North Bay news

• LEBEAU, Earl

  17-04-2025 16:36 via baytoday.ca
  
  Peacefully passed away surrounded by the love of his family at the North Bay Regional Health Centre on Sunday April 13, 2025, at the age of 85 years. Earl was the beloved husband of Carmen (nee Cayen) Lebeau.
  
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• Senate confirms Markwayne Mullin to lead Homeland Security as TSA standoff deepens

  24-03-2026 01:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmedMarkwayne Mullinas homeland security secretary late Monday, approvingPresident Donald Trump'snominee to take over the embattled department after the firing ofKristi Noemduring a public backlash over t
  
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• Calgary looks to repeal blanket rezoning as it considers how best to improve housing

  24-03-2026 00:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Calgary city councillors worked through a gauntlet of speakers Monday in the latest round of debate over a contentious housing policy and whether it has worked to alleviate the housing shortage in Alberta's largest city.
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Three heli-skiers dead in B.C. avalanche

  23-03-2026 23:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  KITIMAT — Police say three heli-skiers are dead after an avalanche on Mount Knauss in northwestern British Columbia.More coming.The Canadian Press
  
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• B.C. company faces U.S. sanctions over alleged ties to terrorist group Hezbollah

  23-03-2026 23:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — A British Columbia company has been sanctioned by the United States over its alleged ties to fundraising for the Iran-backed terrorist group Hezbollah.
  
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• B.C. avalanches kill four skiers in deadly backcountry weekend

  23-03-2026 23:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  KITIMAT — Police say three heli-skiers were killed on Sunday when they were caught in an avalanche north of Terrace, B.C.
  
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• B.C. avalanches kill four in deadly backcountry weekend

  23-03-2026 23:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  KITIMAT — Police say three heli-skiers were killed on Sunday when they were caught in an avalanche north of Terrace, B.C.
  
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• 3 heli-skiers dead in avalanche near Terrace, B.C., in deadly weekend

  23-03-2026 23:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  KITIMAT — Police in Terrace say three heli-skiers have died after being caught in an avalanche north of the British Columbia community, as part of a deadly weekend in the province's backcountry.
  
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• North Bay police looking for suspects involved in bank card fraud worth $9,000

  23-03-2026 23:18 via nugget.ca
  The North Bay Police Service is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying three individuals shown in surveillance photos and video in connection with a fraud at a local retailer. The three individuals are believed to have collaborated to steal a bank card from a victim at a retailer in the Laurentian Avenue area on March 14, around 5 p.m.   The card was subsequently used in what appears to be fraudulent transactions totaling an estimated $9,000. Surveillance footage has captured
  
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• REVIEW: Ryan Gosling renews humanity's hope in Project Hail Mary

  23-03-2026 23:17 via baytoday.ca
  
  Project Hail Mary takes an intimidating premise—space particles that are eating the sun—and turns it into a clear, funny and unexpectedly moving blockbuster. Adapted from Andy Weir’s novel, the film leans on spectacle without losing its human stakes
  
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• Feds say more than 51,000 firearms reported as compensation program nears close

  23-03-2026 22:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Gun owners have reported more than 51,000 firearms to the federal government with one week left to go in a program to provide compensation for banned guns, Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree said Monday.
  
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• Multiple Voodoos and former Trappers recognized in NOJHL awards and All-Star teams

  23-03-2026 22:25 via baytoday.ca
  
  Voodoos head coach named coach of the year, and North Bay's Owen Smith named NOJHL's top rookie
  
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• Air traffic control recordings offer glimpse into situation before LaGuardia crash

  23-03-2026 22:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — As investigators pore over the site where Air Canada Flight 8646 crashed on Sunday night at LaGuardia airport in New York City, a review of publicly available air traffic control radio transmissions offers a glimpse into what controllers wer
  
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• Costa Rica looks to Canada to safeguard rules-based trade, democracy in Latin America

  23-03-2026 20:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada can protect rules-based international trade and resist pressure from superpowers by working more with the Americas, shoring up supply chains and strengthening economic ties, Costa Rica's trade minister said on a recent visit to Ottawa
  
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• Carney's government admits 'error,' says PM did raise human rights with Xi

  23-03-2026 20:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney's office says public servants are correcting information the government tabled in Parliament that suggested he did not "proactively" raise human rights or foreign interference during his visit to Beijing.
  
