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The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) is voicing strong support for the Government of Ontario’s bold and visionary step forward in launching a feasibility study for a new East-West Canadian Energy Corridor. Earlier today (August 7th, 2025), the Province of Ontario issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to examine the potential for a new economic and energy corridor stretching ...

The Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council (OMVIC) is warning consumers in the Sault Ste. Marie area to avoid purchasing vehicles from Andy Boston Motors, formerly operating as T.A. Boston Auto Sales Ltd. of address 257 Trunk Road, Sault Ste. Marie and its Director, Thomas Andrew Boston, also known as Andy Boston., an unregistered business operating illegally as a motor vehicle ...

The Sault Ste. Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is continuing their investigation into a fatal collision that occurred in Goulais River. On July 20, 2025, at approximately 4:14 p.m., the Sault Ste. Marie OPP responded to a serious two-vehicle collision on Highway 17, near Old Highway 17 Road. One of the vehicle drivers, a 72-year-old from Sault ...

The East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) lays 32nd impaired charge in 2025. On Monday, August 4, 2025, at approximately 2:30 p.m., members of the East Algoma OPP responded to a traffic complaint at Spine Beach, where an individual was reportedly consuming alcohol while sitting in a parked vehicle. Officers attended the scene shortly after and located ...

The OPP’s Traffic Incident Management Enforcement (T.I.M.E) Team on patrol in Blind River over the Civic Day Long Weekend. On Monday, August 4, 2025, the OPP’s T.I.M.E. Team was conducting traffic enforcement in the Town of Blind River. At approximately 2:00 p.m., members of the OPP T.I.M.E. team observed an eastbound commercial motor vehicle travelling at a high rate of ...

An individual is facing numerous criminal charges after a single motor vehicle collision north of the city. On July 17, 2025, at approximately 3:37 a.m., the Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a stolen vehicle occurrence at the Searchmont Community Centre and Fire Hall. While en route to the call, officers were notified that Searchmont Community Volunteer ...

Impaired driving charges laid following single motor vehicle collision in the Town of Iron Bridge. On Sunday, August 3, 2025, at approximately 5:30 a.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a single motor vehicle collision in the south side ditch of Chiblow Lake Road. The driver sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was transported ...

L’honorable Pierre Poilievre, chef du Parti conservateur du Canada, a fait la déclaration suivante au sujet des négociations commerciales avec les États-Unis : « Les conservateurs partagent la déception des Canadiens quant au fait qu’aucun accord n’ait été conclu avec les États-Unis avant la date limite du 1er août. Le Canada est confronté à des tarifs douaniers américains plus élevés ...

The Hon. Pierre Poilievre, Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, released the following statement on trade negotiations with the United States: “Conservatives share Canadians’ disappointment that a deal with the United States was not reached by the August 1st deadline. Canada faces more U.S. tariffs than ever before, and we stand united with all workers facing devastation from unjustified ...

Aug 1, 2025 at 08:21 July 29th, 2025 – NDP MPP Shadow Minister for Natural Resources and Forestry Guy Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk – James Bay) is calling for a strategy to support the lumber industry in response to Trump’s tariffs threatening the sector: “The lumber industry is vital to Ontario’s economy,” said Bourgouin. “The anti-dumping tariffs imposed by Trump will devastate ...

Le 1 août 2025 Ottawa (Ontario) « Le président Trump a annoncé que les États-Unis porteraient à 35 % leurs droits de douane sur les exportations canadiennes qui ne sont pas couvertes par l’Accord Canada–États-Unis–Mexique (ACEUM). Bien que le gouvernement du Canada soit déçu par cette mesure, nous maintenons notre engagement envers l’ACEUM, qui est le deuxième accord de libre-échange ...

August 1, 2025 Ottawa, Ontario “President Trump has announced that the United States will increase its tariffs to 35% on those Canadian exports that are not covered under the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement, or CUSMA. While the Canadian government is disappointed by this action, we remain committed to CUSMA, which is the world’s second-largest free trade agreement by trading volume. The ...

Le 30 juillet 2025 Ottawa (Ontario) « Le Canada adhère depuis longtemps à une solution à deux États consistant en un État palestinien indépendant, viable et souverain vivant côte à côte avec l’État d’Israël dans la paix et la sécurité. Pendant des décennies, on a espéré que ce résultat serait atteint dans le cadre d’un processus de paix fondé sur un ...

July 30, 2025 Ottawa, Ontario “Canada has long been committed to a two-state solution – an independent, viable, and sovereign Palestinian state living side by side with the State of Israel in peace and security. For decades, it was hoped that this outcome would be achieved as part of a peace process built around a negotiated settlement between the Israeli ...

In a move to better meet Council’s priorities, while delivering efficient services to the residents of Hornepayne, the Corporation of the Township of Hornepayne is undergoing strategic restructuring of its organization. This initiative reflects our commitment to modernizing and streamlining our operations to better serve our community. In the initial phase, the structure of the administrative and finance functions will ...