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Nipigon OPP – 12,750 Cartons of Cigarettes Seized

On November 29, 2020 at approximately 3:34 PM officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Nipigon Detachment conducted a traffic stop on Highway 11-17, Shuniah Township. As a result of the traffic stop, officers located and seized 12,750 cartons of unmarked cigarettes. Officers also seized a quantity of Canadian currency. Daniel Deschamps, age 46 of Winnipeg, MB has been charged with ...

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SIU Investigating Death of Little Current Man

Ontario Provincial Police Manitoulin – On Friday November 27, 2020 at approximately 10:40 p.m. members of the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a request for assistance by the United Chiefs in Council of Manitoulin Police Service (UCCM) request for assistance regarding a domestic dispute.   The occurrence escalated to a barricaded person response. During the ...

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Espanola OPP – Fatal Collision closes Highway 17 – UPDATED

On November 27, 2020 at 7:25 a.m., members from the Espanola Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Manitoulin-Sudbury Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Baldwin Township Fire Department and the OPP Technical Collision Investigators (TCI) responded to a collision on Highway 17, approximately one kilometer west of Highway 6.   Investigation has determined that two vehicles were involved in a ...

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L’Ontario exigera une essence plus propre et plus verte – Augmentation du contenu de carburant renouvelable aux pompes

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Le gouvernement de l’Ontario rend l’essence que les conducteurs utilisent tous les jours plus propre en devenant la première province à exiger des fournisseurs de carburants qu’ils augmentent la teneur en carburant renouvelable de l’essence ordinaire à 15 %. Ce changement devrait se traduire par une réduction annuelle des émissions de gaz à effet de serre pouvant atteindre une mégatonne ...

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L’Ontario modernise le processus de demande d’aide sociale avec un processus de demande en ligne simplifié

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Le gouvernement de l’Ontario lance une nouvelle application en ligne, facile à utiliser ainsi qu’un processus simplifié de demande d’aide sociale, de manière à offrir un soutien financier essentiel aux personnes touchées par la COVID-19. Ces améliorations font l’objet de prototypes dans Hamilton, la région de York, Chatham-Kent, district de Parry Sound, Durham, Grand Sudbury et le comté de Renfrew. ...

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NPI Welcomes New Board Members & Releases Annual Report

Northern Policy Institute (NPI) is pleased to welcome several new directors to our Board. Pierre Riopel, Ralph Falcioni, Mariette Sutherland, Kim Jo Bliss and Harley d’Entremont will be joining the Northern Policy family.   Harley d’Entremont is no stranger to being a NPI director, returning for his second stint on the Board. Most recently, Dr. d’Entremont served as Vice-President, Academic ...

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Joint Investigation into Death of Brant Burke leads to Charges

On October 25, 2020 at 10:20 a.m., members of the Nipissing West (Sudbury) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a sudden death incident where a person was located on a trail, in Point Grondine Reserve, off of Highway 637, Killarney. It was later determined that the incident location was within the Wikwemikong First Nation Territory. The deceased has ...

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MP Morantz Tables Bill to Support Canadian Charities

Marty Morantz, Member of Parliament for Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley, today tabled Bill C-256, the Supporting Canadian Charities Act, in the House of Commons. This legislation will help charities by waiving the capital gains tax on an arm’s length sale of private shares or real estate when the proceeds of the sale are donated to a charity. During COVID-19 many charities have ...

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Le député Morantz présente un projet de loi pour soutenir les organisations caritatives canadiennes

Marty Morantz, député de Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley, présente aujourd’hui le projet de loi C-256, Loi sur le soutien aux organisations caritatives canadiennes, à la Chambre des communes. Cette loi aidera les organisations caritatives en les exonérant de l’impôt sur les gains en capital lors d’une vente d’actions privées ou de biens immobiliers sans lien de dépendance lorsque le produit de la ...

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La province propose de plafonner les frais de livraison pour soutenir les restaurants locaux

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Le gouvernement de l’Ontario aide les restaurants locaux en introduisant une nouvelle législation qui les protégerait contre les frais de livraison élevés. La Loi de 2020 visant à soutenir les restaurants locaux plafonnerait les frais facturés par les entreprises de livraison de nourriture dans les zones où les repas à l’intérieur sont interdits, afin d’aider un plus grand nombre de ...

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Province Proposes Cap on Delivery Fees to Support Local Restaurants

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The Ontario government is helping local restaurants by introducing new legislation that would protect them from high delivery fees. The Supporting Local Restaurants Act, 2020, would cap fees charged by food delivery companies in areas where indoor dining is prohibited to help more small and independent restaurants stay in business. Currently, fees placed on restaurants by food delivery companies can ...

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Ontario Defends the Canadian Softwood Lumber Industry Against Unfair Duties

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Today, John Yakabuski, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry and Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, issued the following statement opposing unfair duties on the Canadian softwood lumber industry: “As we take deliberate action to contain COVID-19 and prepare for our economic recovery, it has never been more important to vigorously defend our forestry industries, which ...

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L’Ontario défend l’industrie canadienne du bois d’œuvre contre des droits compensatoires inéquitables

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Aujourd’hui, John Yakabuski, ministre des Richesses naturelles et des Forêts, et Vic Fedeli, ministre du Développement économique, de la Création d’emplois et du Commerce, ont émis la déclaration suivante s’opposant aux droits compensatoires inéquitables imposés à l’industrie canadienne du bois d’œuvre : « Il n’a jamais été plus important, alors que nous prenons des moyens vigoureux pour contenir la flambée ...

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East Algoma Detachment Report – November 20

OPP LAYS SUSPEND DRIVE CHARGE On November 14, 2020, members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were on patrol duties in the Town of Blind River. At approximately 4:00 p.m., police observed a westbound vehicle travelling on Causley Street and initiated a traffic stop to verify the driver’s licence status. A query revealed the driver was ...

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