james bay Detachment
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OPP INVESTIGATING FATAL COLLISION RESULTING IN THREE DEATHS
James Bay [166 words] 12/21/2025 1:35pm (0 image)
The Kapuskasing Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a fatal motor vehicle collision involving a commercial motor vehicle and a passenger vehicle. On Sunday, December 21, 2025, at approximately 12:30 am, officers responded to a two-vehicle collision involving a tractor trailer and a pickup truck, between Chauvette Road and Hyundai Road in Opasati...
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DRUG TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATION LEADS TO ARREST AND FIREARMS SEIZURE
James Bay [176 words] 12/18/2025 4:30pm (0 image)
On Wednesday, December 17, 2025, members of the North East Region Community Street Crime Unit (NER CSCU), with the assistance of the North East Region Emergency Response Team (NER ERT), executed a Controlled drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) search warrant at a residence on Stewart Street in Kapuskasing, Ontario. The investigation focused on alleged drug trafficking activities a...
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TRACTOR TRAILER COLLISION CAUSES CHEMICAL LEAK
James Bay [113 words] 12/18/2025 4:05pm (0 image)
Members of the James Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are currently investigating a collision involving a tractor trailer on Highway 652 near Michel Lake Road, northeast of Cochrane, that caused a leak of a chemical. On Thursday, December 18, 2025, just after 10:00 am, a single-vehicle collision occurred on the highway that resulted in a leak from a tracto...
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SHELTER-IN-PLACE LIFTED IN KAPUSKASING
James Bay [150 words] 12/11/2025 2:50pm (0 image)
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) James Bay Detachment has lifted the shelter-in-place advisory in the area of King Street and Bowman Avenue in Kapuskasing. Residents may now resume their regular activities, as there is no threat to public safety. The advisory was issued on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at approximately 11:00 pm, following reports of a robbery and assaul...
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DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGES LAID IN COCHRANE
James Bay [189 words] 12/5/2025 9:30am (1 image)
Two Cochrane residents are facing multiple drug trafficking charges following a traffic stop conducted by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) as part of a drug trafficking investigation. On Tuesday November 25, 2025, the North East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) conducted a drug trafficking investigation, with officers from the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)...
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ALPR ALERT RESULTS IN 10 CHARGES
James Bay [266 words] 11/28/2025 3:30pm (1 image)
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested and charged a driver with multiple offences after a traffic stop in Cochrane. On Wednesday November 19, 2025, at approximately 3:40 pm, members of the James Bay (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Highway 11 West after an Automated Licence Plate Recognition (ALPR) alert indicated the registered owner was a suspended driver. Police co...
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AGGRESSIVE TRAFFIC COMPLAINT OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE LEADS TO IMPAIRED DRIVING ARREST
James Bay [220 words] 11/28/2025 3:20pm (1 image)
A traffic complaint of a commercial motor vehicle tailgating and cutting off a vehicle in Cochrane resulted in an impaired driving arrest. On Tuesday, November 25, 2025, at approximately 7:10 pm, the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of aggressive driving on Highway 11 South in Cochrane. Police located a vehicle matching the description traveling...
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OPP INVESTIGATING FATAL COLLISION IN KAPUSKASING – WITNESSES SOUGHT
James Bay [130 words] 11/25/2025 9:55am (1 image)
OPP INVESTIGATING FATAL COLLISION IN KAPUSKASING - WITNESSES SOUGHT (KAPUSKASING, ON) - The James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a fatal collision involving a pickup truck and a pedestrian. On Monday, November 24, 2025, at approximately 3:30 pm, officers from the James Bay OPP, along with Cochrane District Emergency Medical Services (EMS), responded to a report of a coll...
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TRAFFIC COMPLAINT LEADS TO IMPAIRED DRIVING ARREST
James Bay [168 words] 11/21/2025 12:40pm (1 image)
A traffic complaint of a suspected impaired driver in Cochrane resulted in an impaired driving arrest. On Sunday, November 20, 2025, at approximately 10:45 pm, the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint of a suspected impaired driver in a commercial parking lot on Railway Street in Cochrane. Police located a vehicle matching the description...
