North Bay news

• Memorial Drive reopened

  26-02-2019 21:03 via nugget.ca
  Memorial Drive has reopened to traffic after it was closed Monday due to weather.
  
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• Latvia: Drones, hybrid warfare, and the redeployment of Canadian troops

  22-08-2026 21:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  RIGA — As Russian threats escalate in Latvia, a Canadian-led NATO mission is strengthening its presence near the Russian and Belarusian borders.
  The Canadian Press observed the increasing tensions on the ground.In the early hours of Aug.
  
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• Trump 'not to be trusted whatsoever': Ford urges unity in face of trade war

  22-08-2026 21:25 via baytoday.ca
  
  'President Trump is the type of person that would steal your lunch money the first day, he'd steal the toque off your head the second day, and the third day he'd steal your running shoes'
  
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• Five Things: PM Carney explains why Canada left the U.S. negotiating table

  22-08-2026 20:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada is preparing to hit the U.S.
  
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• Canada's premiers react to U.S. trade war with calls for unity and economic support

  22-08-2026 20:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  Leaders in Canada woke up Saturday to find their country in a trade war, as Prime Minister Mark Carney described it after his talks with the United States government collapsed.U.S.
  
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• More evacuation orders and alerts south of Pear Lake wildfire

  22-08-2026 20:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  CACHE CREEK — More evacuation orders and alerts are in place for properties in B.C.'s south Cariboo region as the massive Pear Lake wildfire continues to grow.
  
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• Plenty of talented North Bay performers 'acted out' last week

  22-08-2026 19:49 via nugget.ca
  
  North Bay’s ONTHEEDGE Fringe Festival has been able to stand the test of time. It even survived the pandemic. A bow was wrapped around the 2026 festival on Sunday. Josh Bainbridge has been involved in the Fringe Festival since it began. In 2026, he was both an actor and was judging the other acts for end-of-the-festival awards.“I was part of the brain trust that put the festival together but then stepped away from a managerial position,” says Bainbridge, who spent the next few
  
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• Unifor and GM reach tentative agreements for 4,600 autoworkers

  22-08-2026 18:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Unifor and General Motors have agreed on tentative labour contracts for more than 4,600 autoworkers.
  
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• Connected cars pose privacy issues, Quebec report says

  22-08-2026 17:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  Modern vehicles have become complex digital hubs that constantly track and record what you do.Those are the findings published in a new report by Quebec's committee on ethics in science and technology.
  
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• Infantino defies FIFA vice president by going to youth event in Caribbean amid global soccer rift

  22-08-2026 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  GENEVA (AP) — Gianni Infantino defied a request by one of his FIFA vice presidents to stay away from an Under-14 soccer event in the Caribbean and instead made a rare public appearance during theglobal furorover hisfailed plan to sell future Wo
  
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• Bill completes visits to northern Ontario’s provincial parks, passport in hand

  22-08-2026 17:00 via baytoday.ca
  
  Ontario Parks says its park crest stickers and passport booklets, launched in 2019, have become a summer tradition for many families, with collectors now able to choose from 116 park-specific designs
  
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• 'We got attacked': Carney says retaliatory tariffs on U.S. to take effect next month

  22-08-2026 15:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says retaliatory tariffs will hit the U.S. starting next month after Canada walked away from what he called a "bad deal."The U.S.
  
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• The latest on trade negotiations between Canada and the United States

  22-08-2026 15:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Here are the latest developments on the trade negotiations between Canada and the United States, as well as related developments across Canada. All times eastern unless specified otherwise:
9:15 a.m.
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Carney to hold news conference after failed trade talks with U.S.

  22-08-2026 15:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to speak to reporters this morning after a last-ditch effort to reach a new trade deal before a midnight tariff deadline failed Friday.
  
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• Carney to hold 11 a.m. news conference after suspending trade talks with U.S.

  22-08-2026 15:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to make a public statement and take questions from reporters Saturday after a last-ditch effort to reach a new trade deal with the U.S. collapsed before a midnight tariff deadline.
  
