Ontario Provincial Police are giving a snapshot of intimate partner violence in the northeast The OPP says over 420 occurrences were investigated in April, with 121 resulting in criminal charges.   25 calls involved the North Bay, Mattawa and Powassan area.   Nipissing West OPP had 54 calls, including detachments in Cache...

The Near North District School Board has filled a vacancy on the board of trustees.   Caren Gagne, who was the runner-up in the 2022 election for Zone 2 will be officially sworn in next week.   She replaces Erika Lougheed, who resigned from the board last month.   The board says...

The North Bay OPP is investigating an early morning crash on Sunday in Powassan and is asking for the public’s help.   Ontario Provincial Police say the crash happened in the northbound lanes of Highway 11 between Main Street and Golf Course Road.   Anyone with information or people who may...

Unlocking the north’s potential is the focus for the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities this week.   That’s the theme as the group holds its annual conference in Sudbury, May 6-8.  Over 250 delegates will be there along with provincial ministers and associate ministers of Mining, Transportation, Natural Resources, Long Term Care,...

A spirited Highway 17 rivalry is taking on a different look.   Last month, North Bay defeated Sudbury in the OHL playoffs.   Now the mayors of each city are going head-to-head with a fundraising campaign involving the locally developed travel board game Tripped.   Game officials say there’s only room for...

It’s called the Kindness Project and the initiative is being launched locally during the 73rd annual Mental Health Week.   The Canadian Mental Health Association North Bay and District says the idea is to encourage people to offer up acts of kindness towards one another.   “Giving, receiving, or observing acts...