ESPANOLA, Ont. -- Provincial police are investigating a report of a laser being pointed at a U.S. military aircraft in northern Ontario.
Police say they received a report late Tuesday night that a laser was pointed at the aircraft, which was flying at 36,000 feet.
The aircraft was in the area of Sables-Spanish River Township, north of Manitoulin Island.
OPP are asking anyone with information about the incident to contact investigators.
Under the Aeronautics Act, anyone convicted of pointing a laser at an aircraft faces fines totalling $100,000 and up to five years in prison.
