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Sloan's Chris Murphy says he is coming to town (and he's bringing Canadian Rock royalty with him)

Sloan's Chris Murphy says he is coming to town (and he's bringing Canadian Rock royalty with him)

Steven Page (formerly Barenaked Ladies), Moe Berg (The Pursuit of Happiness), Craig Northey (Odds) and Chris Murphy (Sloan) are the Trans-Canada Highwaymen, and will be performing April 23 at the Capitol Centre
North Bay women dominate McDonald’s Secret Secret Menu Challenge!

North Bay women dominate McDonald’s Secret Secret Menu Challenge!

McDonald’s crew and managers were challenged to go recipe-to-recipe to create the ultimate $10,000-worthy breakfast or dessert
Local man faces child pornography charges

Local man faces child pornography charges

They seized two laptops and a mobile phone
Fines and jail time possible for unmarked cigarettes warn OPP

Fines and jail time possible for unmarked cigarettes warn OPP

To purchase, possess, store, or sell unmarked cigarettes or unmarked fine cut tobacco you must hold a Permit to Purchase and Sell Unmarked Cigarettes and/or a Permit to Purchase and Sell Unmarked Fine Cut Tobacco
Shoppers Drug Mart computer glitch across Canada

Shoppers Drug Mart computer glitch across Canada

It started experiencing "intermittent" technical difficulties at all of its stores Monday night
Council wants hydro relief for hospital

Council wants hydro relief for hospital

Council voted in favour Tuesday night of a motion asking the Premier of Ontario, the Minister of Energy and the Minister of Health to “review ways to provide hydro relief to hospitals and other healthcare facilities through rebates or other mea
New Police Board appointee will be keeping an eye on costs

New Police Board appointee will be keeping an eye on costs

'I know some of the challenges that municipalities face across the province with regards to their policing costs'
Casino is 'inevitable' despite continued opposition

Casino is 'inevitable' despite continued opposition

'I've seen the damage it can do, and I don't think it's good for this city, especially this city, because of the problems that we're in right now' - Coun. Mark King
When science and music collide - local musician nominated for Juno

When science and music collide - local musician nominated for Juno

'It’s been a real thrill for me because this record was a kind of labour of love and compositionally this was a real departure for me for what I’ve done in the past with my albums'
Changes on the horizon for the Battalion

Changes on the horizon for the Battalion

“I tried to warn them all year, if you cut corners in practice it will come back and haunt you in games and no matter how many times I’ve said that it didn’t seem to get through to them.”