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DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGES LAID FOLLOWING SEARCH WARRANT IN SMOOTH ROCK FALLS
James Bay [175 words] 11/21/2025 12:20pm (1 image)
A 40-year-old Smooth Rock Falls resident is facing multiple drug trafficking charges after officers executed a Controlled drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) search warrant at a Smooth Rock Falls residence, resulting in the seizure of suspected crystal methamphetamine and cocaine with an estimated street value of $50,000. On Thursday November 20, 2025, the North East Region...
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STRUCTURE FIRE UNDER INVESTIGATION IN MOOSONEE
James Bay [62 words] 11/17/2025 2:40pm (1 image)
James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is currently investigating a structure fire and is seeking the public's assistance. On Monday, November 17, 2025, at approximately 10:45 am, the James Bay OPP, along with Moosonee Fire Department, and Weeneebayko Area Health Authority Paramedic Service (WAHA-PS) responded to a structure fire at a building on Revillon Road in Moosonee....
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- Correction - JAMES BAY OPP RESPONDS TO SERIES OF COLLISIONS ON HIGHWAY 11 - Cruiser had near miss, not collided with
James Bay [208 words] 11/13/2025 1:25pm (0 image)
- Correction - JAMES BAY OPP RESPONDS TO SERIES OF COLLISIONS ON HIGHWAY 11 Cruiser had near miss, not collided with (COCHRANE, ON) - Winter driving conditions have arrived and so have collisions on highways in the Cochrane Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) patrol area. On Friday, November 7 at approximately 10:30 am, James Bay OPP responded to a tractor trailer in the ditch and bloc...
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JAMES BAY OPP RESPONDS TO SERIES OF COLLISIONS ON HIGHWAY 11
James Bay [183 words] 11/12/2025 12:05pm (2 images)
Winter driving conditions have arrived and so have collisions on highways in the Cochrane Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) patrol area. On Friday, November 7 at approximately 10:30 am, James Bay OPP responded to a tractor trailer in the ditch and blocking the eastbound lane on Highway 11 east of Smooth Rock Falls. The 30-year-old driver from Hamilton was charged with Careless Driv...
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DRIVER CHARGED FOLLOWING STOLEN VEHICLE INVESTIGATION IN MOOSONEE
James Bay [182 words] 11/10/2025 1:40pm (0 image)
A report of a stolen pickup truck in Moosonee led to charges for a driver following a collision and police investigation. On Sunday, November 9, 2025, at approximately 11:00 am, the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a stolen vehicle. Shortly after, police received a call regarding a pickup truck that had gone into the ditch on Wavey Crescent. Offi...
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DRIVER OF VEHICLE IN DITCH CHARGED WITH IMPAIRED
James Bay [170 words] 11/10/2025 1:40pm (2 images)
An officer observed a vehicle that had collided into the ditch on Highway 11 West in Cochrane, leading to an impaired driving arrest. On Sunday, November 9, 2025, at approximately 1:50 am, the James Bay OPP observed a vehicle that had collided into the westbound ditch on Highway 11 while on patrol. An automated collision notification was called in moments later. Upon speaking wit...
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-UPDATE #6- DEATH INVESTIGATION IN MOOSE FACTORY - OPP Continues to Seek Public Assistance
James Bay [148 words] 11/7/2025 4:15pm (0 image)
-UPDATE #6- DEATH INVESTIGATION IN MOOSE FACTORY OPP Continues to Seek Public Assistance (MOOSE CREE FIRST NATION, ON) - On the second anniversary of Loni CHUM's tragic death, the James Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service (NAPS) are urging anyone with information to come forward. On Tuesday, November 7, 2023, 21-year-old Loni CHUM was l...
