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It is with great sadness and heartbreak that we announce the passing of our beloved Aireal Starr, who left this world to meet her Creator and be reunited with her grandparents and father on Monday, July 14, 2025, at the age of 32. Aireal passed away peacefully at the North Bay Regional Health Centre, surrounded by the love and presence ...

On Sunday, July 13, 2025, officers conducted a traffic stop on a tractor trailer hauling a livestock trailer that was travelling southeast on Highway 17. During the stop, officers observed the driver and passenger attempting to switch seats. As a result of the investigation, an 18-year-old from Southgate Township, was charged with the following offences: Fail to surrender completed daily ...

  Jul 13, 2025 at 08:00 The driver of the motorcycle, a 66-year-old person from Val Caron, has succumbed to their injuries in the hospital. On Thursday July 3, 2025, at approximately 1:00 p.m., members from the Nipissing West (Sudbury) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a collision involving a motorcycle on ...

As the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra (TBSO) heads into its 65th performing season, it is pleased to announce the launch of a two-year search for its next Artistic Director. This represents an evolution of the organization’s artistic leadership, transitioning from Music Director to Artistic Director with the goal of shaping a bold, community-rooted vision for the orchestra’s future. Following an ...

An estimated 400 people gathered in Waverley Park in Thunder Bay for powerful speeches by First Nation leaders speaking in opposition to the transportation and burial of nuclear waste in northern Ontario. The event in Waverley Park was followed by a march through Thunder Bay’s north-end downtown area to the Spirit Garden on the shore of Gitchegami/Lake Superior, where many ...

An All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) rollover north of Bruce Mines sent one youth to hospital on Saturday evening. On Saturday July 5, 2025, at approximately 5:30 p.m., members of the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), along with the Traffic Incident Management Enforcement (T.I.M.E.) Team and a Technical Collision Investigator (TCI), responded to an ATV motor vehicle collision ...

The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service (SSMPS) is proud to share that Special Constable Arbaaz Dhaliwal recently represented our service on the world stage, becoming the first SSMPS member to compete at the World Police & Fire Games. Held this year in Birmingham, Alabama, the international multi-sport event brings together thousands of law enforcement and emergency services personnel from around ...

A reward is being offered in the hope of resolving the murder of Jonus Keegan PALMER that occurred four years ago. On Monday, July 5, 2021, at approximately 11:00 p.m., 24-year-old Jonus was shot and killed outside of a residence on Old Fort Road in Tay Township. Members of the Southern Georgian Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a two-motor vehicle collision, which resulted in the death of two people. On Saturday, July 5, 2025, at approximately 1:15 p.m., members from the Nipissing West (Sudbury) Detachment of the OPP, Fire Services and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a collision on Highway 144, Unincorporated Territory, just south of Cartier. Two people ...

The Hon. Pierre Poilievre, Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, issued the following statement on the anniversary of the Lac-Mégantic tragedy: “12 years ago, on July 6, 2013, the deadliest rail disaster in our history occurred when an explosion claimed the lives of 47 people. 12 years later, we remain in solidarity with the victims and loved ones affected ...

L’honorable Pierre Poilievre, chef du Parti conservateur du Canada, a fait la déclaration suivante pour commémorer la tragédie de Lac-Mégantic : « Il y a 12 ans, le 6 juillet 2013, survenait la catastrophe ferroviaire la plus meurtrière de notre histoire alors qu’une explosion coûtait la vie à 47 personnes. 12 ans plus tard, nous sommes toujours solidaires des victimes ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario investit jusqu’à 10 millions de dollars et lance l’édition 2025 du Programme ontarien d’aide aux petites sociétés d’exploration minière (POAPSEM) afin de soutenir l’exploration minérale au stade précoce. Appuyant le plan de protection de l’Ontario du gouvernement, cet investissement aidera des petites sociétés d’exploration minière et des prospecteurs licenciés à couvrir les coûts d’exploration précoce et ...

The Ontario government is investing up to $10 million and launching the Ontario Junior Exploration Program (OJEP) for 2025 to support early-stage mineral exploration. To support the government’s plan to protect Ontario, this investment will help junior mining companies and licensed prospectors cover early exploration and development costs. These projects have the potential to become future mining operations that will ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a serious collision on Highway 17, east of Pays Plat First Nation, that has left one person deceased. On Friday, July 4, 2025, at approximately 12:15 a.m., members of the Schreiber Detachment of the OPP were called to a vehicle collision on Highway 17, just east of Pays Plat First Nation. The collision ...

A suspended driver is facing criminal charges following a traffic stop east of Sault Ste. Marie. On June 20, 2025, at approximately 2:21 p.m., an officer with the Sault Ste. Marie detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police was conducting general patrol on Highway 17 in Garden River First Nation, when they observed an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) travelling at a high ...