Day: July 19, 2026

The northwestern Ontario community is abuzz with news that SHUNIAH — the Lakehead region OPP are investigating a fatal collision involving multiple motorcycles on Highway 11-17 near Highway 527. Officers say officers with the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Law enforcement and urgent response medical services responded to the collision at approximately 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 11,…

Residents of Thunder Bay are learning that Ontario's wildland firefighters are facing "extremely challenging" conditions on the ground in northwestern Ontario, their union indicated. More than 150 crews were deployed to northwestern Ontario as of Friday morning, including some from Alberta and the Yukon. As of Thursday evening, there were 129 active fires burning in northwestern Ontario, the provincial Aviation,…

Local authorities in Thunder Bay report that Asnew wildfiresare discovered in northwestern Ontario during a week of devastation, evacuations have begun for members of Eabametoong First Nation, a fly-in the region over 300 kilometres north of Thunder Bay. The First Nation confirmed on social media that transporting people from the local residents began on Saturday, with seven flights carrying roughly…

A developing story from Thunder Bay: News– The Community of Thunder Bay recognizes that the rapidly evolving wildfire situation and the heavy smoke affecting our the region have caused concern for many residents. While conditions across the region remain serious,there is currently no indication that the Municipality of the city is at risk of evacuation. We continue to work closely…