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		<title>Volta Secures $500K Critical Minerals Grant</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:32:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Volta Metals has been awarded up to $500,000 through Ontario’s Critical Minerals Innovation Fund to support work at its Springer Rare Earth Element and Gallium Project near Sturgeon Falls. The funding will be used for metallurgical and mineral processing studies aimed at improving the recovery of rare earth elements and gallium from the Springer deposit. &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>OPP IS INVESTIGATING A THREE VEHICLE COLLISION ON HIGHWAY 17</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:36:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[(WEST NIPISSING, ON) &#8211; The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a three -vehicle collision on Highway 17. On Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at approximately 11:35 a.m., members of the Nipissing West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a collision involving a Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) and two-passenger vehicles on &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>PUBLIC ASSISTANCE NEEDED WITH THE THEFT OF LUMBER</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 19:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[(ST. CHARLES, ON) &#8211; Police are seeking the public&#8217;s assistance in identifying the person(s) of interest in the theft of lumber. On Monday May 11, 2026, the Nipissing West  Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a theft of lumber from a local business in St. Charles. Sometime in the late evening hours on &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>OPP LOCATE YOUTHS RESPONSIBLE FOR SCHOOL BOMB THREAT</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 15:04:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[(WEST NIPISSING, ON) &#8211; Two young people have been located and identified following a reported bomb threat at an elementary school in West Nipissing. On Monday, May 11, 2026, at approximately 3:00 p.m., members of the Nipissing West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received information regarding a threat made from an anonymous source. At &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>OPP Warns Public of Ongoing Phone Scam</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 16:56:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[(SUDBURY)The Nipissing West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is warning the public about a scam involving individuals falsely claiming to be OPP officers contacting members of the community by phone. In recent incidents, scammers have been calling individuals repeatedly and identifying themselves as police officers. The callers may request personal information, ask about &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>TRAFFIC STOP WITH AN E-BIKE RESULTED IN DRUG CHARGES</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[(WEST NIPISSING, ON) &#8211; The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested one person with drug related offences. On Tuesday April 28, 2026, at approximately 1:40 a.m., members from the Nipissing West Detachment of the OPP conducted a traffic stop with a E-bike operating at night without any lights on Nipissing Street, West Nipissing. As a result &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Volta Metals Secures $215K Ontario Grant</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 21:22:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Volta Metals Ltd. has received approval for funding of up to $215,000 through the Ontario Junior Exploration Program. The grant will support eligible mineral exploration expenditures at the company’s Springer Rare Earth Element and Gallium Project in Ontario. The funding applies to exploration work conducted during the 2025 field season and the early part of &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Bus Strike Ends, Routes Set to Resume</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 21:33:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The school bus strike involving Alouette Bus Lines drivers in West Nipissing and surrounding areas has come to an end following weeks of disruption to student transportation. The labour dispute, which centred on contract negotiations between the company and its drivers, had left many families arranging alternate transportation as bus routes remained cancelled. With the &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>West Nipissing Declares Emergency as Flood Waters Rise</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 13:55:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Municipality of West Nipissing declared a state of emergency on April 18, 2026. This decision follows days of heavy rain and rising water levels that have created dangerous conditions throughout the region. Local leaders say the move is necessary to deal with road washouts and to keep the public safe. The Ministry of Natural &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Dump Concerns Raised Near Cache Bay Wetland</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:04:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Residents near Cache Bay on Lake Nipissing are raising concerns about a dump site located close to a wetland, according to reporting by the North Bay Nugget. The report states that community members are worried about the potential environmental impact of materials being deposited near a sensitive wetland area connected to Lake Nipissing. The proximity &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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