Wingham Free Press
(NORTH HURON, ON) – The Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged an individual following an incident in the Town of Wingham, Township of North Huron. On Tuesday, February 17, 2026, Huron OPP officers were contacted about an assault that occurred at an address on Frances Street in Wingham. One person was transported by ambulance […]
(NORTH HURON, ON) – The Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged an individual following an incident in the Town of Wingham, Township of North Huron. On Tuesday, February 17, 2026, Huron OPP officers were contacted about an assault that occurred at an address on Frances Street in Wingham. One person was transported by ambulance […]
(Wingham, North Huron, ON) — Three minutes before the February 17 North Huron council meeting, something unusual happened inside chambers: the people stood. As O Canada began to play, members of the public and press gallery rose to their feet and sang along — not perfectly, but proudly. Council didn’t move. Not one member stood. […]
(MAPLETON TOWNSHIP, ON) – A Wingham driver is charged following a collision outside of Moorefield. On March 23, 2026, at approximately 9:45 a.m., members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the report of a single-vehicle collision on Wellington Road 9, outside of Moorefield, involving a tractor trailer. There were no reported injuries […]
(Wingham, North Huron, ON) Tempers are rising in North Huron as residents accuse municipal leadership of shutting down public access to democracy and hiding behind virtual meetings. It has now been over a month since the February 17 incident involving Deputy Reeve Kevin Falconer, and many in the community are asking the same question: Where […]
(Wingham, North Huorn, ON)— Council didn’t cancel meetings—they moved them. Off the floor, off the record in any meaningful sense, and onto Zoom. Let’s call this what it is: a step away from real accountability. After the February 17 fallout, instead of restoring confidence with more openness and stronger public access, North Huron council chose […]
(Wingham, North Huron, ON) — As the investigation into the Feb. 17 incident involving North Huron Deputy Reeve Kevin Falconer continues, serious questions are emerging about the reliability of statements made by witness Vic Hull. Vic Hull’s version of events, published in a recent newspaper article, contains multiple contradictions, assumptions, and claims about events he […]
(Wingham, North Huron, ON) — A witness involved in the Feb. 17 incident outside a North Huron council meeting is making his comments public after a local newspaper headline suggested he claimed Deputy Reeve Kevin Falconer’s injuries were caused by a fall. Stephen “Buck” Hill says that is not what he stated. A headline published […]
(Wingham, North Huron) When police shove a trespass notice in your face and demand you sign it, remember one simple fact: you do NOT have to sign it. Not in Ontario, not anywhere in Canada. A signature is not required for a trespass notice to be valid. Any officer claiming otherwise is either misinformed or […]
(HURON COUNTY, ON) – The province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has invoked its mandate following an arrest in Huron County. On Wednesday, March 4, 2026, shortly before 2:30 p.m., the Huron County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested an individual in relation to an assault investigation. While in custody, the individual required medical attention […]