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With the annual Operation Impact campaign underway over the Thanksgiving Long Weekend, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has released its latest traffic data, as a cautionary reminder of how many road fatalities Ontario drivers have contributed to this year. The OPP has responded to 209 fatal motor vehicle collisions so far this year, which claimed the lives of 224 people. ...

The Manitouwadge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is requesting the public’s assistance regarding a break and enter as well as theft of several items at a residence in Manitouwadge, ON. Sometime over the weekend of October 2 and 3, 2020 unknown party(s) kicked open the door of 80B Matachewan Rd. Manitowadge and stole several electronic and sporting items. The home owner ...

The Ontario government is continuing to help businesses rebuild, reinvest and create good jobs across the province. Today, Prabmeet Sarkaria, Associate Minister of Small Business and Red Tape Reduction, announced Ontario’s Main Street Recovery Plan and intends to introduce the Main Street Recovery Act, 2020, proposed legislation that would support small businesses and modernize rules to allow them to innovate ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario continue d’aider les entreprises à reconstruire, à réinvestir et à créer de bons emplois dans toute la province. Aujourd’hui, Prabmeet Sarkaria, ministre associé délégué aux Petites Entreprises et à la Réduction des formalités administratives, a annoncé le plan de relance de l’Ontario et a l’intention de présenter la Loi de 2020 visant à redonner vie aux ...

The Ontario government is making the skilled trades more accessible by investing an additional $75 million over the next two years to help apprentices cover living expenses during their in-class training. The government is also appointing a five-member Skilled Trades Panel to provide advice and recommendations to the Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development on developing a new approach ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario rend les métiers spécialisés plus accessibles en investissant 75 M$ de plus sur les deux prochaines années pour aider les apprentis à payer leurs frais de subsistance pendant leur formation en classe. Le gouvernement nomme également les cinq membres du nouveau Comité des métiers spécialisés qui présentera au ministre du Travail, de la Formation et du Développement ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario apporte un financement supplémentaire de 176 millions de dollars cette année pour contribuer à élargir l’accès à des mesures de soutien essentielles en santé mentale et lutte contre les dépendances pendant la pandémie de COVID-19. Ce financement fait partie d’un investissement de 3,8 milliards de dollars sur 10 ans réalisé par la province pour mettre en ...

The Ontario government is providing an additional $176 million this year to help expand access for critical mental health and addictions supports during COVID-19. This funding is part of the province’s investment of $3.8 billion over 10 years and enables Ontario’s comprehensive plan, A Roadmap to Wellness, to deliver high-quality care and build a modern, connected and comprehensive mental health and addictions ...

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 started 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 ...

The Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist has been announced, celebrating five Canadian fiction writers and the 27th edition of the Prize. The authors named to the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist are: Gil Adamson, for her novel Ridgerunner, published by House of Anansi Press David Bergen, for his short story collection Here The Dark, published by Biblioasis Shani Mootoo, for her ...

The Ontario government is taking new precautions to protect residents and staff in the province’s long-term care homes. “The second wave of COVID-19 is hitting some parts of Ontario harder than others,” said Dr. Merrilee Fullerton, Minister of Long-Term Care. “We’re making changes to keep people living and working in long-term care homes safe, wherever they are in the province.” ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario prend de nouvelles précautions pour protéger les résidents et le personnel des foyers de soins de longue durée de la province. « La deuxième vague de COVID-19 frappe certaines régions de l’Ontario plus durement que d’autres, a déclaré la Dre Merrilee Fullerton, ministre des Soins de longue durée. Nous apportons des changements pour que les personnes vivant ...

Oct 5, 2020 at 18:32 – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Thunder Bay Detachment is actively searching for a missing child in the Ilkka Drive area, off of Hwy 11/17, Conmee Township.   On October 5, 2020 at approximately 1:30 p.m. Liam Baker, 4 years old was last seen in his yard on Ilkka Drive.   He is described as ...

A new partnership between Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Kenora Branch and the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Kenora Detachment will provide more effective and appropriate responses to mental health and addictions-related crisis calls across the lifespan from youth to seniors, as well as reduce interactions with emergency departments and the justice system by directing more individuals to the right supports ...

In consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, local medical officers of health and public health experts, the Ontario government is tightening public health measures. At the same time, in response to the second wave of COVID-19 and in preparation for the cold winter months, the government is taking action to reduce testing turnaround times while prioritizing those who ...