North Bay news

• More than 170 wildfires burning in Ontario's north

  22-07-2026 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  Ontario's Ministry of Natural Resources is listing 173 wildfires as active this morning in Ontario's north, including 12 that had been sparked in the last 24 hours.
  
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• Holt, Kinew say they would defend Canada amid sovereignty push in Alberta, Quebec

  22-07-2026 20:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  CHARLOTTETOWN — The premiers of Manitoba and New Brunswick say they feel a responsibility to defend a united Canada amid separatist forces in Alberta and Quebec.
  
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• Smoke and heat warnings cover much of B.C. as Lytton reaches 40 degrees

  22-07-2026 20:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Environment Canada has issued dozens of warnings about heat and poor air quality for much of B.C. as sweltering temperatures aggravate the wildfire situation in the province.
  
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• Federal agency links Quebec train derailment in December to temperature swings

  22-07-2026 20:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says it could not determine the exact cause of a freight train derailment in northern Quebec last December.
  
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• Manitoba Premier Kinew 'willing to entertain' Alberta to Ontario pipeline

  22-07-2026 19:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  CHARLOTTETOWN — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says he's open to a west-east pipeline being pitched by his counterparts in Alberta and Ontario.
  
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• Canadian forest sector faces another blow with new U.S. tariff onslaught

  22-07-2026 19:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  The Trump administration's latest tariff onslaught won't just hurt Canadian forestry workers during already tough times, but will also undermine U.S. efforts to make housing more affordable, says the Forest Products Association of Canada.
  
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• Gordie Howe bridge deal text confirms Canada is splitting toll revenues with U.S.

  22-07-2026 19:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The proposed agreement in principle for the Gordie Howe International Bridge confirms that Canada will share half of net toll revenues with the U.S. for the first 15 years, contradicting recent comments made by the prime minister.
  
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• Gordie Howe bridge deal text confirms Canada is splitting toll revenue with U.S.

  22-07-2026 19:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The proposed agreement in principle for the Gordie Howe International Bridge confirms that Canada will share half of net toll revenues with the U.S. for the first 15 years.Prime Minister Mark Carney said last week that Canada and the U.S.
  
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• Feds should increase federal health funding, but with strings attached, advocates say

  22-07-2026 19:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  CHARLOTTETOWN — Advocates are urging the federal government to increase health care funding and impose more conditions on what the provinces can do with that money.
  
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• Traffic complaint in Mattawa leads to charges against Sturgeon Falls motorist

  22-07-2026 18:55 via nugget.ca
  
  A Sturgeon Falls resident is facing impaired driving charges after Ontario Provincial Police officers investigated a traffic complaint in Mattawa.Members of the North Bay Detachment of the OPP were advised of a traffic complaint involving a vehicle travelling toward Mattawa, on Highway 17 Monday.Around 11 p.m., officers located a vehicle matching the description on Highway 17 in Mattawa, according to OPP.“The vehicle was observed being operated in an erratic manner, including inconsistent
  
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• SickKids doctor's licence suspended after arrest on child sex abuse material charges

  22-07-2026 18:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The organization that regulates Ontario's medical profession says it has suspended the licence of a doctor at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children who was arrested Tuesday on charges related to child sexual abuse and exploitation material.
  
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• Propair suspends flights out of North Bay indefinitely

  22-07-2026 18:48 via nugget.ca
  
  Travellers were surprised to learn Propair has no scheduled flights available out of Jack Garland Airport to Toronto’s Billy Bishop Airport next month, The Nugget has learned.According to the company’s website the last flight available is scheduled on July 31. And there are only five flights to Toronto available this month – July 23, 24, 26, 30 and 31. There are six flights available to Rouyn – Noranda – July 23, 24, 26, 28, 30 and 31. “Our flights from North
  
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• Trump threatens new tariffs on generic drug makers to take effect in two years

  22-07-2026 18:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  U.S. President Donald Trump has set his sights on generic drug imports into the U.S. amid the latest bout of trade tensions between Canada and the U.S.
  In a social media post, Trump said that as of Aug.
  
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• France recorded 5,700 more deaths than usual during its historic June heatwave

  22-07-2026 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  PARIS (AP) — France recorded at least 5,700 more deaths than usual during a historic heatwave last month, the public health agency said Wednesday, sharply increasing its estimates of the feared toll from record-shattering temperatures.
  
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• France recorded 5,700 more deaths than usual during its historic June heat wave

  22-07-2026 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  PARIS (AP) — France recorded at least 5,700 more deaths than usual during a historic heat wave last month, the public health agency said Wednesday, sharply increasing its estimates of the feared toll from record-shattering temperatures.
  
