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Sep 13, 2025 at 09:28 The Ontario government is providing more than $553,000 through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) to the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs to improve snowmobile trails throughout Northern Ontario. This investment in local infrastructure will help boost economic growth, encourage tourism and improve quality of life through recreational opportunities. “With over 30,000 kilometres of ...

Sep 13, 2025 at 09:15 Public health nurses in Algoma (Sault Ste. Marie, Wawa, Blind River and Elliot Lake) are heading to conciliation on Monday, September 15 as they seek to negotiate a new contract. “Our skilled nurses are sounding the alarm about the growing crisis in public health,” says Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) Provincial President Erin Ariss, RN. “Chronic ...

Le 11 septembre 2025 Edmonton (Alberta) « Il y a 24 ans jour pour jour, le monde s’est transformé pour toujours après l’attentat terroriste le plus meurtrier jamais survenu en sol américain. Quelque 3 000 personnes avaient perdu la vie dans ce brutal attentat, dont 24 Canadiens et Canadiennes. Dans les jours qui ont suivi, la population canadienne a accompagné ...

September 11, 2025 Edmonton, Alberta “On this day 24 years ago, the world was forever changed after the deadliest-ever terrorist attack on American soil. Nearly 3,000 people lost their lives in this brutal attack, including 24 Canadians. In the days that followed, Canadians stood with our American neighbours – showing friendship to those who were in need, and solidarity in ...

September 10, 2025 Edmonton, Alberta In a rapidly shifting global landscape, we need to act decisively to build a stronger, more competitive, and prosperous economy. To those ends, the government tabled the Building Canada Act, which Parliament passed this June. This legislation enables the government to streamline federal approval processes to get major projects built faster. These projects will better connect our economy, diversify our ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has arrested and charged one person following a historical intimate partner violence investigation. Members of the OPP North West Region Crime Unit investigated incidents that took place in Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg (Pic Mobert First Nation) and the City of Sault Ste. Marie over a number of years. As a result of the investigation, a 42-year-old from ...

The Batchewana First Nation Police Service and the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing person. On August 27, 2025, the Batchewana First Nation Police Service received a report of a missing person who was last seen around August 6, 2025. Tammy HORNE, 47 years-of-age, was last seen on August Street in Batchewana First ...

Robinson Huron Treaty Territory – Robinson Huron Treaty (RHT) territory Anishinaabek commemorated 175 years of the signing of the Robinson Huron Treaty  of 1850 today – September 9 th , 2025. The commemoration was part of the annual Robinson Huron Treaty Gathering held September 7-9, 2025, in Baawaating (Sault  Ste Marie, ON) at the Roberta Bondar Park – along the ...

A $50,000 reward has been announced as the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) continues to seek public assistance to solve a 33-year-old homicide outside of Kingston. On Friday, February 14, 1992, at approximately 3:30 p.m., members of the OPP responded to a report of a single-vehicle collision on Cutler Road, about 35 kilometres north of Kingston. Inside the vehicle, police found ...

Northern Policy Institute (NPI) is pleased to announce the two newest Members and Directors of the Institute. Kaylie Dudgeon and Derek Parks. According to NPI Board Chair, Pierre Bélanger, the two new directors add to an already diverse and experienced board. “We are excited to be able to draw on the wealth of private, public, and volunteer experience of Kaylie ...

Le 7 septembre 2025 Aujourd’hui, l’honorable Eleanor Olszewski, ministre de la Gestion des urgences et de la Résilience des Communautés et ministre responsable de Développement économique Canada pour les prairies, a fait la déclaration suivante : « À l’occasion du Jour commémoratif national des pompiers, prenons le temps de rendre hommage aux pompiers qui servent courageusement notre pays. Ces braves personnes ...

September 7, 2025 Today, the Honourable Eleanor Olszewski, Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience and Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada, issued the following statement: “On Firefighters’ National Memorial Day, let us take time to commemorate the firefighters who courageously serve our country. These brave individuals have committed to protect our communities from fire and other emergencies, and ...

The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) is encouraged by recent comments from Prime Minister Mark Carneyand Premier Doug Ford signaling that reforms to Canada’s bail system may be on the horizon. “Our members and police services have long raised concerns about the revolving-door justice system that allows repeat offenders back into our communities,” said FONOM President Danny Whalen. “While ...

Le 6 septembre 2025 Ottawa (Ontario) « C’est avec une grande tristesse que j’ai appris le décès, hier soir, de l’honorable Ken Dryden, légende du hockey canadien, membre du Temple de la renommée, homme au service de l’État et source d’inspiration. Ken a remporté six fois la Coupe Stanley, cinq fois le Trophée Vézina, et a été un ministre du ...

September 6, 2025 Ottawa, Ontario “I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of the Honourable Ken Dryden last night, a Canadian hockey legend and Hall of Famer, public servant, and inspiration. Ken was a six-time Stanley Cup champion, five-time Vezina Trophy winner, Minister of Social Development, and dedicated parliamentarian. He was the reason I became a goalie, although ...