Northern Ontario

Members of the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a single vehicle fatal collision. On Monday, October 19, 2026, at approximately 4:30 a.m., OPP officers along with emergency medical services responded to reports of a collision of a pick-up truck on Highway 17 near Mountain Bay Road. One individual, a 55-year-old male from Caledon was pronounced ...

A northern Ontario municipal candidates’ survey conducted by We the Nuclear Free North and local partners has revealed a high level of concern about the Nuclear Waste Management Organization’s plan to construct a deep geological repository for all of Canada’s highly radioactive nuclear fuel waste in northwestern Ontario. Respondents also expressed support for municipal responses. Candidates for municipalities on or near ...

On September 28, 2026, at approximately 11:00 pm, officers with the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a RIDE check on First Street in the Township of Nipigon. A red Hyundai SUV stopped at the checkpoint and the driver was showing signs of impairment by drug. Officers conducted a roadside Standard Field Sobriety Test (SFST), the ...

Today, Chief Herb Green of Shoal Lake No. 40 First Nation and the Honourable Rebecca Alty, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, announced a $17.45-million settlement agreement resolving Shoal Lake No. 40 First Nation’s specific claim. Specific claims address situations where Canada failed to fulfil obligations owed to First Nations under a treaty. In this case, the claim relates to seven islands ...

On October 14, 2026, at approximately 6:00 a.m., the South Porcupine Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigated a single motor vehicle collision with no injuries. The involved tractor-trailer unit entered the ditch on Highway 144, south of Highway 560.   At approximately 6:00 p.m., due to the location of the collision and the nature of the load being transported, Highway 144 ...

Two years on, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) continues to investigate the sudden death of a woman from Nipigon. On Friday, October 11, 2024, at approximately 3:35 p.m., members of the Nipigon OPP Detachment responded to a report of an individual in distress in the water at the Nipigon Marina. Despite search efforts involving the OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT) ...

Following the announcement of daylight savings time that will now be observed permanently in Ontario’s northwest, Deputy Leader of the Ontario NDP, MPP Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong) released the following statement: “With the recently-announced changes to time observation across the provincial border, people across Northwestern Ontario have been advocating for a common solution for time observation. This concern has also been ...

The Ontario government intends to make daylight saving time permanent in Kenora and the northwestern regions of Ontario that have historically been aligned with neighbouring Manitoba. The proposed regulatory change would be implemented by November 1, 2026, to ensure there is no disruption for businesses, families and Indigenous communities in Ontario’s central time zone. Maintaining alignment with Manitoba would help ...

Officers from the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged one individual with failure or refusal to comply with demand. On October 10, 2026 at approximately 10:30 p.m. officers with the Nipigon OPP were notified of a suspected impaired driver involved in a domestic violence related incident from the Greenstone area. The vehicle was described as a ...

On October 9, 2026, at approximately 4:00 p.m., a member of the Nipigon OPP Detachment conducting general patrol duties utilized a LiDAR speed measuring device and observed a white Hyundai Palisade travelling at 145 km/h in a posted 90 km/h zone. The driver was identified as a 22-year-old individual from Marathon, Ontario. On October 10, 2026, at approximately 8:30 a.m., ...

Police have charged two individuals and a company in an ongoing death investigation in the Greater Sudbury area. On Friday, May 23, 2025, at approximately 8:00 p.m., members of the Greater Sudbury Police Service (GSPS) received a call for service regarding an unresponsive individual at a residence in Lively. The individual, 19-year-old Roch (Rocco) RENAUD of the City of Greater ...

Members of the Nipigon and Greenstone Detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged one individual after failing to stop for police. On October 2, 2026, at around 9:30 a.m., members of the Nipigon OPP Detachment attempted to stop a grey Ford F-150 pick up truck on Highway 11 in the Township of Nipigon, the male was ...

Members of the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged two individuals with impaired operation following a traffic complaint. On October 3rd, 2026, shortly after 5:00 p.m., members of the Nipigon OPP Detachment responded to a traffic complaint for a possible impaired driver outside a local business in the Township of Nipigon. The suspect vehicle ...

Members of the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged two individuals with possession of stolen property after locating a stolen vehicle outside a local business. On September 29th, 2026, at around 2:00 p.m., members of the Nipigon OPP Detachment responded to a traffic complaint regarding a black sport utility vehicle, swerving on the roadway, ...

The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) gathered in Little Current today for the final Board meeting of its 2023–2026 term, bringing together municipal leaders to discuss Northern Ontario priorities and recognize two colleagues not seeking re-election. Meeting in the Municipality of Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands (NEMI), the Board’s agenda addressed safer highways, sustainable municipal funding, policing costs, access ...