The 2026 Ontario Homicide Victim List is available here.

North Bay police have arrested four people in connection with a homicide investigation that began with a missing person report on Feb. 8, 2026 and led officers to the Mulligan Street area.

Christina Lessis, 50, of North Bay, faces multiple charges including first-degree murder, indignity to a dead body, aggravated assault, assault with a weapon, forcible confinement, uttering threats, extortion, and two counts of failing to comply with an undertaking.
Alexander Demers, 19, of North Bay, is charged with first-degree murder, indignity to a dead body, aggravated assault, assault with a weapon, and forcible confinement.

Two other men, Nick Montague, 63, of Sarnia, and Jody Lafleur, 57, of Mattawa, are charged with abetting first-degree murder and counselling indignity to a dead body.

Police say the killing appears to be targeted and that the victim and some of the accused knew each other, adding there is no ongoing threat to public safety. All four accused have been arrested and remain in custody awaiting bail hearings, while the investigation continues with assistance from several police units and the Ontario Provincial Police.