FedNor investment to help northern Ontario businesses explore defence work

  23-02-2026 18:11 via baytoday.ca
  
  City of North Bay pilot project will guide businesses seeking opportunities in the defence sector
  
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• Battalion prospect named a star of the week after victories in both the OHL and the NOJHL

  23-02-2026 17:34 via baytoday.ca
  
  Cole Vreugdenhil had two wins on the weekend for the Voodoos, along with a Monday victory with the Battalion
  
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• Senate committee recommends removing immigration measures from border bill

  23-02-2026 17:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Senators on the social affairs committee wants to see immigration-related sections in the government's border bill, C-12, removed or significantly modified by the Senate national security committee.
  
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• Historic Montreal church destroyed by fire; flames spread to adjacent retirement home

  23-02-2026 17:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A fire has destroyed a historic former church in southwestern Montreal and the flames spread to an adjacent seniors home.The fire broke out around 1:40 a.m. in the former Saint-Paul Church in the city's Sud-Ouest borough.
  
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• Eight injured in bus rollover on Highway 401 near Napanee, Ont.

  23-02-2026 17:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  Ontario Provincial Police say eight people were injured after a bus rollover on Highway 401 east of Napanee, Ont., on Sunday.Police say the injuries were non-life-threatening and include cuts, broken bones and dislocations.
  
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• Canada-Ukraine Foundation calls on feds to match donations as war hits four-year mark

  23-02-2026 17:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Canada-Ukraine Foundation is calling on Ottawa to match donations to support humanitarian work in the country as the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion approaches.
  
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• North Bayite trapped in Mexico is safe

  23-02-2026 17:14 via baytoday.ca
  
  A North Bay woman caught up in the unrest in western Mexico says she is safe but confined to her resort complex near Puerto Vallarta, describing a “total lockdown” with businesses closed and no taxis running
  
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• Alouette union bus drivers could strike after this morning’s vote

  23-02-2026 16:19 via baytoday.ca
  
  ‘They will vote on the final offer from the employer and from there we’ll determine if we hit the picket line or not,’ union president said
  
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• North Bay man with 2,648 images of child sexual abuse given less than two years in jail

  23-02-2026 16:16 via nugget.ca
  North Bay resident Matthew Pellerin has been found guilty of two counts of possessing child pornography and one count of distributing child pornography, according to Ontario court of justice documents. According to these documents, a number of electronic devices were seized and analyzed by the Greater Sudbury Police Service where a total of 289,830 images “considered to be pornography” were categorized. More than 2,648 images were considered to be Child Sexual Abuse Material. Police
  
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• Judge blocks release of special counsel Jack Smith's report on Trump classified documents case

  23-02-2026 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday permanently barred the release of a report by special counsel Jack Smith on his investigation into President Donald Trump’shoarding of classified documentsat his Mar-a-Lago estate.U.S.
  
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• State Department orders nonessential US diplomats to leave Lebanon as tensions with Iran soar

  23-02-2026 15:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has ordered nonessential diplomats and their family members to leave Lebanon, a State Department official said Monday, as tensions over Iran rise withthe threat of a potentially imminent military strike .
  
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• Canadians taking cover after outbreak of violence in Mexican state of Jalisco

  23-02-2026 15:17 via baytoday.ca
  
  Global Affairs Canada issued a warning to Canadians in the region to stay indoors, keep a low profile and follow the instructions from local authorities
  
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• More than 1,912 students across Nipissing impacted by school bus strike

  23-02-2026 14:24 via nugget.ca
  An agreement between Alouette Bus Lines and its drivers hasn’t been reached leaving nearly 2,000 students without transportation to school this morning. Parents and guardians across North Bay, Redbridge and Sturgeon Falls were notified of the potential disruption earlier this month, which left many scrambling trying to find alternative arrangements. Chuck Seguin, executive director for the Nipissing Parry Sound Student Transportation Services, told families they would be responsible f
  
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• Labour dispute takes Alouette school buses off the road

  23-02-2026 13:23 via baytoday.ca
  
  Parents across West Nipissing and surrounding communities are searching for last-minute rides to school after a dispute involving Alouette Bus Lines drivers led to widespread route cancellations ordered by Nipissing-Parry Sound Student Transportation
  
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• Labour dispute takes Allouette school buses off the road

  23-02-2026 13:23 via baytoday.ca
  
  Parents across West Nipissing and surrounding communities are searching for last-minute rides to school after a dispute involving Alouette Bus Lines drivers led to widespread route cancellations ordered by Nipissing-Parry Sound Student Transportation
  
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• New Dutch coalition government led by youngest premier has been sworn into office

  23-02-2026 10:35 via baytoday.ca
  THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch King Willem-Alexander has sworn in a new minority Dutch coalition government led by the Netherlands’ youngest-ever prime minister, who will have to use all his bridge-building skills to pass laws and see out a full
  
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