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Le gouvernement de l’Ontario a entrepris des consultations visant à améliorer les lois de la province en matière de protection de la vie privée. Les personnes et les entreprises provenant d’un vaste éventail de secteurs, notamment la technologie, les finances et les services, ainsi que le Commissaire à l’information et à la protection de la vie privée de l’Ontario, auront ...

Ontario NDP Health critic France Gélinas issued the following statement in response to the announcement made by the Minister of Education Stephen Lecce on Thursday:   “The announcement from Minister Stephen Lecce offers absolutely no comfort at all to parents, school staff and students who are anxious and afraid about sending their children back to crowded classrooms in September. Lecce’s ...

Kiiwetinoong NDP MPP Sol Mamakwa is calling on the Ford government to support families who have evacuated Red Lake and Eabametoong, after their communities declared a state of emergency due to the threat of fires.   “Families who have evacuated need to know if the provincial government plans to help them.   Right now families from Red Lake are scattered in ...

  This year marks the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, which finally drew to a close with the surrender of Japan on August 15, 1945. Canada at War Against Japan, 1941–1945 — an online exhibition launched today — explores the war with Japan and its impact on Canadians, both overseas and on the home front. Produced by ...

Minister Greg Rickford (Energy, Northern Development and Mines, and Minister of Indigenous Affairs) made an announcement yesterday on behalf of Monte McNaughton, Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development. He announced that the Ontario government is investing $280,500 to help Nokiiwin Tribal Council provide culturally-appropriate training and programs. “We are committed to supporting workers, students and families living in First ...

Teresa Armstrong, the Ontario NDP’s Long-Term Care critic, released the following statement in response to a government announcement of future long-term care beds being allocated to a Humber River Hospital long-term care facility:   “Long-term care is badly understaffed, under-regulated, and the government no longer inspects facilities regularly. As a result, thousands of seniors are neglected, and their emotional well-being ...

On August 11, 2020, members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were on patrol duties in the Town of Blind River.   Shortly after 10:00 p.m., police observed a vehicle on Causley Street that was up on a sidewalk. While speaking to the driver, the officer determined that alcohol had been consumed. As a result of the ...

On August 11, 2020, the Guelph Police Service contacted the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) requesting assistance in locating a missing male that may be in or travelling through our area.   The Guelph Police Service is trying to locate Mr. Jad CRAWFORD. CRAWFORD is 49 years-of-age and from the City of Guelph, Ontario. He is operating a silver 2014 Kia ...

  The community of Red Lake issued an evacuation order Monday night. This was to urge all vulnerable residents to leave immediately, and others to leave that evening as a forest fire (RED049) was threatening the hydro lines and main access to the community. More than 4,000 people began to leave and were registering at the Township of Ear Falls or ...

On August 8, 2020, shortly after 10:30 p.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to an intoxicated person with injuries to an eye at a local motel in the Town of Blind River   Police arrived a short time and located the injured person and arranged for the person to be transported to ...

On August 9, 2020, shortly after 1:30 p.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a call for service on Beckett Boulevard in the City of Elliot Lake.   Investigation determined the call was unfounded, however, drugs were located on a person associated to the initial complaint and as a result, Karl BRASCH, ...

On August 7, 2020, shortly after 1:30 a.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a possible impaired driver that was sleeping with the car idling on Dunn Farm Trail (off of Melwel Road) within the Municipality of Huron Shores.   Police attended and located the vehicle running with two occupants inside sleeping. A ...

The Ontario government is looking to partner with police services across the province to expand the coverage of closed-circuit television (CCTV) systems, a key tool in the fight against guns and gangs and other criminal activity. The investment of $6 million over three years will be made available through the Ontario CCTV Grant, a new program designed to further support ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario entend s’associer aux services de police de toute la province pour élargir le réseau ontarien de télévision en circuit fermé (TCF), un outil essentiel dans la lutte contre la violence armée, les bandes criminalisées et d’autres formes de criminalité. Dans ce but, la province investira 6 millions de dollars sur trois ans au titre de la Subvention ...

On August 4, 2020, shortly after 6:00 p.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a suspicious person pacing with a long-gun concealed in a backpack outside a local convenience store on Paris Drive in the City of Elliot Lake.   The person entered the store and purchased some items and left and ...