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The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on Remembrance Day: “Today, on Remembrance Day, we honour the brave Canadians in uniform who have served, and continue to serve, our country in times of war, conflict, and peace. To those who have been injured in the line of duty, who have lived with the physical and mental scars ...

The Hon. Erin O’Toole, Leader of Canada’s Conservatives and of the Official Opposition, today released the following statement recognizing the sacrifice of all who served and those who continue to serve Canada: “This year, Remembrance Day may look a little different from what we’re used to. COVID-19 has majorly impacted our country, but our ability and our commitment to remember the ...

  Nov 11, 2020 at 07:26 On November 10, 2020 at 7:30 a.m., members from the Nipissing West (Sudbury) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a single motor vehicle rollover collision on Highway 17, just east of the traffic lights and the intersection of Regional Road 55 (The Kingsway), City of Greater Sudbury, Ontario. Investigation revealed the ...

The Ontario government announced close to $20 million in combined federal-provincial infrastructure funding for communities in Northern Ontario. This funding is through the Local Government sub-stream of the COVID-19 Resilience infrastructure stream to help build and repair a wide range of infrastructure projects that respond to the impacts of the pandemic, including retrofits and repairs, COVID-19 response infrastructure, active transportation ...

On November 8, 2020 at approximately 7:00 pm officers from the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a motor vehicle collision on Highway 11-17, in Nipigon Township, near the OPP Detachment. Initial investigation indicates an eastbound passenger car and westbound tractor trailer collided. The lone occupant of the car was pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver and ...

Shortly after 6:00 pm on Thursday November 5, 2020 members of the Dryden detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a 911 call of a disturbance in Dinorwic. EMS and police arrived to discover a male with life threatening injuries. The male was pronounced deceased at the scene. The deceased has been identified as Richard McLeod of Dinorwic, ...

Today, on Indigenous Veterans Day, the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian War Museum honoured the service of Indigenous Veteran Mr. Philip Favel. Mr. Favel served in the Second World War and since coming home, he has continued to fight for fair compensation for Indigenous Veterans. As part of the ceremony, a portrait of Mr. Favel painted by Ottawa-based artist ...

The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of National Defence, the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Indigenous Services and the Honourable Daniel Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs issued the following statement in recognition of Indigenous Veterans Day: “Today, we ...

L’honorable Lawrence MacAulay, ministre des Anciens Combattants et ministre associé de la Défense nationale, l’honorable Harjit S. Sajjan, ministre de la Défense nationale, l’honorable Carolyn Bennett, ministre des Relations Couronne‑Autochtones, l’honorable Marc Miller, ministre des Services aux Autochtones, et l’honorable Daniel Vandal, ministre des Affaires du Nord, ont fait la déclaration suivante pour souligner la Journée des vétérans autochtones : « Aujourd’hui, nous soulignons les contributions importantes des ...

Today, Greg Rickford, Minister of Indigenous Affairs, issued the following statement marking Indigenous Veterans Day: “Today, we honour the thousands of First Nations, Métis and Inuit people who served and are serving Canada in times of war, military conflict and peace. We remember those who paid the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country and those who fought and continue ...

Aujourd’hui, le ministre des Affaires autochtones Greg Rickford a fait la déclaration suivante à l’occasion de la Journée des anciens combattants autochtones : « Aujourd’hui, nous rendons hommage aux milliers de membres des Premières Nations, Inuits et Métis qui ont rejoint les Forces canadiennes en temps de guerre, de conflit militaire et de paix, y compris ceux qui comptent encore parmi leurs ...

Sol Mamakwa, MPP for Kiiwetinoong  and NDP Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation critic, has written an open letter to Doug Ford urging him to step up and respond to the dire water crisis facing Neskantaga. “For 25 years – an entire generation – Neskantaga has been without clean water, living under a boil water advisory. Then two weeks ago, dangerous hydrocarbons ...

Sol Mamakwa, député provincial de Kiiwetinoong et porte-parole du NPD en matière de relations et de réconciliation avec les Autochtones, a écrit une lettre ouverte à Doug Ford l’exhortant à réagir à la crise de l’eau qui sévit à Neskantaga. « Depuis 25 ans, soit  une génération entière, Neskantaga a été privé d’eau salubre, vivant sous le coup d’un avis d’ébullition ...

The Honourable Rod Phillips, Minister of Finance has released the 2020 Provincial Budget. It provides a three-year fiscal outlook for Ontario and this comes after being delayed by the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic this Spring.  The budget touches on several economic scenarios related to the speed of economic growth but does not articulate a path forward toward a balanced ...

Finance Minister Rod Phillips released Ontario’s Action Plan: Protect, Support, Recover — the next phase of a comprehensive action plan to respond to the serious health and economic impacts of COVID-19. Ontario’s Action Plan now sets out a total of $45 billion in support over three years to make available the necessary health resources to continue protecting people, deliver critical ...