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OPP says stranded anglers won’t be billed for rescue costs
Emergency services from several communities responded to the rescue call for 23 anglers stranded on an ice floe and local emergency departments prepared for the worst.
Shallow Lake supports second-annual Special Olympics Polar Plunge
Temperatures were well above freezing in Shallow Lake on Saturday, but that was little comfort to those shivering folks who participated in the polar plunge in support of Special Olympics Ontario. Kody Lyons, Grey Bruce OPP officer and one of the event’s organizers, said the water used to fill up the lined metal bin was […]
‘This could be the end’: dramatic rescue saves 23 stranded on ice shelf near Owen Sound
A total of 23 anglers became stranded when an ice shelf broke away from shore near Owen Sound on Sunday afternoon leading to an all-hands-on-deck rescue operation.
Man wanted on nationwide warrant arrested in London: Police
A man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant after breaching his release conditions has been arrested in London, Ontario Provincial Police say. Christopher Duffy, 40, who was at large since Dec. 30, was arrested, according to a statement issued on Friday by the OPP, which had been assisting the Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (ROPE) squad in […]
Seven years for driver who blew through RIDE stop with gun, fentanyl
Man waved at officers while driving through an OPP RIDE program.