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Some of the Friends of the La Vase Portages bring Samuel de Champlain and Étienne Brulé to shore. North Bay Councillor Chris Mayne paddles at the stern.

Some of the earliest finishers in the 39th Annual Mattawa River Canoe Race sprint the final stretch of the historic route on Saturday afternoon. PHOTOS BY LIAM BERTI The Mattawa River Canoe Race is near and dear to the hearts of the Petersen family.

Story by Matt Durnan Kyle Aulenback with eight-year-old Leyland, whose quad was stolen earlier this week. Aulenback drove in to Chelmsford from Wahnapitae to buy Leyland a brand new quad on July 24. Supplied photo.

If you see what you think may be a sick, injured or abandoned animal, don’t remove it from itsnatural habitat. According to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests, it may not need assistance and you could do more harm trying to help.

Baytoday has learned that police are investigating some reported unknown remains that were discovered by some hikers Sunday afternoon at Duchesnay Falls just West of the city on Highway 17.

New research from Public Health Ontario (PHO) has shown that the introduction of the chickenpox vaccination program for children in Ontario was associated with a 71 per cent decrease in doctor's office and emergency room visits and a 59 per cent

Police and Forensic officials searching for more evidence (on June 8th) at the marsh where human remains were found. PHOTO BY CHRIS DAWSON.

Sand from the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games will be coming to North Bay tonight.

Computer Specialist Sheldon Forgette speaks to the media about a Free WiFi project. PHOTO BY CHRIS DAWSON. A local computer company is looking to expand free WiFi service into North Bay’s downtown core.