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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), ...

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, ...

A gathering was held in Tsúut’ínà Nation near Calgary, Alberta, as Canada Post celebrated the stamp featuring Bruce Starlight. Known as Dit’óní Didlishí (Spotted Eagle), Starlight is an Elder and Knowledge Keeper who has spent more than five decades advocating to save his language and culture from extinction. This stamp is one of three Indigenous Leaders stamps that will be ...

June 17, 2025 Kananaskis, Alberta We, the Leaders of the G7, are deeply concerned that the world has experienced record-breaking wildfires across every forested continent over the past decade, often overwhelming available national resources and requiring governments to request assistance from other countries. These increasingly extreme wildfires are endangering lives, affecting human health, destroying homes and ecosystems, and costing governments ...

The Ontario government recognizes the current turbulent landscape resulting from U.S. tariffs and related U.S. trade policies, and the significant uncertainty for Northern Ontario’s workers and businesses. To protect Northern Ontario’s economy today and into the future, the government is refocusing the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) to prioritize investments that protect northern industries and jobs, mitigate the impacts ...

Canada Post hosted an event in Prince Albert today to celebrate an upcoming stamp commemorating Métis Elder and Michif Language Keeper, Sophie McDougall. A devoted educator and leader, McDougall (1928-2023) is remembered for sharing extensive knowledge of her culture and language with generations of students and community members over her long life. This stamp is one of three Indigenous Leaders ...

A not-for-profit organization that tracks a nuclear waste burial project proposed for northwestern Ontario has released the results of a recent survey gauging public attitudes towards the Nuclear Waste Management Organization and its project. We the Nuclear Free North’s survey results  show an overwhelmingly negative response to the NWMO’s project and communications. An invitation to complete the survey was distributed ...

At a celebration in Ulukhaktok today, Canada Post unveiled an upcoming stamp honouring Indigenous leader, Julia Haogak Ogina. The accomplished Inuit drum dance teacher has devoted her life to maintaining the culture and language of her ancestors. Ogina is known for her efforts to retrieve and preserve drum dance songs and the creation of a regional language framework and programs promoting oral learning ...

June 11, 2025 L’honorable Pierre Poilievre, chef du Parti conservateur du Canada, a fait la déclaration suivante à l’occasion de l’anniversaire de la Présentation d’excuses aux anciens élèves des pensionnats : « Aujourd’hui, nous nous souvenons d’une étape importante sur la voie de la réconciliation de notre pays. Il y a dix-sept ans, le premier ministre Stephen Harper s’est présenté ...

June 11, 2025 The Hon. Pierre Poilievre, Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, released the following statement on the anniversary of the apology to former students of Residential Schools: “Today, we remember an important step on our nation’s path to reconciliation. Seventeen years ago, Prime Minister Stephen Harper stood before the House of Commons to deliver a long-awaited apology ...

June 8, 2025 Ottawa, Ontario Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, convened the Incident Response Group with ministers and senior officials to address the ongoing 2025 wildfire situation affecting many parts of the country. The group was briefed on efforts to respond to the fires and support evacuations. This includes the mobilization of Canadian Armed Forces personnel to assist with ...

Police have determined the cause of death in an ongoing investigation in Pikangikum First Nation and are requesting the public’s assistance. On Sunday, June 1, 2025, shortly after 10:00 p.m., members of the Red Lake Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Pikangikum Peacekeepers and emergency medical services responded to an individual in medical distress on Big House Road. Tina ...

Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat – Despite significant opposition from Indigenous groups, diverse civil society organizations and thousands of Ontarians the Government of Ontario passed Bill 5 yesterday. This legislation infringes on Indigenous rights, gives unchecked powers to provincial ministers, dismantles protections for Ontario’s most vulnerable species, overrides municipal planning ...

The Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged one person following a snowmobile collision on Sprucewood Drive, back in February 2025. On February 5th, 2025, shortly before 10:00 p.m., officers received a report from Red Rock Emergency Medical Services (EMS) of a snowmobile collision near Sprucewood Road, Lyon Township. Officers attended then followed ambulance to the Nipigon ...

Le 4 juin 2025 Ottawa (Ontario) « Aujourd’hui, je me joins aux Canadiens et aux Canadiennes pour pleurer la perte de l’honorable Marc Garneau, officier de marine, astronaute et serviteur de la population canadienne de grande distinction. « Marc est entré dans l’histoire en tant que premier Canadien à aller dans l’espace, inspirant toute une génération par son courage et ...