On May 31, 2025, at approximately 9:30 p.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested a person at a residence on Colwill Drive. Police were called in relation to a family dispute regarding a person threatening others after a verbal argument. Once on scene, it was learned that the person was breaching prior release conditions and had numerous warrants ...
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Pierre Poilievre sur les feux de forêt à travers le Canada
2 juin 2025 Pierre Poilievre, chef du Parti conservateur du Canada, et Dane Lloyd, ministre du Cabinet fantôme du Parti conservateur responsable de la Protection civile et de la Résilience communautaire, ont fait la déclaration suivante : « Aujourd’hui, nous nous joignons aux Canadiens qui pensent aux milliers de personnes qui ont été forcées d’évacuer en raison des feux de ...
Read More »Pierre Poilievre on Wildfires Across Canada
June 2, 2025 Pierre Poilievre, Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, and Dane Lloyd, Conservative Shadow Minister for Emergency Preparedness and Community Resilience, released the following statement: “Today, we join with Canadians who are thinking of the thousands who have been forced to evacuate as devastating wildfires spread across our county, worst of all in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and ...
Read More »Schreiber OPP – Impaired Driver Charged
An impaired driver was taken off the road thanks to a 9-1-1 call from a concerned citizen. On May 25, 2025, at approximately 3:30 pm, the Schreiber Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a 9-1-1 call from a concerned citizen who reported seeing a possible impaired driver in the Town of Terrace Bay. Officers located the vehicle on ...
Read More »Marathon OPP – Two Charged for drug trafficking and firearms offences
Officers from the Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with support from the OPP’s Emergency Response Team, OPP’s Tactics and Rescue Unit and Marathon OPP Detachment have arrested and charged two individuals for drug trafficking and firearms offences in the Marathon. Following an investigation into drug trafficking in Marathon, a search warrant was executed on a ...
Read More »Statement by Prime Minister Carney on National Indigenous History Month
June 1, 2025 Ottawa, Ontario “Indigenous Peoples have been stewards of Canada’s lands and waters for time immemorial. National Indigenous History Month is a time to celebrate the histories, cultures, languages, knowledge, and traditions of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples. “Indigenous leadership and perspectives will be foundational to how this government delivers its mandate. We will address past harms, take a ...
Read More »Déclaration du premier ministre Carney à l’occasion du Mois national de l’histoire autochtone
Le 1 juin 2025 Ottawa (Ontario) « Les peuples autochtones sont les gardiens des terres et des eaux du Canada depuis des temps immémoriaux. Le Mois national de l’histoire autochtone nous donne l’occasion de célébrer les histoires, les cultures, les langues, le savoir et les traditions des peuples des Premières Nations, des Inuits et des Métis. « Le leadership et les perspectives autochtones ...
Read More »Statement by Prime Minister Carney on Canadian Armed Forces Day
June 1, 2025 Ottawa, Ontario “For generations, the Canadian Armed Forces have answered the call to serve – upholding our sovereignty with unwavering resolve. On Canadian Armed Forces Day, we honour their sacrifice and service to our great nation. “In an increasingly dangerous and divided world, the new government will rebuild, rearm, and reinvest in the Canadian Armed Forces. We ...
Read More »Déclaration du premier ministre Carney à l’occasion de la Journée des Forces armées canadiennes
Le 1 juin 2025 Ottawa (Ontario) « Depuis des générations, les membres des Forces armées canadiennes répondent à l’appel pour servir leur pays et défendre notre souveraineté avec une détermination inébranlable. En cette Journée des Forces armées canadiennes, nous rendons hommage aux sacrifices qu’ils ont consentis et aux services qu’ils ont rendus à notre grande nation. « Dans un monde ...
Read More »Have you seen David?
On May 30, 2025, the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a missing male from the Bruce Mines area. David Sydney FORTCHIMO, a 16-year-old male was last seen in the Echo Bay area on May 31. He is described as darker skin, approximately 6′ (183 cm) tall, medium build, 140 lbs (64 kg), long ...
Read More »Statement on the Increase of U.S. Steel Tariffs
May 31, 2025 at 14:39 The new steel tariffs announced by Donald Trump are arbitrary, illegal, and completely unjustified. They threaten to further damage the vital relationship between our two countries and will raise costs for businesses and consumers on both sides of the border. Canada’s and America’s steel industries are deeply integrated — we build together, and we ...
Read More »Robinson Huron Chiefs call for Bill 5 Withdrawal – Public Rally on June 2nd
The Robinson Huron Chiefs are calling on the Province of Ontario to immediately withdraw Bill 5, Protecting Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act, 2025, citing it as a direct threat to the lands, jurisdiction, and sovereignty of First Nations, within the Robinson Huron Treaty territory. A public rally is planned for June 2 at Queen’s Park where leadership from across the ...
Read More »Prime Minister Carney convenes the Incident Response Group
May 30, 2025 at 23:35 Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, convened the Incident Response Group with ministers and senior officials to address the escalating 2025 wildfire situation affecting many parts of the country, particularly Western Canada. The group was briefed on the government’s support to affected communities, including the mobilization of Canadian Armed Forces personnel to support air evacuations in ...
Read More »Le premier ministre Carney convoque le Groupe d’intervention en cas d’incident
May 30, 2025 at 23:35 Aujourd’hui, le premier ministre Mark Carney a convoqué le Groupe d’intervention en cas d’incident, composé de ministres et de hauts responsables, afin de faire face à la situation des feux de forêt en 2025, qui s’aggrave dans de nombreuses régions du pays, en particulier dans l’Ouest canadien. Le Groupe a été informé du soutien apporté ...
Read More »Ashes to Action: A Call for Post-Wildfire Restoration in Canada
May 2025 is just over, and wildfires have already burned over 283,618 hectares of land across Canada. By mid-May 2025, around 100 wildfires were active, primarily in Manitoba and Ontario, two major fires in Manitoba and Saskatchewan alone accounted for over half of the area burned by early May. In 2023 and 2024, wildfires destroyed over 22.3 million hectares—nearly 7% of ...
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