North Bay news

• More than 180 wildfires burning in Ontario's north

  22-07-2026 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  Ontario's Ministry of Natural Resources is listing more than 180 wildfires as active this morning in Ontario's north, including 12 that had been sparked in the last 24 hours.
  
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• Candidate list grows as North Bay election deadline looms

  24-07-2026 22:08 via nugget.ca
  
  Coun. Chris Mayne is the first incumbent to announce his intention to claim his seat back on city council.As of Friday morning, there are now six candidates running for one of 10 seats — Caroline Corbett, Dave Dale, Myles Heneberry, Glen Langlois, Mayne and Darryl Skinner.In addition, there are three mayoral candidates — Connor Currie, Maggie Horsfield and Jamie Lowery.The school board hasn’t seen much attraction with only a handful of candidates running on four school boards.L
  
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• Migrant worker's death on rural road in Niagara Region revives calls for reform

  24-07-2026 21:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — A migrant farm worker's death on a road in Ontario's Niagara Region is the latest in a long list of similar tragedies, advocates say as they call for urgent reforms to Canada's seasonal worker program, from safer rural roads to the end of w
  
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• Canada, UAE conclude negotiations on a free-trade agreement

  24-07-2026 21:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The governments of Canada and the United Arab Emirates say they have concluded negotiations on a free-trade agreement.
  
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• Alberta wants provinces to address retail alcohol trade after direct-to-consumer deal

  24-07-2026 21:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Fresh off multiple Canadian provinces agreeing this week to make it easier to get out-of-province alcohol shipped right to people's doorsteps, Alberta says it's now time to do the same for commercial retailers.
  
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• CBS NFL analyst and former Cowboys QB Tony Romo arrested on suspicion of OWI

  24-07-2026 21:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — CBS NFL analyst and former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo has been arrested on suspicion of operating a vehicle while under the influence.
  
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• Operation Safe Space targets drug use and crime in North Bay's downtown

  24-07-2026 21:32 via nugget.ca
  
  North Bay police officers laid 230 charges and seized almost $1 million in illegal drugs and nearly two dozen firearms from the city’s downtown last year. In 2025, the unit completed 26 drug trafficking investigations where 238 charges were laid and more than $890,000 worth of illicit drugs, along with 22 firearms were seized. This prompted North Bay Police Service Crime Unit to launch Operation Safe Space in May 2026. “The initiative targets people involved in criminal activity tha
  
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• Ottawa acknowledges "lasting impact" of forced adoptions but offers no apology

  24-07-2026 21:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The federal government acknowledged this week that forced adoptions had a lasting impact on people and families in Canada after the Second World War but stopped short of offering the public apology sought by advocates, including some affect
  
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• New attraction brings large inflatable obstacle-style waterpark to Lake Nipissing

  24-07-2026 21:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  North Bay’s waterfront is getting a new supervised attraction as an inflatable waterpark is installed at Shabogesic Beach, following a City procurement process that selected Splash N Go as operator
  
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• SULLIVAN, Judith 'Judy'

  24-07-2026 20:25 via baytoday.ca
  
  It is with profound sadness that the family of Judith "Judy" Sullivan announces her passing. On July 22, 2026, after a courageous and lengthy battle with cancer, our beloved matriarch passed away peacefully at the age of 78
  
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• ICC chief prosecutor removed from post over sexual misconduct allegations, diplomats tell AP

  24-07-2026 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Member state representatives of theInternational Criminal Courtvoted to remove the global tribunal’schief prosecutoron Friday, nearly two years after sexual misconduct allegations against him first emerged, two diplomats
  
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• First Nation evacuees fleeing wildfire face safety risks in Toronto, leaders say

  24-07-2026 19:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — First Nation chiefs and community members are highlighting the dangers that follow evacuees after they have fled northern Ontario wildfires, as they say those sheltering in Toronto hotels are facing elevated safety risks linked to drugs, al
  
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• Democrats select South Carolina for their first presidential nominating contest in 2028 election

  24-07-2026 19:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — South Carolina was selected Friday to once again lead off the Democratic Party’s2028 presidential nominating schedule , most likely cementing a dramatic break from decades of tradition by keeping Iowa off the top of the calendar a
  
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• Chris Mayne files to seek another term on North Bay council

  24-07-2026 19:17 via baytoday.ca
  
  Mayne was first elected in 2006 and is now serving his fourth term on council
  
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• Elmer MacKay, longtime Progressive Conservative MP for Nova Scotia, dead at 89

  24-07-2026 18:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  Elmer MacKay, a Nova Scotia politician who spent more than two decades representing the Central Nova district in the federal government, has died.
  
