North Bay news

• Two drivers charged with Impaired Driving after Highway 17 collision

  06-01-2026 18:08 via nugget.ca
  On January 3, at approximately 4:20 pm, North Bay OPP officers responded to a single-vehicle collision into a snowbank on Highway 17 near Bayview Road in North Bay.During the investigation, police learned that after the collision, the driver and passenger switched seats and continued driving eastbound. The vehicle was later located on Highway 531 in Bonfield Township.As a result, a 40-year-old from Bonfield Township and a 49-year-old from Bonfield Township have both been charged with impai
  
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• Kashechewan First Nation planning evacuation after water system failure

  07-01-2026 22:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  A remote First Nation in northern Ontario says it is looking to evacuate the entire community in the coming days due to multiple failures in its water supply and wastewater systems.
  
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• ALBERT, Francoise

  07-01-2026 22:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Francoise on Monday January 5th 2026 at the age of 90. Surrounded by her loving family Fran was welcomed into the arms of her beloved Lord and Saviour.
  
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• Vancouver Lapu Lapu Day festival to return after deadly SUV attack, focus on healing

  07-01-2026 21:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Filipino BC has announced the 2026 Lapu Lapu Day Festival in Vancouver will go ahead nearly a year after the devastating van attack that killed 11 people and injured dozens more.
  
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• B.C. Mountie should be fired or order to resign over behaviour in group chats: lawyer

  07-01-2026 21:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  An RCMP officer who has been found to have committed discreditable conduct over sexist comments in group chats says he never meant to hurt anyone and still wants to be a Mountie.
  But the lawyer for the RCMP's conduct authority says Const.
  
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• Trump says U.S. will 'be there' for NATO as threats toward Greenland rattle alliance

  07-01-2026 20:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says the United States will "be there" for NATO after the White House refused to rule out the use of military force to take control of Greenland.
  
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• Quebec residences get training to become more inclusive and safe for LGBTQ+ seniors

  07-01-2026 20:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A Quebec foundation is hoping to train 10,000 people on making seniors residences safer and more inclusive for older LGBTQ+ adults.
  
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• Federal, provincial leaders visit First Nation in Manitoba hit by power outage

  07-01-2026 20:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  PIMICIKAMAK CREE NATION, MAN.
  
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• North Bay’s capital forecast highlights City Hall, Library projects amid funding uncertainty

  07-01-2026 19:52 via baytoday.ca
  
  Planned long-term investments in public facilities, as well as roads and water systems, are estimates that require future Council approval, say City officials
  
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• Former envoy says Ottawa is 'parroting' Trump's anti-democratic approach to Venezuela

  07-01-2026 19:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Canada's former ambassador to Venezuela says Ottawa is "parroting" Washington's anti-democratic line by giving air to the idea of fresh elections in Venezuela.
  
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• West Nipissing man charged with stolen property while on snowmobile trail

  07-01-2026 19:38 via nugget.ca
  The Ontario Provincial Police arrested and charged one person with possession of stolen property while on snowmobile patrol. Members from the Nipissing West Detachment of the OPP, were conducting snowmobile patrol on an Ontario Federation Snowmobile Clubs trail, from Sturgeon Falls to River Valley, West Nipissing Sunday around 1:55 p.m. Police conducted a stop with a snowmobile and arrested the operator for being in possession of a stolen snowmachine. Nicolas St. Germain-Rayan, 26 years-of-age,
  
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• LOEFFEN, Anthony (Antoon) “Tony”

  07-01-2026 19:22 via baytoday.ca
  
  Antoon Loeffen (Tony) passed away on December 18, 2025, at Cassellholme at the age of 92. Tony is survived by his children, Frank (Joanne), Tim (Ginette) and Lisa (Marcel).
  
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• NDP leadership candidates sprint to final fundraising, membership deadlines

  07-01-2026 19:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — NDP leadership candidates are entering the final sprint to sign up members and raise the last of four $25,000 payments required to be on the ballot.
  
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• Ex-Listuguj police officer faces charges after Quebec police watchdog investigation

  07-01-2026 19:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A former officer with the Listuguj Police Department is facing criminal charges following an investigation by Quebec's police watchdog.
  
