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The East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charged a driver with numerous offences.
On February 6, 2026, at approximately 1:00 p.m., officers were on general patrol, Highway 108 Elliot Lake, when they received an expired plate notification from the Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR). This alert was in relation to a black pickup truck being operated with an expired temporary plate. The pickup truck was subsequently stopped, driver charged, and vehicle towed.
David Brandon CANAVAN, 33-years-old, from Elliot Lake, was charged with:
- Drive motor vehicle, no currently validated permit
- Operate unsafe vehicle
- Insecure load
- Fail to have insurance card
The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Elliot Lake on April 20, 2026.
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) provide policing services throughout Ontario. Our officers are responsible for policing over one million square kilometres of land and waterways. They provide frontline policing services to more than 320 Ontario municipalities and patrol over 126,000 kilometres of provincial roadways.
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