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Hospital demolition begins in Mattawa  Share Comments  
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MATTAWA — Demolition began earlier today to tear down the former Mattawa hospital. Toronto-based Lions Demolition has started dismantling the interior basement with excavation expected in the coming days. [more]
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Rota hosting town-hall meeting Saturday  Share Comments 
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Nipissing-Timiskaming MP Anthony Rota will be asking constituents what they want Canada to look like in 2017 during a town hall meeting Saturday. The meeting will focus on the environment and Rota has invited individuals, organizations and municipal leaders. [more]
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Shooter's family urges donations for Vu Pham's sons  Share Comments 
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LONDON - The estranged wife of the man who gunned down a Huron OPP officer last week says the family's request for donations to a trust fund for the slain officer's three sons "is the least we could do. [more]
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Paralympics deserve our support — LETTER  Share Comments 
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As a Canadian, I am today, deeply ashamed. During the "Regular Olympics" I was extremely proud to be Canadian. I didn't miss too may minutes of watching them and was looking forward to watching the Paralympics. [more]
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Rediscover the Forgotten Trails this coming Sunday  Share 
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Spring is almost here and the Almaguin Forgotten Trails association wants people to rediscover their trails. The association is hosting a tracking workshop and spring kick-start meeting of volunteers March 21 from 2 to 5 p. [more]
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Canadore hosts adult learning open house  Share Comments 
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In these uncertain economic times it is a good idea to have a plan. On Wednesday, Canadore College is hosting an Adult Learning Open House, where unemployed or underemployed persons, or individuals who have not finished high school, can explore adult learning options. [more]
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SIU expects to release findings on Dec. 13 fatality in next couple of days  Share 
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The Special Investigations Unit expects to release its findings this week following a three-month investigation into the deaths of two motorists who died on Highway 17 after police tried to stop a motorist with a spike belt. [more]
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Thieves fail to break into home  Share 
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Thieves broke a window but failed to break into a home overnight Friday. North Bay police said Monday the thieves weren't able to get into the Third Avenue West home. Anyone with information is asked to call Near North Crime Stoppers at 476-8477. [more]
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Greenwood Ave. man charged with weapons offences  Share 
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A 22-year-old Greenwood Avenue man is charged with firearms offences following an investigation by two North Bay police constables. The investigation took place Sunday. The man is charged with careless storage of ammunition and careless storage of firearm. [more]
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Trappers' season ends in triple overtime — PHOTO GALLERY  Share Comments  
Posted 15 hours ago
For a one-goal game, this wasn't even close. The North Bay Trappers outhit, outshot, outchanced and generally outplayed the Sudbury Junior Wolves for six periods of hockey, and by a wide margin. But in the end they lost out on the one statistical category that mattered most — goals scored. [more]
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RIDE check results ...  Share 
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North Bay police and the Canadian Automobile Association teamed up to conduct RIDE checks Friday night. Officers stopped 370 vehicles and found no problems with alcohol. [more]
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Royals on bring after drubbing from Eskis — PHOTO GALLERY  Share Comments  
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TEMISCAMING — At the final buzzer, the players quickly skated off the ice and the fans filtered out toward the exit. No final salutation to commemorate what was likely the final junior hockey game of the season in Temiscaming, where 202 fans — the first plus-200 crowd since Feb. [more]
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Bear market breeds shoplifters  Share  
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Retailers trampled by the bear market are taking another hit by shoplifters who are bruising their bottom line. "We've seen more first-time offenders, and that leads us to believe it may be related to the economy," said Derek Shogren, general manager of the Canadian Tire in North Bay. [more]
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Redmen claim Queen's Cup  Share Comments 
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At least the first-year Nipissing Lakers men's hockey team can take some solace in its first-round playoff exit - they were eliminated by the eventual OUA champs. [more]
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Slow start to the sap season — VIDEO & PHOTOS  Share  
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Jacobs ousted by Alberta  Share Comments  
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HALIFAX — Seldom has a team gone from swagger to stagger so swiftly and so spectacularly in the 81-year history of the Brier. Steal of two! Steal of two! Delicate double takeout for three. [more]
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Sudbury stops Thunder  Share Comments 
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Josh Moore and the Sudbury Anmar Wolves wanted the shot at representing the region at the provincial AAA bantam championship in Ottawa. [more]
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Easter Seals launches Paper Egg campaign  Share 
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Easter Seals Ontario launched its 10th annual Paper Egg campaign Friday at Sobey's During the campaign, which runs through April 4, shoppers at participating retailers can purchase a paper egg for $2 to be posted on store and business walls in support of Easter Seals programs and services. [more]
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Wabun Tribal Council promoting partnerships  Share Comments 
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There was something relatively new happening at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada Convention in Toronto. First Nations participated in the annual mining extravaganza with Wabun Tribal Council promoting the many positive mining development partnerships they have contributed to. [more]
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Enviro-cops should target consumers — LETTER  Share Comments 
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It is with some amusement that coffee giants have become the target of environmentalists during Earth Week 2010. They have come down hard on coffee shops for filling the landfill sites with their wasteful products. [more]
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Filmmakers, musicians up for regional awards  Share Comments 
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North Bay's filmmakers and musicians may be stepping in to the spotlight after being nominated for the 2010 Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards. [more]
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Lake ice turning to mush  Share Comments 
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Ice hut owners were getting off the lake this weekend while the getting was good. With more balmy temperatures in the forecast, hut removal is quickly becoming treacherous. Many stopped fishing before the season closed Monday, despite having two more weeks to get their huts back on land. [more]
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Fate of local parishes expected soon  Share Comments 
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Jules-Pierre Fournier wants to protect the French Catholic community -- not the drafty building he attends every Sunday. The parishioner at St. Vincent de Paul is worried a decision to close one of the two Francophone parishes in North Bay will tear the community apart. [more]
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