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Aug 15, 2026 at 8:00 An individual was arrested and charged with failing to comply with a court-ordered condition at a Blind River motel. On Friday, August 14, 2026, at approximately 1:30 a.m., members of the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Algoma Paramedic Services responded to a report of an intoxicated person at a motel ...

Aug 15, 2026 at 8:00 Cement truck wedged under train bridge on Highway 538. On Thursday, August 13, 2026, at approximately 1:45 p.m., members of the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a motor vehicle collision involving a cement truck that became lodged beneath the railway bridge on Highway 538 near Channelview Road in Algoma ...

The Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre (CBHC) is pleased to announce that Jonathan Coulman has joined the organization as its new Executive Director, effective July 2026. A respected community leader, Coulman brings extensive experience in the non-profit sector. He previously served as Executive Director of the Algoma Workforce Investment Corporation (AWIC) for 10 years, and as Manager of Career Education and ...

Aug 11, 2026 at 17:03 On Monday, August 10, 2026, members of the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigated a matter involving intimate partners in the Town of Spanish. As a result of the investigation, OPP learned that the involved suspect had committed criminal acts against their partner. With the assistance from the Manitoulin OPP detachment a 39-year-old from ...

On Friday, August 7, 2026, at approximately 5:30 p.m., members of the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of an employee who had been assaulted by their employer at a food services business within the Municipality of Huron Shores. The investigation determined that the employee had arrived late for work and a verbal ...

On Sunday, August 9, 2026, at approximately 9:30 a.m., members of the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Highway 17 and Highway 108 in the Township of the North Shore. The investigation determined that a blue pickup truck travelling eastbound on Highway 17 was in the left-turn lane ...

On the evening of Friday, August 7, 2026, members of the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E.) checks in the Town of Thessalon. At approximately 11:45 p.m., a green SUV entered the R.I.D.E. checkpoint on Lakeside Drive. During the investigation, officers determined that the driver was operating the vehicle while ...

Aug 8, 2026 at 09:07 On Thursday, August 6, 2026, at approximately 5:30 p.m., the Mississauga First Nation Police Service was on patrol on Village Road when the officer’s Automated Licence Plate Recognition (ALPR) system flagged a black SUV reported stolen from Blind River. A traffic stop was initiated on Park Road, where the officer observed signs of drug impairment. ...

Aug 8, 2026 at 09:07 Commercial motor vehicle driver charged with six Highway Traffic Act offences. On Thursday, August 6, 2026, at approximately 3:35 p.m., a member of the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Crime Unit was travelling eastbound on Highway 17 in the Iron Bridge area when they observed a commercial motor vehicle in front ...

The Algoma Fibre to Fabric Festival is back for its 4th year, with more vendors, new workshops, live demonstrations, and activities for all ages. This community event is open to all and takes place on Saturday, August 8, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Johnson Township Community Centre in Desbarats, Ontario, right next to the Johnson Farmers’ Market. ...

The Council of the Township of Hornepayne has approved an advanced waste-to-resource project to proceed to the next stage of development, marking an important step toward a new regional approach to waste diversion, resource recovery and clean-energy production in Northern Ontario. “Viewing household waste as a resource is an important step toward reducing our reliance on landfills. Initial engineering and ...

Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigate single motor vehicle collision involving a motorcycle on Highway 17. On July 30th, 2026, shortly before 2:00 p.m. ET Marathon OPP were dispatched to a motor vehicle collision on Highway 17 at the Steel River Bridge approximately 25km east of Terrace Bay. As a result of the collision a 31-year-old male from British Columbia ...

The East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), and the Huron Shores Fire Department, responded to multiple reports of suspicious fires along Melwel Road, west of the Town of Iron Bridge. On July 28, 2026, at approximately 5:30 p.m., police and fire crews responded to 10 small bush fires that had been deliberately set on both the east ...

The Sault Ste Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is set to conduct patrols for Civic Day Long Weekend (Friday July 31, 2026 – Monday August 3, 2026). Officers will focus on education and enforcement aimed at improving compliance with traffic laws related to the “Big Four” factors that contribute to fatal motor vehicle collisions: Impaired driving – ...

Police have released surveillance footage and photos with a renewed plea for public assistance in relation to the disappearance of a Cornwall man four years ago. On Tuesday, August 2, 2022, the Cornwall Police Service (CPS) received a report of a missing person. Paul Bellemore, of Cornwall, was last seen along the waterfront at Lamoureux Park in Cornwall on Friday, ...