Northern Ontario

On January 4, 2026, the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested a person during a traffic stop on Scott Road. At approximately 11:40 p.m. police were conducting a Reduced Impaired Drivers Everywhere (RIDE) check when a vehicle turned down another street, attempting to avoid police interaction. Police followed the older model green mid-size Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) and conducted ...

A person was charged after police were called to a vehicle in the ditch on Birch Street.   On January 4, 2026, at approximately 7:20 a.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) attended Birch Street to find a beige pickup truck in the ditch still running and the driver passed out at the wheel. Police woke him up and ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested two people and recovered stolen property from multiple Break & Enters (B & E’s). On December 27, 2025, the Sault Ste. Marie OPP was conducting proactive patrols and located an encampment with a large amount of stolen property in a bush area near the intersection of Highway 556 and Highway 129.  These members were ...

On January 3, 2026, at approximately 11:00 a.m., officers from the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to multiple reports of a vehicle driving aggressively at high speed on Highway 17. The vehicle was located and confirmed by RADAR to be travelling at 157 km/h in a posted 90 km/h zone. Further investigation determined the driver was ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has launched an investigation following the discovery of human remains in Head, Clara and Maria Township. On Sunday, December 28, 2025, at approximately 8:00 a.m., members of the North Bay OPP Detachment responded to a report of suspected human remains discovered on North River Road, north of Cedar Lake in Head, Clara and Maria Township. ...

Members of the Schreiber Detachment Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged one individual with impaired operation. After midnight, on December 26, 2025 members of the Schreiber Detachment were dispatched to a single motor vehicle collision on Highway 17 near Rainbow Falls Provincial Park. The vehicle was located in the ditch with open alcohol inside, the lone driver admitted ...

December 29th, 2025 Due to today’s declared Snow Day, the Township of Black River-Matheson has opened a Warming Station to support residents requiring temporary relief from the cold. Location: Vern Miller Arena 1 Arena Avenue, Matheson The Warming Station is available to provide a safe, warm indoor space for residents during extreme winter conditions and will remain open as long ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with assistance from members of the Nipigon and Schreiber OPP Detachments, has charged one individual following an ongoing drug trafficking investigation. On Tuesday, December 23, 2025, officers from the CSCU, executed a search warrant at a residence in Schreiber. The search resulted in the seizure of suspected cocaine, Canadian currency, ...

The Marathon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a driver with multiple offences following a single motor vehicle collision. On Saturday, December 20, 2025, at approximately 6:30 p.m., members of the Marathon and Manitouwadge OPP responded to a single motor vehicle collision on Highway 17. Officers discovered the driver was suspended and there was a strong cannabis ...

The Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (R.O.P.E.) Squad would like to advise the public that a Federal Offender who went unlawfully at large on October 9th, 2025, has been apprehended in Timmins, ON. Eric Richard Joseph Cardinal was located and arrested by the Timmins Police Service. CARDINAL is serving a 3-year, 3-month sentence for; Robbery Armed Robbery Assault Cause Bodily Harm ...

The Kapuskasing Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a fatal motor vehicle collision involving a commercial motor vehicle and a passenger vehicle. On Sunday, December 21, 2025, at approximately 12:30 a.m., officers responded to a two-vehicle collision involving a tractor trailer and a pickup truck, on Highway 11, between Chauvette Road and Hyundai Road in Opasatika Township. ...

December 18, 2025 Safer Roads Are Not Optional Northerners are tired of unsafe road conditions, prolonged closures, and preventable collisions. Public safety is not optional — it is a basic obligation of government. MPP Guy Bourgouin has introduced multiple legislative proposals to improve road safety in Northern Ontario. These are practical, necessary measures that would save lives. Ford’s Conservatives have ...

Robinson Huron Waawiindamaagewin (RHW) has concluded a highly successful, landmark two-day forum that brought together Indigenous scholars, First Nation leadership, Elders, legal experts, and community members to engage in rigorous academic and community-driven dialogue on the historical, political and legal foundations of Métis claims in Ontario. Titled The (Un)Making of Métis Claims in Ontario, the forum took place December 13–14, ...

In partnership with the Canerector Foundation, through their $500,000 investment, Confederation College has launched the Canerector Foundation Scholars Program, an initiative that will support 200 students entering skilled trades programs over the next five years. The funding will provide financial awards to 20 students annually enrolled in eligible two-year skilled trades programs, including a dedicated stream of five scholarships per ...

73 organizations representing a broad segment of Canadian society have sent a joint letter to the federal government urging more oversight of the nuclear industry and of nuclear waste projects. In the letter, the groups urged the Prime Minister and the Ministers of Environment and Climate Change and of Energy and Natural Resources to exercise oversight of the Nuclear Waste Management Organization’s ...