North Bay news

• MILLER, Deborah

  26-01-2026 22:21 via baytoday.ca
  
  Debbie passed away at the North Bay Regional Health Centre at the age of 65. She was a loving mother who always prioritized her only son Darren and gave great advice to his friends
  
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• B.C. man gets 5 months in jail over videos, images posted to Pornhub without consent

  27-01-2026 22:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  PORT COQUITLAM — The B.C. provincial court has sentenced a 42-year-old man to five months in jail for posting 18 videos and 80 photographs to Pornhub without his ex-partner's consent.
  
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• Surrey, B.C., calls for a national state of emergency regarding extortion

  27-01-2026 22:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  SURREY — The council in Surrey, B.C., has passed a motion to urge Ottawa to declare a national state of emergency for extortions, as police say they've arrested two people while patrolling neighbourhoods targeted by extortion violence.
  
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• Judge orders fitness trial for man accused of killing B.C. Mountie in 2022

  27-01-2026 22:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has ordered a three-day fitness trial for the man accused of killing RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang more than three years ago.
  
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• Highway 401 closed east of Toronto after series of collisions involving 50 vehicles

  27-01-2026 22:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  Ontario Provincial Police say a series of collisions involving about 50 vehicles on Tuesday morning forced a prolonged closure of Highway 401 in both directions east of Toronto.
  
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• US says it's taking first steps to possibly reopen embassy in Venezuela after Maduro's ouster

  27-01-2026 21:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has notified Congress that it is taking the first steps to possibly reopen the shuttered U.S. Embassy in Venezuela as it explores restoring relations with the South American country following the U.S.
  
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• HILTON, Mary Patricia

  27-01-2026 21:23 via baytoday.ca
  
  Passed away peacefully at the Nipissing Serenity Hospice on January 27th 2026 at the age of 98. Predeceased by her husband Leslie A. Hilton
  
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• Man escapes Toronto jail by impersonating another inmate set for release: police

  27-01-2026 21:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Toronto police are seeking help from the public as they search for a man who allegedly escaped from a detention centre by impersonating another inmate.
  
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• Shooting involving Border Patrol leaves 1 in critical condition near US-Mexico border

  27-01-2026 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  One person was shot and in critical condition Tuesday in a shooting involving the Border Patrol near the U.S.- Mexico border, authorities in Arizona said. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department said it was working with the FBI and U.S.
  
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• REED, Esther 'Phyllis' (Lee)

  27-01-2026 21:02 via baytoday.ca
  
  It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our dear Mother, Phyllis, on Friday, January 23, 2026
  
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• Near North Palliative Care Network invites local artists to join fundraiser

  27-01-2026 21:01 via nugget.ca
  The Near North Palliative Care Network (NNPCN) is calling on local artists to take part in April Showers Bring May Flowers.  This is a spring-themed community art auction and fundraiser celebrating creativity, compassion, and hope. NNPCN’s new fundraising initiative welcomes artists of all experience levels to create and donate original, floral-inspired artworks that reflect themes of renewal, growth, remembrance, love, and healing. Artists and their work
  
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• Five Trappers named to Team NOHA OHL Cup selection camp

  27-01-2026 20:53 via baytoday.ca
  
  'Players in the Great North U18 AAA League have been consistently evaluated by a group of staff committed to providing these individuals with a great opportunity to showcase themselves, in addition to their activities with their club teams throughout the season'
  
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• Labs flooded as pipes burst at Montreal mental health hospital institute

  27-01-2026 20:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Health officials say four labs have been damaged after burst pipes sent water pouring through a building at a Montreal mental health hospital and research centre.
  
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• Claims process opens for 'Indian hospitals' settlement

  27-01-2026 20:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The claims process for a landmark "Indian hospitals" settlement opens today, nearly one year after the federal government reached an agreement with survivors on compensation.
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Alberta judges urge respect after Smith said she wants to 'direct' them

  27-01-2026 20:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Alberta's judges are calling for respect days after Premier Danielle Smith said she wishes she could direct them.
  
