Local News

Olympian Alison Herst has suffered a setback in her efforts to bring her adopted daughter Zoe back to North Bay from Haiti.

The Ontario government paid Roy Hains at least $773,000 during the last 22 months, baytoday.ca has learned.

A recall at the North Bay Bombardier plant is short-term and only involves a small of people, company spokeswoman Sylvie Gauthier says.

Near North Crime Stoppers Box 382 North Bay, ON P1B 8H5 Call Toll free 1-800-222-TIPS or 476-8477 Fax 476-1784 Crime of the Week For: October 30th, 2003 Near North Crime Stoppers and the Mattawa Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police are seeking

The gloves came off Wednesday night at the North Bay and District Chamber of Commerce mayoral candidates debate. Lynne Bennett, Jeff Marceau, Vic Fedeli and Tim Wright participated in the event, held at the Clarion Resort-Pinewood Park.

An Ontario Provincial Police officer in North Bay was injured in a three-vehicle collision today. Details can be found in the following OPP news release issued Wednesday evening at 6 p.m.: ............................................................

Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka may have become Canada’s most notorious serial killers, but they barely make it onto the “American Richter scale,” Pennsylvania criminal justice professor Scott Thornsley, left, says.

Mischief that got out of hand led to the fire Sunday at Fern Piche and Sons Ltd, the North Bay Police Service says.

Jason Tessier is now a free man. The 30-year-old Sudbury resident was acquitted Tuesday evening of second-degree murder, following a three-week jury trial. The jury took nine hours to deliver its verdict. Tessier had pleaded not guilty to the charge.

The North Bay Police Service says drop-off locations are open now for the Jordan Foundation Toy Drive. Here is the news release from the service, delivered at 3:05 p.m.