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One person is deceased following a single motor vehicle rollover collision involving a pick-up truck north of Greenstone. On Thursday, July 30, 2026, shortly after 6:00 p.m. ET., the Greenstone Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Nishnawbe Aski Police Service responded to a collision on Ogoki Road in the Unincorporated Territory north of Greenstone, ON. The lone ...

One person is facing several charges after failing to stop for a flagging person holding a stop sign and driving on a closed highway. On Thursday, July 30, 2026, at approximately 10:00 p.m. ET, members of the Marathon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a collision investigation on Highway 17 at Steel River Bridge, when a driver ...

The Council of the Township of Hornepayne has approved an advanced waste-to-resource project to proceed to the next stage of development, marking an important step toward a new regional approach to waste diversion, resource recovery and clean-energy production in Northern Ontario. “Viewing household waste as a resource is an important step toward reducing our reliance on landfills. Initial engineering and ...

Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigate single motor vehicle collision involving a motorcycle on Highway 17. On July 30th, 2026, shortly before 2:00 p.m. ET Marathon OPP were dispatched to a motor vehicle collision on Highway 17 at the Steel River Bridge approximately 25km east of Terrace Bay. As a result of the collision a 31-year-old male from British Columbia ...

À la suite des informations faisant état d’un manque de personnel au sein des équipes de lutte contre les feux de forêt, le porte-parole de l’opposition officielle en matière des Forêts, le député Guy Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk—Baie James), et la députée de Thunder Bay–Superior North, Lise Vaugeois, ont publié la déclaration conjointe suivante : « Il continue d’y avoir un écart ...

First Nation Leaders, were joined by the Leader of the Official Opposition, Marit Stiles; Deputy Leader, MPP Sol Mamakwa; Thunder Bay Superior North MPP, Lise Vaugeois; and OPSEU President JP Hornick, to demand for a full public inquiry on this government’s response to the wildfires that devastated Northern Ontario. “A week ago, I stood with First Nations leaders in Thunder ...

The Government of Canada is taking stronger action to protect victims and survivors of human trafficking through recent Criminal Code reforms that are now in force. These changes reinforce ongoing efforts to support victims and survivors, hold traffickers accountable, and prevent this heinous crime. The Bail and Sentencing Reform Act makes bail more difficult to obtain for those accused of human trafficking, by ...

Depuis l’annonce de la nouvelle stratégie automobile du Canada l’hiver dernier, le gouvernement fédéral continue d’aider les familles et les entreprises canadiennes à faire le saut vers l’électrique en finançant l’installation de nouvelles infrastructures de recharge partout au pays sur une base courante. Aujourd’hui, l’honorable Julie Dabrusin, ministre de l’Environnement, du Changement climatique et de la Nature, a annoncé que 10,9 ...

Le gouvernement du Canada prend des mesures plus énergiques pour protéger les victimes et les personnes survivantes de la traite de personnes grâce aux récentes réformes du Code criminel qui sont maintenant en vigueur. Ces modifications viennent renforcer les efforts continus visant à soutenir les victimes et les personnes survivantes, à tenir les coupables pour responsables et à prévenir ce crime odieux. La ...

One person is deceased following a collision involving a pedestrian and motor vehicle in the city of Thunder Bay, ON. On Tuesday, July 28, 2026, just before 11:00 p.m. ET the Thunder Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Thunder Bay City Police responded to a collision on Highway 11/17 at Red River Road. The female pedestrian ...

A three-vehicle collision has sent one person to hospital. On Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at approximately 10:45 a.m., the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a motor vehicle collision on MacFarlane Road in the City of Elliot Lake. The investigation determined that a grey van was travelling northbound on MacFarlane Road when it crossed the ...

The East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), and the Huron Shores Fire Department, responded to multiple reports of suspicious fires along Melwel Road, west of the Town of Iron Bridge. On July 28, 2026, at approximately 5:30 p.m., police and fire crews responded to 10 small bush fires that had been deliberately set on both the east ...

Members of the Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment have charged a driver following a traffic complaint. On July 26, 2026 at approximately 7:40 p.m. officers from the Nipigon OPP Detachment responded to a complaint of an unsafe Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV). Officers located the CMV and noted safety defects. With assistance from Ministry of Transportation (MTO) Inspection Officers, a ...

The Sault Ste Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is set to conduct patrols for Civic Day Long Weekend (Friday July 31, 2026 – Monday August 3, 2026). Officers will focus on education and enforcement aimed at improving compliance with traffic laws related to the “Big Four” factors that contribute to fatal motor vehicle collisions: Impaired driving – ...

Police have released surveillance footage and photos with a renewed plea for public assistance in relation to the disappearance of a Cornwall man four years ago. On Tuesday, August 2, 2022, the Cornwall Police Service (CPS) received a report of a missing person. Paul Bellemore, of Cornwall, was last seen along the waterfront at Lamoureux Park in Cornwall on Friday, ...