North Bay news

• North Bay Ski Racers top the podium at Mealey Classic in the Soo

  11-02-2026 20:10 via baytoday.ca
  
  Competing against a strong field of approximately 150 male and female racers from across northern and southern Ontario, NBSRC athletes earned several podium finishes
  
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• Ottawa puts $200M into space launch pad in Nova Scotia

  16-03-2026 16:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The federal government is putting $200 million toward a Canadian-owned launch pad to send satellites into orbit.
  
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• CMHC reports February housing starts up 4.5 per cent from January

  16-03-2026 16:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts rose 4.5 per cent in February.
  
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• Rain prompts water safety bulletin from MNR

  16-03-2026 15:43 via baytoday.ca
  
  Officials say a deep, moisture-laden snowpack across central and southern parts of the district—estimated at roughly 20 to 40 centimetres—has reduced capacity to absorb rainfall, increasing the likelihood of runoff
  
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• Blue boxes being replaced with recycling carts in North Bay

  16-03-2026 15:30 via nugget.ca
  Recycling is going to look a lot different in North Bay starting in June. Blue boxes will be replaced with wheeled recycling carts and all recycling will go into one cart – no more sorting. The system will be managed by Circular Materials, which will continue to oversee recycling collection, cart delivery and resident support, according to the city. Some of the items that can be put into the recycling carts include pizza boxes, direct mail boxes, shoe and moving boxes, cereal and tissue bo
  
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• Ontario pulls funding for seven supervised drug consumption sites

  16-03-2026 15:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Ontario government confirms it is cutting provincial funding for seven supervised drug consumption sites, days after harm reduction advocates said they were notified of the decision.
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Accused in fatal Quebec daycare bus crash declared high-risk offender

  16-03-2026 15:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  LAVAL — A Superior Court judge has declared a man a high-risk offender after he was found not criminally responsible for killing two children when he drove a city bus into a Montreal-area daycare.
  
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• Accused in fatal Quebec daycare bus crash declared high-risk offender

  16-03-2026 15:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The Quebec man found not criminally responsible for killing two children after he drove a city bus into a Montreal-area daycare has been labelled a high-risk offender.
  
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• North Bay OPP and MNRF join for forces to ensure compliance on the lakes and trails

  16-03-2026 15:17 via nugget.ca
  Over the course of three days, North Bay Ontario Provincial Police and conservation officers from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry issued 67 enforcement actions on anglers and snowmobilers. Police and conservation officers conducted the enforcement initiative across the North Bay region from friday to Sunday, patrolling multiple lakes and ice-access points, engaging with operators, conducting safety checks, and promoting responsible Motorized Snow Vehicle use. Patrol areas included
  
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• Highway 11 closed North Bay to Hearst

  16-03-2026 14:52 via baytoday.ca
  
  Weather conditions have forced the closure of a stretch of Highway 11 in the Hearst area, with all lanes shut between Collins Road north of the city and Labelle Street. Ontario’s road information service, Ontario 511, reported the closure in an update posted at about 7:39 a.m.
  
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• Umar Zameer's lawyer expresses 'serious misgivings' about report into police conduct

  16-03-2026 13:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The lawyer representing Umar Zameer, a man cleared in the death of a Toronto police officer two years ago, says he has "serious misgivings" about an upcoming report into the conduct of several officers involved in the case.
  
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• UPDATED: Drivers urged to avoid travel as OPP keeps area highways closed

  16-03-2026 13:16 via baytoday.ca
  
  Multiple highways across northern Ontario remain closed because of hazardous driving conditions
  
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• Drivers urged to avoid travel as OPP keeps area highways closed

  16-03-2026 13:16 via baytoday.ca
  
  Multiple highways across northern Ontario remain closed because of hazardous driving conditions
  
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• In the news today: Carney meets Starmer, high fuel costs, Canadians win Oscars

  16-03-2026 09:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
  
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• Suspects in B.C. killing of vocal Iran critic to make Vancouver court appearance

  16-03-2026 09:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Two people accused of killing a vocal Iran critic in British Columbia are set to appear in a Vancouver courtroom this morning.
  