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• Deadline for public servants to apply for early retirement arrives

  24-07-2026 18:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Public servants have just hours left to apply for the federal government's early retirement program.The deadline lands at 2:59 a.m.
  
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• 11 indicted in smuggling deaths of 7 migrants in rail cargo container in Texas

  24-07-2026 18:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A U.S. attorney announced a federal indictment on Friday against 11 people in thesmuggling deaths of seven migrantswho were hiding inside a sweltering rail cargo container in Texas in May.
  
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• Two wildfires merge in Boston Bar, B.C., as more properties under evacuation alert

  24-07-2026 18:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  Two of the three out-of-control wildfires burning near Boston Bar, B.C., have merged, while hot and dry conditions and a lightning storm led to even more fires and evacuation alerts across the province.
  
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• Spreading wildfires in B.C. trigger power disruptions across province

  24-07-2026 18:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Spreading wildfires in British Columbia are triggering power outages nowhere near the flames.
  
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• AYOTTE, Michel

  24-07-2026 18:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Michel Ayotte on July 19 at the age of 42. Michel was predeceased by his father, Normand Ayotte
  
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• North Bay's MASHinery gives visitors a chance to run the big machines

  24-07-2026 18:17 via baytoday.ca
  
  Founder Ken Sim says the idea for MASHinery came after he stumbled across a similar attraction in Las Vegas and decided to bring the concept to Northern Ontario
  
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• Yves-François Blanchet has regained control of his X account, which had been hacked

  24-07-2026 17:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The leader of the Bloc Québécois, Yves-François Blanchet, has regained control of his personal account on the social media platform X, which had been hacked.
  
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• Quebec obstetricians and gynecologists association head to court over pay gap

  24-07-2026 17:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Quebec's obstetricians and gynecologists have filed a legal challenge against the medical specialists federation over what they call a persistent gender-related pay gap.
  
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• Forced labour or leverage: What Trump's new tariffs are really about

  24-07-2026 17:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration says it's hitting Canada and dozens of other countries with double-digit tariffs because they're not doing enough to fight forced labour — but not everyone is convinced.
  
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• Canada will celebrate the Gordie Howe bridge's opening today. Here's what to know

  24-07-2026 17:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  A new cross-border bridge between Windsor, Ont., and Detroit is set to open Monday, with a Canada-only celebration today marking the end of a project mired by lengthy delays and political tension.
  
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• Woman shot and killed in 'targeted incident,' Toronto police say

  24-07-2026 16:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — A woman was shot and killed on a street in northwest Toronto in what police believe was a "targeted incident."The shooting took place Friday morning in the area of Humberwood and Rexdale boulevards.Staff Sgt.
  
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• Suspect arrested after woman shot and killed in 'targeted incident': Toronto police

  24-07-2026 16:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Toronto police say a suspect has been arrested in what they believe was a 'targeted incident' that left a woman dead in the city's northwest.The woman was shot and killed Friday morning in the area of Humberwood and Rexdale boulevards.
  
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• High fuel prices, low demand reason for Propair leaving North Bay - airport manager

  24-07-2026 16:06 via nugget.ca
  
  The summer months have been challenging for Jack Garland Airport.The Nugget revealed earlier this week that after only a few months since launching commercial air service from North Bay to Billy Bishop Airport in Toronto, Propair has decided to cancel flights as of August.According to the company’s website the last flight available is scheduled on July 31. And there are only four flights to Toronto available this month — July 24, 26, 30 and 31. There are five flights available to Ro
  
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• Airport manager: High fuel prices, low demand reason for Propair leaving North Bay

  24-07-2026 16:06 via nugget.ca
  
  The summer months have been challenging for Jack Garland Airport.The Nugget revealed earlier this week that after only a few months since launching commercial air service from North Bay to Billy Bishop Airport in Toronto, Propair has decided to cancel flights as of August.According to the company’s website the last flight available is scheduled on July 31. And there are only four flights to Toronto available this month — July 24, 26, 30 and 31. There are five flights available to Ro
  
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• Teenager pleads guilty to all 55 counts in 2024 fatal shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia

  24-07-2026 16:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  WINDER, Ga. (AP) — A teenager has pleaded guilty to all 55 counts in a deadly shooting nearly two years ago at Apalachee High School in Georgia. Colt Gray, 16, entered the plea Friday without having reached a deal with prosecutors.
  
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