Ontario Free Press
The Corporation of North Huron is once again attempting to politicize the fire department—this time by granting firefighters the powers of by-law enforcement officers and claiming they have authority over private property. This move comes just days after Doug Ford made new “Strong Mayor” (aka Dictator Mayor) powers available to North Huron. This isn’t the […]
WINGHAM, ON — A controversial plan by the Township of North Huron to appoint the Fire Chief as a by-law enforcement officer is drawing serious concerns from residents, public safety advocates, and legal observers alike. The proposed move, which effectively combines emergency services with municipal enforcement, is being condemned as a reckless overreach of authority […]
(Alliston, ON) – Officers from the Nottawasaga Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged two individuals following a drug trafficking investigation. In the Fall of 2024, the Nottawasaga OPP Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) entered into a drug trafficking investigation. Between April 30, 2025, and May 1, 2025, search warrants were executed in Barrie, Orangeville, […]
(ELGIN, ON) – Members of the Leeds County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a serious head-on collision on Highway 15 which sent both drivers to hospital with life-threatening injuries. The investigation is still ongoing, and numerous charges have been laid against one of the passengers. On Friday, May 2, 2025, at noon, […]
(MIDLAND, ON) – An officer from the Southern Georgian Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Highway 12, Midland for a speeding offence resulting in the commencement of a impaired driving investigation. The officer conducted the traffic stop of an eastbound vehicle that was travelling in excess of 40 km/hr over the posted 60 km/hr zone […]
(MIDLAND, ON) – As a result of an ongoing police investigation, members of the OPP Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) from the Southern Georgian Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) executed a search warrant at a Forest Harbour Parkway, Tay Township residential address at approximately 5:00 a.m. May 2, 2025. CSCU investigators assisted by uniform OPP officers along with members […]
(GRAVENHURST, ON) – The Bracebridge Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged one driver during afternoon patrols in Gravenhurst. On May 2, 2025 at 3:30 p.m. a Bracebridge OPP officer was conducting general patrol in the town on Gravenhurst and observed a vehicle on Phillip Street commit a traffic infraction. The officer followed the […]
(ORILLIA, ON) – The Orillia Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), assisted by the Orillia Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) and the Orillia Community Mobilization Unit (CMU), have laid drug trafficking charges after an individual attended the Ontario Court of Justice for an appointment. On May 1, 2025, around 1:00 pm, officers of the Orillia […]
(LONDON, ON) – A spike in school bus crashes has the members of West Region Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) concerned. Over the last thirty days, the OPP have investigated nine crashes involving school buses in various communities across West Region in southwestern Ontario. Thankfully, there have been no injuries reported to any students or bus drivers. […]
(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – Three individuals have been charged as a result of separate impaired driving investigations. At approximately 2:24 p.m. on Sunday, April 20, 2025, Norfolk County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) program on Angling Road in Townsend, Norfolk County, when they stopped a vehicle and evaluated […]