North Bay news

• FRENCH, Paula

  05-05-2025 20:57 via baytoday.ca
  
  Peacefully passed away at the North Bay Regional Hospital on Wednesday April 16, 2025, at the age of 61 years.
  
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• Driver charged after vehicle rolls down embankment in East Ferris

  21-03-2026 19:22 via nugget.ca
  A careless driving charge and warn range suspension issued after Highway 11 collision have been handed out by North Bay OPP.On March 18, at around 10 p.m., North Bay OPP officers responded to several reports of a vehicle that struck a guardrail and went down an embankment on Highway 11 in East Ferris.Officers located the driver and determined alcohol had been consumed. A roadside demand was made for the Approved Screening Device (ASD), and the driver registered an “Alert.”As a r
  
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• Canadians plan to sail to Gaza despite detention risks

  21-03-2026 19:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  Canadians are planning to sail to Gaza again as part of a flotilla that aims to deliver aid and break a nearly 20-year naval blockade months after six Canadians were detained by Israel for attempting a similar mission.
  
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• Mattawa's mayor talks future and Cassellholme situation in 'State of Town' address

  21-03-2026 19:11 via nugget.ca
  Mayor Raymond Bélanger recently released his annual State of The Town Address and here are some highlights from the mayor’s annual address. Mayor Bélanger explained that council has completed the town’s Strategic Plan, which presents a strategy for growth and development from 2026 to 2030. “We are careful to ensure the right structures are in place to support where we are today and where we plan to be in the future,” he said. The plan’s vision ensures,
  
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• Fréchette and Drainville face off in first CAQ leadership debate

  21-03-2026 18:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  QUÉBEC — The first debate in the race to succeed Quebec Premier François Legault as leader of the Coalition Avenir Québec took place in Quebec City, with candidates Christine Fréchette and Bernard Drainville facing off.
  
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• Former FBI Director Robert Mueller, who investigated Russia-Trump campaign ties, dies

  21-03-2026 18:35 via baytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert S. Mueller III, the FBI director who transformed the nation's premier law enforcement agency into a terrorism-fighting force after the Sept.
  
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• Three Quebec maritime students who were stranded in Persian Gulf in good spirits

  21-03-2026 16:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Three students who were stranded aboard ships in the Persian Gulf for more than two weeks arrived back home in good spirits. the director of Quebec’s maritime institute said.
  
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• Three Quebec maritime students return home after being stranded in the Persian Gulf

  21-03-2026 16:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The director of Quebec's maritime institute says three students who were stuck in the Persian Gulf for more than two weeks are in good spirits after returning home.
  
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• Would Doug Ford keep kids from school trips on the back roads? Bill wants to know

  21-03-2026 15:56 via baytoday.ca
  
  The debate is intensifying ahead of municipal election season, with candidates able to declare runs starting May 1 and voting set for Oct. 26. Yet Premier Doug Ford has not confirmed whether trustee positions will even appear on ballots — a question that has become central as the legislature returns after its winter break
  
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• MOORE, Hartley Oliver

  21-03-2026 15:11 via baytoday.ca
  
  Hartley Oliver Moore November 24, 1934 – March 17, 2026 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Hartley Moore, at Northern Heights Long-term Care Home, on March 17, 2026, at the age of 91.
  
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• Most NDP leadership candidates say they're in no hurry to become MPs

  21-03-2026 11:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA —
  Four of the five federal NDP leadership candidates say they won't be in a hurry to enter the House of Commons if they win — a position the only MP in the race calls "a little bit odd.
  
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• Federal departments, agencies to shed 12,000 full-time equivalent positions

  21-03-2026 11:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Federal departments and agencies are looking to cut more than 12,000 full-time equivalent jobs over the next three years as part of the Carney government's spending review.
  
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• THE PAIKIN PODCAST: Should federal MPs be allowed to cross the floor?

  21-03-2026 04:54 via baytoday.ca
  
  Hosted by one of Canada's most respected journalists, Steve Paikin's new podcast is featured here every Saturday morning in cooperation with Village Media
  
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• Bulldogs barely hold off Battalion as Troops finish in fifth

  21-03-2026 03:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  Battalion lose in a hard fought, back and forth affair in Brantford, while the Peterborough Petes sealed their fate in the standings, with the playoff seedings now set
  
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• Eagles upset Voodoos in playoff series opener

  21-03-2026 03:32 via baytoday.ca
  
  Voodoos battled back from a two-goal third-period deficit only to fall 7-4 with a pair of empty netters
  
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• Cuba refuses to let US Embassy in Havana import diesel for its generators

  21-03-2026 02:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Cuban government has refused a request by the U.S. Embassy in Havana to allow it to import diesel for its generators while the Trump administration continues to impose a fuel blockade on the island, according to two U.S.
  
