Day: July 24, 2026

Thunder Bay, Ontario — Northwestern Ontario’s wildfire urgent situation remains the leading story for NetNewsLedger readers on Sunday, July 19, 2026, with 137 active fires, continuing evacuations and widespread smoke affecting communities, transportation and public health. Ontario Premier Doug Ford was in Thunder Bay Saturday, where he met with fire spokespersons and Indigenous people evacuated from threatened and damaged communities.…

Thunder Bay, Ontario — Two Thunder Bay men have been charged with second-degree murder after officers responding to a reported assault found a deceased person in the Cumming Street area late Saturday night. Thunder Bay Officers Service officers were called to the area at about 11 p.m. on July law enforcement remarked members of the Primary Response Unit found a…

Thunder Bay, ON — There are 139 active wildfires burning in northwestern Ontario, with 30 listed as not under control, according to the latest update from theMinistry of Natural Resources. The ministry alsoreported on Thursdaythat pressure has seemed to have eased a bit, noting how "minimal fire behaviour has been observed in recent days." The largest wildfire in the region,…

Thunder Bay, ON — LIVING –Thunder Bay’s police-reported crime rate rose 18 per cent in 2025, giving statistical weight to apprehension already being expressed by residents, families, seniors, young people and area businesses. From social media posts, to many neighbourhoods in the Lakehead, the evidence of problems is quite apparent. At the base of the problem it is often addiction.…

Thunder Bay, ON — First Nation chiefs from northwestern Ontario are calling for a public inquiry into the provincial government’s response to the region's wildfires, which have resulted in more than a dozen evacuations. At a media conference hosted by Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) at the Superior Inn Hotel and Conference Centre in Thunder Bay on Tuesday, Gull Bay First…

Thunder Bay, Ontario — Support continues to pour in for wildfire evacuees in Thunder Bay, with one organization saying it's received thousands of donations in support of people displaced by the fires burning across northwestern Ontario. Kiikenomaga Kikenjigewen Employment & Training Services (KKETS) has transformed its warehouse on Beaverhall Place in the community into a donation hub, and has accepted…

Residents of Thunder Bay are learning that A wildfire support budgetary support started days ago by two Thunder Bay, Ont., organizations has already raised $25,000. The United Way of Thunder Bay and Thunder Bay The region Foundation introduced the Northwestern Ontario Wildfire Local residents Support Financial allocation on Friday. The budgetary support will support those affected by the wildfires burning…

A developing story from Thunder Bay: News –TB26028209–Visible law enforcement presence expected on Thunder Bay’s south end A visible law enforcement presence is expected in the Cumming Street area. the city Law enforcement Service officers responded to a call for service in the area on the evening of July 18, 2026. No further information is available at this time. Updates…

THUNDER BAY — Yolanda Sakanee says she wants to go home, but there's too much uncertainty in her First Nation, which declared a state of critical incident last week due to northwestern Ontario’s wildfires. Sakanee is one of more than 130 evacuees from Neskantaga First Nation, a remote Ojibway the public about 440 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay. Its chief…

Thunder Bay, Ontario — There are 139 active wildfires burning in northwestern Ontario, with 30 listed as not under control, according to the latest update from theMinistry of Natural Resources. The ministry alsoreported on Thursdaythat pressure has seemed to have eased a bit, noting how "minimal fire behaviour has been observed in recent days." The largest wildfire in the region,…