North Bay news

• LYNETT, Mark

  10-06-2025 22:28 via baytoday.ca
  
  It is with heavy hearts that the family announce the passing of our cherished Gaga in his favorite place, at home surrounded by loved ones
  
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• Four armed men impersonating police break into Ottawa home

  15-02-2026 19:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  Police in Ottawa are investigating a home invasion and carjacking allegedly carried out by four men impersonating police officers.
  
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• Alberta RCMP receive more reports of people with weapons after Tumbler Ridge shooting

  15-02-2026 19:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Mounties in Alberta say they have seen an uptick in weapons calls since the mass school shooting in Tumbler Ridge.RCMP spokesman Cpl.
  
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• Carney strategy for defence industry pledges 125,000 jobs, sweeping policy changes

  15-02-2026 18:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Liberal government is making sweeping changes to the way it approaches supporting the domestic defence industry, as Canada looks to transition away from over-reliance on the United States for military gear.
  
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• Iran’s top diplomat to attend 'indirect' talks with US in Geneva, state-run IRNA news agency says

  15-02-2026 17:35 via baytoday.ca
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s top diplomat was traveling from Tehran on Sunday to Geneva where the second round of nuclear negotiations with the U.S. will take place, Iranian state media reported.
  
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• Beijing drops visa requirement for Canadian tourists, business visitors to China

  15-02-2026 16:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — China is dropping its visa requirement for Canadian tourists and business visitors, after moves by Prime Minister Mark Carney to put relations with Beijing on a better footing.
  
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• Fact File: Why it's tough to verify some of Carney's claims about 'protected' jobs

  15-02-2026 12:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney has made a series of claims recently about how much the federal government's support for tariff-stricken industries has protected jobs in Canada.
  
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• Police tape down in Tumbler Ridge as shooting victim is honoured 14,000 km away

  15-02-2026 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  TUMBLER RIDGE — Churches in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., are preparing for their first Sunday services since the recent shootings in which nine people died, while the life of one of the young victims has been honoured some 14,000 kilometres away.
  
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• Police tape down at B.C. high school, home where 8 killed in mass shooting

  15-02-2026 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  TUMBLER RIDGE — The site of the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., is no longer cordoned off by police tape, but the high school where six were killed and dozens more were hurt remains closed to the public.
  
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• Man killed after collision on Highway 407 near Markham

  15-02-2026 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Ontario Provincial Police are investigating after a fatal crash on Highway 407 near Markham.
  Police say officers were notified of a collision on Saturday afternoon involving a transport truck and a passenger vehicle.
  
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• Canada signs agreement for defence cooperation with Denmark

  15-02-2026 04:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  Canada's defence minister has signed an agreement at an international security forum to strengthen co-operation with Denmark on defence matters.
  
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• Voodoos blast Rapids

  15-02-2026 03:57 via baytoday.ca
  
  Pavel Barclay paced the Voodoos offence with a hat trick.
  
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• Oldham qualifies for Olympic Big Air finals

  14-02-2026 23:06 via baytoday.ca
  
  Canadian skier Megan Oldham has secured her place in the Women's Freestyle Big Air final at the Olympics in Italy, finishing first in today's qualifying round.
  
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• Canada and Germany sign declaration of intent to grow AI field together

  14-02-2026 20:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada and Germany have signed a joint declaration of intent to work together on growing the field of artificial intelligence.The signing also coincides with the launch of a Sovereign Technology Alliance between the two countries.
  
