Other News

On September 26, 2022, at approximately 2:30 p.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to a theft-related occurrence at a retail store on Ontario Avenue in Elliot Lake. The complainant reported that a person was just in the store who had stolen an electronics item and then left on foot. Store employees recognized the person, and it was ...

On September 25, 2022, the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested a person in relation to numerous prior theft and fraud investigations in Elliot Lake. Sault Ste Marie City Police conducted a vehicle stop on September 25, and learned the driver had numerous arrest warrants from East Algoma OPP. In September and October of 2020, police received numerous fraud and ...

On September 27, 2022, at approximately 12:30 p.m. members of the Nipigon and Greenstone Detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with Northwest Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Beardmore Fire Department responded to a report of a two-vehicle collision on Highway 11, Municipality of Greenstone. A school bus and pick up truck collided, one student was transported to hospital ...

To celebrate Healthy Workplace Month, Workplace Safety North (WSN) is hosting free in-person mental health training sessions in October throughout northern Ontario.   Participants can choose from either a half-day session on mental health awareness, or a full day session specifically designed for people in leadership roles.   Local WSN Health and Safety Specialists – Lindsay Digby, Elisha Malette, and ...

On September 20, 2022, at approximately 11:00 a.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a westbound traffic complaint on Highway 17 that began in the Town of Blind River and ended in the Town of Bruce Mines. Investigation determined the car was travelling at speeds of more that 195 km/hr and passing ...

On September 16, 2022, shortly after 6:00 p.m., members from East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a single motor vehicle collision involving a pick-up truck at the intersection of Highways 17 and 108 in the Township of the North Shore. Police arrived a short time later and observed a pick-up truck in the southbound ditch ...

The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) congratulates our Swiss counterpart for selecting a site for its country’s deep geological repository. The National Cooperative for the Disposal of Radioactive Waste (Nagra) announced Switzerland’s used nuclear fuel will be stored at Nördlich Lägern, which is located north of Zurich.   This milestone is the latest in a year of significant international momentum ...

On September 13, 2022, at approximately 7:00 p.m., Mississauga First Nation (MFN) Police Service responded to a complaint of a suspicious person who appeared to be disoriented and wearing no shirt and walking through a band member’s yard on Eli Street in the community of Mississauga First Nation. Approximately two hours later, another suspicious person call came in on River ...

On September 4, 2022, at approximately 6:00 a.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of an assault that occurred on September 1, 2022, at a residence on Village Road in the community of Mississauga First Nation. On September 9, 2022, Randy MARTIN, 28 years-of-age, of no-fixed-address, was located in Blind ...

On September 13, 2022, at approximately 9:00 p.m., the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested a person in relation to a previous robbery on Hirshhorn Avenue in Elliot Lake. On September 11, 2022 police received a call to an apartment complex on Hirshhorn Avenue in relation to a robbery. The complainant reported being assaulted by a known person to them. The ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) want to advise the public to not tamper with election signs and that any act of mischief committed in relation to election signs is a criminal offence. Recently, several occurrences have been reported to the OPP involving mischief to election signs posted at various locations. Those persons found committing such offences will be charged accordingly. ...

Statement by Ian Brodie, Chair of the Conservative Party of Canada Leadership Election Organizing Committee, following the tragic passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the Queen of Canada: “The sad news of the death of Her Majesty The Queen obviously means that Conservative Party of Canada’s Leadership Election Organizing Committee is considering an appropriate, respectful way to announce the ...

Déclaration d’Ian Brodie, président du Comité organisateur de l’élection du chef du Parti conservateur du Canada, à la suite du décès tragique de Sa Majesté la reine Élisabeth II du Canada : « La triste nouvelle du décès de Sa Majesté la reine Élisabeth II signifie évidemment que le Comité organisateur de l’élection du chef du Parti conservateur du Canada ...

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II: “It is with the heaviest of hearts that we learned of the passing of Canada’s longest-reigning Sovereign, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. For most Canadians, we have known no other Sovereign. Queen Elizabeth II was a constant presence in our lives. Time and ...

Le premier ministre Justin Trudeau a fait aujourd’hui la déclaration suivante concernant le décès de Sa Majesté la reine Elizabeth II : « C’est avec le cœur lourd que nous avons appris le décès de Sa Majesté la reine Elizabeth II, la souveraine qui a régné le plus longtemps sur le Canada. La plupart des Canadiens n’ont connu aucune autre souveraine. La reine Elizabeth ...