Ontario Free Press
(BLIND RIVER, ON) – A person was charged after police received a traffic complaint of a possible impaired driver on Highway 17. On April 17, 2025, at approximately 8:30 p.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a traffic complainant from the Espanola area. This was regarding a westbound small white car all over the road […]
(ELLIOT LAKE, ON) – Prohibited driver charged in Elliot Lake. On April 12, 2025, at approximately 10:45 a.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was conducting general patrol duties on Spruce Avenue. Police recognized a black car with a known suspended driver. A subsequent vehicle stop was conducted and the driver was arrested. The vehicle was […]
✝️ WHAT ARE CHURCH BUCKS? Church Bucks are a community-based, voluntary currency—similar to the Chamber of Commerce dollars of the past, or GoldBacks/GoldFoils of today. They’re not backed by royalty or risky bullion—they’re backed by something far more powerful: FAITH in your community. Church Bucks are redeemable 1:1 with Canadian dollars, but when you use Church […]
Ontario’s Get It Done Act, 2024 (Bill 162) may sound like an effort to cut red tape and speed up infrastructure—but buried within its text is a dangerous expansion of government power that could obliterate private property rights across the province. ❗ What’s Hidden in Plain Sight: This Act quietly amends the Environmental Assessment Act […]
(COLLINGWOOD, ON). The Collingwood and Blue Mountains Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has made an arrest in connection with an incident on a Collingwood trail on April 16, 2025, where a young adult female was approached and threatened. Following an investigation on April 17, 2025, the officers of the Collingwood OPP arrested Marc Belisle, a […]
(MIDLAND, ON) – With the Easter long weekend upon us, officers from the Southern Georgian Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) will be more visible on our roadways and enforcing traffic laws in the interest of road safety to help keep motorists safe while travelling to see family and friends. Sadly, the incidence of people choosing to get behind the […]
(INGERSOLL, ON) – The Oxford Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a robbery in the Town of Ingersoll and are seeking the public’s assistance. On April 9, 2025, at approximately 12:30 p.m., members of the Oxford OPP were dispatched to an address on Thames Street South in the Town of Ingersoll for a report of a robbery. […]
(Kingston, ON) – A traffic complaint for a vehicle speeding and driving aggressively, has resulted in the arrest of the driver receiving several charges. Just after 7:00 am on April 17, 2025, Frontenac OPP received multiple complaints from witnesses about a vehicle speeding westbound along the 401 highway near Kingston. A Frontenac OPP member located […]
Bill 197 – Safer Roads and Communities Act, 2024 contains sweeping amendments to the Highway Traffic Act of Ontario. While its stated intent is to improve road safety and crack down on impaired driving, street racing, and vehicle theft, certain clauses dramatically expand government authority—particularly in ways that could intrude onto private property and open […]
(BATCHEWANA FIRST NATION, ON) – Members of the Sault Ste. Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested two people in relation to a drug overdose death investigation. On Saturday, March 1, 2024, at approximately 6:25 a.m., the Batchewana First Nation Police Service, Sault Ste. Marie Paramedic Service and Sault Ste. Marie Fire Services […]