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Police arrested five suspects after seizing suspected fentanyl from a Brunswick House First Nation home Monday, March 2nd. Members of the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service’s Intelligence Unit, Emergency Response Team, and members of the OPP’s Community Street Crime Unit, executed a search warrant at a residential address in the zero-to-100 block of Mountbatten Road in Brunswick House First Nation on ...

On March 8th, 2026, at approximately 5:07 p.m., a member of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Nipigon Detachment utilizing a LiDAR speed measuring device, located a 2015 BMW car travelling 141 km/hr in a 90 km/hr zone. A traffic stop was conducted. A 20-year-old from Calgary, Alberta has been charged with Drive Motor Vehicle – Perform Stunt – Excessive Speed. ...

The East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating an incident involving vandalized commercial fishing nets, fish, and net anchors near Thessalon Island on Lake Huron.   On Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at approximately 10:45 a.m., police received a report from a local commercial fisherman who attended the area to retrieve their catch and discovered their fishing ...

Le 8 mars 2026 Ottawa (Ontario) Aujourd’hui, le premier ministre Mark Carney a convoqué le Groupe d’intervention en cas d’incident, composé de ministres et de hauts responsables, afin de discuter des hostilités en cours en Iran et au Moyen-Orient et du maintien de la vigilance pour assurer la sécurité de toutes les Canadiennes et de tous les Canadiens. Le Canada ...

March 8, 2026 Ottawa, Ontario Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, convened the Incident Response Group (IRG) with ministers and senior officials to discuss the ongoing hostilities in Iran and the Middle East, and continued vigilance to ensure the safety and security of all Canadians. Canada was not consulted, did not participate, and has no plans to participate in the ...

March 8, 2026 Ottawa, Ontario “Our democracy is stronger when it reflects the people it serves. Since Agnes Macphail became the first woman elected to the House of Commons more than 100 years ago, women have won voting rights, property rights, reproductive rights, and parental leave. This progress was achieved because, again and again, women have refused to accept a ...

Le 8 mars 2026 Ottawa (Ontario) « Notre démocratie est plus forte lorsqu’elle reflète les personnes qu’elle sert. Depuis qu’Agnes Macphail est devenue la première femme élue à la Chambre des communes il y a plus de 100 ans, les femmes ont acquis le droit de vote, le droit à la propriété, des droits reproductifs et des congés parentaux. Ces progrès ont ...

An individual from Northeastern Ontario has been fined $3,000 for the following ice fishing violations: Benjamin Halcrow of Sault Ste. Marie was found guilty of unlawfully placing a fishing hut on the ice with the prescribed number not displayed, unlawfully leaving a fishing hut in Fisheries Management Zone 10 after March 31 and unlawfully depositing materials on ice. He was ...

The Ontario government is investing more than $10.7 million through the Winter Roads Program, Bridges and Culverts Stream over the next two years to build and upgrade water-crossing infrastructure across the winter roads network in the North. As part of the government’s plan to protect Ontario, the funding will help remote and Indigenous communities access essential goods and services, connect ...

Mar 7, 2026 at 05:39 The OPP would like to thank the residents of Atikokan for their cooperation, patience, and support during the recent investigation and shelter-in-place. Your assistance was key as officers worked to ensure the safety of the community. As a result of the investigation, a 24-year-old Atikokan resident has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder. A ...

Mar 7, 2026 at 05:39 Members of the Dryden, Red Lake and Sioux Lookout Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachments are investigating bomb threats made to schools throughout the Kenora District. On Friday, March 6, 2026, shortly before 7:00 a.m. CST, the OPP received information regarding bomb threats affecting schools in Dryden, Red Lake and Sioux Lookout. As a precaution schools ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is gearing up to show its support for the Little Native Hockey League (LNHL) Tournament, happening March 16-20, 2026, in Markham. OPP vehicles across the province will once again sport “Proud Supporter of the LNHL” decals, back with a fresh new design, leading up to and during the tournament. This initiative, launched in 2025 through ...

A person was arrested on Highway 108, north of Elliot Lake, after crashing his pickup truck and attempting to run away.   On March 4, 2026, at approximately 12:45 a.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call of an impaired driver who crashed his pickup truck and was laying in the middle of the Highway. When police ...

Marking 15 years since the disappearance of Luke JOLY-DUROCHER, the North Bay Police Service (NBPS) and the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) continue to seek answers and appeal for public assistance. On Monday, March 7, 2011, Luke was reported missing to NBPS. He was originally from Témiscaming, Québec, and had been visiting friends on Sherbrooke Street in North Bay around the ...

March 4, 2026 Ottawa, Ontario Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, announced the following changes in the senior ranks of the public service, to take effect in the coming weeks: Glenn Purves, Global Head of Macro Research, BlackRock Investment Institute, becomes Deputy Minister of International Trade. David Morrison, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, becomes Senior Diplomatic and International Affairs Advisor ...