Severe weather closes sections of Hwy. 11, Hwy. 144
A late-season snow storm has closed sections of major highways in northern Ontario on Thursday morning.
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A late-season snow storm has closed sections of major highways in northern Ontario on Thursday morning.
There will be an increased police presence Wednesday near Algonquin Boulevard and Preston Street in Timmins as police investigate a suspicious death.
Meeting on Tuesday evening, city council in Timmins approved the use of city-owned land on Pine Street South for an encampment response initiative in partnership with the Cochrane District Services Board.
Heavy snow is expected in Timmins and Sault Ste. Marie beginning Wednesday afternoon, Environment Canada says. And North Bay and Sudbury could see heavy rain.
A traffic stop on Highway 101 leads to drug and firearm charges for the driver.
Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a fatal collision involving a snowmobile on Highway 101, approximately 30 kilometres east of Chapleau.
A 37-year-old from Moose Factory has been charged with impaired driving following a morning incident last weekend.
A winter storm watch is in effect for the Timmins area, with heavy snow expected beginning Wednesday and lasting until Thursday.
Highway 11 was closed between Kapuskasing and Smooth Rock Falls from before 8 a.m. until almost 6 p.m. on Monday because of a fatal collision.
A snowplow driver in Cochrane, Ont., has been charged with impaired driving after his plow was found stuck in a ditch last week.
Ontario Provincial Police in Kapuskasing saw two drivers line up at a red light last week in Kapuskasing, but only one sped off when the light turned green.
The City of Temiskaming Shores has been awarded more than $2 million in provincial funding for road work to support housing development.
A 17-year-old from Cochrane, Ont. has been charged by the Ontario Provincial Police following a weapons-related incident.
A 28-year-old has been charged with multiple impaired driving offences after a single vehicle crash in Kirkland Lake.
Environment Canada has issued flash freeze warnings for several regions in northern Ontario, including Greater Sudbury and Timmins, as temperatures are forecast to plummet rapidly late Sunday afternoon or evening.
Parts of northern Ontario are bracing for significant snowfall and potential freezing rain as Environment Canada issued multiple snowfall warnings Sunday morning.