North Bay news

• WHYTE, Adrian

  24-04-2025 21:02 via baytoday.ca
  
  Adrian passed away at the North Bay Regional Health Centre on Friday April 18, 2025 at the age of 84 years. He was the beloved husband of 47 years to Pearl (nee Cain)
  
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• North Bay City Council playing the long game when it comes to the budget

  13-01-2026 05:09 via nugget.ca
  Monday night was a long one in North Bay City Council chambers.  It was the first of two budget sessions this week as North Bay council crunches numbers.  Monday night saw a parade of staff coming before council and the new Chief Financial Officer Shannon Saucier.  Saucier was appointed in December 2025, just a few weeks ago.  The new CFO and some of the finance staff were also there to assist in the information process. The meeting didn’t have many contentious moments
  
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• Chinese-language paper Ming Pao winding up Canadian operations, laying off 60 staff

  13-01-2026 03:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Chinese-language newspaper Ming Pao Daily News, which has newsrooms in Richmond, B.C., and Toronto, is winding up its Canadian operations.A letter from Ming Pao Newspapers (Canada) to the B.C.
  
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• Mental fitness test for suspect in killing of B.C. RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang

  13-01-2026 00:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — A judge has ordered a mental fitness assessment for the man accused of killing British Columbia RCMP officer Const. Shaelyn Yang more than three years ago.Jongwon Ham, who appeared in B.C.
  
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• Uvalde teacher who survived class shooting testifies he saw 'black shadow with a gun'

  13-01-2026 00:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  A teacher who survived the 2022 shooting inside aRobb Elementary schoolclassroom in Uvalde, Texas, told a jury Monday the attack began with a “black shadow” with a gun walking inside and that he prayed for the attack to be over after being shot a
  
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• LECLERC, Louella (nee Lozon)

  13-01-2026 00:24 via baytoday.ca
  
  Peacefully passed away at the Northern Heights Nursing Home in North Bay on Saturday January 10th, 2026, at the age of 78 years
  
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• Alcohol dependence still high 5 years after pandemic: CAMH report

  12-01-2026 23:06 via baytoday.ca
  
  'Alcohol remains one of the leading preventable causes of death in Canada, in large part due to its accessibility and potential for dependence,' says a doctor at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
  
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• Minnesota and the Twin Cities sue the federal government to stop the immigration crackdown

  12-01-2026 23:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota and its two largest cities sued the Trump administration Monday to try to stop an immigration enforcement surge that has led to thefatal shootingof a Minneapolis woman by a federal officer and evoked outrage and prote
  
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• Ottawa pledges improvements for Rouge National Urban Park and beach in Toronto area

  12-01-2026 22:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Ottawa says it will spend nearly $9.5 million to restore parts of Canada's first national urban park in the Toronto area.
  
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• O'CONNOR, Margaret Ellen

  12-01-2026 22:49 via baytoday.ca
  
  My big sister left us to be with our mother and father and grandparents on December 31st, 2025 after a short illness
  
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• MPP Vic Fedeli weighs in on Callander mayor's pre-Christmas resignation

  12-01-2026 22:47 via nugget.ca
  The Town of Callander remains silent on the sudden resignation of Mayor Robb Noon and Councillor Irene Smit. However, at its upcoming meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 12, Callander council is expected to officially declare the seats vacant and begin the process of filling them. Noon and Smit both resigned from council on Friday, December 19. No explanation was given, with the town issuing a brief statement on its website and social media: “The resignations of Mayor Noon and Councillor Smit ha
  
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• Suspect in B.C. double murder arrived in Canada on student visa weeks earlier: Crown

  12-01-2026 21:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — The trial of three men accused of killing a couple in a violent invasion of their Abbotsford, B.C., home is underway, with the prosecution alleging the suspects were motivated by “debt, financial pressure and greed.
  
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• Ontario marks progress in attaching everyone in the province to primary care

  12-01-2026 21:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Ontario's health minister says the province is on track to connect all Ontarians to a primary care provider by 2029, thanks in part to mostly clearing a wait list backlog.
  
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• NASA releases possible launch dates for Artemis II quest with Canada's Jeremy Hansen

  12-01-2026 21:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  NASA has announced possible launch dates for the Artemis II mission, which will include Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen.The agency has identified several roughly two-hour launch windows beginning Feb. 6 until the end of April.
  
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• Duct tape and blood: Constable describes death scene at B.C. double murder trial

  12-01-2026 21:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — A murder trial has heard that Arnold and Joanne De Jong hosted a "joyful" family celebration at their Abbotsford, B.C., home, on May 8, 2022, with a family member later telling police they were "alive and well" when she left at 10 p.m.
  
