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Le 21 janvier 2026 Davos (Suisse) Aujourd’hui, le premier ministre Mark Carney a rencontré le secrétaire général de l’Organisation du Traité de l’Atlantique Nord (OTAN), Mark Rutte, en marge de la réunion annuelle du Forum économique mondial, à Davos, en Suisse. Le premier ministre Carney et le secrétaire général Rutte ont réaffirmé leur engagement mutuel envers la souveraineté et l’intégrité ...

January 21, 2026 Davos, Switzerland Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, met with the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Mark Rutte, on the margins of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Prime Minister Carney and Secretary General Rutte reaffirmed their mutual commitment to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Denmark, including Greenland. They ...

Le 21 janvier 2026 Ottawa (Ontario) Aujourd’hui, le premier ministre Mark Carney a annoncé que le nouveau gouvernement du Canada tiendra un Forum de planification du Cabinet à Québec, au Québec, les 22 et 23 janvier 2026. La réunion sera axée sur la mission fondamentale du gouvernement, qui consiste à bâtir une économie canadienne plus forte, plus durable et plus ...

January 21, 2026 Ottawa, Ontario Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, announced that Canada’s new government will hold a Cabinet Planning Forum in Québec City, Québec, from January 22 to 23, 2026. The meeting will focus on the government’s core mission to build a stronger, more sustainable, and more independent Canadian economy that benefits everyone. Cabinet ministers and secretaries of ...

The East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrest and charge a person after a threats complaint. On January 10, 2026, police received a call in relation to a man verbally threatening people and threatened one person with a hammer at a work location on Federation Street. The man had departed prior to police arrival but was arrested a short time ...

Jan 16, 2026 at 04:03 The highway is open. Jan 15, 2026 at 19:54 Hwy 17 – from Nipigon to Marathon the hwy is closed due to poor weather conditions.

NDP MPP Lise Vaugeois (Thunder Bay – Superior North) and MPP Guy Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk – James Bay) released the following joint statement following reports of the indefinite shutdown of the Ignace sawmill, leaving another group of forestry workers without jobs, and further eroding the fabric of our Northern Ontario communities. “Communities like Ear Falls, and now Ignace, deserve better than ...

Ontario NDP MPP Lise Vaugeois (Thunder Bay–Superior North) welcomed the return of the Northlander passenger train to Northeastern Ontario, while noting that people in Northwestern Ontario continue to face limited transportation options. “I want to congratulate communities in the Northeast on the return of the Northlander between Toronto and Timmins,” said Vaugeois. “People have fought hard for this service, and ...

Wahkohtowin Development will host the annual Indigenous Lands Symposium from February 2–6, 2026, at Science North in Greater Sudbury, bringing together Indigenous leaders, land stewards, practitioners, and partners from across Turtle Island to advance Indigenous-led land stewardship, governance, and relationships. Now in its fourth year, the Indigenous Lands Symposium has grown into one of Canada’s leading gatherings focused on Indigenous ...

Adam Moreau of Hornepayne won “Ontario’s jackpot” – $737,186.50 in the November 29, 2025 LOTTARIO draw.   Adam, a foreman and welder, said he has been playing LOTTARIO for the past four years. “One day, I checked my ticket at the retailer and boom — I won! I was shaking in disbelief,” the 40-year-old shared while visiting the OLG Prize Centre ...

A person was charged after police received a traffic complaint. On January 13, 2026, at approximately 2:20 a.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a complainant regarding a possible impaired driver in a small red car. The vehicle was located at a residence on Paris Drive and the driver failed an initial roadside test. They were subsequently arrested ...

Le gouvernement libéral a lancé sa période de consultation pour présenter la description initiale du projet de construction d’un dépôt géologique en profondeur dans la Nation ojibway de Wabigoon Lake et le canton d’Ignace. Les dépôts géologiques en profondeur sont conçus pour contenir le combustible nucléaire usé sous terre pour un stockage à long terme, et ce projet est considéré ...

The Liberal government has begun their consultation period for the Initial Project Description of constructing a deep geological repository in Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation and the Township of Ignace. Deep geological repositories are designed to contain used nuclear fuel underground for long-term storage and this project is projected to be the largest and most expensive waste management project in Canadian ...

January 13 marks AMBER Alert Awareness Day, and the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is reminding Ontarians that AMBER Alerts are a call for the public’s help to find a child in danger. An AMBER Alert is an emergency broadcast that is issued in the event of a child abduction. It is only issued when the abducted child is believed to ...

On January 9, 2026, the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested a person on Hillside Drive South who was in breach of prior release conditions. At approximately 3:00 p.m. officers were on general patrol and recognized a small white Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) from previous traffic complaints. A traffic stop was conducted and the driver was breaching numerous release ...