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The Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (R.O.P.E.) Squad is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a federal offender wanted on a Canada Wide Warrant as a result of a breach of their Statutory Release. Troy Foltz is described as an Indigenous male, 30-years-old, 5’8″ (180cm), 180lbs (82kg) with brown hair and brown eyes. He also has numerous tattoos: Left forearm – Cross ...

Aujourd’hui, Peter Bethlenfalvy, ministre des Finances de l’Ontario, a fait la déclaration suivante en réaction au budget fédéral de 2024 : « Le budget déposé aujourd’hui a été une occasion manquée d’éliminer la coûteuse taxe fédérale sur le carbone qui augmente le coût de tout, de l’essence au panier d’épicerie. Notre gouvernement continue d’exhorter le gouvernement fédéral à remettre plus ...

Today, Peter Bethlenfalvy, Ontario’s Minister of Finance, issued the following statement in response to the 2024 federal budget: “Today’s budget was a missed opportunity to scrap the costly federal carbon tax, which is making everything from gasoline to groceries more expensive. Our government continues to urge the federal government to put more money back into peoples’ pockets by eliminating the ...

The Ontario government is building the grid of the future by launching a new round of the Grid Innovation Fund which will invest $9.5 million to support projects that will make the province’s electricity system more efficient. This year’s funding will be focused on transportation and heating and cooling, two sectors that are driving significant electricity demand increases. “As the ...

One individual has been arrested and charged following a search warrant execution at a residence in Terrace Bay. On January 26, 2024, members of the Schreiber Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) executed a search warrant at a residence on Timbergrove Road in the Township of Terrace Bay. As a result, Derek JACQUES, 32-years-old, of Terrace Bay, has been ...

On January 25, 2024, shortly after 7:00 p.m., the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a family dispute on Togo Street in the Town of Blind River. Police attended a short time later and arrested an intoxicated individual. While being lodged at the Blind River detachment the accused became aggressive towards police and an altercation ...

Jan 27, 2024 at 08:00 The Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (R.O.P.E.) Squad would like to advise the public that a Federal Offender who went unlawfully at large on December 15, 2023, has been apprehended in Barrie. Cory PETERSON was located and arrested by the ROPE Squad. The Provincial R.O.P.E. Squad would like to thank the public and the media for ...

MPP Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong), Deputy Leader of the Ontario NDP, issued the following statement on the loss of Eabametoong First Nation’s only school in a devastating fire: “Today a fire took place at the John C. Yesno Education Centre in Eabametoong First Nation that resulted in the total loss of the community’s only school. We are grateful that no individuals ...

Members of the Greenstone Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment are investigating a collision on Highway 11 near Reflection Lake in the Greenstone area. On January 21, 2024, at approximately 8:45 p.m., members of the Nipigon and Greenstone OPP Detachments, along with Fire and Superior North Emergency Medical Services (EMS), responded to a single commercial motor vehicle collision near Reflection Lake ...

Members of the Land Defence Alliance met on Wednesday to discuss the issues facing our Nations and our lands. We face multiple crises both in and outside our Nations arising from attacks on our way of life and the failures of Ontario and Canada. Issues such as youth suicides, drug epidemics and mental health issues. We have had multiple suicides ...

Coast Guard Sectors Buffalo and Sault Ste. Marie are scheduled to change names to Sectors Eastern Great Lakes and Northern Great Lakes, respectively, on Dec. 1, 2023. The sector names are changing from their city name locations to their geographic areas of responsibility. The physical site locations of the Coast Guard facilities and the missions performed by these operational commands ...

The Ontario government is investing $5.9 million in nine new projects that will integrate hydrogen into the province’s electricity grid. This funding is through the Hydrogen Innovation Fund which supports projects that pave the way for the production of reliable, affordable and clean electricity from hydrogen to help power the province’s growth. “Our government is building new electricity generation and ...

Peter Bethlenfalvy, Minister of Finance, issued the following statement in response to the federal government’s 2023 Fall Economic Statement: “Ontario stands ready to work with our federal partners on shared priorities such as building homes and critical infrastructure while making life easier and more affordable for Ontario families. While several of the measures contained in today’s federal Fall Economic Statement ...

November 14, 2023 Ottawa, Ontario The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on the 75th birthday of His Majesty King Charles III: “Today, I join Canadians as well as people across the Commonwealth and around the world in celebrating the 75th birthday of His Majesty King Charles III, King of Canada. “His Majesty has been a constant presence in ...

Wetlands play an essential role in water filtering, flood prevention, and serve as a habitat for many species. Currently, provincial policies are in place to preserve wetlands, but at what cost? In Northern Policy Institute’s latest report, authors Don and Laura McConnell set out to examine if the current province-wide rules protecting wetlands disproportionately affect Northern Ontario’s economic growth. The ...