Obit-Roger Kahn - North Bay news - NewsLocker (2025)

MAMARONECK, N.Y. — Roger Kahn, the writer who wove memoir and baseball and touched millions of readers through his romantic account of the Brooklyn Dodgers in "The Boys of Summer," has died. He was 92.

High-scoring Edmonton Oilers in an early slump for second straight season

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Eleven months ago, the Edmonton Oilers lost 10 of their first 13 games and fired coach Jay Woodcroft.

A bus carrying university students crashes, killing 12 and injuring 33 in Egypt's northeast

CAIRO (AP) — A bus carrying university students crashed and overturned on a highway in northeastern Egypt, killing 12 people and injuring 33 others, the health ministry said Monday night.

One dead, three injured in a collision involving multiple vehicles in southern Ont.

Police are investigating after a collision involving multiple vehicles in St. Clair, Ont., left one person dead and three others injured.

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Longueuil gets permit to go ahead with deer cull in local park that has been overrun

MONTREAL — A Montreal suburb has received a provincial Environment Department permit to go ahead with a long-awaited white-tailed deer cull in a local park that has become overrun with them.

Guenther, Hellebuyck, Eichel named NHL's three stars of the week

NEW YORK — Utah Hockey Club right-wing Dylan Guenther, Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck and Vegas Golden Knights center Jack Eichel have been named the NHL’s three stars of the week.

North Bay business owner and pharmacist frauded out of $1,500 from debit switch-a-roo

Brian Chute is warning the public of his experience at Royal Bank of Canada on Stockdale

North Bay Dragons medal at Christie Lake Regatta

The North Bay Dragons gave it their all, placing 3rd, to win a bronze medal.

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Oilers look to correct mistakes in midst of early-season struggles

EDMONTON — It was 11 months ago when Kris Knoblauch was brought in to coach the beleaguered Edmonton Oilers, who were near the bottom of the Western Conference standings with a 3-9-1 record. The team had endured a shocking start to the season.

NASA spacecraft rockets toward Jupiter's moon Europa in search of the right conditions for life

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA spacecraft rocketed away Monday on a quest to explore Jupiter’s tantalizing moon Europa and reveal whether its vast hidden ocean might hold the keys to life.

Students are back at Toronto Jewish school that was struck by weekend shooting

TORONTO — Students have returned to class at a Jewish girls’ school that was the target of a weekend shooting in Toronto’s north end.

Panthers say Matthew Tkachuk will be sidelined about a week with an illness

BOSTON (AP) — The Florida Panthers will be without forward Matthew Tkachuk for about another week because of an illness, a timetable that suggests he'll miss a total of six games for the reigning Stanley Cup champions.

HAIGH, Bruce

Bruce Haigh ‘flashed his taillights’ for the last time, on September 25th, 2024, with Lois and the girls by his side. Bruce was the dear husband and best friend of Lois (MacKay) of Loring.

RCMP warn of widespread violence, crime linked to India

OTTAWA — RCMP Commissioner Michael Duheme is warning of widespread violence, homicides and a public security threat linked to agents of the Indian government.

RCMP alleges Indian criminal campaign; six diplomats expelled

OTTAWA — Canada expelled six Indian diplomats from the country on Monday as the RCMP took an "extraordinary" step of warning the public about safety threats linked Indian government officials.

India to withdraw High Commissioner from Canada as he's named 'person of interest'

OTTAWA — India announced it will withdraw its High Commissioner from Canada after receiving official word that he is a person of interest in a Canadian violent criminal investigation.

India expels six Canadian diplomats over accusations against New Delhi

OTTAWA — India has expelled six Canadian diplomats from the country, including Canada's acting high commissioner.

CP NewsAlert: RCMP warn of widespread violence, crime linked to India

OTTAWA — RCMP Commissioner Michael Duheme is warning of widespread violence, homicides and a public security threat linked to agents of the Indian government. More coming. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 14, 2024.

CP NewsAlert: India expels six Canadian diplomats over accusations against New Delhi

OTTAWA — India has expelled six Canadian diplomats from the country. The retaliatory move comes after Canada declared six Indian officials, including the high commissioner, persona non grata over allegations of a violent campaign linked to New Delhi.

CP NewsAlert: Canada expels Indian high commissioner, five other diplomats

OTTAWA — Canada has expelled six Indian diplomats, including the high commissioner.

Indigenous Peoples Day celebrated with an eye on the election

As Native Americans across the U.S. come together on Monday for Indigenous Peoples Day to celebrate their history and culture and acknowledge the ongoing challenges they face, many will do so with a focus on the election.

India recalls ambassador from Canada in growing dispute over assassination of Sikh activist

NEW DELHI (AP) — India said Monday it is recalling its ambassador and other diplomats from Canada, hours after it rejected a Canadian notification that the ambassador was a “person of interest” in the assassination of a Sikh activist last year.

Canada expels six Indian diplomats over links to violent crime, official says

NEW DELHI (AP) — Canada has expelled six Indian diplomats, including the high commissioner, after police uncovered evidence of ongoing violent criminal activity linked to the Indian government, a senior Canadian government official said Monday.

Canada and India expel each other's diplomats in escalating dispute over an assassination

NEW DELHI (AP) — Canada and India each expelled six diplomats Monday in tit-for-tat moves as part of an escalating dispute over the June 2023 assassination of a Sikh activist in Canada.

Stock market today: Wall Street drifts around its records

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes are drifting around their records. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% in early Monday trading, coming off its latest record-setting week. The Nasdaq composite was up 0.

ICYMI: Submit your fall colour photos for a chance to be featured on Village Life

Village Life is calling on all our readers to submit their best “fall colour” photos for a chance to be featured in an upcoming roundup of the most beautiful fall scenes. Whether it’s the golden leaves on your street, a crisp sunset over a pumpkin patch, or a serene hike through autumn woods, we’d love to showcase your seasonal snapshots.

BEYOND LOCAL: Gruelling days and gratitude for Canadian line workers helping with hurricane outages

They are some of the hundreds — possibly thousands — of Canadian line workers who have been called into service to help rebuild power grids after Helene and now Hurricane Milton have left millions of Americans in the dark

Lack of salmon may not be the problem after all for endangered orcas, report suggests

VANCOUVER — A key assumption about dwindling numbers of southern resident killer whales pins the blame on a lack of salmon, but a study out of the University of British Columbia has found they have twice the number of chinook available in summer as t

Israeli strike in northern Lebanon kills at least 21 people

BEIRUT (AP) — An Israeli airstrike hit an apartment building in northern Lebanon on Monday, killing at least 21 people, according to the Lebanese Red Cross.

Israeli strike in northern Lebanon kills at least 18 people far from Hezbollah's main strongholds

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike hit an apartment building in northern Lebanon on Monday, killing at least 18 people, according to the Lebanese Red Cross.