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• Carney did not 'proactively' raise human rights or foreign interference with Xi: docs

  23-03-2026 20:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney did not "proactively" raise human rights or foreign interference with Chinese President Xi Jinping during his Beijing visit in January, the government says.
  
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• Surveillance images released after bank card theft and fraud in North Bay

  23-03-2026 20:03 via baytoday.ca
  
  The North Bay Police Service has released surveillance images of three individuals it says may be connected to a bank card theft and subsequent fraudulent purchases worth about $9,000
  
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• Ontario moves to take over Toronto’s Billy Bishop Airport as expansion plan advances

  23-03-2026 19:42 via baytoday.ca
  
  Propair operates direct flights from North Bay Jack Garland Airport to Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. The service operates five days per week, focusing on business travel with morning departures to Toronto and evening returns
  
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• COSSAR, Bernard James

  23-03-2026 19:39 via baytoday.ca
  
  Bernard died suddenly, at his home in Chisholm, on Monday, March 23, 2026. He was 82 years old. Bernard was the beloved husband of Marlene (Mitchell) of Chisholm Township.
  
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• Treaty chiefs call for moratorium on aerial glyphosate use across their territory

  23-03-2026 19:25 via baytoday.ca
  
  First Nations leaders are urging Ontario to reconsider how industrial herbicide use is permitted under provincial forestry rules, arguing it conflicts with their laws and responsibilities as stewards of the land
  
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• Saab signs deal with Canadian AI firm Cohere on Global Eye jets

  23-03-2026 19:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Swedish defence contractor Saab has signed an agreement with Canadian artificial intelligence company Cohere to explore partnering on its Global Eye surveillance aircraft.
  
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• N.S. judge to rule on 2015 Air Canada crash landing class action settlement in June

  23-03-2026 19:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  A judge is expected to rule in June on a proposed settlement for a class-action lawsuit about the 2015 crash landing of an Air Canada flight in Halifax.
  
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• Demands on air traffic controllers under the spotlight after fatal Air Canada crash

  23-03-2026 19:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A fatal collision between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport late Sunday has drawn attention to the demands that a strained navigation system places on traffic controllers, and how even strict protocols failed to preve
  
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• Demands on air traffic controllers in the spotlight after fatal Air Canada crash

  23-03-2026 19:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A fatal collision between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport late Sunday is drawing attention to the strict protocols that pilots, groundcrew and air traffic controllers follow to land planes safely.
  
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• CP NewsAlert: CAF members safe after missile intercepted near Israel-Lebanon border

  23-03-2026 19:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Defence Minister David McGuinty's office says it received reports of damage near the Israel-Lebanon border at the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon Camp Naqoura, after a missile was intercepted on Sunday.
  
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• CAF members reported safe after missile intercepted near Israel-Lebanon border

  23-03-2026 19:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Defence Minister David McGuinty's office says Canada received reports of damage at a United Nations peacekeeping camp near the Israel-Lebanon border after a missile was intercepted on Sunday.
  
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• B.C. driver asleep at wheel of Tesla, speeding down Highway 1 in rainy rush hour

  23-03-2026 19:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  COQUITLAM — Police in Metro Vancouver are warning drivers to remain attentive, even in a self-driving vehicle, after ticketing a woman who "appeared to be literally asleep at the wheel" on Highway 1.
  
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• VIDEO: Canada’s population actually shrank last year — is that a good thing?

  23-03-2026 19:10 via baytoday.ca
  
  Tonight on Village Media's 'Closer Look' podcast: We speak to 'Mr. Census' about our country's latest population numbers, and why the downward trend is most likely a temporary blip
  
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• North Bay health unit set to discontinue routine beach water sampling this summer

  23-03-2026 18:54 via nugget.ca
  The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit will be discontinuing monitoring water at public beaches this summer. The cancellation of routine sampling is due to a “review of the effectiveness of the program in terms of protecting the public’s health,” according to an email sent to East Ferris council earlier this month. Instead of qualified staff conducting routine sampling, all municipalities across the district will be supplied with updated public beach signage to support
  
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• North Bay health unit set to discontinue routine beach water monitoring this summer

  23-03-2026 18:54 via nugget.ca
  The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit will be discontinuing monitoring water at public beaches this summer. The cancellation of routine sampling is due to a “review of the effectiveness of the program in terms of protecting the public’s health,” according to an email sent to East Ferris council earlier this month. Instead of qualified staff conducting routine sampling, all municipalities across the district will be supplied with updated public beach signage to support
  
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