Northern Ontario

This December, the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Foundation is inviting the community to be part of something truly extraordinary. The Thunder Bay 50/50 will be making history again with its biggest draw ever — featuring an incredible $3 million in guaranteed prizes. This unprecedented, month-long draw was designed with supporters in mind — the same people who have turned ...

Northern NDP MPP Guy Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk – James Bay) is reintroducing Chad’s Law, a law named after a resident in northern Ontario who narrowly survived a severe collision caused by a commercial truck crossing a double yellow line. Chad’s Law would make this dangerous maneuver illegal and impose a minimum $400 fine and three demerit points. “This government needs to ...

The Ontario government is connecting remote northern communities and creating opportunities for economic development by investing $8 million through the 2025-26 Winter Roads Program. The funding will help 32 remote First Nation communities and the Town of Moosonee build and operate approximately 3,200 kilometres of temporary winter roads that are used to deliver essential goods, connect to jobs and services ...

On November 24th, 2025, at approximately 3:54 p.m., members of the Thunder Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with Fire and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a report of a collision involving a motor vehicle and motorcycle along Highway 61 at Hanna Road, within the Municipality of Neebing. One individual, 58 years old, of Oliver Paipoonge, has been pronounced ...

On November 15, 2025, at approximately 2:00 a.m., officers from the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on a motor vehicle that was speeding. The motor vehicle was observed to be moving back and forth between the lanes, the officer stopped the vehicle and spoke with the driver. The driver showed signs of impairment, ...

On November 17, 2025, at approximately 10:30 a.m., officers from the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of an individual sleeping in a running vehicle in the town of Nipigon. Officers spoke with the occupant and determined that their ability to operate a motor vehicle was impaired by a controlled substance. The individual was ...

On November 18, 2025, at approximately 6:15 p.m., members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Nipigon Detachment responded to a report of gas theft from a business on Rock Bay First Nation. Officers quickly located the suspect vehicle and discovered it had been reported stolen from Thunder Bay. Further investigation revealed additional offences. As a result, two individuals from Thunder ...

In July 2025, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Nipigon Detachment launched an investigation into suspected drug trafficking in the Nipigon area. As a result of this investigation, on November 17, 2025, officers arrested and charged two individuals: Brady BORG, 24, of Nipigon, Ontario, is charged under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act with: Trafficking in a Schedule I ...

Two individuals are facing drug trafficking charges following a traffic stop in the Municipality of Shuniah. On Wednesday, October 29, 2025, shortly before 11:30 a.m., members of the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop for a violation under the Highway Traffic Act. During the investigation, officers located 18 kilograms of suspected cocaine inside ...

The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) acknowledges the Ontario government’s 2025 Fall Economic Statement, which highlights several important investments and initiatives that will directly benefit Northern communities. FONOM is encouraged by the Province’s commitment to balance its books by 2027-2028 while continuing to invest in key infrastructure and affordability measures. The government’s decision to match the federal cut to ...

When the phone rang at 11:00 a.m., Thunder Bay’s Sharon Badanai had no idea she was about to become a multi-millionaire. Her ticket was the lucky one drawn for $2,632,450 in the Thunder Bay 50/50 October draw — the third-largest grand prize ever awarded. The news felt especially close to home when Glenn Craig, CEO of the Thunder Bay Regional Health ...

Premier Doug Ford, Greg Rickford, Minister of Indigenous Affairs and First Nations Economic Development and Minister Responsible for Ring of Fire Economic and Community Partnerships, and Webequie First Nation Chief Cornelius Wabasse signed a Community Partnership Agreement that will unlock economic development and speed up all-seasons road construction in the Ring of Fire while providing critical supports and community benefits ...

Premier ministre Doug Ford, Greg Rickford, ministre des Affaires autochtones et du Développement économique des Premières Nations et ministre responsable des partenariats économiques et communautaires dans le Cercle de feu, ainsi que le chef Cornelius Wabasse de la Première Nation de Webequie ont signé une entente de partenariat communautaire, qui permettra de stimuler le développement économique et accélèrera la construction ...

The Ontario government announced it is accelerating Frontier Lithium’s world-class PAK Lithium Project near Red Lake, the first to move forward under Ontario’s ‘One Project, One Process’ (1P1P) framework. As part of its plan to protect Ontario workers and communities, the government is unlocking the full potential of the province’s metals and mining sector through the new framework, with this ...

One individual is facing multiple charges following an incident that led to a social media post to advise the public not to pick up hitchhikers on Sunday, October 19, 2025. Following an alert to a stolen vehicle shortly after 11:00 a.m., officers from the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) located the vehicle traveling westbound on Highway 17. ...