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On March 12, 2023, at approximately 4:30 p.m. officers with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a RIDE check on Railway Street in the Township of Nipigon. Officers stopped a motor vehicle for a traffic violation and the female driver was showing signs of impairment. Upon further investigation, Cynthia MOORE (45), of Constance Lake, was arrested and charged under ...

The Ontario government has approved the Terms of Reference designed and submitted by Webequie First Nation and Marten Falls First Nation for an all-season, multi-use road connecting to the proposed Ring of Fire mining development area. The Northern Road Link will connect the two First Nations communities, and the critical mineral deposits in the Ring of Fire to the Ontario ...

  On March 1, 2023, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Thunder Bay Police Service (TBPS) arrested eight individuals for their involvement in the apparent fraudulent manufacturing and distribution of artwork purported to be that of Indigenous artist Norval Morrisseau. Morrisseau – also known as Copper Thunderbird – was a prolific Indigenous artist from the Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek First ...

The Ontario Autism Coalition (OAC) will visit Queen’s Park on March 6th, 2023 to engage with politicians and policymakers who are responsible for the delayed Ontario Autism Program. The visit will include a news conference in the media studio at 10:00 AM with members of the OAC and MPP Monique Taylor. The purpose of the OAC’s visit to Queen’s Park ...

March 2, 2023 Vancouver, British Columbia Indigenous Peoples face unique challenges when it comes to receiving the health care they deserve including, for example, a lack of family doctors and nurse practitioners in rural and remote communities. The Government of Canada is working with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis partners across the country to address gaps and systemic inequities in ...

Le 2 mars 2023 Vancouver (Colombie-Britannique) Les peuples autochtones se heurtent à des difficultés uniques lorsqu’ils tentent d’obtenir les soins de santé qu’ils méritent, notamment le manque de médecins de famille et d’infirmières praticiennes dans les communautés rurales et éloignées. Le gouvernement du Canada travaille avec des partenaires inuits, métis et des Premières Nations dans tout le pays pour remédier ...

Canada and the Métis Nation of Ontario announced that the parties have signed a Métis Government Recognition and Self Government Implementation Agreement (the “Agreement”).  This Agreement builds on a self-government agreement previously signed in 2019 and formal negotiations between the parties that began in 2017.   Upon signing this Agreement, Canada officially recognizes that the Métis Nation of Ontario is ...

February 24, 2023 Toronto, Ontario One year ago today, Putin launched a brutal full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In the face of the immense human suffering, appalling human rights violations, and cruelty inflicted upon the people of an independent and sovereign nation, Ukraine still stands strong. The Ukrainian people have bravely stood up to the Russian regime, in defence of their ...

Le 24 février 2023 Toronto (Ontario) Il y a un an aujourd’hui, le président Poutine a lancé une invasion brutale et à grande échelle contre l’Ukraine. Face à d’immenses souffrances humaines, à d’effroyables violations des droits de la personne et à la cruauté infligée au peuple d’une nation indépendante et souveraine, l’Ukraine reste forte. Le peuple ukrainien a courageusement tenu ...

Today, Dr. Merrilee Fullerton, Minister of Children, Community and Social Services, Michael Kerzner, Solicitor General, and Caroline Mulroney, Minister of Transportation, released the following statement on Human Trafficking Awareness Day: “In Ontario, sex trafficking is the most reported type of human trafficking. It is a vicious crime that creates lasting emotional, physical, spiritual and mental trauma for survivors – and ...

On February 21, 2023, at approximately 5:00 p.m. officers of the Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with Superior North Emergency Medical Service (EMS) and the Dorion/Hurkett Volunteer Fire Departments were notified of a plane crash on Black Bay, Lake Superior near the Dorion Landing, in the Township of Dorion. Upon further investigation, a small passenger plane was having mechanical ...

Le premier ministre Doug Ford a fait aujourd’hui la déclaration suivante pour souligner le jour de la Famille : « En ce moment où les Ontariens et les Ontariennes se réunissent avec leurs proches, je veux avant tout profiter de l’occasion pour remercier ceux et celles qui travailleront aujourd’hui, notamment le personnel de nos secteurs du commerce de détail et ...

Today, Premier Doug Ford issued the following statement to mark the Family Day holiday: “As Ontarians gather with loved ones, I want to first take a moment to thank those who will be working today to keep the people of Ontario safe and looked after, including all the frontline workers in our retail and hospitality sectors. Our government will always ...

The Ontario government has invested $5.8 million to help junior mining companies explore for critical minerals used in manufacturing batteries for electric vehicles, smartphones, pharmaceuticals and advanced manufacturing technologies. This funding is part of the government’s Ontario Junior Exploration Program (OJEP) to help increase and expand mineral exploration, growth and job creation in the province, particularly in northern and Indigenous ...

Members of the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) Board met with the Sault Ste. Marie Police Services Board Chair, Sault Ste. Marie Police Service, Timmins Police Service, and the North Bay Police Association, to discuss the negative impacts Federal Bill C75 is having on communities across Ontario. During a FONOM Board meeting in July 2022, Sault Ste. Marie’s Police ...