North Bay news

• FRANCHI, Sylvia

  10-05-2025 00:03 via baytoday.ca
  
  Sylvia Nancy Franchi (nee Rewakowsky) passed away peacefully at the North Bay Regional Health Centre on Thursday May 8th, 2025, at the age of 86 with family by her side
  
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• From cold to closed: Advances in DNA analysis helped solve cold cases in 2025

  29-12-2025 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — In a Quebec courtroom last October, Sylvie Desjardins delivered a message to her daughter's killer that was 30 years in the making.
  
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• Cold War bomb shelter in Nova Scotia being converted into high-end doomsday condos

  29-12-2025 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  DEBERT — A former Cold War fallout shelter in rural Nova Scotia is being transformed into luxury condominiums for elite clients seeking refuge from global crises.
  
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• Carney's foreign policy shift to trade, security prompts questions about human rights

  29-12-2025 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — As Prime Minister Mark Carney puts trade and security at the centre of Canada's foreign policy, observers say Ottawa is also shifting how it asserts its values on the world stage.
  
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• Official says 6 Islamic State militants, 3 police officers killed in clash in northwest Turkey

  29-12-2025 10:05 via baytoday.ca
  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s interior minister says six Islamic State militants and three police officers were killed in a clash that broke out in northwest Turkey.
  
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• US pledges $2B for UN humanitarian aid as Trump slashes funding and warns agencies to 'adapt or die'

  29-12-2025 06:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  GENEVA (AP) — The United States on Monday announced a $2 billion pledge for U.N. humanitarian aid as President Donald Trump’s administration continues to slash U.S.
  
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• Impaired novice driver tries to escape OPP, but gets caught near North Bay

  29-12-2025 03:52 via nugget.ca
  The North Bay Ontario Provincial Police have charged a driver with impaired driving and multiple other offences after the vehicle failed to stop for police on two occasions along Highway 11 between Burk’s Falls and North Bay. Officers attempted to stop a vehicle on Highway 11 in Burk’s Falls for a Highway Traffic Act offence on Dec. 26 around 8:20 a.m. The driver did not stop, according to OPP. A second attempt was made in South River, but the vehicle continued northbound. The North
  
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• Interoceanic Train derails in southern Mexico, killing at least 13 and injuring dozens

  29-12-2025 03:35 via baytoday.ca
  MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AP) — Officials said a train accident in southern Mexico killed at least 13 people and injured dozens, halting traffic along a rail line connecting the Pacific Ocean with the Gulf of Mexico.
  
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• Chinese military to stage drills around Taiwan to warn 'external forces' after US, Japan tensions

  29-12-2025 02:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  HONG KONG (AP) — The Chinese military said Monday said it was dispatching air, navy and rocket troops to conduct joint military drills around Taiwan, a move it called a “stern warning” against separatist and “external interference” forces.
  
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• Chinese military to stage drills around Taiwan to warn 'external forces' after Japan tensions

  29-12-2025 02:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  HONG KONG (AP) — The Chinese military said Monday said it was dispatching air, navy and rocket troops to conduct joint military drills around Taiwan, a move it called a “stern warning” against separatist and “external interference” forces.
  
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• Chinese military stages drills around Taiwan to warn 'external forces' after US, Japan tensions

  29-12-2025 02:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  HONG KONG (AP) — China's military on Monday dispatched air, navy and rocket troops to conduct joint military drills around the island of Taiwan, a move Beijing called a “stern warning” against separatist and “external interference” forces.
  
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• Battalion pound the net but come up short in loss to Colts

  28-12-2025 23:21 via baytoday.ca
  
  'Their defense did a really good job of boxing us out. We’ve got to find a way to get that next rebound, that next shot, controlling that inside ice'
  
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• RAIL, Mariette

  28-12-2025 21:57 via baytoday.ca
  
  Au foyer pour les personnes âgées Eastholme à Powassan, le 25 décembre 2025, à l’âge de 88 ans entourée de sa famille, Mme Mariette (née Germain) Rail est décédée paisib
  
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• CANTIN, Paulette

  28-12-2025 21:41 via baytoday.ca
  
  Paulette Cantin (née Guillemette) est décédée le 24 décembre 2025 à North Bay, Ontario, à l’âge de 81 ans.
  
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• Police stop impaired novice driver after two failed attempts on Highway 11

  28-12-2025 20:13 via baytoday.ca
  
  A routine traffic stop turned into a pursuit along Highway 11 when a suspected impaired driver refused to pull over for the OPP in Burk's Falls and South River
  
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• Trump welcomes Zelenskyy for talks, asserts Russia and Ukraine both want peace, however elusive

  28-12-2025 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday he believes both Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin truly want peace, as he welcomed the “brave” Ukrainian leader for talks at his Florida resort.
  
