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Additional individuals associated with River View Public School have tested positive for Covid-19

Algoma Public Health (APH) is advising that additional individuals associated with River View Public School have tested positive for COVID-19. Algoma District School Board (ADSB) and APH recognize that receiving this information may be stressful. To understand what actions are being taken and what to expect families are asked to review the following, important information. At this time, APH is ...

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Thunder Bay OPP – Look for public help in robbery

On the 21st of October 2021 at approximately 11:41 a.m. officers from the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the Oliver Paipoonge Volunteer Fire Department, Thunder Bay Fire Department and Superior North Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a motor vehicle collision on Highway 11-17 near Mapleward Road. Investigation revealed that a red SUV travelling eastbound had ...

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Thunder Bay OPP – Look for public help in robbery

  Shortly before 10:00 pm on October 22, 2021 members of the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police responded to reports of a robbery at a business in Nolalu. Officers are requesting the assistance of members of the public in identifying the suspect and vehicle involved in this incident. The suspect was wearing a camouflage long sleeve hooded ...

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East Algoma OPP – Person arrested after neighbour dispute

On October 9, 2021, at approximately 7:00 p.m., members of the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to a neighbour dispute at an apartment on Mississauga Avenue in Elliot Lake. The complainant reported on-going disputes with the neighbour. However, on this date the dispute escalated when the neighbour charged at the complainant holding a cane in the air in ...

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East Algoma OPP – Officers arrest wanted man

On October 14, 2021, at approximately 4:30 p.m. East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to Main Street in Thessalon in regards to an intoxicated person who had just left a retail store. Police attended and located the person walking on Main Street. Police learned there was also an arrest warrant for failing to attend court. Subsequently, the person was arrested ...

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COVID-19 outbreak declared at River View Public School

Algoma Public Health (APH) has declared an outbreak of COVID-19 at River View Public School. As per provincial Ministry of Education guidance, an outbreak is declared in a school once it has been determined that within a 14-day period, two individuals tested positive for COVID-19 and: at least one case could have reasonably acquired their infection in the school setting; ...

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Thunder Bay OPP lay charges after Dump Truck and School Bus Collision

On Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at approximately 7:47 a.m., Thunder Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received information of a motor vehicle collision involving a school bus and a dump truck on Highway 608, in the township of Neebing west of East Oliver Lake Road. Officers from the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Thunder Bay Emergency Medical Service (EMS) and Neebing ...

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East Algoma OPP – Male Charged after Knife Threat

On October 20, 2021, at approximately 12:20 p.m., members of the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to a disturbance on Washington Crescent in Elliot Lake. The complainant had reported a male entering their driveway and doing something at the rear of their vehicle. When the vehicle was checked, it was noticed that there was damage caused to the ...

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East Algoma OPP – Person charged with firearms offence

On October 13, 2021, members of the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to a residence on Granary Lake Road in relation to a person discharging a firearm on their property. Police attended the property and spoke to the person who discharged the firearm. It was learned they had shot a pheasant with a shotgun. However, the person was in ...

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Statement by the Prime Minister on Small Business Week

October 17, 2021 Ottawa, Ontario The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement marking Small Business Week, which runs from October 17 to 23, 2021: “Small businesses are at the heart of our communities across the country. They are the small neighbourhood café that makes the perfect cup of coffee, the entrepreneur who started a new online shop, and the ...

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Statement by the Prime Minister for World Mental Health Day

October 10, 2021 Ottawa, Ontario The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on World Mental Health Day: “Good health must include good mental health. That means taking care of our mental health just as we would our physical health. That’s why today, on World Mental Health Day, I encourage everyone to take good care of themselves and ...

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OPP Continue to Investigate 2013 Sheri-Lynn McEwan’s Murder

Members from the Nipissing West (Sudbury) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), under the direction of the OPP’s Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB), are continuing the investigation that began on October 7, 2013 into the murder of Sheri-Lynn McEWAN, 40 years of age, from Estaire. As part of the ongoing investigation, the Government of Ontario is offering a reward of ...

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OPP Investigate Fatal Collision on Hwy 144

On October 7, 2021 at 4:58 p.m., members from the Nipissing West (Sudbury) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigated a motor vehicle collision involving a pickup truck, Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) and a Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) on Highway 144, near Marina Road in the City of Greater Sudbury. Preliminary investigation indicated that the SUV was traveling northbound ...

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NOSM strengthening roots in Thunder Bay

Earlier this week, Dr. Sartia Verma, Dean, President and CEO of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM), hosted the first in a series of consultations on the future of NOSM. After providing community members with an update of the School’s impact on health care and education in Thunder Bay, Dr. Verma spoke about her vision for NOSM as Canada’s ...

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