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AGGRESSIVE DRIVING COMPLAINT LEADS TO IMPAIRED CHARGES
James Bay [143 words] 11/7/2025 11:31am (0 image)
A traffic complaint reporting an aggressive driver led to impaired driving charges. On Friday, October 31, 2025, at approximately 11:30 pm, the James Bay OPP responded to reports of a driver behaving aggressively in a commercial parking lot on Highway 11 South. Officers located the vehicle and determined the driver had consumed alcohol. The individual was arrested and transported...
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COCHRANE RESIDENT ARRESTED FOLLOWING SEARCH WARRANT
James Bay [256 words] 10/24/2025 1:50pm (1 image)
A month-long investigation into a series of break-ins and thefts targeting local businesses and private properties in Cochrane has culminated in the arrest of a 32-year-old individual and the recovery of stolen items. During the investigation, two search warrants were executed resulting in the recovery of numerous stolen items. The warrants were executed on October 16 and October...
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- UPDATE #1 - MOOSONEE OPP INVESTIGATING A STABBING - Call for public assistance -
James Bay [162 words] 10/24/2025 8:25am (0 image)
- UPDATE #1 - MOOSONEE OPP INVESTIGATING A STABBING Call for public assistance (MOOSONEE, ON) - The James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is continuing to investigate a violent assault that left one person with serious injuries. On Thursday July 10, 2025 at approximately 11:30 pm, the James Bay OPP, and Weeneebayko Area Health Authority (WAHA) Paramedic Service responded to a repor...
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FIREARM-RELATED ASSAULT IN MOOSONEE LEADS TO ARREST AND DRUG SEIZURE
James Bay [208 words] 10/22/2025 8:05am (1 image)
On Saturday, October 18, 2025, at approximately 10:30 am, the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), along with paramedics from the Weeneebayko Area Health Authority, responded to a reported disturbance at a residence on Moose Drive in Moosonee. Upon arrival, police were informed that a firearm had been pointed at a victim, followed by a physical assault. Officers observed tw...
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ATV DRIVER CHARGED FOR MULITPLE OFFENCES
James Bay [206 words] 10/15/2025 10:20am (0 image)
A call of a possible impaired ATV driver led to several criminal and traffic charges. On Friday, October 3, 2025, at approximately 9:00 pm, the James Bay OPP responded to a report of possible impaired ATV driver, positioned in a parking lot at an address on Government Road in Kapuskasing. Upon arrival, officers located the ATV and attempted a traffic stop. The driver fled the...
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- UPDATE #1 - WANTED PERSON – POLICE SEEK PUBLIC'S ASSISTANCE - Accused arrested
James Bay [215 words] 10/4/2025 5:50pm (0 image)
- UPDATE #1 - WANTED PERSON - POLICE SEEK PUBLIC'S ASSISTANCE Accused arrested (MOOSONEE, ON) - Seikon SACKANEY was arrested on Friday October 3, 2025, in Moose Factory. The charges laid against the accused stem from an investigation into a firearms incident that occurred on April 12, 2025, in Moosonee, where a firearm was discharged into a residence on Bert Trapper Drive. That inciden...
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IMPAIRED CHARGES ON HIGHWAY 11
James Bay [185 words] 10/3/2025 11:05am (1 image)
A proactive traffic stop by the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) on Highway 11 resulted in impaired driving charges against a Hearst resident. On Thursday, October 2, 2025, at approximately 12:00 pm, a James Bay OPP officer observed a vehicle travelling eastbound in Calder Township at a significantly reduced speed of 45 km/h in a 90 km/h zone. The vehicle was also faili...
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WANTED PERSON – POLICE SEEK PUBLIC'S ASSISTANCE
James Bay [126 words] 10/3/2025 7:50am (1 image)
WANTED PERSON - POLICE SEEK PUBLIC'S ASSISTANCE (MOOSONEE, ON) - The James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is requesting the public's assistance in locating Seikon Jonah Benjamin SACKANEY, also known by the surnames ECHUM and ECHUM-SACKANEY, who is currently wanted for multiple firearms-related offences. SACKANEY is a 44-year-old Indigenous male, approximately 5'10" (178 cm) tall, weighin...