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• Big streamers challenging financial disclosure rules in CRTC Cancon decision

  07-01-2026 19:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Large foreign streaming companies are fighting a decision by the federal broadcast regulator to modernize its definition of Canadian content.
  
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• Gov. Ron DeSantis calls for special session in April to redraw Florida's congressional districts

  07-01-2026 19:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov.
  
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• First Nations chiefs alarmed by feds' lack of commitment to protecting source water

  07-01-2026 18:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Some First Nations chiefs say Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty's recent refusal to commit to source water protections in a promised clean water bill shows the government is sidelining the health of Indigenous communities in its
  
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• Shooting is reported in Minneapolis, where the feds are conducting an immigration crackdown

  07-01-2026 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities reported a shooting Wednesday involving federal agents in Minneapolis, where immigration enforcement has beenconducting a major crackdown .
  
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• Minneapolis mayor says ICE officer's killing of a motorist was 'reckless' and wasn't self-defense

  07-01-2026 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said Wednesday that the Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who shot and killed a motorist acted recklessly and rejected federal officials claims that the officer had acted in self-defense.
  
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• ICE officer kills a Minneapolis driver in a deadly start to Trump's latest immigration operation

  07-01-2026 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a Minneapolis driver on Wednesday during the Trump administration's latest immigration crackdown on a major American city — a shooting that federal officials said was a
  
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• ICE officer kills a Minneapolis driver as Trump's latest immigration operation begins

  07-01-2026 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a Minneapolis driver on Wednesday during the Trump administration's latest immigration crackdown on a major American city — a shooting that federal officials said was a
  
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• ICE agent shoots and kills a woman during the Minneapolis immigration crackdown

  07-01-2026 18:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal agent shot and killed a Minneapolis motorist when she allegedly tried to run over law enforcement officers during an immigration crackdown in the city, authorities said Wednesday.
  
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• Man charged with murder in fatal shooting of international student on U of T campus

  07-01-2026 17:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — A man has been charged with murder after an international student was killed in what appears to be a randomly targeted shooting on University of Toronto's Scarborough campus last month, police say.Toronto police Det. Sgt.
  
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• Man charged in fatal shooting of international student on U of T campus

  07-01-2026 17:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  A man has been charged with murder after an international student was fatally shot on University of Toronto's Scarborough campus last month.
  Toronto police Det. Sgt.
  
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• LEGAULT, Audrey

  07-01-2026 17:07 via baytoday.ca
  
  Peacefully passed away at the North Bay Regional Health Centre on Monday December 15, 2025, at the age of 94 years. Audrey was the beloved wife of the late Roger Legault, and the loving mother to Nicole Renaud (Jeff), J.P.
  
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• North Bay service to help grads transition to workforce

  07-01-2026 17:00 via baytoday.ca
  
  Canadore Employment Solutions offers range of job-seeking support
  
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• Man charged with first-degree murder in Toronto bus shooting: police

  07-01-2026 16:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — A Toronto man has been charged with first-degree murder after a shooting on a bus near one of the city's busiest shopping malls.Toronto police say officers arrested a 40-year-old man earlier this week.
  
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• Draft budget proposes $22.5-million upgrades to North Bay waterfront

  07-01-2026 16:13 via nugget.ca
  City council is putting up some serious cash to continue developing North Bay’s waterfront park. Capital budget documents propose $22.5 million of taxpayer money be spent on bringing commercial space to the waterfront, paving of the carousel parking lot, a second pedestrian underpass walkway, beach building repairs, and King’s Landing and marina rehabilitation. The work on some of the projects is slated to happen over several years. This year, the council could approve almost $5 mill
  
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• Highway 144 crash leaves two dead, one seriously injured

  07-01-2026 15:57 via baytoday.ca
  
  A tragic head-on collision between a pick-up truck and a minivan has left two people dead and another seriously injured on Highway 144
  
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• Carney heads to China next week for first visit by a prime minister in eight years

  07-01-2026 15:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to China next week to talk trade, energy, agriculture and international security.The Prime Minister's Office would not yet confirm if Carney will meet face-to-face with President Xi Jinping.
  
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