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• Trump says Ukraine and Russia are 'closer than ever' to peace after talks with Zelenskyy

  28-12-2025 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  PALM BEACH, Fla.
  
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• One person is dead and another is injured in midair helicopter crash in New Jersey, officials say

  28-12-2025 19:35 via baytoday.ca
  HAMMONTON, N.J. (AP) — One person was killed and another was left critically injured after two helicopters crashed in southern New Jersey on Sunday, officials said.The Federal Aviation Administration described the crash as a midair collision.
  
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• North Bay Police Service and OPP offer critical safety tips as storm approaches

  28-12-2025 19:30 via nugget.ca
  Some prudent advice from the North Bay Police Service on this Sunday. Winter Storm Warning in effect for tonight and tomorrow. Please plan ahead, avoid non-essential travel, stay informed through trusted sources, and check in on your neighbours.Stay safe, North Bay. Emergency: 9-1-1 Non-Emergency: 705-472-1234 Meanwhile the Northeast region of the Ontario Provincial Police has sent out a similar winter weather warning. OPP say to avoid non-essential travel as a severe winter storm threatens the&
  
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• OPP arrest driver who failed to stop for police on two separate occasions

  28-12-2025 19:06 via nugget.ca
  On December 26, a vehicle failed to stop twice for OPP on Hwy 11 between Burk’s Falls and North Bay. The driver, a 27-year-old from Dufferin, was arrested byNorth Bay OPP
   for impaired driving and faces multiple criminal charges. Their licence was suspended for 90 days, the vehicle impounded for seven, and they will appear in court next month.
  
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• GEBHART, Vernon Cyril

  28-12-2025 18:58 via baytoday.ca
  
  In loving memory of Vernon Cyril Gebhart, April 1929–Dec. 17, 2025. Passed away peacefully and naturally at Casselholme on Dec. 17, 2025, in his 97th year.
  
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• French actor Brigitte Bardot remembered in Canada for fighting seal hunt

  28-12-2025 18:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  French actor Brigitte Bardot who died Sunday at the age of 91, was also an animal rights activist and a vocal opponent of Canada's seal hunt.
  
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• Knife attack near Suriname’s capital Paramaribo kills at least 9 people, including kids, police say

  28-12-2025 18:35 via baytoday.ca
  PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — A knife attack outsideSuriname’s capital of Paramaribo killed at least nine people, including five children, police said Sunday.
  
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• A knife attack outside Suriname’s capital Paramaribo kills at least 9 people, police say

  28-12-2025 18:35 via baytoday.ca
  PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — A knife attack outside Suriname’s capital of Paramaribo killed at least nine people, including children, police said Sunday.
  
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• Motorists urged to avoid travel as major storm hits northeastern Ontario

  28-12-2025 16:30 via baytoday.ca
  
  A major winter system is bearing down on northeastern Ontario, prompting Environment Canada and the OPP to issue warnings about dangerous travel conditions, power outages, and potential road closures. The OPP is urging motorists to avoid non-essential travel until conditions improve
  
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• CANTIN, Paulette (née Guillemette)

  28-12-2025 16:01 via baytoday.ca
  
  Paulette Cantin (née Guillemette) est décédée le 24 décembre 2025 à North Bay, Ontario, à l’âge de 81 ans.
  
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• HLUSEK, Emilia

  28-12-2025 15:45 via baytoday.ca
  
  It is with heavy hearts that we announce the peaceful passing of Dr. Emilia Hlusek, who died surrounded by the love of her daughter, cherished colleagues and friends at the North Bay Regional Health Centre in the early hours of Tuesday, Dec.
  
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• Durham police make 64 arrests, lay 155 charges in retail theft crackdown

  28-12-2025 14:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  Durham police say they have made 64 arrests and laid 155 charges during a safe shop initiative to stop retail theft.They say the five-week initiative, which ran between Nov. 10 and Dec. 16, was focused on retail theft enforcement.
  
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• Hours-long police standoff in southern Ontario leads to arrest of 39-year-old man

  28-12-2025 12:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  BRANT — A man in southern Ontario has been taken into custody after an hours-long standoff with provincial police.Officers say they were called Saturday to a home in Brant County, west of Hamilton, regarding a health concern.
  
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• Advocates push for advance MAID requests two years after Parliament recommendation

  28-12-2025 12:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Sandra Demontigny knew something wasn't right when she couldn't remember buying herself a new pair of boots. They were a splurge — a little out of character for the mother of three — and she had been excited about bringing them home.
  
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