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JAMES BAY OPP INVESTIGATING HEAD-ON COLLISION ON HIGHWAY 11
James Bay [117 words] 10/2/2025 9:45am (1 image)
The James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a head-on collision involving a passenger vehicle and a commercial motor vehicle that occurred early Tuesday morning in Val Rita. On Tuesday, September 30, 2025, at approximately 6:20 am, the James Bay OPP and Cochrane District Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a report of a serious collision on Hi...
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SIU INVOKES MANDATE IN KAPUSKASING
James Bay [68 words] 9/23/2025 11:15am (0 image)
The province's Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has invoked its mandate following an arrest in Kapuskasing. On Thursday, September 18, 2025, at approximately 12:00 pm, the James Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to an incident on Pine Crescent. One individual was arrested and taken into custody. While in custody, the individual required medical...
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COMMERCIAL DRIVER CHARGED WITH DANGEROUS DRIVING
James Bay [238 words] 9/17/2025 8:45am (0 image)
A commercial motor vehicle (CMV) driver is facing multiple charges after being observed switching seats with a passenger in an attempt to avoid charges during a traffic stop in Hearst. On Tuesday, September 16, 2025, at approximately 4:30 pm, the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Front Street after observing a CMV driver using a handheld communic...
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UPDATE #1 - OPP RESPONDING TO FATAL COLLISION IN MOONBEAM - AGES OF DECEASED RELEASED
James Bay [113 words] 8/18/2025 1:40pm (0 image)
-UPDATE #1- OPP RESPONDING TO FATAL COLLISION IN MOONBEAM Ages of Deceased Released (MOONBEAM, ON) - Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) James Bay Detachment continue to investigate a fatal collision on Highway 11 near Moonbeam. On Saturday, August 16, 2025, at approximately 3:20 am, officers responded to a motor-vehicle collision involving an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) an...
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OPP RESPONDING TO FATAL COLLISION IN MOONBEAM
James Bay [83 words] 8/16/2025 1:15pm (0 image)
Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) James Bay Detachments are investigating a fatal collision on Highway 11 near Moonbeam. On Saturday, August 16, 2025, at approximately 3:20 am, officers responded to a motor-vehicle collision involving an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) and a Commercial Motor Vehicle. As a result of the incident, four individuals were pronounced deceased...
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COMMERCIAL DRIVER CHARGED WITH STUNT DRIVING
James Bay [101 words] 8/3/2025 10:05am (1 image)
On Tuesday, July 29, 2025, at approximately 4:00 am, the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) driver observed travelling at 104 km/hr in a posted 60 km/hr zone on Government Road in Kapuskasing. The 32-year-old driver from Surrey, BC, was charged with stunt driving - excessive speed. As a result, the tractor portion of the CMV was...
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DRIVER CHARGED THE DAY FOLLOWING A LICENCE SUSPENSION
James Bay [196 words] 8/3/2025 10:05am (0 image)
A Cochrane resident is facing multiple charges after being stopped twice in two days by the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). On Sunday, July 27, 2025, at approximately 9:30 am, officers stopped a pickup truck on Sixth Avenue in Cochrane. A roadside breath test was administered using an Approved Screening Device (ASD), and the driver registered a warn-range Blood Alcohol...
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TRAFFIC COMPLAINT LEADS TO IMPAIRED DRIVING ARREST
James Bay [162 words] 7/28/2025 1:25am (0 image)
A timely response to a traffic complaint by the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) led to an impaired driving arrest. On Sunday, July 20, 2025, at approximately 1:30 am, officers responded to a report of a vehicle swerving and striking traffic cones on Third Avenue in Cochrane. The suspect vehicle was located shortly afterward in the drive-thru of a restaurant on Highway 1...
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RIDE PROGRAM LEADS TO IMPAIRED DRIVING ARREST
James Bay [165 words] 7/28/2025 1:20am (0 image)
A Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) program in Cochrane resulted in an impaired driving arrest. On Sunday, July 13, 2025, at approximately 2:45 am, the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a vehicle at a RIDE program on Fifth Street in Cochrane. Officers determined the driver had been consuming an intoxicating substance. The driver was arrested and transport...
