Wingham Free Press
(CENTRE WELLINGTON TOWNSHIP, ON) – One person is injured following a snowmobile accident in Ponsonby. On February 9, 2026, at approximately 9:00 a.m., members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), alongside local paramedic services, responded to the report of a single motorized snow vehicle collision on private property in Ponsonby. A 16-year-old snowmobile rider […]
(LAKESHORE, ON) – A driver has been charged following a traffic stop in Lakeshore. At approximately 10:24 p.m. on February 09, 2026, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on County Rd. 42 and Lakeshore Rd.111, in the Municipality of Lakeshore. Jason FORSYTH, 46 years-old of Amherstburg was arrested and charged with […]
(BRANT, ON) – A driver is facing impaired charges after police were called to a single motor vehicle collision. On Saturday, February 7, 2026, at approximately 9:18 p.m., Brant County OPP were called to 403 Highway West east of Muir Road to investigate a single motor vehicle collision in the County of Brant. Police charged Blake […]
(WASAGA BEACH, CLEARVIEW TOWNSHIP, ON) – The Huronia West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged two drivers with impaired-related offences over the weekend. On Saturday, February 7, 2026, shortly after 12:00 p.m., An officer located a vehicle in the ditch on Centreline Road between Concession 9 Sunnidale and 15th-16th Sideroad, Nottawasaga. Upon speaking with […]
(Wingham, North Huron, ON) What began as a simple, respectful request to replace a tattered Canadian flag at the Wingham Cenotaph on December 1, 2025 has spiraled into a full-blown constitutional crisis — one that now threatens mass arrests if North Huron refuses to respect the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. At the centre […]
(CENTRE WELLINGTON TOWNSHIP, ON) – A Fergus driver is facing impaired driving charges. On February 7, 2026, at approximately 4:00 p.m., members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint of a suspected impaired driver. Police located a damaged vehicle on Water Street in Fergus. As a result of the investigation, […]
(THUNDER BAY, ON) – On February 9th, 2025 at approximately 4:59 p.m., officers from the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting speed enforcement along Highway 11-17 near McKenzie Station Road, within the Municipality of Shuniah. After observing a vehicle travelling 131 km/hr in a posted 90 km/hr, a traffic stop was […]
(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – Two individuals have been charged following separate impaired driving incidents. On Friday, February 6, 2026, at approximately 6:40 p.m., members of the Norfolk County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a 9-1-1 call regarding a suspected impaired driver on Queensway West in Simcoe. Officers located the vehicle and engaged with the driver, […]
(MANITOULIN ISLAND, ON) – A complex, multi-agency investigation led by the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Crime Unit has resulted in the arrest of one individual in connection with a major cyber financial fraud. On October 28, 2024, the Manitoulin OPP received a report of a fraud involving the loss of a substantial […]
(MATHESON, ON) – On Monday, February 2, 2026, at approximately 11:15 p.m., members of the Iroquois Falls Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to call from a stranded motorist. Police determined that the driver had a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) that exceeded the legal limit and that they had driven within the past two hours. As a […]