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• City councillor suing Canadore, wrestling school over granddaughter’s death

  12-01-2026 21:45 via baytoday.ca
  
  North Bay city councillor Lana Mitchell’s granddaughter, Alexis Leduc-Mitchell, died of a brain aneurysm after participating in a professional wrestling training school. Now, Mitchell is suing Canadore College, the wrestling school and the instructors for $3 million, alleging their negligence caused her granddaughter’s death
  
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• OUA Hockey: Lakers men drop a pair in Quebec

  12-01-2026 21:33 via baytoday.ca
  
  Lakers drop to 9-6-3 on the season.
  
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• OPP renew appeal for info in Elnaz Hajtamiri case, four years after woman's abduction

  12-01-2026 21:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  WASAGA BEACH, ONT. — Provincial police are renewing their appeal for information in the case of Elnaz Hajtamiri, four years after the Ontario woman was abducted and never heard from again.
  
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• Liberal MPs leave delegation to Taiwan to 'avoid confusion' as Carney heads to China

  12-01-2026 21:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A joint statement from two Liberal MPs says they are quitting a sponsored trip to Taiwan early to "avoid confusion" about Canada's China policy as Prime Minister Mark Carney prepares to visit Beijing.
  
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• Sexual deepfakes on X show need for online regulator, advocates say

  12-01-2026 20:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Women and children’s advocacy groups say a wave of sexual deepfakes on the social media platform X shows the government needs to create an online regulator.
  
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• Officials say Canada unlikely to get Chinese tariffs dropped but can expect progress

  12-01-2026 20:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Federal officials briefing reporters ahead of Prime Minister Mark Carney's visit to China say there might be relief coming soon on Chinese tariffs, but not a total end to the dispute with Beijing.
  
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• Bank of Canada's Macklem backs U.S. Fed chair Powell amid DOJ probe

  12-01-2026 20:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem is coming to the defence of his U.S. counterpart Jerome Powell as the chair of the Federal Reserve faces a criminal investigation from President Donald Trump's justice department.
  
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• ROSS, Pauline (nee Robitaille)

  12-01-2026 20:41 via baytoday.ca
  
  Peacefully passed away at the Temiskaming Hospital on January 8, 2026, at the age of 84 years. Pauline was the beloved wife of the late Orval Ross, and the loving father to Debbie Morrow, Rick Ross, and Dale Ross
  
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• Sen. Kelly sues the Pentagon over attempts to punish him for his warnings about illegal orders

  12-01-2026 20:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly sued the Pentagon on Monday over attempts to punish him for his warnings about illegal orders. Kelly, a former Navy pilot, is seeking to blockhis censurefrom Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last week.
  
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• Sen. Kelly sues the Pentagon over attempts to punish him, declaring it unconstitutional

  12-01-2026 20:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Mark Kellysued the Pentagonon Monday over attempts to punish him for his warnings about illegal orders, claiming the Trump administration trampled on his constitutional rights to free speech.
  
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• VIDEO: Mushroom coffins now a thing — is human composting next for Ontario?

  12-01-2026 20:28 via baytoday.ca
  
  Tonight on Village Media's 'Closer Look' podcast: It's been six years since the Ford government asked the public to weigh in on the practice of human composting. Across the U.S., the idea is spreading
  
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• PRIEUR, Normand

  12-01-2026 20:23 via baytoday.ca
  
  Peacefully passed away surrounded by the love of his family at the West Nipissing General Hospital on Thursday January 8, 2026, at the age of 60 years
  
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• Photographer and news outlet sue RCMP, alleging wrongful arrest at pipeline protest

  12-01-2026 20:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — A photographer and the news organization that sent her to cover an anti-pipeline protest in British Columbia are suing the RCMP for wrongful arrest in a case they say has implications for media across the country.
  
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• Singer Makinna Givens hopes 'Cheap Cigarettes' will 'smoke' streaming services

  12-01-2026 20:17 via nugget.ca
  Makinna Givens is hoping her growing fan base will enjoy some ‘Cheap Cigarettes.’ The Haileybury (Temiskaming Shores) native is officially releasing her next single on Feb. 6. The song announcement and pre-save campaign went live this weekend, with the full track release coming in four weeks. Her first single was ‘If We Meet Again,’ which was released in 2024. When reached by the Nugget, Givens described her newest single this way: “The song kicks off my 2026 releas
  
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• FBI: Suspect in Mississippi synagogue fire targeted institution because of its 'Jewish ties'

  12-01-2026 20:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The FBI says that a suspect in the arson fire at a Mississippi synagogue admitted to targeting the institution because of its “Jewish ties.
  
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