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FOUR ARRESTED FOLLOWING EXECUTION OF TWO DRUG WARRANTS IN KAPUSKASING
James Bay [464 words] 7/28/2025 12:55am (0 image)
Four individuals have been arrested and multiple charges laid following the execution of two Controlled drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) search warrants in Kapuskasing, resulting in the seizure of cocaine, crystal methamphetamine, and methamphetamine. On Thursday July 24, 2025, members of the North East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with assistance from the James B...
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COMMERCIAL DRIVER ARRESTED FOR IMPAIRED OPERATION AT COCHRANE MTO SCALES
James Bay [208 words] 7/28/2025 1:20am (0 image)
A commercial motor vehicle (CMV) driver was arrested for impaired operation after officers observed signs of drug impairment during a routine inspection at the Ministry of Transportation Ontario (MTO) scales in Cochrane. On Friday, July 11, 2025, at approximately 1:30 pm, members of the Cochrane Traffic Incident Management Enforcement (TIME) team of the Ontario Provincial Po...
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911 CALL LEADS TO IMPAIRED DRIVING CHARGES
James Bay [164 words] 7/28/2025 1:10am (0 image)
A driver from Sarnia is facing impaired driving charges after police responded to a 911 call reporting a suspected impaired driver. On Monday, June 30, 2025, at approximately 3:45 pm, the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a 911 call reporting a suspected impaired driver, who was refused the sale of alcohol from a business on Brunetville Road in Kapuskasing...
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SPEEDING STOP LEADS TO IMPAIRED DRIVING ARREST
James Bay [219 words] 7/28/2025 1:15am (0 image)
A driver stopped for speeding on Highway 11 west of Hearst is facing multiple charges, including impaired operation and drug possession, following an investigation by the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). On Friday, July 4, 2025, at approximately 9:30 am, the James Bay OPP stopped a vehicle travelling at 128 km/h in a posted 90 km/h zone. Upon speaking with the driver, off...
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FENTANYL SEIZED, ONE ARRESTED IN MOOSONEE
James Bay [153 words] 7/17/2025 12:10am (1 image)
One individual is facing multiple charges, including drug trafficking, after police responded to a trespassing complaint in Moosonee. On Saturday July 5, 2025, at approximately 9:30 pm, the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a call of an individual trespassing contrary to criminal conditions on a commercial property on Ferguson Road in Moosonee. Officers loca...
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11 DRIVERS CHARGED FOR IMPAIRED DRIVING IN MAY AND JUNE
James Bay [1253 words] 6/29/2025 2:25pm (0 image)
Officers from the James Bay Detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Hearst, Kapuskasing and Cochrane, have charged 11 individuals with impaired driving offences in separate incidents throughout May and June 2025. 1. On Sunday May 4, 2025, at approximately 6:00 pm the James Bay OPP conducted a traffic stop on Front Street in Hearst, and officers...
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DRUG WARRANT EXECUTED IN HEARST – ONE ARRESTED
James Bay [189 words] 6/24/2025 1:45am (1 image)
DRUG WARRANT EXECUTED IN HEARST - ONE ARRESTED (HEARST, ON) - One individual is facing multiple charges following the execution of a search warrant that led to the seizure of cocaine, crystal methamphetamine, and a firearm. On Wednesday June 18, 2025, members of the North East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with assistance from the James Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Po...
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VEHICLE IN DITCH LEADS TO IMPAIRED DRIVING CHARGES
James Bay [171 words] 6/4/2025 10:10pm (1 image)
A Moosonee resident has been charged with impaired driving offences following a single-vehicle collision in Moosonee. On Sunday May 25, 2025, at approximately 4:30 pm, the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received multiple calls for service regarding a pickup truck in the ditch on Ferguson Road, where the driver was suspected to be impaired. Officers located the vehicle...