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Number of homeless OW, ODSP recipients has almost doubled in two years: government data

Number of homeless OW, ODSP recipients has almost doubled in two years: government data

Advocates pointed to the high cost of housing and inflation as reasons for the increase
Baseball Day in the Bay ready to pitch in for a good cause

Baseball Day in the Bay ready to pitch in for a good cause

'Once again, the focus of the festival will be on supporting the North Bay Food Bank while giving players a final opportunity to play organized baseball this season'
$12,000 fine for illegally hunting moose

$12,000 fine for illegally hunting moose

Junor returned to a hunting camp on Annie Lake where an agreement was made with a member of a local Indigenous community to attend the kill site and claim the moose was shot under Indigenous harvesting rights
Trio of boats worth over $75,000 stolen from Huntsville area business

Trio of boats worth over $75,000 stolen from Huntsville area business

Police say someone in a white pick-up truck stole the boats
Complainant breaks down as cross-examination resumes in Hoggard sexual assault trial

Complainant breaks down as cross-examination resumes in Hoggard sexual assault trial

The woman, whose identity is protected by a publication ban, alleges Hoggard raped, choked, slapped and urinated on her in his hotel room after she attended his band's concert and a bonfire after-party in Kirkland Lake eight years ago
Gunshots, garbage and feces: Sault couple awarded $500K from brutal neighbour

Gunshots, garbage and feces: Sault couple awarded $500K from brutal neighbour

'This was about getting peace and quiet, and getting our neighbourhood back': Fed-up residents sue neighbour after years of living beside around-the-clock chaos — and end up winning what lawyers believe is highest-ever amount for private nuisance damages
The spoons perform Friday night at the Capitol Centre

The spoons perform Friday night at the Capitol Centre

The band helped to define the sound of pop and New Wave in the ‘80s
Callander author’s fantasy series up for national award

Callander author’s fantasy series up for national award

Maggie Kirton is nominated for a Canadian Book Club Award, and you can help vote it to victory
City banking on outside help for two snowplow routes this winter

City banking on outside help for two snowplow routes this winter

Due to recruitment challenges, the City of North Bay issued a request for quotation for a contractor to take over the Peninsula Road and Four Mile Lake Road winter maintenance routes
Ontario standardized literacy test scores down, math results steady or improving

Ontario standardized literacy test scores down, math results steady or improving

The Education Quality and Accountability Office results from the 2023-24 school year show that Grade 6 and 9 math results remain stubbornly low, with only about half of students meeting the standard