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• Officials say at least 10 people were killed in a South Korean factory fire

  21-03-2026 00:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) —South Koreanrescue workers on Saturday recovered 10 bodies from the charred wreckage of an auto parts factory in the central city of Daejeon, where a blaze likely triggered by an explosion injured at least 59 others and l
  
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• Canada should 'absolutely' match Poland's Chinese EV ban at military bases: expert

  21-03-2026 00:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Intelligence and cybersecurity experts are warning the Liberal government about national security risks posed by allowing Chinese electric vehicles onto Canadian military bases.
  
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• Eby says he will sell B.C. as 'stable jurisdiction' during trade trip to China

  20-03-2026 22:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — A trade delegation headed by British Columbia Premier David Eby will travel to China later this year in an effort to drum up business for the province.
  
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• Vehicle hits guardrail, goes down embankment on Highway 11

  20-03-2026 22:01 via baytoday.ca
  
  Police say a single vehicle left the roadway on Highway 11 around 10 p.m. March 18 after hitting a guardrail in East Ferris. The driver was later charged with careless driving and issued a seven-day warn-range suspension
  
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• Two dead, five injured in multi-vehicle crash near Brantford, Ont.: police

  20-03-2026 21:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  Ontario Provincial Police say they are investigating a multi-vehicle collision that left two people, including a teenager, dead and five others hurt in Brant County near Brantford.
  
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• School bus drivers hold large rally in Sturgeon Falls and plan on "staying strong"

  20-03-2026 21:38 via nugget.ca
  It was a ‘Day of Action’ due to what striking Alouette Bus Line school bus drivers feel is inaction by the bus company. They turned up the heat on Friday with a rally, delayed from Monday due to weather, that took place on Friday at ground zero for the picket line on Highway 17. Eighty drivers 
  went on strike on Feb. 23
  , and after two weeks, there is no end in sight. Some drivers have even 
  returned to work by crossing the picket line
  . More than a dozen drivers from a Sud
  
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• North Bay police arrest second suspect in bank break-in investigation

  20-03-2026 21:37 via baytoday.ca
  
  Police have laid charges against a 32-year-old North Bay man as part of an ongoing probe into a break-and-enter at a local financial institution. Investigators said the first suspect was arrested March 10 near Main Street East and John Street, with the second located one week later
  
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• Quebec premier dismisses Doug Ford's concerns over province's EV targets

  20-03-2026 21:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Quebec Premier François Legault has dismissed concerns by the Ontario premier over electric vehicle mandates in Canada, saying Quebec already adjusted its targets to reflect the new reality of the North American auto market.
  
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• COSTELLO, Irene

  20-03-2026 21:08 via baytoday.ca
  
  Irene Costello passed away peacefully at Northern Heights Community on March 13, 2026 at the age of 80. She was predeceased by her husband Patrick Costello (2018)
  
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• As the US shifts missiles towards Iran, officials raise concerns of gaps in European air defenses

  20-03-2026 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  LONDON (AP) — A sizable number of U.S. Patriot air defense missiles have been moved from Europe toward the Middle East as Washingtondiverts resourcestoward its war on Iran, leaving concerning gaps in Europe’s air defenses against Russia, U.S.
  
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• Two-vehicle crash sends one car onto its roof; most occupants unhurt

  20-03-2026 21:03 via baytoday.ca
  
  A late-night two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Algonquin Avenue and Highway 11/17 left one person with minor injuries and sent three occupants of an overturned vehicle to hospital, Ontario Provincial Police say
  
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• Two men arrested in connection with robbery at North Bay home

  20-03-2026 21:02 via nugget.ca
  The North Bay Police Service (NBPS) has arrested two North Bay men in connection with a robbery at a residence on March 12, following an investigation by the Street Crime Unit (SCU). On March 12, at approximately 6:00 a.m., two individuals entered a residence on the 300 block of Main Street East. The occupants, who were known to the suspects, were threatened with a weapon, and controlled substances valued at approximately $1,200 were stolen. On March 18, one suspect was arrested without incident
  
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• Tumbler Ridge shooting victim undergoing fourth surgery to repair fractured skull

  20-03-2026 20:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The 12-year-old girl seriously injured in the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., is undergoing a fourth surgery, this time to repair her fractured skull.
  
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• North Bay Police Service releases report on one-day Commercial Motor Vehicle Enforcement Initiative

  20-03-2026 20:50 via nugget.ca
  On March 18, NBPS and OPP officers conducted a joint follow-up enforcement blitz on Pinewood Park Drive, focusing on CMVs. This initiative builds on ongoing enforcement efforts and forms part of a traffic safety strategy aimed at preventing injuries, reducing collisions, and keeping area roads safe for everyone. On March 18, officers stopped 22 vehicles, with 14 undergoing detailed inspections under the Highway Traffic Act. As a result, 16 Provincial Offence Notices were issued, along with eight
  
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