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On August 6, 2022, shortly after 1:30 a.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint of a pick-up truck in a ditch on Highway 17 in the Township of the North Shore. A short time later, the pick-up truck drove out of the ditch into a private driveway. While police ...

On August 5, 2022, members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were on patrol duties on Highway 108. At approximately 6:30 p.m., police observed a northbound black car travelling at an excessive high rate of speed on Highway 108 near Depot Lake. Police located the car at a local gas station in the City of Elliot ...

Terry Sheehan, Member of Parliament for Sault Ste. Marie and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour, announced a FedNor investment of $951,530 in two projects designed to fuel growth and diversification in the agri-food sector of Northern Ontario. The announcement was made on behalf of the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services and Minister responsible for FedNor. The ...

Algoma Steel Group Inc. announced today that the Company has submitted a revised best and final Collective Bargaining Agreement offer to the Negotiating Committee of United Steelworkers Local Union 2251 (“2251”), the union representing Algoma’s hourly employees. Algoma has again received notice that the 2251 Negotiating Committee has refused the offer and is unwilling to bring the offer to employees ...

The 19th Annual Algoma Traditional Music, Dance, and Heritage Arts Family Camp is pleased to announce its renowned annual Staff Concert, featuring nationally and internationally recognized performers from across Canada is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 11, 7:30 p.m. at the Centennial Grounds in Richards Landing. Admission is on a sliding scale of $20-$30; children 12 and under are free. Pay ...

On August 3, 2022, members from the Sault Ste Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Forensic Identification Services (FIS), the Sault Ste Marie Crime Unit, North East Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB), North East Region Traffic Incident Management and Enforcement (TIME) unit and with the assistance of Batchewana First Nation Police Service began an investigation into the thefts ...

As emergency rooms across the country are forced to shut their doors, the Liberal government has refused to meet with provinces and territories and continues to look for excuses and ways to blame others instead of getting to the table to find solutions to fix the problem. Today, Canada’s NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is calling on Justin Trudeau to show ...

Graydon Smith, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry, and Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, issued the following statement: “Ontario’s forest sector and its workers are vital to the prosperity of this province. To deliver on our plan to build Ontario, our government is standing up for families, businesses, and communities by speaking out against unfair ...

Graydon Smith, ministre des Richesses naturelles et des Forêts, et Vic Fedeli, ministre du Développement économique, de la Création d’emplois et du Commerce, ont fait la déclaration suivante : « Le secteur forestier et ses travailleurs sont essentiels à la prospérité à l’échelle de la province. Pour concrétiser notre plan visant à bâtir l’Ontario, nous défendons les familles, les entreprises ...

Dr. David MacLean, NOSM University Professor, received $150,000 over two years from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to study the effects of space flight on the human body and gain insights into counteracting associated health risks. The project, titled Investigating the role of a multi-targeted dietary supplement on attenuating radiation and microgravity-induced tissue damage, will study how the combined effects ...

David MacLean, professeur à l’Université de l’EMNO, a reçu une subvention de 150 000 $ sur deux ans de l’Agence spatiale canadienne (ASC) pour étudier les effets des vols spatiaux sur le corps humain et voir comment contrer les risques connexes pour la santé. L’étude, intitulée Investigating the role of a multi-targeted dietary supplement on attenuating radiation and microgravity-induced tissue ...

Two individuals face a total of sixteen charges after a road rage incident on Highway 17 in the Nipigon area. On July 29, 2022 at approximately 2:00 p.m., Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Nipigon Detachment received a call about a passenger vehicle that rammed a motorcycle and pushed it off the road. The vehicle failed to stop following the collision and was ...

On July 31, 2022, shortly after 11:30 a.m., members from the Sault Ste Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint of a possible impaired driver driving northbound on Highway 17B from Echo Bay. Batchewana First Nation Police Service observed the vehicle on the four lanes on Highway 17 travelling westbound near Belleau Lake Road ...

Aug 3, 2022 at 15:25 Mary-Anne Bird has been located safely and is no longer considered missing. The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service is requesting public assistance to locate missing 22-year-old Mary-Anne Bird. Mary-Anne sometimes goes by the name Mary-Anne Martin.     They last spoke with family members approximately eight months ago and was staying in the 300 block ...

The Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Crown−Indigenous Relations; the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario; and, the Honourable Daniel Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs, Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada and Minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency, issued the following statement today: “As Pope ...