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Oudoor rinks like this one in West Ferris have been closed for the season. Photo by Jeff Turl. The Parks, Recreation and Leisure Services Department would like to advise the community that ALL MUNICIPAL OUTDOOR RINKS are CLOSED for the season.

OPP say yesterday evening around 8 p.m. a van on Highway 529 in Magnetawan First Nation entered onto Highway 69 into the path of a tractor trailer.

Ontario is raising the general minimum wage from $11 to $11.25 per hour, effective October 1.

The Ontario Provincial Police said it won't be releasing the identities of the victims of the March 17 plane crash until after a post mortem has been completed.

Yesterday was St. Patrick's day, and with it came the usual merriment. City police were setting up R.I.D.E checks to make sure that merriment didn't extend to the roadways. Stops at three different locations in North Bay from 8 p.m.

Kim LaPierre (right), speaks with Cole Miller, a religious studies student at Nipissing University. LaPierre is team lead of Canadore's Student Success Services.

Chippewa Creek topped its banks in some parts of the city last spring as high water levels posed flood danger. Photo by Jeff Turl.

A Sturgeon Falls man has pleaded guilty to two counts of animal cruelty after after a cat he owned died from starvation and severe flea infestation.

City Council approved the changes proposed by Fire Chief Grant Love (seen here last week) on Monday, including switching to a dynamic staffing system, reducing platoon size and extending response time.

Bids to finish the Lakeshore Drive - Pinewood Park sewer extension have come in so high, the city will have to delay other capital projects to pay for it. "It's 1.