Thunder Bay, Ontario — News –TB26028209–Visible authorities presence expected on Thunder Bay’s south end A visible authorities presence is expected in the Cumming Street area. Thunder Bay Officers 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 will be provided as they…
News from Thunder Bay: Despite wildfire conditions improving in and around Thunder Bay, Ont., on Tuesday, there are many steps residents can still take to reduce their wildfire risk and the likelihood of negative impacts to their properties. Mark Shruiff, the fire chief for Neebing Urgent situation Services (NES), remarked the number one cause of fire spread and damage to…
Thunder Bay, Ontario — Neskantaga First Nation’s chief and council are calling for better communications from the Provincial Critical incident Operations Centre (PEOC) amid itsongoing state of critical incident over the region’s wildfires. The remote Ojibway the region, located about 440 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay, declared a state of critical incident on July 16. The First Nation’s apprehension were…
Residents of Thunder Bay are learning that Yolanda Sakanee says she wants to go home, but there's too much uncertainty in her First Nation, which declared a state of urgent response last week due to northwestern Ontario’s wildfires. Sakanee is one of more than 130 evacuees from Neskantaga First Nation, a remote Ojibway the region about 440 kilometres northeast of…
The northwestern Ontario community is abuzz with news that Neskantaga First Nation’s chief and council are calling for better communications from the Provincial Urgent response Operations Centre (PEOC) amid itsongoing state of urgent situation over the region’s wildfires. The remote Ojibway the public, located about 440 kilometres northeast of the Lakehead, declared a state of urgent response on July 16.…
A developing story from Thunder Bay: LIVING –Thunder Bay’s police-reported crime rate rose 18 per cent in 2025, giving statistical weight to alarm already being expressed by residents, families, seniors, young people and regional businesses. From social media posts, to many neighbourhoods in the urban centre, the evidence of problems is quite apparent. At the base of the problem it…
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 Law enforcement Service officers were called to the area at about 11 p.m. on July law enforcement shared members of the Primary Response Unit found…
Thunder Bay, ON — With weather conditions improving and fire behaviour slowing, residents of Upsala are returning home following a voluntary evacuation last week. "The weather has cooled. the humidity is up," indicated Upsala fire chief Doug Kiezebrink. "Winds are maybe still a bit of a problem." Kiezebrink called the fire — Fort Frances 14, which at one point was…
A developing story from Thunder Bay: 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…
Thunder Bay, ON — A new program hopes to help northwestern Ontario's agri-food entrepreneurs grow their businesses. The Food Enterprises Advancement and SME Transformation, or FEAST, program will offer advice, access to equipment, educational opportunities, and financial assistance to businesses and entrepreneurs in the agri-food sector, such as home-based baking operations or makers of other food products. On Wednesday, FedNor…