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Third-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing students at Sault College have successfully completed a series of social action projects that are making a measurable difference for vulnerable populations across the Algoma region. Working in partnership with local agencies, the students addressed priority social determinants of health including food insecurity, housing instability, mental health, and access to care.   Guided by ...

A person was charged after a report of an intoxicated female in vehicle at gas station on Lakeside Drive. On December 25, 2025, at approximately 4:00 a.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call pertaining to an intoxicated female and her young child in a small black sport utility vehicle. Police attended the location a short after ...

December 24, 2025 Ottawa, Ontario “In a fast-changing, more divided and uncertain world, the holiday season is an opportunity to slow down, reflect, and focus on what really matters. This is a season of joy for families, and I hope that you find time to rest, reconnect, and celebrate with the people you love most. For Christians, Christmas holds a ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with assistance from members of the Nipigon and Schreiber OPP Detachments, has charged one individual following an ongoing drug trafficking investigation. On Tuesday, December 23, 2025, officers from the CSCU, executed a search warrant at a residence in Schreiber. The search resulted in the seizure of suspected cocaine, Canadian currency, ...

As MPP for Algoma Manitoulin, I am pleased to acknowledge that our government through the Budget for 2025 has announced an increase in funding across the hospital sector by 4% for 2025-26, ensuring Ontarians can continue to receive high-quality care in their Community.Hospitals received 3% of this funding envelope earlier this summer.   As part of this investment, we are ...

The Marathon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a driver with multiple offences following a single motor vehicle collision. On Saturday, December 20, 2025, at approximately 6:30 p.m., members of the Marathon and Manitouwadge OPP responded to a single motor vehicle collision on Highway 17. Officers discovered the driver was suspended and there was a strong cannabis ...

December 22, 2025 Ottawa, Ontario The Prime Minister, Mark Carney, has announced that Mark Wiseman will become the next Ambassador of Canada to the United States, upon presentation of his credentials. With a career spanning three decades in law, business, and finance, Mr. Wiseman has deep experience with both countries’ economies, financial markets, and institutions. He has a strong track record of ...

Le 22 décembre 2025 Ottawa (Ontario) Le premier ministre Mark Carney a annoncé aujourd’hui que Mark Wiseman deviendra le prochain ambassadeur du Canada aux États-Unis, après la présentation de ses lettres de créance. Avec une carrière de trois décennies dans le milieu du droit, des affaires et de la finance, M. Wiseman a acquis une vaste expérience en lien avec l’économie, les marchés financiers ...

The Nishnawbe Aski Police Service has laid a series of charges connected to an ongoing investigation of historic child abuse. Members of the NAPS Northeast Crime Unit began an investigation into allegations of child abuse in May of 2025. The abuse allegations relate to a series of incidents that occurred between November 2024 and March 2025 in Brunswick House First ...

The Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (R.O.P.E.) Squad would like to advise the public that a Federal Offender who went unlawfully at large on October 9th, 2025, has been apprehended in Timmins, ON. Eric Richard Joseph Cardinal was located and arrested by the Timmins Police Service. CARDINAL is serving a 3-year, 3-month sentence for; Robbery Armed Robbery Assault Cause Bodily Harm ...

A person was charged after police attended a motor vehicle collision on Woodward Avenue.  On December 20, 2025, at approximately 9:10 a.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to a black pickup truck in the ditch. The driver was spoken to who emanated a strong odour of alcoholic beverage from his breath. They were subsequently arrested and the ...

The Kapuskasing Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a fatal motor vehicle collision involving a commercial motor vehicle and a passenger vehicle. On Sunday, December 21, 2025, at approximately 12:30 a.m., officers responded to a two-vehicle collision involving a tractor trailer and a pickup truck, on Highway 11, between Chauvette Road and Hyundai Road in Opasatika Township. ...

December 18, 2025 Safer Roads Are Not Optional Northerners are tired of unsafe road conditions, prolonged closures, and preventable collisions. Public safety is not optional — it is a basic obligation of government. MPP Guy Bourgouin has introduced multiple legislative proposals to improve road safety in Northern Ontario. These are practical, necessary measures that would save lives. Ford’s Conservatives have ...

At a fireside chat with the Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce, Terry Sheehan, Member of Parliament for Sault Ste. Marie–Algoma, announced a FedNor investment of $233,100 to support the development of a public access port in Sault Ste. Marie.   The City of Sault Ste. Marie is receiving FedNor funds to complete technical assessments as well as a comprehensive ...

Robinson Huron Waawiindamaagewin (RHW) has concluded a highly successful, landmark two-day forum that brought together Indigenous scholars, First Nation leadership, Elders, legal experts, and community members to engage in rigorous academic and community-driven dialogue on the historical, political and legal foundations of Métis claims in Ontario. Titled The (Un)Making of Métis Claims in Ontario, the forum took place December 13–14, ...