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• LANG, Betty Lou Dora

  22-07-2026 17:55 via baytoday.ca
  
  Peacefully passed away surrounded by the love of her family at the West Nipissing General Hospital (Sturgeon Falls) on Sunday July 19, 2026, at the age of 88 years
  
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• Trump’s new tariffs give Ontario and Québec the perfect excuse to sell their unsold American booze

  22-07-2026 17:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site.___ Author: Michael J.
  
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• Trump's trade czar says he hopes to give Canada CUSMA 'options' by end of year

  22-07-2026 17:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says he hopes to provide "options" by the end of the year to U.S. President Donald Trump, Canada and Mexico on renewing the continental trade pact.
  
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• OLG payment of $415,869 goes to the City for hosting Cascades Casino

  22-07-2026 17:09 via baytoday.ca
  
  Since the gaming site opened in March 2022, North Bay has received $6,833,649
  
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• Deputy Mayor Maggie Horsfield announces run for mayor of North Bay

  22-07-2026 17:07 via nugget.ca
  
  Maggie Horsfield announced on social media Wednesday morning that she has filed her paperwork to run for mayor.The current deputy mayor was first elected four years ago, earning the top spot among those running as councillors.Last week, fellow councillor Jamie Lowery announced his intention to seek the mayor’s chair.On the City of North Bay website, Horsfield, Lowery and Connor Currie are registered in the race for mayor.No official word if incumbent Peter Chirico is seeking reelection. T
  
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• North Bay Deputy Mayor Maggie Horsfield files to run for mayor

  22-07-2026 16:49 via baytoday.ca
  
  Horsfield, who is serving her first term on council, says she is running on a platform of fiscal responsibility, responsible growth and accountable decision-making
  
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• National crime rates and crime severity both fell in 2025: StatCan

  22-07-2026 15:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says both the crime rate and the severity of crimes decreased in 2025.
  
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• North Bay police arrest five, seize drugs and firearms and $33,000 in cash

  22-07-2026 14:57 via nugget.ca
  
  Five suspects have been arrested following a Patrol Section and Street Crime Unit investigation in North Bay. North Bay police also seized a “significant” quantity of illicit drugs, Canadian currency, and a firearm.Police responded to a reported robbery at a residence in the 500 block of McNamara Street on July 16 and launched an investigation. “Through the course of the investigation, North Bay Police Service initially identified three co-accused. The first co-accused, Tyler
  
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• North Bay police arrest five after robbery investigation leads to drugs and gun seizure

  22-07-2026 14:54 via baytoday.ca
  
  North Bay Police Service says a robbery investigation in the 500 block of McNamara Street has led to five arrests and the seizure of a 9mm firearm, ammunition, drugs and cash
  
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• OPP lay impaired driving charges following traffic complaint on Highway 17

  22-07-2026 14:21 via baytoday.ca
  
  A Sturgeon Falls resident is facing impaired driving charges after Ontario Provincial Police say they stopped a vehicle driving erratically on Highway 17 in Mattawa late Monday night
  
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• OPINION: Bill Walton, How far should we go to support sports ambitions

  22-07-2026 13:15 via baytoday.ca
  
  A North Bay opinion writer uses pay comparisons and a dose of satire to question how far communities should go to support sports-driven ambitions, while acknowledging the value of both athletics and trades
  
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• Congo's Ebola outbreak has killed over 1,000 people

  22-07-2026 12:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  BUNIA, Congo (AP) — More than 1,000 people have died in theEbola outbreak in Congo , according to Africa's top health body, a grim toll inthe fastest Ebola outbreak in history , as conflict, community resistance and an uneven response fuel its sp
  
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• Congo's Ebola outbreak has killed nearly 1,000 people

  22-07-2026 12:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  BUNIA, Congo (AP) — At least 999 people have died from theEbola outbreak in Congo , according to official data published overnight into Wednesday, a grim toll in what’s already been declaredthe fastest Ebola outbreak in history .
  
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• 'Vicious cycle': What you need to know about Trump's Great Depression-era tariff tool

  22-07-2026 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is ramping up pressure on Canada by threatening to use an obscure Great Depression-era legal tool to impose new tariffs — and it's not clear whether there are any guardrails to rein in the president's power.
  
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• P.E.I. premiers meeting continues as U.S. tariff threats loom

  22-07-2026 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  CHARLOTTETOWN — Canada's premiers will continue meetings in Prince Edward Island this morning, the second day of an annual summer gathering.
  
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