Northern Ontario

Building a strong Canada starts with investing in the modern and reliable infrastructure that makes it possible to increase housing supply and create resilient communities. The Build Communities Strong Fund is investing $51 billion in a wide range of infrastructure projects across the country that support economic prosperity, housing, sport, education, health, transit, and climate adaptation. To that end, Minister ...

In the wake of the devastating wildfires across Northern Ontario, the Ontario SPCA and Humane Society has mobilized to support evacuated families and the animals in their care. A generous $28,500 grant from PetSmart Charities of Canada® is helping strengthen those ongoing relief efforts, ensuring pets and the people who love them have access to the care and resources they ...

Aug 7, 2026 at 08:32 On July 29th, 2026, at approximately 4:25 p.m., a member of the Nipigon OPP Detachment conducting general patrol duties was passed by a White Mitsubishi Outlander at a high rate of speed. The officer then paced the vehicle at 150kmh in a posted 90 km/h zone. The driver was identified as an 18-year-old individual from ...

Aug 7, 2026 at 08:32 With increased traffic volumes during the Civic Holiday long weekend, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Nipigon and Schreiber Detachments conducted enforcement initiatives on local roads and waterways to promote safety and reduce the risk of collisions and injuries. Throughout the weekend, officers laid 162 charges related to traffic safety, including: 114 speeding charges ...

The Kenora Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a fatal collision on Highway 17A.   On August 1st, 2026, shortly before 9:00 p.m., members of the Kenora OPP Detachment, Fire, and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a single-vehicle collision on Highway 17A involving a Tractor Trailer Unit (TTU) and a pedestrian. The pedestrian was transported to ...

The James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a fatal collision involving a commercial motor vehicle and a moving truck on Highway 11 south of Cochrane. On Sunday August 2, 2026, at approximately 2:45 a.m., members of the James Bay OPP, Cochrane District Emergency Medical Services (EMS), and the Cochrane Fire Department responded to the collision approximately 20 kilometres ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a fatal collision involving a pickup truck and a mobility scooter in West Nipissing. On August 1, 2026, at approximately 9:15 p.m., members of the Nipissing West OPP, West Nipissing Fire and Emergency Service, and District of Nipissing Paramedic Services (EMS) responded to a collision on Highway 17 near Landfill Road in West ...

Two drivers are facing stunt driving charges after separate traffic stops on Highway 17 east of Mattawa. On Sunday, July 26, 2026, at approximately 1:15 p.m., members of the North Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting traffic enforcement on Highway 17 east of Mattawa when a pickup truck was observed travelling at 146 km/h in a ...

One person is deceased following a single motor vehicle rollover collision involving a pick-up truck north of Greenstone. On Thursday, July 30, 2026, shortly after 6:00 p.m. ET., the Greenstone Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Nishnawbe Aski Police Service responded to a collision on Ogoki Road in the Unincorporated Territory north of Greenstone, ON. The lone ...

One person is facing several charges after failing to stop for a flagging person holding a stop sign and driving on a closed highway. On Thursday, July 30, 2026, at approximately 10:00 p.m. ET, members of the Marathon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a collision investigation on Highway 17 at Steel River Bridge, when a driver ...

À la suite des informations faisant état d’un manque de personnel au sein des équipes de lutte contre les feux de forêt, le porte-parole de l’opposition officielle en matière des Forêts, le député Guy Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk—Baie James), et la députée de Thunder Bay–Superior North, Lise Vaugeois, ont publié la déclaration conjointe suivante : « Il continue d’y avoir un écart ...

First Nation Leaders, were joined by the Leader of the Official Opposition, Marit Stiles; Deputy Leader, MPP Sol Mamakwa; Thunder Bay Superior North MPP, Lise Vaugeois; and OPSEU President JP Hornick, to demand for a full public inquiry on this government’s response to the wildfires that devastated Northern Ontario. “A week ago, I stood with First Nations leaders in Thunder ...

Members of the Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment have charged a driver following a traffic complaint. On July 26, 2026 at approximately 7:40 p.m. officers from the Nipigon OPP Detachment responded to a complaint of an unsafe Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV). Officers located the CMV and noted safety defects. With assistance from Ministry of Transportation (MTO) Inspection Officers, a ...

Jul 29, 2026 at 8:05 The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Nipigon Detachment has recovered a stolen vehicle and charged one individual. On July 24, 2026, at approximately 3:00 p.m., members of the Schreiber OPP Detachment were conducting general patrol duties when the Automated Licence Plate Recognition (ALPR) system in their cruiser alerted on an eastbound GMC Safari van travelling on ...

Jul 29, 2026 at 8:05 On July 25, 2026, at approximately 8:12 p.m., a member of the Schreiber OPP Detachment conducting general patrol duties utilized a LiDAR speed measuring device and observed a blue Honda CRV travelling at 106 km/h in a posted 60 km/h zone. The driver was identified as a 67-year-old individual from Sartell, Minnesota USA. On July ...