Day: August 13, 2026

Local authorities in Thunder Bay report that As out-of-control wildfires continue to burn near Kiashke Zaaging Anishinaabek, Chief Wilfred King says he’s worried about the area members returning home prematurely. Also known as Gull Bay, the First Nation has been under a state of crisis since mid-July. About 200 adults from the region remain displaced in the northwestern Ontario hub.…

Local authorities in Thunder Bay report that analysis of the wildfires in Ontario and the Northwest Territories details how their intensity this season is placing more challenges on the ability to prevent their devastating impact, and warns about what might happen if things don't change. “The wildfires we see now, they're not very rare, but they're incredibly hard to suppress…