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Twinning most highways in Northern Ontario would cost too much and require northerners to wait too long for better, safer roads. That is the finding of Northern Policy Institute’s latest publication, Twin Carefully; Why 2+1 is the Best Fit For Most Northern Ontario Highways. In 2026, we see a consensus among our leaders – municipal, provincial, federal and First Nations ...

One person is deceased following a single-vehicle collision on Highway 17 in Sudbury. On Wednesday, September 23, 2026, at approximately 9:15 p.m., members of the Nipissing West (Sudbury) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a collision involving a passenger vehicle and a moose on Highway 17, west of the Highway 144 junction. The 20-year-old driver from Sudbury ...

Today, Chief David Mushquash of Pays Plat First Nation, the Honourable Rebecca Alty, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, the Honourable Mandy Gull-Masty, Minister of Indigenous Services, and the Honourable Greg Rickford, Ontario’s Minister of Indigenous Affairs and First Nations Economic Reconciliation, announced a 4,203-acre increase – to Pays Plat First Nation’s land base through the Additions to Reserve process. The addition ...

On September 14, 2026, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Nipigon Detachment charged a driver for stunt driving. At approximately 7:00 pm, an officer was conducting LIDAR patrol on Highway 11-17 in the Township of Red Rock, ON. The officer observed a white car traveling at a high rate of speed. The Lidar confirmed the vehicle speed to be ...

On September 18, 2026 members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Nipigon Detachment charged a driver for stunt driving. At approximately 3:00 p.m, an officer was conducting Lidar patrol on Highway 11&17 in the Township of Red Rock, ON. The officer observed a grey car traveling westbound at an excessive rate of speed. The Lidar confirmed the vehicle speed to ...

On September 16, 2026, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Nipigon Detachment responded to an cell phone crash notification resulting in one person being arrested and criminally charged with impaired operation. At approximately 10:00 p.m., members were dispatched to an crash notification at the Nipigon Marina in the Town of Nipigon. Officers observed a cell phone on the ground ...

Group Health Centre (GHC) is strengthening its primary care capacity with the graduation of four nurses from its Grow Your Own Nurse Practitioner (GYONP) program. Emilie Iacoe, Lee-Anne Jarrett, Brandon Miller and Kelsey West will join GHC’s primary care team and support the organization’s commitment to connect 6,000 Access Care Clinic patients with ongoing care. Launched in 2024, with support ...

On Tuesday, September 14, 2026, members of the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigated a matter involving intimate partners within the territory of Mississauga First Nation (north of Iron Bridge). As a result of the investigation, OPP learned that the involved suspect had committed criminal acts against their partner. With the assistance from the OPP’s Emergency Response Team (ERT) ...

The East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint involving a vehicle that had been reported earlier in Sault Ste. Marie area. On Saturday, September 12, 2026, police received a second complaint regarding the same vehicle travelling eastbound on Highway 17 near Iron Bridge. The caller advised that the vehicle was failing to remain ...

On Wednesday, September 16, 2026, members of the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigated a matter involving intimate partners in the Town of Blind River. As a result of the investigation, OPP learned that the involved suspect had committed criminal acts against their partner. With the assistance from the OPP’s Emergency Response Team (ERT) a 39-year-old from Blind River ...

The Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) is celebrating the first-ever Rural Ontario Week, taking place September 20–26, and recognizing the people, communities, businesses and industries that make rural Ontario an essential part of the province’s success. Designated unanimously by the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Rural Ontario Week will take place annually during the third full week of September. This year’s ...

An announcement on Friday that the federal government has taken the next step to short-circuit the review of a contentious nuclear waste project is receiving pushback from critics and Indigenous leaders who are demanding a comprehensive and independent review before any federal approvals can be granted. Notice was posted in the Canada Gazette that the Nuclear Waste Management Organization’s (NWMO’s) ...

The Honourable Steven MacKinnon, Minister of Transport and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, today, September 21st, 2026, issued the following statement to recognize Rail Safety Week 2026 in Canada: “Railways have been an essential part of Canadian history, and they continue to be a critical part of our country’s economy and supply chains. “Canada’s rail network ...

Following a successful matching gift campaign in 2025 where construction professionals Mike Moore and Terry Rainone helped raise over $22,000 for The Kidney Foundation, Moore is once again rallying support—this time with more businesses joining the effort. Naming themselves ‘The Construction Guys’, led by Moore, a group of business leaders have contributed $25,000 to the upcoming Sault Ste. Marie Kidney ...

A destructive invasive pest, the spotted lanternfly, has been detected for the first time in Ontario and Canada. On September 15, 2026, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) confirmed the first detection of spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) in Canada in Windsor, Ontario. Spotted lanternfly is known to damage and kill grapevines, causing significant impacts for the grape and wine industry. ...