North Bay news

• MORRIS-EPPLE, Catharine Mary

  23-03-2026 17:47 via baytoday.ca
  
  With much love and sadness, we announce the passing of Catharine Mary Morris-Epple at the North Bay Regional Health Centre on Friday, March 20th, 2026.Cathy was the beloved wife of David Epple.
  
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• COSSAR, Bernard James

  23-03-2026 19:39 via baytoday.ca
  
  Bernard died suddenly, at his home in Chisholm, on Monday, March 23, 2026. He was 82 years old. Bernard was the beloved husband of Marlene (Mitchell) of Chisholm Township.
  
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• Saab signs deal with Canadian AI firm Cohere on Global Eye jets

  23-03-2026 19:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Swedish defence contractor Saab has signed an agreement with Canadian artificial intelligence company Cohere to explore partnering on its Global Eye surveillance aircraft.
  
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• N.S. judge to rule on 2015 Air Canada crash landing class action settlement in June

  23-03-2026 19:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  A judge is expected to rule in June on a proposed settlement for a class-action lawsuit about the 2015 crash landing of an Air Canada flight in Halifax.
  
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• Demands on air traffic controllers in the spotlight after fatal Air Canada crash

  23-03-2026 19:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A fatal collision between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport late Sunday is drawing attention to the strict protocols that pilots, groundcrew and air traffic controllers follow to land planes safely.
  
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• CP NewsAlert: CAF members safe after missile intercepted near Israel-Lebanon border

  23-03-2026 19:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Defence Minister David McGuinty's office says it received reports of damage near the Israel-Lebanon border at the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon Camp Naqoura, after a missile was intercepted on Sunday.
  
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• CAF members reported safe after missile intercepted near Israel-Lebanon border

  23-03-2026 19:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Defence Minister David McGuinty's office says Canada received reports of damage at a United Nations peacekeeping camp near the Israel-Lebanon border after a missile was intercepted on Sunday.
  
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• B.C. driver asleep at wheel of Tesla, speeding down Highway 1 in rainy rush hour

  23-03-2026 19:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  COQUITLAM — Police in Metro Vancouver are warning drivers to remain attentive, even in a self-driving vehicle, after ticketing a woman who "appeared to be literally asleep at the wheel" on Highway 1.
  
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• North Bay health unit set to discontinue routine beach water sampling this summer

  23-03-2026 18:54 via nugget.ca
  The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit will be discontinuing monitoring water at public beaches this summer. The cancellation of routine sampling is due to a “review of the effectiveness of the program in terms of protecting the public’s health,” according to an email sent to East Ferris council earlier this month. Instead of qualified staff conducting routine sampling, all municipalities across the district will be supplied with updated public beach signage to support
  
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• North Bay health unit set to discontinue routine beach water monitoring this summer

  23-03-2026 18:54 via nugget.ca
  The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit will be discontinuing monitoring water at public beaches this summer. The cancellation of routine sampling is due to a “review of the effectiveness of the program in terms of protecting the public’s health,” according to an email sent to East Ferris council earlier this month. Instead of qualified staff conducting routine sampling, all municipalities across the district will be supplied with updated public beach signage to support
  
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• Mattawa finds savings in the grass

  23-03-2026 18:18 via nugget.ca
  Mattawa has decided to cut its own grass this summer. Council is making the move to transition from using contractors to cut municipally owned lawns to bringing the work in-house. This year, municipal public works staff will take over the responsibility as a cost-saving measure. For the past three years, the work has been contracted out at a cost of $24,000 per year. Even with a third-party contractor, municipal staff were cutting grass as part of their regular duties. Mattawa’s director o
  
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• Supreme Court sounds skeptical of late-arriving ballots, a Trump target

  23-03-2026 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — TheSupreme Court's conservative majority on Monday sounded skeptical of state laws that allow the counting oflate-arriving mail ballots,a persistent target ofPresident Donald Trump .
  
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• Military plane with 125 aboard crashes in Colombia. At least 48 rescued

  23-03-2026 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A military transport plane with 125 people on board crashed shortly after taking off Monday in southwesternColombia , causing an undetermined number of casualties, officials in the South American country said.
  
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• Military plane crashes in southwestern Colombia, defense minister says

  23-03-2026 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A military cargo plane crashed shortly after taking off Monday in southwesternColombia , causing an undetermined number of casualties, the country's defense minister said.
  