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• Province announces over $300,000 to support public health in Nipissing

  14-02-2026 18:00 via nugget.ca
  Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli announced that the Ontario government is investing $304,289 in one-time funding to support public health programs and services through the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit. This funding will enable our local health unit to continue to provide healthy living programs and information regarding disease prevention to all members of the community. “The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit provides key knowledge and takes preventative measures to help our
  
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• Four North Bay students win science competition with an uncrackable safe

  14-02-2026 18:00 via nugget.ca
  Recently, four students from James Ross’ physics class at St. Joseph-Scollard Hall were winners at a major science competition. Parker Weller, Brennan Bertoncello, Hunter Watson, and William Breton travelled to Montreal on Feb. 4 to compete in the Weizmann Institute of Science’s Annual International Physics Tournament. Their mission: to design an uncrackable safe. “It is one thing to pass a physics exam; it is another entirely to build a machine that outsmarts some of the brigh
  
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• Thousands march in Toronto rally in support of Iran protests

  14-02-2026 17:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Thousands of people marched down Yonge Street to the beat of drums and chants of “King Reza Pahlavi” at a rally in North York, as similar protests took place in major cities around the world.
  
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• Tens of thousands march in Toronto rally in support of Iran protests

  14-02-2026 17:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Tens of thousands of people marched down Yonge Street to the beat of drums and chants of “King Reza Pahlavi” at a rally in North York, as similar protests took place in major cities around the world.
  
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• Hundreds of thousands march in Toronto rally in support of Iran protests

  14-02-2026 17:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Hundreds of thousands of people marched down Yonge Street to the beat of drums and chants of “King Reza Pahlavi” at a rally in North York, as similar protests took place in major cities around the world.
  
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• 200,000 people expected to gather in Toronto in support of Iran protests

  14-02-2026 17:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — A major rally is set to march down Yonge Street in North York today as Toronto police expect more than 200,000 people to gather in solidarity with anti-government protesters in Iran.
  
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• Tumbler Ridge students will have safe place to return to school: Eby

  14-02-2026 16:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  TUMBLER RIDGE — B.C. Premier David Eby is promising that students in Tumbler Ridge will have a safe space to learn when classes eventually resume.
  
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• Tumbler Ridge, B.C., teacher says he knew school staff would protect students

  14-02-2026 16:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  TUMBLER RIDGE — A teacher who helped to protect his students at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School when a killer began shooting says he never felt alone and knew all the staff were doing their best to shelter and protect the children.
  
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• Tumbler Ridge, B.C., students shouldn't expect a return to site of killings: district

  14-02-2026 16:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  TUMBLER RIDGE — The superintendent of the Peace River South school district says the expectation is that students will not be returning to the high school where six people were killed and dozens more were hurt.
  
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• Team Winters eliminated in U18 national curling championships

  14-02-2026 15:31 via baytoday.ca
  
  The North Bay rink, Northern Ontario #1, finished 4-3 in the round-robin portion of the event
  
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• 5 European nations say Russian opposition leader Navalny was poisoned and blame the Kremlin

  14-02-2026 14:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  LONDON (AP) — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned by the Kremlin with a lethal toxin derived from the skin of poison dart frogs, five European countries said Saturday. The foreign ministries of the U.K.
  
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• 5 European nations say Russian opposition leader Navalny was poisoned and blame Kremlin

  14-02-2026 14:05 via baytoday.ca
  LONDON (AP) — Five European nations say Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a lethal toxin, and are blaming the Russian state for the attack. The foreign ministries of the U.K.
  
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• Lakers men with another dramatic OT win with playoff implications

  14-02-2026 14:03 via baytoday.ca
  
  Kyle Foreman the OT hero
  
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• What is B.C.'s Mental Health Act and why is it relevant to Tumbler Ridge shooting?

  14-02-2026 12:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  Police have said the teenage shooter who killed eight people and herself in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., had previously been apprehended under the Mental Health Act.
  
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• Warmer temperatures ahead for southern Ontario as longest cold spell in a decade ends

  14-02-2026 12:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — A cold spell that has gripped southern Ontario since mid-January is finally set to break in time for the Family Day long weekend.Environment Canada is forecasting temperatures of 2 C this weekend in Toronto, warming up to 6 C on Monday.
  
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• U.S. senators express support for trade pact as Trump questions CUSMA's future

  14-02-2026 12:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — United States lawmakers expressed support for the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade during a Thursday committee hearing after President Donald Trump floated the idea of ending the critical continental trade pact.Republican Sen.
  
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