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• Carney says retaliatory tariffs on U.S. to take effect next month

  22-08-2026 15:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says retaliatory tariffs will hit the U.S. starting next month.
  The U.S. introduced new 50 per cent tariffs on billions of dollars in Canadian exports on Saturday after trade talks failed.
  
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• Wildfires expose evacuation gaps for Canadians with disabilities, advocates say

  22-08-2026 12:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  Janice Lyons was upstairs in her Summerland, B.C., home when there was a flash at her doorbell, which lights up in her Deaf household in place of a chime.The 74-year-old came downstairs to find her neighbour Larry at the front door.
  
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• Canada risks falling behind with tepid approach to African trade: South Africa envoy

  22-08-2026 12:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Ottawa's tepid approach to expanding trade in Africa risks seeing Canada fall behind its peers in building commerce on the continent, warns South Africa's envoy.
  
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• Aid workers say Canada's Ebola quarantine hinders response, hope it won't be extended

  22-08-2026 12:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The night before Lily-Madeleine Seguin was set to book her flight to the Democratic Republic of Congo in late May, the Canadian government announced a three-week quarantine for travellers returning from the Ebola-stricken country.
  
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• Businesses fear closure with no Canada-U.S. trade deal as industry reacts

  22-08-2026 06:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The head of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce calls the breakdown in talks for a Canada-U.S. trade deal a "self-defeating" body blow for continental competitiveness.
  
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• A list of some of the items the U.S. is slapping with a 50 per cent tariff

  22-08-2026 06:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The United States is imposing a 50 per cent tariff on a range of Canadian exports starting Saturday, after the two countries could not reach a new deal before a deadline imposed by President Donald Trump.
  
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• Canada vows dollar-to-dollar tariff retaliation, suspends trade talks with U.S.

  22-08-2026 06:27 via baytoday.ca
  
  The U.S. intends to impose a 50 per cent tariff on roughly $28 billion of Canadian goods as of midnight — and Mark Carney is promising to respond with matching tariffs
  
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• U.S., Canada fail to reach trade deal by deadline, new tariffs to take effect

  22-08-2026 05:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says the U.S. and Canada have failed to reach a trade deal.
  
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• Fourth group of Marineland whales leaving shuttered Ontario park

  22-08-2026 05:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  NIAGARA FALLS — The largest collective move of captive whales is getting closer to completion, with a fourth cohort leaving Marineland on Friday night.
  
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• CP NewsAlert: U.S. says no deal trade deal reached with Canada; tariffs to kick in

  22-08-2026 05:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says the U.S. and Canada have failed to reach a trade deal.
  
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• Canada vows dollar-for-dollar tariff retaliation, suspends trade talks with U.S.

  22-08-2026 05:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A last-ditch effort to reach a new trade deal before a midnight tariff deadline failed Friday, as Prime Minister Mark Carney suspended talks with the United States and summoned his negotiators back to Ottawa.
  
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• What if your city were a sponge? This urban planning strategy could help solve flooding

  22-08-2026 03:07 via baytoday.ca
  
  More severe rainstorms are overwhelming infrastructure. Absorbing some of the water would help
  
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• A correction to stories about B.C. wildfire damage and destruction

  22-08-2026 01:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  Stories published by The Canadian Press on Aug. 11 and Aug. 13 incorrectly reported that structures had been damaged or destroyed on 170 properties due to the Pear Lake wildfire. In fact, it was more than 120 properties.The Canadian Press
  
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• THE PAIKIN PODCAST: How to fight for the healthcare you need — before it's too late

  22-08-2026 01:36 via baytoday.ca
  
  Hosted by one of Canada's most respected journalists, Steve Paikin's podcast is featured here every Saturday morning in cooperation with Village Media
  
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• More than 50 mm of rain could fall in Burk's Falls this weekend

  22-08-2026 00:13 via baytoday.ca
  
  Rain expected to last Saturday morning through Sunday morning
  
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