The northwestern Ontario community is abuzz with news that 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. Gull Bay First Nation’s Chief Wilfred King says “the lack of communication and evacuation support should horrify all Canadians, and our…
Thunder Bay, Ontario — Northwestern Ontario’s wildfire crisis remains the leading regional story Thursday as thousands of evacuees remain away from home and governments prepare for continued fire activity. Internationally, attacks on oil tankers in the Red Sea are pushing crude prices toward US$100 a barrel. Nationally, Canada faces prolonged uncertainty over continental trade, while new crime data and an…
Thunder Bay, ON — NEWS – The Thunder Bay Officers Service has located an escapee from the Thunder Bay Correctional Centre. The review began on July 24, 2026, following a report from the Correctional Centre. Officers located and arrested the wanted individual around 1:30 AM on July 25, 2026. The Ontario Provincial Law enforcement assisted with the probe. The Ontario…
Thunder Bay, Ontario — Northwestern Ontario’s wildfire critical incident 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 the city Saturday, where he met with fire authorities and Indigenous people evacuated from threatened and damaged communities.…
Thunder Bay, ON — Yolanda Sakanee says she wants to go home, but there's too much uncertainty in her First Nation, which declared a state of crisis 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 Thunder Bay. Its chief…
Thunder Bay, Ontario — Dilico Anishinabek Family Care held its eighth annual powwow on Thursday in Fort William First Nation, which neighbours the regional capital. The event helped bring people together as hundreds are displaced during Ontario's wildfire season. Zander Lapensee says powwows have changed his life — and amid a difficult wildfire season in northwestern Ontario, he hopes his…
A developing story from Thunder Bay: the city – 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 community businesses. From social media posts, to many neighbourhoods in the Lakehead, the evidence of problems is quite apparent. At the base of the…
Residents of Thunder Bay are learning that 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 declared members of the Primary…
Residents of Thunder Bay are learning that Despite wildfire conditions improving in and around the city, 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), stated the number one cause of fire spread…
The northwestern Ontario community is abuzz with news that 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,…