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July 1, 2025 Ottawa, Ontario “One hundred and fifty-eight years ago, a few provinces bet on the idea that they’d be stronger together than they ever could be apart. They were right, and so they became a new federation that’s now grown into our strong, bilingual, multicultural, and ambitious country. “Our story didn’t begin at Confederation. For thousands of years, Indigenous ...

1 juillet 2025 Ottawa (Ontario) « Il y a 158 ans, quelques provinces ont décidé qu’elles seraient plus fortes ensemble qu’elles ne pourraient jamais l’être séparément. Elles avaient raison, et c’est ainsi qu’elles ont formé une nouvelle fédération qui s’est aujourd’hui transformée en un pays fort, bilingue, multiculturel et ambitieux. « Notre histoire n’a pas commencé avec la Confédération. Depuis des milliers d’années, ...

Today, Premier Doug Ford issued the following statement to mark Canada Day: “I want to wish everyone in Ontario and across the country a very happy Canada Day! Today, we celebrate the greatest country in the world. Over the past several months, we have seen Canadians come together like never before to stand up for Canada. We have seen renewed ...

Aujourd’hui, le premier ministre Doug Ford a fait la déclaration suivante pour souligner la fête du Canada : « Je souhaite à toutes les résidentes et tous les résidents de l’Ontario et de l’ensemble du pays une très joyeuse fête du Canada! Aujourd’hui, nous célébrons le plus beau pays du monde. Au cours des derniers mois, nous avons vu la ...

Le 30 juin 2025 Ottawa (Ontario) Pendant la campagne électorale, la population canadienne a réclamé des changements pour faire baisser le coût de la vie et mettre plus d’argent dans ses poches. Le nouveau gouvernement du Canada a promis d’apporter ce changement, en commençant par une baisse d’impôt pour la classe moyenne le jour de la fête du Canada. Aujourd’hui, ...

June 30, 2025 Ottawa, Ontario In the election, Canadians called for change to bring down costs and put more money in their pockets. Canada’s new government promised to deliver this change, starting with a middle-class tax cut on Canada Day. Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, announced that as of tomorrow, July 1, the government’s middle-class tax cut will be ...

The Town of Marathon and Biigtigong Nishnaabeg First Nation are pleased to announce a $1,000,000 financial contribution from the Nawiinginokiima Forest Management Corporation (NFMC) toward the ongoing development of the Peninsula Harbour Port. This significant funding will support foundational work as both communities continue their joint efforts to re-establish the harbour as a modern, functional asset for Northwestern Ontario. The ...

Jun 29, 2025 at 09:00 On June 26th, 2025, members of the Armstrong, Thunder Bay & Shabaqua Detachments, including the Emergency Response Team (ERT) of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) & Nishnawbe Aski Police Service (NAPS) began searching for a missing female on Highway 527, approximately 80 kilometers north of Highway 11-17. As of June 28th, 2025, police have located ...

On June 25, 2025, at approximately 4:00 p.m., officers were on general patrol, Highway 17 Blind River, when they received stolen vehicle notification from the Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR). This alert was in relation to an east bound grey Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV).   A short time later, a strategic stop involving multiple police vehicles was safely and effectively ...

Jun 26, 2025 at 07:58 Have you noticed a tall, dense grass growing along the highways and shorelines in Ontario? What you may be seeing is invasive Phragmites – and once you see it, you can’t unsee it. The Ontario Phragmites Action (OPA) program is raising awareness about this invasive plant through a new billboard campaign, and community members can ...

Jun 25, 2025 at 21:09 As Ontario residents and visitors make their Canada Day plans and look forward to the summer ahead, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) will be ramping up enforcement and education around safety equipment that plays a critical role in saving lives on roads, trails and waterways. On the Road Over the last three full years (2022-2024), ...

On Thursday, June 19, 2025, at approximately 11:15 a.m., members of the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting patrol duties on Highway 17 when they observed an eastbound blue car travelling at an excessively high rate of speed near Braniff Road. The vehicle attempted to evade police on Highway 17 and was eventually located on ...

On Friday, June 20, 2025, at approximately 10:00 a.m., members of the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint involving a red pickup truck that had gone into a ditch along Highway 17 near Handy Spot Road in the village of Spragge. The driver was observed walking away from the vehicle, displaying obvious ...

On June 21, 2025, the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested a person in a school yard on Mississauga Avenue. At approximately 3:00 p.m. police were called in relation to an intoxicated male who looked to be trying to gain entry to a Mississauga Avenue school. Once on scene, police recognized the male and was subsequently arrested for a ...

On June 19th, 2025, at approximately 9:39 a.m., a complaint was received that a vehicle had not stopped for a flagger at a construction zone on Highway 17 west of Marathon, ON At approximately 11:30 am at Highway 11-17 in the investigation, the driver’s licence has been suspended for 30-days and their vehicle impounded for 14-days. A 78-year-old, from Brampton, ...