The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a two-motor vehicle collision, which resulted in the death of two people. On Saturday, July 5, 2025, at approximately 1:15 p.m., members from the Nipissing West (Sudbury) Detachment of the OPP, Fire Services and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a collision on Highway 144, Unincorporated Territory, just south of Cartier. Two people ...
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Schreiber OPP – Investigation continues into July 4th Fatal Collision
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a serious collision on Highway 17, east of Pays Plat First Nation, that has left one person deceased. On Friday, July 4, 2025, at approximately 12:15 a.m., members of the Schreiber Detachment of the OPP were called to a vehicle collision on Highway 17, just east of Pays Plat First Nation. The collision ...
Read More »SSM OPP – Suspended Driver charged
A suspended driver is facing criminal charges following a traffic stop east of Sault Ste. Marie. On June 20, 2025, at approximately 2:21 p.m., an officer with the Sault Ste. Marie detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police was conducting general patrol on Highway 17 in Garden River First Nation, when they observed an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) travelling at a high ...
Read More »For 37 Years – The Search for Lois Continues
Thirty-seven years after Lois HANNA disappeared in Kincardine, police continue to seek answers. A missing persons report was filed with the then-operational Kincardine Police after Lois did not report for work on Monday, July 4, 1988. She was last seen on Sunday, July 3, 1988, at the Lucknow Homecoming Dance in Lucknow, Township of Huron-Kinloss. On Friday, July 9, 1988, ...
Read More »Thunder Bay OPP – Have you seen Christopher?
The Thunder Bay Police Service is requesting public assistance in locating missing person Christopher FERGUSON-MCCOY, 32. Christopher was last in contact with family members in June. He is described as a male with a light complexion, about 6′ in height with a medium build. He has medium-length black and grey curly hair, a full black and grey beard, and brown ...
Read More »Marathon OPP – Traffic Delays Possible
Jul 3, 2025 at 09:50 The Marathon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is advising motorists to be aware of potential traffic delays during their travels today. Slowdowns on Highway 17 east of Marathon and west of White River may periodically delay or interrupt the normal flow of traffic on area highways. The OPP’s objective is to maintain the ...
Read More »Marathon OPP – Traffic Delays Possible today UPDATED
Jul 2, 2025 at 16:48 The Marathon detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is advising area motorists that traffic on Highway 17 east of Marathon and west of White River has resumed to the normal flow of traffic. Motorists should check in advance for road advisory information on social media and monitor local media for the latest updates. The ...
Read More »Marathon OPP – Hyw 17 Traffic Slowdowns Possible UPDATED
Jul 1, 2025 at 17:24 (16:55) The Marathon detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is advising area motorists that traffic on Highway 17 east of Marathon and west of White River has resumed to the normal flow of traffic. Motorists should check in advance for road advisory information on social media and monitor local media for the latest updates. ...
Read More »Sioux Lookout OPP – Investigation continues into Tree Planters Bus Collision
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a serious collision on Highway 516 in Sioux Lookout that has left 25 people with minor to possible life-altering injuries. On Sunday, June 29, 2025, at approximately 6:45 p.m., members of the Sioux Lookout Detachment of the OPP were called to a bus rollover on Highway 516 near Stain Lake. The single-vehicle collision ...
Read More »Marathon OPP – Demonstration Activities may cause Potential traffic Delays Today UPDATE
Jun 30, 2025 at 18:04 17:20 – The Marathon detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is advising area motorists that traffic on Highway 17 east of Marathon and west of White River has resumed to the normal flow of traffic. Motorists should check in advance for road advisory information on social media and monitor local media for the latest ...
Read More »Have you seen Sally? – UPDATED
Jun 29, 2025 at 09:00 On June 26th, 2025, members of the Armstrong, Thunder Bay & Shabaqua Detachments, including the Emergency Response Team (ERT) of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) & Nishnawbe Aski Police Service (NAPS) began searching for a missing female on Highway 527, approximately 80 kilometers north of Highway 11-17. As of June 28th, 2025, police have located ...
Read More »Summer’s Here – Wear your Safety Gear!
Jun 25, 2025 at 21:09 As Ontario residents and visitors make their Canada Day plans and look forward to the summer ahead, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) will be ramping up enforcement and education around safety equipment that plays a critical role in saving lives on roads, trails and waterways. On the Road Over the last three full years (2022-2024), ...
Read More »Severe Weather closes Hwy 17 (Bonfield to Mattawa) Sunday
June 22, 7:43 p.m. Hwy17 has now fully reopened, and all individuals have been safely evacuated from the provincial parks in the area. The #OPP thanks the public for their patience and cooperation. June 22, 6:45 p.m. OPP units continue evacuations at Kiosk Provincial Park. At this time there are no new reported injuries during today’s effort. There is significant ...
Read More »Nipigon OPP – Driver Charged with Stunting
On June 19th, 2025, at approximately 9:39 a.m., a complaint was received that a vehicle had not stopped for a flagger at a construction zone on Highway 17 west of Marathon, ON At approximately 11:30 am at Highway 11-17 in the investigation, the driver’s licence has been suspended for 30-days and their vehicle impounded for 14-days. A 78-year-old, from Brampton, ...
Read More »East Algoma Opp Investigate Motor Vehicle Collision Involving School Bus
On Thursday, June 19, 2025, at approximately 8:30 a.m., the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Algoma Paramedic Services responded to a motor vehicle collision involving a school bus and a commercial motor vehicle at the intersection of Causley Street and Hanes Avenue in the Town of Blind River. At the time of the incident, the ...
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