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A third incumbent has registered to take another run at a council seat in North Bay. Chris Mayne has served eight years over two terms on North Bay City Council, most recently as Chair of Engineering and Environment Services.

A North Bay man faces charges today, accused of breaking into a local liquor store yesterday evening. At approximately 6:30 p.m., a man broke the glass doors of a LCBO store on Worthington Street West. Once inside he stole several bottles of alcohol.

Construction continues at McKeown Commons next to Canadian Tire. PHOTO BY CHRIS DAWSON. North Bay businessman Ray Seguin remembers when he first opened the doors of his convenience store on McKeown Avenue.

Photos by Shane D'Cruze See Facebook video from Shan Unger at the bottom of this page. People on the south shore of Lake Nipissing heard a loud bang Sunday night.

OPP want your help in locating Daniel Kirkey. Photo submitted by OPP. An arrest warrant has been issued after he failed to comply with a Recognizance of Bail.

Rescuers have found the body of a seven-year-old boy who fell into the Magnetawan River Sunday evening. Shortly before 7:30 p.m., members of the Almaguin Highlands OPP were called to the scene.

The City of North Bay is projecting a $2.2 million budget deficit for 2014 according to Budget Chief Tanya Vrebosch, who delivered the summarized report to City Council during Monday night's meeting.

Dennis Chippa trains two new volunteers, Suzanne Desa and Jessy Pederson, on the safest way to look for discarded needles, as well as the safest way to collect and dispose of them.

City Council approved the installation of a new sound system for Memorial Gardens at Monday night's meeting. In total, the project will cost roughly $377,000, with hopes of being ready for the start of the North Bay Battalion regular season.

Shortly before 9 a.m., members of the Temiskaming Detachment of the OPP responded to a fatal motor vehicle collision involving a tractor trailer and a sports utility vehicle (SUV) on Highway 11 south of Temagami.