Jul 10, 2017 @ 22:46 Vacations should be relaxing, and planning one should be too. Ontario has taken steps to help people make informed decisions when booking travel by increasing consumer protection and transparency. As of January 1, 2017, Ontario travel agents and wholesalers are now required to display the total cost, including all taxes and fees, in any advertisements ...
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Accused identified in Spanish Homicide
Jul 9, 2017 @ 12:04 At approximately 12:00 p.m. on July 7, 2017, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested an individual in relation to the death of 68 year old George Chapman. The accused, 25-year old Jonathan JOBIN of Sables-Spanish Township, has been charged with: Second Degree Murder, contrary to section 235(1) of the Criminal Code of Canada ...
Read More »Have you seen Emma? LOCATED
Jul 9, 2017 @ 10:32 Police have confirmed the safety of Emma MEEKIS and she is no longer missing. The Sioux Lookout OPP would like to thank the public and all media outlets for their assistance in locating her. Jul 7, 2017 @ 18:32 Members of the Sioux Lookout Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are requesting assistance ...
Read More »RCMP ‘Project OFLEX’ make arrests in Human Smuggling and Human Trafficking
Jul 7, 2017 @ 18:57 A two-year investigation by the Sault Ste. Marie Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Detachment has resulted in Human Smuggling and Human Trafficking charges against two male subjects from the Greater Toronto Area. The investigation, dubbed Project OFLEX, was initiated on May 31st, 2015, after a lone female illegally entered Canada on a vessel that left ...
Read More »Have you seen a Dark Blue Charger/Challenger with Flashing Red Lights north of the Sault?
Jul 7, 2017 @ 18:35 Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating an incident that occurred on July 3, 2017 at approximately 12:30 pm on Highway 17 West (of Sault Ste. Marie). A female driver, travelling alone noticed a dark blue vehicle, possibly a Dodge Charger or Dodge Challenger pull in behind her with a red rotating light activated in ...
Read More »Arrest made in Spanish Homicide
Jul 7, 2017 @ 18:26 At approximately 12:00 p.m. on July 7, 2017, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested an individual in relation to an ongoing homicide investigation. The individual was taken into custody without incident in the Town of Spanish and remains in custody awaiting a court appearance. The victim, 68 year old George Chapman, was found unresponsive ...
Read More »Ontario Strengthens Law to Deter Forest Fires – Increased Fines
Jul 7, 2017 @ 08:29 With forest fire season well underway in Ontario, the province has increased the maximum fines for individuals and corporations for starting forest fires. If found responsible, individuals can now be fined up to $25,000 for starting a forest fire, with fines for corporations that start a forest fire going up to $500,000. These increased maximum ...
Read More »Death in Spanish Now Classified as Homicide
Jul 7, 2017 @ 07:40 On July 4, 2017, shortly after 12:00 p.m., members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) from East Algoma Detachment, as well as the OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT), the OPP East Algoma Crime Unit and Forensic Identification Services (FIS) responded to an unresponsive male located outside a residence in the Town of Spanish. On ...
Read More »California Man drowns in Lake of the Woods
Jul 6, 2017 @ 10:59 Members of the Kenora Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Kenora Detachment Marine and Trails Unit (MTU) are investigating a missing boater on Lake of the Woods. On Tuesday, July 4, 2017, OPP were notified that a 67-year-old California man was missing on Lake of the Woods. Police learned that two men from ...
Read More »East Algoma OPP arrest Male for Public Intoxication
On July 1, 2017, the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) members received numerous calls pertaining to an intoxicated male acting in an aggressive manner. The first call was from a local establishment on Hillside Drive South in Elliot Lake. The male had been denied entry by staff at that location and police were called. However, the male left prior to ...
Read More »Break and Enter Reported on Niles Road
Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a break and enter that occurred to a seasonal residence between June 23 – July 2, 2017 in the 100 block of Niles Bay Road. Suspect(s) forcibly entered the residence. Stolen items included a jewellery box full of costume jewellery, a bottle of alcohol and a laptop computer and case. Any person ...
Read More »OPP investigate discovery of human remains
On June 24, 2017, members of the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the East Algoma Crime Unit and the OPP Forensic Identification Services responded to a report of found human remains in a wooded area on the Mississauga First Nation Territory. On June 28, 2017, a post-mortem examination was conducted at the Office of the Chief Coroner-Ontario Forensic ...
Read More »Safety First when Handling Fireworks!
The North West Region Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Canada Safety Council are reminding all residents to put safety first when handling fireworks. With Canada Day long weekend approaching many people are getting ready to host firework exhibitions to celebrate. This is a great option to get out and enjoy the festivities, however the OPP wants to remind all ...
Read More »Ontario advancing Mining Technology by Supporting Development of New Mining Products and Services
Ontario is supporting the development of new, innovative mining technologies and helping to create new jobs for residents in the Sudbury area by expanding a state-of-the-art research mine. Glenn Thibeault, MPP for Sudbury, made the announcement on behalf of Minister of Northern Development and Mines Bill Mauro this morning at the Northern Centre for Advanced Technology (NORCAT) Underground Centre in ...
Read More »East Algoma OPP Charge Thessalon Man with Possession and Distribution/Sale of Child Pornography
Jun 30, 2017 @ 12:44 On June 29, 2017, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Algoma Detachment, the East Algoma Crime Unit, and the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service Technological Crime Unit, arrested and charged a Thessalon man following a child pornography investigation. A search warrant executed at the man’s residence led to the seizure of numerous ...
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