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Over the last several weeks, there has been an alarming increase in the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 in Greater Sudbury. While the province of Ontario is seeing improvements in COVID-19 case counts, trends in Greater Sudbury are going in the opposite direction. We are currently a COVID-19 hotspot, with a case rate that is among the highest ...

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, has announced the members of Cabinet following this fall’s election, when Canadians chose to keep Canada moving forward. This diverse team will continue to find real solutions to the challenges that Canadians face, and deliver on a progressive agenda, as we finish the fight against COVID-19 and build a better future for everyone. The past ...

The Ontario government is providing more than $2.2 million to help support the agriculture, aquaculture and food processing sectors in the Thunder Bay region. The funding will help 13 businesses and Biigtigong Nishnaabeg First Nation expand operations, create jobs and drive economic growth. “Our government recognizes the importance and significance of local food sources to our wellbeing and economy,” said ...

On the 21st of October 2021 at approximately 11:41 a.m. officers from the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the Oliver Paipoonge Volunteer Fire Department, Thunder Bay Fire Department and Superior North Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a motor vehicle collision on Highway 11-17 near Mapleward Road. Investigation revealed that a red SUV travelling eastbound had ...

  Shortly before 10:00 pm on October 22, 2021 members of the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police responded to reports of a robbery at a business in Nolalu. Officers are requesting the assistance of members of the public in identifying the suspect and vehicle involved in this incident. The suspect was wearing a camouflage long sleeve hooded ...

On Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at approximately 7:47 a.m., Thunder Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received information of a motor vehicle collision involving a school bus and a dump truck on Highway 608, in the township of Neebing west of East Oliver Lake Road. Officers from the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Thunder Bay Emergency Medical Service (EMS) and Neebing ...

October 17, 2021 Ottawa, Ontario The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement marking Small Business Week, which runs from October 17 to 23, 2021: “Small businesses are at the heart of our communities across the country. They are the small neighbourhood café that makes the perfect cup of coffee, the entrepreneur who started a new online shop, and the ...

October 10, 2021 Ottawa, Ontario The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on World Mental Health Day: “Good health must include good mental health. That means taking care of our mental health just as we would our physical health. That’s why today, on World Mental Health Day, I encourage everyone to take good care of themselves and ...

Members from the Nipissing West (Sudbury) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), under the direction of the OPP’s Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB), are continuing the investigation that began on October 7, 2013 into the murder of Sheri-Lynn McEWAN, 40 years of age, from Estaire. As part of the ongoing investigation, the Government of Ontario is offering a reward of ...

On October 7, 2021 at 4:58 p.m., members from the Nipissing West (Sudbury) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigated a motor vehicle collision involving a pickup truck, Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) and a Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) on Highway 144, near Marina Road in the City of Greater Sudbury. Preliminary investigation indicated that the SUV was traveling northbound ...

Earlier this week, Dr. Sartia Verma, Dean, President and CEO of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM), hosted the first in a series of consultations on the future of NOSM. After providing community members with an update of the School’s impact on health care and education in Thunder Bay, Dr. Verma spoke about her vision for NOSM as Canada’s ...

From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, we made a commitment to protect the health and safety of all Canadians. That is why we worked hard to deliver safe and effective vaccines and set the stage for a recovery that benefits everyone. Thanks to the millions of Canadians who rolled up their sleeves to get vaccinated, and now with 82 ...

Malgré la menace accrue de cyberattaques pendant la pandémie, près de la moitié (47 %) des propriétaires de petites entreprises canadiennes interrogés disent ne consacrer aucune partie de leur budget d’exploitation annuel à la cybersécurité. Cela représente une augmentation de 14 % par rapport à 2019, où un tiers (33 %) avait déclaré ne pas allouer de budget pour la cybersécurité, selon un ...

Despite the increased threat of cyber-attacks during the pandemic, almost half (47%) of Canadian small businesses surveyed say they do not allocate any portion of their annual operating budget to cyber security. This marks an increase of 14% from 2019, when one-third (33%) said they do not allocate any budget to cyber security, according to a new Leger survey, commissioned ...

The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP) is calling for Prime Minister Trudeau to apologize for his actions in vacationing during the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.  More importantly, CAP is highlighting this as an opportunity for the Prime Minister to take concrete action to resolve his government relationship with Métis, status and non-status Indians, and Southern Inuit Indigenous People ...