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The Province investing additional $6 million to help continue downward trend in stolen vehicles  Alongside provincial law enforcement partners, the Ontario government is helping to deliver results in the fight against auto theft. Since investing $51 million over the past three years to support initiatives like the Preventing Auto Thefts

By Éric Boutilier The Government of Canada has (finally) taken some tangible steps forward to breathe new life into VIA Rail’s long-distance, regional and remote train services. Prime Minister Mark Carney recently announced an investment of 4.7 billion dollars to manufacture and maintain 313 brand new passenger rail

By Richard Coffin The opportunity to meet the people named on all the election signs in West Nipissing is coming up Tuesday. Collège Boréal and the North Bay & District Chamber of Commerce are hosting the Meet the Candidates event, which is being sponsored by the North Bay & Area

By Richard Coffin Traffic is moving again in both directions on Highway 17 west of North Bay. Ontario 511 confirms the road reopened just after 8 am Friday. It was closed for a few hours after a single-vehicle collision west of Nova Beaucage Road. Richard Coffinhttps://www.mynorthbaynow.com/Richard

Provincial funding will help 12 manufacturing companies increase revenue, improve operations and create approximately 80 good-paying jobs The Ontario government is investing more than $3.4 million through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) to help 12 manufacturing companies in northern Ontario purchase equipment, upgrade facilities and expand operations,

By Richard Coffin Nipissing First Nation has issued an urgent alert saying a spike in overdoses has been reported in the past 24 hours. In a release, officials say it raises serious concern that a more potent substance may be circulating the community. They say the exact cause is unknown,

By Richard Coffin The Northern Policy Institute (NPI) says twinning most highways in Northern Ontario would cost too much and require northerners to wait too long for better, safer roads. Its latest publication says 2+1 is the best fit for most highways in the north. This as momentum on

New standardized curriculum will strengthen commercial driver training and keep Ontario roads safe  The Ontario government is strengthening training and eligibility requirements for commercial vehicle drivers across the province, marking a milestone in the government’s plan to protect Ontario by ensuring our roads remain among the safest in North

By Richard Coffin The five Near North Board trustee candidates for North Bay and West Nipissing say the province maintaining control of the school board is not a long-term solution and question what’s next, and what role the elected body will have. They point to the democratic process and

By My North Bay Now Staff Local union officials are calling for the province to relinquish control of the Near North District School Board and re-instate trustees following the October election. Rob Hammond, President of the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario Local, says trustees are duly elected within area municipalities