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June 26, 2025 RE: Opposition to Bill C-5 and Its Implications for First Nations Rights and Jurisdiction Dear Prime Minister Carney, On behalf of Robinson Huron Waawiindamaagewin, representing the Anishinaabe signatories to the Robinson Huron Treaty of 1850, we write to express our opposition to Bill C-5, the proposed Building Canada Act, and the process by which your government is ...

Jun 26, 2025 at 07:58 Have you noticed a tall, dense grass growing along the highways and shorelines in Ontario? What you may be seeing is invasive Phragmites – and once you see it, you can’t unsee it. The Ontario Phragmites Action (OPA) program is raising awareness about this invasive plant through a new billboard campaign, and community members can ...

Jun 25, 2025 at 21:09 As Ontario residents and visitors make their Canada Day plans and look forward to the summer ahead, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) will be ramping up enforcement and education around safety equipment that plays a critical role in saving lives on roads, trails and waterways. On the Road Over the last three full years (2022-2024), ...

On Friday, June 20, 2025, at approximately 10:00 a.m., members of the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint involving a red pickup truck that had gone into a ditch along Highway 17 near Handy Spot Road in the village of Spragge. The driver was observed walking away from the vehicle, displaying obvious ...

On Thursday, June 19, 2025, at approximately 11:15 a.m., members of the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting patrol duties on Highway 17 when they observed an eastbound blue car travelling at an excessively high rate of speed near Braniff Road. The vehicle attempted to evade police on Highway 17 and was eventually located on ...

On June 21, 2025, the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested a person in a school yard on Mississauga Avenue. At approximately 3:00 p.m. police were called in relation to an intoxicated male who looked to be trying to gain entry to a Mississauga Avenue school. Once on scene, police recognized the male and was subsequently arrested for a ...

It’s been said that in life, there are three constants: job insecurity, taxes, and governments’ inability to provide or reinstate passenger rail in Northern Ontario within a timely manner. Procrastinating politicians, routine cancellations, and the use of rolling stock well past its best before date are just some of the issues that continue to inconvenience travellers in this part of ...

June 22, 2025 Ottawa, Ontario “Deeply saddened to learn of the passing of John McCallum, who was an inspiration, a mentor, and a friend. “John served Canada and academia with great distinction, helping us to find solutions to our biggest economic challenges, and always with good humour and grace. “As an exemplary public servant, economist, diplomat, and parliamentarian, John’s contributions ...

June 21, 2025 Ottawa, Ontario “In my first months as Prime Minister, I have been grateful for the opportunity to meet with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis, and I recognize there is much more work to do together. “The government will work in full partnership with Indigenous Peoples – advancing shared priorities such as health care, food security, housing, education, ...

June 20, 2025 Ottawa, Ontario Canada’s new government has a mandate to build big, build bold, and build now. Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, welcomed the passing in the House of Commons of Bill C-5, One Canadian Economy Act. The legislation will build one strong Canadian economy by: Removing federal barriers to internal trade and labour mobility, helping goods, services, workers, ...

On June 19th, 2025, at approximately 9:39 a.m., a complaint was received that a vehicle had not stopped for a flagger at a construction zone on Highway 17 west of Marathon, ON At approximately 11:30 am at Highway 11-17 in the investigation, the driver’s licence has been suspended for 30-days and their vehicle impounded for 14-days. A 78-year-old, from Brampton, ...

The Hon. Pierre Poilievre, Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, released the following statement on National Indigenous Peoples’ Day: “Long before our country was connected with steel and asphalt, the rivers that stretch across the vast expanse of our country formed the highways of this land. “The waterways connected the continent together, weaving through our history and facilitating advanced ...

L’honorable Pierre Poilievre, chef du Parti conservateur du Canada, a fait la déclaration suivante à l’occasion de la Journée nationale des peuples autochtones : « Bien avant que notre pays ne soit relié à l’acier et à l’asphalte, les rivières qui s’étendent à travers la vaste étendue de notre pays formaient les autoroutes de ce pays. « Les voies navigables ...

Good Roads announces the launch of its Northern Road School, providing accessible, high-quality online education specifically for northern municipalities and First Nations communities. The program addresses professional development challenges by overcoming geographical barriers, ensuring essential road infrastructure knowledge and skills reach those who need them most. The launch coincides with Good Roads’ Board of Directors meetings in Hornepayne, Ontario – ...

A gathering was held in Tsúut’ínà Nation near Calgary, Alberta, as Canada Post celebrated the stamp featuring Bruce Starlight. Known as Dit’óní Didlishí (Spotted Eagle), Starlight is an Elder and Knowledge Keeper who has spent more than five decades advocating to save his language and culture from extinction. This stamp is one of three Indigenous Leaders stamps that will be ...