Wingham Free Press
(WALPOLE ISLAND FIRST NATION, ON) – An investigation by the Walpole Island Police Service (WIPS) has resulted in an arrest on St. Anne Island. On February 9, 2026, at approximately 10:30 a.m., members of the WIPS were on general patrol when they observed what appeared to be tire impressions crossing the snowy ice surface of the […]
(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – An individual is facing charges following an investigation into a suspected break-and-enter in Simcoe. On Friday, February 6, 2026, at approximately 1:42 p.m., members of the Norfolk County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a suspected break-and-enter at a residence on Norfolk Street North in Simcoe. Officers attended the […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – A person is facing drug-related charges after police seized a quantity of suspected drugs during a traffic stop. On Saturday, February 7, 2026, at approximately 10:00 p.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting speed enforcement on Highway 17 near Michon Road in the Baldwin Township. Officers conducted a […]
(NORWICH TOWNSHIP, ON) – Two individuals were arrested after breaking into an unoccupied residence in Norwich Township. On February 9, 2026, at approximately 5:50 p.m., members of the Oxford detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to a property on Beaconsfield Road for the report of two individuals breaking into an unoccupied residence. Two […]
(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, […]