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Workplace Safety North (WSN), a trusted leader in workplace health and safety training, and Sofvie, a cutting-edge workplace safety technology provider, are proud to announce a new partnership to make supervisor training more accessible and affordable for employers in high-risk industries. The partnership was officially unveiled during the 2025 Mining Health and Safety Conference in Sudbury, Ontario: an annual event ...

The Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating two separate incidents involving the discovery of commercial explosives in residential areas of Marathon. On March 4, 2025, police responded to a report regarding explosives found in a residence on McLeod Drive. The OPP’s Explosive Disposal Unit (EDU) attended the scene, and the explosives were safely removed. A second, similar incident occurred ...

May 5, 2025 at 08:00 More than 250 municipal leaders from across Northern Ontario are in North Bay as the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) hosts its annual Northeastern Ontario Municipal Conference from May 5 to 7 at the Best Western Hotel. The conference officially begins Monday, May 5 at 1:00 p.m. with an opening ceremony and will bring ...

May 2, 2025 at 07:26 The Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has laid charges following a fatal collision that occurred on January 24, 2024. On January 24, 2024, shortly after 11:00 p.m., members of the Thunder Bay OPP Detachment, the North West Region T.I.M.E. Team (Traffic Incident Management and Enforcement) along with Emergency Medical Services, responded ...

Algoma Steel Group Inc., a leading Canadian producer of hot and cold rolled steel sheet and plate products, today announced results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2025. Unless otherwise specified, all amounts are in Canadian dollars. Business Highlights and First Calendar Quarter 2025 to First Calendar Quarter 2024 Comparisons First quarter operational results in-line with expectations. Consolidated revenue ...

Apr 29, 2025 at 22:30 Sault Ste. Marie OPP are advising the following information regarding area road closures. They state, “Crews are hard at work repairing the damage on Highway 17. The highways will reopen when safe for travel. Updates will be provided as necessary.”   Highway 17 from Pinewood Drive in Wawa to Highway 552 in Goulais River remains ...

On Friday, April 25, 2025, officers from the Dryden Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting patrols on Highway 17 near Oxdrift when they were alerted by a concerned motorist. The driver reported a commercial motor vehicle that was passing dangerously on a double solid line, putting oncoming traffic at risk and forcing other vehicles onto the shoulder to avoid a ...

On April 16, 2025, at approximately 2:14 p.m., officers with the Batchewana First Nation Police Service were conducting general patrol, when they observed a motor vehicle travelling at an exceptionally low rate of speed on August Street. A traffic stop was conducted, where investigation revealed one of the passengers was wanted by the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service. The passenger ...

Apr 21, 2025 at 13:05 The Prime Minister, Mark Carney, issued the following statement on the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis: “Today, I join Canadians and Catholics around the world in mourning the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis, Bishop of Rome – a shepherd of deep moral clarity, spiritual courage, and boundless compassion. From every corner of the ...

On April 11, 2025, the Garden River Detachment of the Anishinabek Police Service was notified of a missing person, who was last seen in the area of Garden River First Nation. The Sault Ste Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was assisting with the investigation. On April 12, 2025, at approximately 11:20 a.m., the missing person was located ...

An individual is facing criminal charges after attempting to flee from police. On April 9, 2025, at approximately 12:02 a.m., an officer with the Batchewana First Nation Police Service (FNPS) was conducting general patrol in Batchewana First Nation, when they observed a motor vehicle turn into the parking lot of the Batchewana FNPS detachment on Nebenaigoching Street, then make an ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario, par l’intermédiaire de la Société de gestion du Fonds du patrimoine du Nord de l’Ontario accorde une subvention de plus de 553 000$ à la Fédération des clubs de motoneige de l’Ontario (FCMO) pour améliorer les sentiers de motoneige dans le Nord de l’Ontario. Cet investissement dans les infrastructures locales servira à stimuler la croissance économique, à ...

The Ontario government is providing more than $553,000 through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) to the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs to improve snowmobile trails throughout Northern Ontario. This investment in local infrastructure will help boost economic growth, encourage tourism and improve quality of life through recreational opportunities. “With over 30,000 kilometres of trails, more than 14,000 kilometres ...

On April 8, 2025, the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charged the Off-Road Vehicle (ORV), or “side-by-side”, operator. On October 15, 2024, at approximately 2:45 a.m. police and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a single ORV collision on a gravel road in a remote location off the Portelance Road, north of Elliot Lake. The collision resulted in an ...

The Sault Ste. Marie detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigated three impaired driving incidents on Friday, April 4, 2025. Three drivers were charged with a total of six criminal offences. At approximately 10:23 a.m., a Sault Ste. Marie OPP officer was conducting general patrol on Spring Street in Sault Ste. Marie, when their Automated Licence Plate Recognition (ALPR) ...