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• B.C. attorney general warns against doing deals with ICE, amid pending Pattison sale

  27-01-2026 20:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  British Columbia's attorney general says business leaders in the province need to consider whether their decisions could contribute to an immigration crackdown in the United States that she and others are watching "in horror.
  
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• Alberta judges urge respect after Smith said she wants to 'direct' them

  27-01-2026 20:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Alberta's judges are calling for respect days after Premier Danielle Smith said she wishes she could "direct" them.
  
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• FAVA, Anthony

  27-01-2026 19:23 via baytoday.ca
  
  Anthony Fava unexpectedly passed away at the North Bay Regional Health Centre on Sunday, January 25, 2026, at the age of 67
  
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• Polytechnique Montréal removes beef from cafeteria menus to cut emissions

  27-01-2026 19:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A Montreal engineering school says it has removed beef from its cafeterias to reduce its carbon footprint.
  
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• Carney says Holocaust Remembrance Day a time to remember Canadian complicity

  27-01-2026 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says Holocaust Remembrance Day is a moment to remember the consequences of ignorance and hatred.
  
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• North Bay man saved by Carhartt jacket during a stabbing in Sudbury

  27-01-2026 18:58 via nugget.ca
  A North Bay man says his Carhartt work jacket saved him from sustaining life-threatening injuries after he was stabbed with a meat cleaver-style weapon. The young man, who asked The Nugget not to use his name for fear of his safety, was enjoying a slice at a Pizza Pizza location in downtown Sudbury around 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, when a group of five or six guys walked in. “They were wearing all black and had hospital masks on with balaclavas. They approached us and started small talk.&rdquo
  
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• Air travel recovery ramps up after snow blast, but thousands still face cancellations

  27-01-2026 18:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  Air travel picked back up in earnest today as crews cleared the remnants of a record-breaking snowstorm in Central Canada from the tarmacs.
  
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• Local artists asked to Join “April Showers Bring May Flowers” community art fundraiser

  27-01-2026 18:01 via baytoday.ca
  
  The Near North Palliative Care Network is inviting local artists to take part in a unique fundraising initiative that blends creativity with compassion
  
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• Police use tracking system to locate stolen truck from North Bay

  27-01-2026 17:36 via baytoday.ca
  
  A man has been taken into custody following an intense police operation that ended with the recovery of a stolen vehicle behind an outbuilding in Powassan
  
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• Winter storm deaths reach 35 as officials say 3 Texas boys drowned in an icy pond

  27-01-2026 17:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  Three brothers, all under 10 years old, have died after falling through the ice on a pond in Texas, a county sheriff said Tuesday.
  
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• More arctic air is expected for Southern states hit by ice and riddled with power outages

  27-01-2026 17:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  When a massivewinter stormdescended on the Northeast and parts of the South over the weekend, Lisa Patterson planned to stick it out at her family's home in Nashville.
  
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• Toronto crews working to remove snow from streets, starting with hospitals: Chow

  27-01-2026 17:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow says city crews are shifting their efforts from plowing streets to removing snow after a record-breaking winter storm hit the city on Sunday.
  
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• North Bay OPP make arrest after stolen vehicle tracked into Powassan area

  27-01-2026 17:09 via nugget.ca
  The North Bay Ontario Provincial Police has charged an individual after a stolen pickup truck from North Bay was located in Powassan following a coordinated police response. North Bay Police Service notified the North Bay OPP of a recently stolen pickup truck on Jan. 22 around 4:30 p.m. Information provided indicated the vehicle had been taken from a business on Lakeshore Drive and was last seen travelling southbound. Officers from the North Bay and Powassan OPP detachments responded to the High
  
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• Ontario police bust fraudulent truck driving test scheme

  27-01-2026 17:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  Eight individuals are facing a total of 24 criminal charges following a Serious Fraud Office investigation into alleged bribery during commercial driver examinations across Kingston and the Greater Toronto Area.
  
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• Marineland has solid plan to move whales and dolphins to U.S., minister says

  27-01-2026 16:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson says Marineland's plan to move Canada's last remaining captive whales and dolphins to several parks in the United States is a solid one.
  
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