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• Tumbler Ridge makes Hockeyville final two in wake of mass shooting

  23-03-2026 17:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  TUMBLER RIDGE — Tumbler Ridge, B.C., is one of the two finalists in the 2026 Kraft Hockeyville program to receive for funding for its ice rink, as the community continues to recover from a deadly mass shooting in February.
  
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• Pipeline leak located more than a week after sheen first reported on Ontario river

  23-03-2026 17:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  A pipeline leak in Sarnia, Ont., has been located more than a week after a sheen reportedly turned up on the St. Clair River.
  
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• Phoenix backlog needs to be cleared to avoid errors in new system: AG report

  23-03-2026 16:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada's auditor general says the federal government is running out of time to clear the backlog of public service pay transactions under the old Phoenix system to avoid infecting the new system with errors.
  
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• NewsAlert: International Student Program needs to boost integrity: auditor

  23-03-2026 16:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Auditor General Karen Hogan says there are critical weaknesses in the integrity controls for the International Student Program.
  
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• Immigration department not keeping up with demand for student visa probes: auditor

  23-03-2026 16:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Auditor General Karen Hogan says the immigration department isn't keeping up with the demand for investigations of student visa holders in the International Student Program.
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Phoenix backlog needs to be cleared to avoid errors in new system: AG

  23-03-2026 16:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada's auditor general says the federal government is running out of time to clear the backlog of public service pay transactions under the old Phoenix system to avoid infecting the new system with errors.
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Audit finds RCMP staff shortage worsening amid recruitment delays

  23-03-2026 16:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A federal audit says the Royal Canadian Mounted Police bet wrong on the number of recruits needed to fully staff the force, contributing to a growing staff shortage and heightened risk of burnout for front-line officers.
  
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• Auditor general says RCMP's staff shortage got worse in recent years

  23-03-2026 16:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Royal Canadian Mounted Police staff shortages worsened after officials bet wrong on their recruitment needs and let rookie officers choose the locations of their first assignments, says the auditor general.
  
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• AMYOTTE, Jean

  23-03-2026 16:08 via baytoday.ca
  
  Peacefully passed away surrounded by the love of his family after a courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease at the Algonquin Nursing Home (Mattawa) on Wednesday March 18, 2026, at the age of 75 years.
  
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• Ontario’s proposed nuclear waste repository must obtain consent from all affected First Nations

  23-03-2026 15:50 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.
  
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• North Bay Rotary4Kids radio-a-thon returns for 24th year to support children with special needs

  23-03-2026 15:33 via baytoday.ca
  
  Organizers say the impact of the fundraiser has been significant over more than two decades. The club reports that since its inception, the radio-a-thon has raised more than $1.7 million toward assistive devices, home renovations, vehicle conversions, and other supports for local families
  
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• Ontario to declare Toronto island airport a special economic zone

  23-03-2026 15:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says his government is declaring Toronto's island airport the province's first special economic zone as it takes over land owned by the city.
  
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• North Bay council to debate implementing a lobbyist registry

  23-03-2026 15:09 via nugget.ca
  North Bay council is expected to debate on whether the city will implement a lobbyist registry next month. It was one of the several recommendations outlined by Integrity Commissioner Guy Giorno in his Oct. 25 letter to council following the investigation into Mayor Peter Chirico’s credit card expenses. Giorno stated there was no evidence of lobbying and no evidence that city expenses were used to provide hospitality to lobbyists. However, it’s not so clean cut. “The above stat
  
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• U13DS Jr. Lakers win gold for second straight tournament

  23-03-2026 14:57 via baytoday.ca
  
  The U13DS team has been a force since their first tournament in Scarborough in early January
  
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• Arson charge laid against Phelps Township man following domestic dispute

  23-03-2026 14:49 via nugget.ca
  A 60‑year‑old individual from Phelps Township has been arrested and charged following an intimate partner violence incident that resulted in a structure fire. North Bay Ontario Provincial Police and District of Nipissing Paramedic Services responded to a 911 call reporting a domestic assault in progress at a residence on North River Road in Phelps Township Friday around 5:20 p.m. A second call from the victim reported that the residence was on fire, according to North Bay OPP. &ldquo
  
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• OPP arrest 60-year-old after home torched following domestic assault

  23-03-2026 14:46 via baytoday.ca
  
  North Bay Ontario Provincial Police say they were called to a residence in Phelps for a domestic assault in progress, then received a second call reporting the home was on fire
  
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