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Police arrest person after receiving a call regarding a man with a knife on Taylor Boulevard.  On July 2, 2026, at approximately 4:00 p.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was called in relation to an older intoxicated male who had just threatened another male with a knife after a verbal argument. The older male departed the area on foot ...

Le 4 juillet 2026 Ottawa (Ontario) « Aujourd’hui, le Canada se joint aux États-Unis, qui célèbrent le 250e anniversaire de leur indépendance. En 1936, le président Franklin D. Roosevelt a déclaré : “Le plus noble monument élevé à la paix et à l’amitié économique et sociale entre voisins, dans le monde entier, n’est pas un monument de bronze ou de pierre, mais la frontière qui unit ...

July 4, 2026 Ottawa, Ontario “Today, as the United States marks 250 years of independence, Canada joins in celebration. In 1936, President Franklin D. Roosevelt stated: ‘The noblest monument to peace and to neighbourly economic and social friendship in all the world is not a monument in bronze or stone, but the boundary which unites the United States and Canada.’ ...

On July 1, 2026, the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested a person at Spruce Beach. At approximately 10:20 p.m., police were called to the beach in relation to a male setting off fireworks close to people who were there to watch the Canada Day fireworks over the water. Police located the person on foot in the parking lot ...

Critics from civil society organizations and academia are calling out the Nuclear Energy Strategy for Canada released by the Federal Government as a cash cow for the nuclear industry and a hubris-driven attempt to grab world “energy superpower” status based on past-Century technology. The Strategy, released on June 22, is an ambitious agenda to spend public funds on new nuclear ...

Dr. Adil Shamji, Member of Provincial Parliament for Don Valley East,  released the following statement in response to an announcement of the official opening of a temporary Ontario Science Centre. Two years after the sudden closure of the Ontario Science Centre, the Ford government is marking the official opening of a temporary location that is barely 15% the size of ...

Le 1 juillet 2026 Ottawa (Ontario) « Aujourd’hui, nous nous célébrons les uns les autres. Nous formons une nation composée de personnes bienveillantes et pleines de compassion qui travaillent fort. Notre population est tout aussi remarquable et diversifiée que les lieux qu’elle habite aux quatre coins du Canada. Notre pays s’étend sur trois océans, six fuseaux horaires et dix millions ...

July 1, 2026 Ottawa, Ontario “Today, we celebrate each other. We are a nation of kind, compassionate, hardworking people, as remarkable and diverse as the places we call home all across Canada. Ours is a country that spans three oceans, six time zones, and ten million square kilometres of breathtaking landscape, built and bound by a great conviction: that we ...

A man who died in a collision 38 years ago has now been identified, bringing long‑awaited answers to his family. On Friday, March 11, 1988, members of the Middlesex County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a missing person. Bradley VERBEEK, 19 years old, was last seen on Exeter Road in the City of London ...

We the Nuclear Free North is expressing strong support for Grand Council Treaty #3’s “Open Letter Invitation to the Prime Minister of Canada for Nation-to-Nation Cooperation Regarding Canada’s Proposed NWMO DGR Designation Under the Building Canada Act” issued earlier Monday. “Ogichidaa Kavanaugh has clearly expressed the concerns of so many of us, Indigenous and non-Indigenous”, commented Bill Tenniscoe, a member of the ...

A person was arrested after a Reduce Impaired Drivers Everywhere (R.I.D.E.) check on Pearson Drive. On June 27, 2026, at approximately 12:30 a.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a small black car and spoke to the driver. A strong odour of alcoholic beverage emanated from his breath and signs of intoxication were observed. A fail registered on an ...

The Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA) and the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) welcome the federal government’s decision to initiate the process toward potential listing of the proposed Deep Geological Repository (DGR) in Ignace as a project of national interest. While the project has not yet been designated, the announcement recognizes the potential national significance of Canada’s long-term strategy ...

Members of the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to a dispute in Rocky Bay First Nation which lead to the arrest of one individual for impaired operation. On June 24, 2026, just before 5:00 a.m., members of the Nipigon OPP Detachment responded to a report of individuals fighting in a residence, they were believed to ...

We the Nuclear Free North vehemently opposes the Canadian government’s initiative, announced today (Wednesday, June 24th, 2026), to potentially designate the Nuclear Waste Management Organization’s (NWMO’s) Deep Geological Repository (DGR) as a Project of National Interest under the Building Canada Act. Such a designation would mean guaranteed approval of the DGR, despite any lack of evidence to support the safety ...

Members of the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged one individual with second degree murder in Armstrong. On Monday, June 22, 2026, at approximately 9:00 a.m., officers responded to a call for emergency assistance at a residence in Armstrong. Upon arrival, officers located one individual deceased. The deceased has been identified as Ignace NAGOTCHI, 52 ...