Northern Ontario

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 ...

Jul 29, 2026 at 8:05 The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are advising residents of Shuniah to remain vigilant following reports of unknown and unwanted individuals attending homes in the area. On Sunday, July 26, 2026, at approximately 2:36 a.m., officers with the Thunder Bay Detachment of the OPP responded to a report of a possible attempted break and enter at ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario s’associe au gouvernement du Canada afin d’investir plus de 7,2 millions de dollars dans le cadre de l’Initiative Canada-Ontario d’aide aux travailleurs en raison des droits de douane. Cette aide financière vise à protéger les effectifs du Nord, à renforcer les industries clés et à façonner une économie plus compétitive et résiliente face à l’incertitude économique ...

The Ontario government is partnering with the Government of Canada to invest more than $7.2 million through the Canada-Ontario Workforce Tariff Response to help protect workers in the North, strengthen critical industries and build a more competitive and resilient economy in the face of global economic uncertainty. This investment will help more than 500 workers across northern Ontario upgrade their ...

Dr. Adil Shamji, MPP for Don Valley East and the Ontario Liberal Critic for Indigenous Affairs, held a press conference to report on his recent first-hand experiences in Thunder Bay as Northwestern Ontario combats ongoing wildfires. Our province faces its worst forest fire season on record. There are approximately 160 active wildfires and mandatory evacuation orders across the north with the Canadian Armed Forces involved. Entire communities have been ...

Following reports of crew shortages in wildfire fighting operations, NDP Shadow Minister of Forestry, MPP Guy Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk – James Bay) and MPP for Thunder Bay – Superior North, Lise Vaugeois, released the following joint statement: “There continues to be a significant gap between what the government says is happening and what communities, First Nation leaders, and frontline responders are ...

As Cat Lake First Nation (CLFN) navigates an ongoing wildfire evacuation, an unexpected healthcare success story has emerged. In early 2026, CLFN adopted TytoCare, a virtual diagnostic platform, to serve the community on site but has proven capable of providing continuity of care despite patients being evacuated. When 542 residents of this fly-in community were uprooted last week, the health ...

On July 20, 2026, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received complaints regarding a vehicle being driven erratically on Highway 11-17. At approximately 12:30 p.m., a member of the Nipigon OPP Detachment using a RaDAR speed measuring device located the vehicle, a white Lexus, travelling at 173 km/h in a posted 90 km/h zone. The driver was identified as a 35-year-old ...

Members of the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged one individual with impaired operation after a dirt bike was located. On the morning of July 13, 2026 at approximately 1:45 a.m., a member of the Nipigon OPP Detachment, was conducting stationary radar and observed a dirt bike, with no lights, traveling at a high ...