Northern Ontario

Marten Falls First Nation and Webequie First Nation have held a joint ceremony to take down a ceremonial teepee they erected last year. The act symbolizes a new phase in their partnership and a shared commitment to an Indigenous-led development process for the Ring of Fire, a significant mineral-rich region in Northern Ontario. Led by their respective Chiefs, Councils, Elders, ...

The Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has arrested and charged one person in connection with a homicide investigation in Shuniah. On Monday, July 14, 2025, shortly after 10:50 p.m., OPP officers responded to a residence on Blind Creek Drive, where one person was located deceased. One person was taken into custody. The deceased has been identified ...

The Dryden Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has arrested and charged a driver following a single-commercial motor vehicle (CMV) collision that temporarily shut down Highway 17 in Dryden. On Tuesday, July 15, 2025, shortly after 10:00 a.m., Dryden OPP officers responded to a single-vehicle collision on Highway 17 between Johnston Road and Glengold Road, where a CMV trailer ...

  Jul 13, 2025 at 08:00 The driver of the motorcycle, a 66-year-old person from Val Caron, has succumbed to their injuries in the hospital. On Thursday July 3, 2025, at approximately 1:00 p.m., members from the Nipissing West (Sudbury) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a collision involving a motorcycle on ...

As the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra (TBSO) heads into its 65th performing season, it is pleased to announce the launch of a two-year search for its next Artistic Director. This represents an evolution of the organization’s artistic leadership, transitioning from Music Director to Artistic Director with the goal of shaping a bold, community-rooted vision for the orchestra’s future. Following an ...

An estimated 400 people gathered in Waverley Park in Thunder Bay for powerful speeches by First Nation leaders speaking in opposition to the transportation and burial of nuclear waste in northern Ontario. The event in Waverley Park was followed by a march through Thunder Bay’s north-end downtown area to the Spirit Garden on the shore of Gitchegami/Lake Superior, where many ...

An All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) rollover north of Bruce Mines sent one youth to hospital on Saturday evening. On Saturday July 5, 2025, at approximately 5:30 p.m., members of the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), along with the Traffic Incident Management Enforcement (T.I.M.E.) Team and a Technical Collision Investigator (TCI), responded to an ATV motor vehicle collision ...

The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service (SSMPS) is proud to share that Special Constable Arbaaz Dhaliwal recently represented our service on the world stage, becoming the first SSMPS member to compete at the World Police & Fire Games. Held this year in Birmingham, Alabama, the international multi-sport event brings together thousands of law enforcement and emergency services personnel from around ...

A reward is being offered in the hope of resolving the murder of Jonus Keegan PALMER that occurred four years ago. On Monday, July 5, 2021, at approximately 11:00 p.m., 24-year-old Jonus was shot and killed outside of a residence on Old Fort Road in Tay Township. Members of the Southern Georgian Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a two-motor vehicle collision, which resulted in the death of two people. On Saturday, July 5, 2025, at approximately 1:15 p.m., members from the Nipissing West (Sudbury) Detachment of the OPP, Fire Services and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a collision on Highway 144, Unincorporated Territory, just south of Cartier. Two people ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a serious collision on Highway 17, east of Pays Plat First Nation, that has left one person deceased. On Friday, July 4, 2025, at approximately 12:15 a.m., members of the Schreiber Detachment of the OPP were called to a vehicle collision on Highway 17, just east of Pays Plat First Nation. The collision ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a serious collision on Highway 516 in Sioux Lookout that has left 25 people with minor to possible life-altering injuries. On Sunday, June 29, 2025, at approximately 6:45 p.m., members of the Sioux Lookout Detachment of the OPP were called to a bus rollover on Highway 516 near Stain Lake. The single-vehicle collision ...

The Town of Marathon and Biigtigong Nishnaabeg First Nation are pleased to announce a $1,000,000 financial contribution from the Nawiinginokiima Forest Management Corporation (NFMC) toward the ongoing development of the Peninsula Harbour Port. This significant funding will support foundational work as both communities continue their joint efforts to re-establish the harbour as a modern, functional asset for Northwestern Ontario. The ...

Jun 29, 2025 at 09:00 On June 26th, 2025, members of the Armstrong, Thunder Bay & Shabaqua Detachments, including the Emergency Response Team (ERT) of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) & Nishnawbe Aski Police Service (NAPS) began searching for a missing female on Highway 527, approximately 80 kilometers north of Highway 11-17. As of June 28th, 2025, police have located ...

On June 19th, 2025, at approximately 9:39 a.m., a complaint was received that a vehicle had not stopped for a flagger at a construction zone on Highway 17 west of Marathon, ON At approximately 11:30 am at Highway 11-17 in the investigation, the driver’s licence has been suspended for 30-days and their vehicle impounded for 14-days. A 78-year-old, from Brampton, ...