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When the phone rang at 11:00 a.m., Thunder Bay’s Sharon Badanai had no idea she was about to become a multi-millionaire. Her ticket was the lucky one drawn for $2,632,450 in the Thunder Bay 50/50 October draw — the third-largest grand prize ever awarded. The news felt especially close to home when Glenn Craig, CEO of the Thunder Bay Regional Health ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested numerous people after executing a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) warrant at Tokyo Crescent residence on October 29, 2025. Police seized approximately 2.4 grams of suspected cocaine, approximately 36 grams of suspected Fentanyl, approximately 17 suspected Hydromorphone capsules, approximately 70 suspected methamphetamine tablets, approximately 42 suspected buprenorphine tablets, a prohibited crossbow, cash, digital ...

On October 23, 2025, at approximately 3:10 p.m., the Sault Ste. Marie and East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Crime Units made an arrest following a sexual assault investigation. The investigation began on September 30, 2025 when police received a complaint of a sexual assault, which occurred on Whitefish Island in Batchewana First Nation. Extensive police investigation and canvassing revealed ...

Premier Doug Ford, Greg Rickford, Minister of Indigenous Affairs and First Nations Economic Development and Minister Responsible for Ring of Fire Economic and Community Partnerships, and Webequie First Nation Chief Cornelius Wabasse signed a Community Partnership Agreement that will unlock economic development and speed up all-seasons road construction in the Ring of Fire while providing critical supports and community benefits ...

Premier ministre Doug Ford, Greg Rickford, ministre des Affaires autochtones et du Développement économique des Premières Nations et ministre responsable des partenariats économiques et communautaires dans le Cercle de feu, ainsi que le chef Cornelius Wabasse de la Première Nation de Webequie ont signé une entente de partenariat communautaire, qui permettra de stimuler le développement économique et accélèrera la construction ...

The Ontario government announced it is accelerating Frontier Lithium’s world-class PAK Lithium Project near Red Lake, the first to move forward under Ontario’s ‘One Project, One Process’ (1P1P) framework. As part of its plan to protect Ontario workers and communities, the government is unlocking the full potential of the province’s metals and mining sector through the new framework, with this ...

Canada’s new government is introducing sweeping reforms to make bail laws stricter and sentencing laws tougher for repeat and violent offending, to support the front lines, and to invest in long-term prevention. The Bail and Sentencing Reform Act would introduce over 80 clauses of targeted changes to the bail and sentencing framework in the Criminal Code, informed by extensive consultations. ...

Oct 23, 2025 at 15:08 The vehicle has been removed and the highway has been reopened. Oct 23, 2025 at 14:36 Hwy 17 closed in the Massey area due to vehicle removal. ON511 at 14:03. Oct 23, 2025 at 08:01 Hwy 17 reduced to one lane in the Massey area due to a collision. ON511 at 7:54 a.m. OPP – ...

One individual is facing multiple charges following an incident that led to a social media post to advise the public not to pick up hitchhikers on Sunday, October 19, 2025. Following an alert to a stolen vehicle shortly after 11:00 a.m., officers from the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) located the vehicle traveling westbound on Highway 17. ...

The Ontario Autism Coalition (OAC) has released its 2025 Community Survey Report, revealing a community in crisis. The report paints a devastating picture of the Ontario Autism Program (OAP) and the realities facing autistic people and their families. Paired with the latest data from the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services (MCCSS), it exposes a system in freefall, one ...

Members of the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service’s Intelligence Unit, with assistance from members of the NAPS Emergency Response Team and SE OPP Chapleau Detachment, executed a search warrant at a residential address in Chapleau, Ont., on Thursday, Oct. 16. As a result of the search police located and seized a quantity of suspected cocaine, fentanyl, and paraphernalia consistent with drug ...

The province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has invoked its mandate following an arrest in Blind River. On Sunday, October 19, 2025, at approximately 11:30 a.m., the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested an individual involved in a dispute that resulted in criminal charges. While in custody, the individual required medical attention and was transported by ambulance ...

Tuesday October 21 2025 2023-2027/349 No. 156 This week, the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates (OGGO) will begin hearings into the situation at Canada Post. This committee was responsible for the broad review of the public post office in 2016 and the more recent examination of rural post offices in 2024. The first meeting is scheduled to take ...

  BMI Group, an award-winning company specializing in industrial site revitalization and sustainable development, has officially completed its purchase of the former Espanola pulp and paper mill. The site will operate as Bioveld North Inc., a complement to BMI’s Bioveld Niagara Energy Innovation and Enterprise Park, dedicated to advancing energy and bioeconomy innovation. Since signing the asset purchase agreement in ...

October 17, 2025 Niagara Region, Ontario In a rapidly changing and more dangerous world, Canada is focused on what we can control. We are building our economy with major projects and millions more homes, we are empowering Canadians with lower costs and new opportunities to help you get ahead, and we are protecting our communities and our country. We cannot ...