A 28 year old North Bay man has been charged with driving while impaired.

Police say the charge relates to a two vehicle collision yesterday on the By-pass between O’Brien Street and Algonquin Avenue.

Police say 47 drivers have been charged with impaired driving in the North Bay OPP Detachment area this year.

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A 34 year old woman and a 44 year old man, both from Sturgeon Falls, are facing possession of an opioid and possession of property obtained by crime counts.

Police say the charges were laid after a search warrant was executed last night in Sturgeon Falls.

Police say they seized a quantity of drugs, suspected to be: Fentanyl, Oxycodone as well as a rifle and over $1,500 in Canadian currency.

The street value of the drugs seized is approximately $3,600.

(photo by station staff)

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