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Emergency alert lifted in northern Ontario after police searched for suspect

Provincial police in northern Ontario arrested a suspect after issuing an emergency alert on Friday due to an armed and dangerous man in the area.
On Friday evening, authorities implemented a shelter-in-place alert as they searched on Saturday for a 34-year-old man near Temagami North and Latchford.
Officers exchanged gunfire with the suspect east of Highway 11 near Roosevelt Road, where a 5-hectare forest fire is connected to the investigation.
The emergency alert ended at 3:35 p.m. Sunday, allowing residents to return to their usual routines, after authorities apprehended a suspect and a man was hospitalized with injuries that are not life-threatening.
Highway 11 remains fully closed between New Liskeard and Thibault Hill with police maintaining a significant presence while the investigation continues.

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