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In accordance with the Special Investigations Unit’s name release policy which requires consent from next of kin, the Unit is now able to identify 60-year-old Gary Brohman of Gore Bay as one of the individuals who was fatally shot during an interaction on November 19, 2020. The other individual who was fatally wounded was Constable Marc Hovingh of the Ontario ...

The East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are asking for assistance in regards to a break, enter and theft occurrence on November 18, 2020 at a retail business on Newfoundland Walk in Elliot Lake. Police were called to that location at approximately 10:25 p.m. when the alarm was tripped. The front door glass was broken to gain entry. Once inside, the display ...

As announced in the 2020 Ontario Budget, Ontario’s Action Plan: Protect, Support, Recover, the Ontario government is making an investment in critical maintenance, repairs, upgrades and renewals of $466 million in capital grants over three years starting in 2020-21 for Ontario’s universities and colleges. This investment under the Facilities Renewal Program (FRP) includes: $144 million in 2020-21, an increase of $73 million ...

Shortly after 11:00 a.m. on November 19, 2020, two members from the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a follow-up investigation related to a property dispute. There was an interaction between a person at the scene and an officer resulting in one officer being fatally shot. The person at the scene has also died as a result of ...

In consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, local medical officers of health, and other health experts, the province is moving certain public health unit regions to new levels in the Keeping Ontario Safe and Open Framework, which includes moving Toronto and Peel into Lockdown. These necessary measures are being taken to limit community transmission of COVID-19 in order to ...

S’appuyant sur les conseils du médecin hygiéniste en chef, des médecins hygiénistes locaux et d’autres experts de la santé, la province modifie le classement des circonscriptions de santé publique aux paliers du Cadre d’intervention pour la COVID-19 : Garder l’Ontario en sécurité et ouvert. Ces modifications comprennent le passage de Toronto et de Peel au palier Confinement. Il s’agit de mesures ...

The province’s Special Investigations Unit is continuing to investigate the circumstances yesterday on Manitoulin Island that led to the deaths of an Ontario Provincial Police officer and a 60-year-old man. The preliminary information indicates the following: On November 19, 2020, two OPP officers attended a property on Hindman Trail in Gore Bay after the property owner reported the presence of ...

The Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, has extended all orders currently in force under the Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020 (ROA) until December 21, 2020. “As the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic grips our province, we all need to do our part to protect ourselves and our loved ones ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario, en consultation avec le médecin hygiéniste en chef, a prorogé tous les décrets en vigueur adoptés en vertu de la Loi de 2020 sur la réouverture de l’Ontario (mesures adaptables en réponse à la COVID-19) jusqu’au 21 décembre 2020. « Maintenant que la deuxième vague de la pandémie de COVID-19 frappe la province, nous devons tous ...

The province’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating the circumstances surrounding a shooting on Manitoulin Island today, resulting in the deaths of a police officer and a civilian. The preliminary information indicates that at approximately 12:30 p.m. on November 19, 2020, an individual contacted the Ontario Provincial Police to report the presence of an unwanted man on a property in Gore ...

Shortly after 11:00 a.m. on November 19, 2020, two members from the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a follow-up investigation related to a property dispute. There was an interaction between a person at the scene and an officer resulting in one officer being fatally shot. The person at the scene has also died as a result of ...

Members of the Sault Ste Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a complaint of a person not paying for a tow bill. Officers responded and located the suspect vehicle on Highway 17 in Sault Ste Marie. Investigation revealed the driver was prohibited from driving and wanted on outstanding warrants from West Parry Sound OPP. Tyler Anthony ...

With an increasing number of Covid-19 cases across the province, FONOM’s Board of Directors has opted to move the group’s 2021 Annual Conference online.   Planning for the conference, which will be hosted by the City of Timmins, is now underway. The program will include the Board’s annual report and finances, engagement by senior levels of government, as well as a ...

On November 15, 2020, at 3:21 a.m. members of the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a domestic dispute at a residence on Mississauga Avenue in Elliot Lake.   Police were called by the complainant who stated they feared for their safety because their spouse was returning home in an intoxicated state. Police attended the residence to find the ...

On November 15, 2020, at approximately 2:14 p.m., members of the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to an assault call on Washington Crescent in Elliot Lake.   The complainant had reported that a known acquaintance, who resided in the same apartment building, had punched him in the back of the head. A verbal argument ensued between both people at ...