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• Statistics Canada set to publish fresh inflation data for February

  16-03-2026 09:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Fresh inflation data is expected out of Statistics Canada today.
  A Reuters poll predicted a drop in February's annual inflation rate to 1.9 per cent from 2.3 per cent in January.
  
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• Annual inflation cools to 1.8% in February, StatCan says

  16-03-2026 09:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the annual rate of inflation dipped below two per cent in February as the end of last year’s federal “tax holiday” helped take some steam out of the yearly price comparisons.
  
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• Advocates worry Toronto's AIDS memorial may fade away with city's renovation plans

  16-03-2026 09:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — At a downtown Toronto park, 14 unassuming concrete pillars stand in a semicircle between an off-leash dog area, a splash pad and a walking path. Each pillar has a plaque engraved with hundreds of names.
  
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• Carney to meet Starmer, King Charles in London as Iran war disrupts shipping routes

  16-03-2026 08:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  LONDON — Prime Minister Mark Carney is wrapping up his latest international trip in London and has scheduled meetings with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and King Charles before beginning his vacation.
  
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• Carney meets Keir Starmer in London as war in Iran disrupts shipping routes

  16-03-2026 08:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  LONDON — Prime Minister Mark Carney met with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday, and while both remarked the world has become a more challenging place since their first meeting a year ago, neither named a specific issue in their public rem
  
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• Carney meeting Keir Starmer in London as Iran war disrupts shipping routes

  16-03-2026 08:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  LONDON — Prime Minister Mark Carney is meeting in London with his British counterpart Keir Starmer as he wraps up his latest trip abroad.Starmer met Carney at 10 Downing Street this morning and wished him a happy 61st birthday.
  
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• In memory of Claire Gauvreau

  16-03-2026 02:18 via baytoday.ca
  Memories, of you And of us Trying, to live In this world Imperfect, at times Within this realm Missing, moments Of you and I Forever in my heart Your loving family
  
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• Laporta set to win another term as Barcelona president after opponent concedes election

  16-03-2026 00:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Joan Laporta is on course to be officially reelected as the president ofFC Barcelonafor another five years after aleadership vote among membersof the Spanish soccer powerhouse on Sunday.
  
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• Waterloo mayor 'shocked' sniper involved in police response to St. Patrick's party

  15-03-2026 22:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  Waterloo Mayor Dorothy McCabe says she was "surprised and shocked" to learn that a Waterloo Regional Police Service sniper was deployed as part of law enforcement's efforts to manage an unsanctioned street party during St.
  
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• Battalion lose in Sunday afternoon overtime brawl against the Petes

  15-03-2026 22:11 via baytoday.ca
  
  With the loss, North Bay remains one point back of Peterborough with three regular-season games remaining
  
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• Media reports 5th Iranian soccer team member gives up asylum in Australia

  15-03-2026 21:35 via baytoday.ca
  MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A fifth member of the Iranian women’s soccer team who accepted a refugee visa to stay in Australia has left the country, Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported.
  
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• 5th member of Iranian women's soccer team gives up asylum in Australia

  15-03-2026 21:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A fifth member of the Iranian women’s soccer team who accepted a refugee visa to stay in Australia has left the country, the Australian government said on Monday.
  
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• Years of training keep Artemis II crew mission-ready, researcher says

  15-03-2026 19:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Despite the delays for the NASA's Artemis II mission around the moon and back, a space medicine researcher says the crew, which includes Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, are physically ready for when the time comes to launch.
  
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• Multi-brawl game that drew 572 penalty minutes a 'black eye' on N.L. hockey: official

  15-03-2026 17:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  ST. JOHN'S — A Newfoundland junior hockey league executive says a recent game that involved three on-ice brawls and resulted in 572 penalty minutes is a "black eye" and an "embarrassment" to the sport in St. John's.
  
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• 2 counter-protesters arrested at Al-Quds Day rally: Toronto police

  15-03-2026 17:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Toronto police say they arrested two counter-protesters at Saturday's Al-Quds Day demonstration, which saw thousands of people rally in support of Palestine outside the U.S.
  
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