Year: 2026

Local authorities in Thunder Bay report that Northwestern Ontario’s wildfire urgent response 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…

Thunder Bay, ON — the regional capital moved sharply against the national trend in 2025, recording an 18 per cent growth in its police-reported crime rate while Canada’s overall rate declined. For many in the urban centre that does not come as a surprise. Crime is on the upswing, and often to many people the Thunder Bay Law enforcement are…

A developing story from Thunder Bay: 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…

Thunder Bay, ON — 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…

THUNDER BAY — LIVING –Thunder Bay’s police-reported crime rate rose 18 per cent in 2025, giving statistical weight to worries 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. Drug…

Thunder Bay, Ontario — 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 citizens about 440 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay. Its chief…

THUNDER BAY — Rebecca Carr is calling on the citizens to join her on August 23 for a Taking Back the Trails Citizens Walk around the Boulevard Lake loop in Thunder Bay, Ont. While Carr has recently been in the area, the walk will be her first time on the trails since she was attacked on May 7 during a…

News from Thunder Bay: Dilico Anishinabek Family Care held its eighth annual powwow on Thursday in Fort William First Nation, which neighbours Thunder Bay. 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 dancing…

Thunder Bay, ON — NEWS – The Thunder Bay Law enforcement Service has located an escapee from the Thunder Bay Correctional Centre. The probe 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 Authorities assisted with the review. The Ontario…

News from Thunder Bay: Two Thunder Bay men have been charged with second-degree murder after authorities responding to a reported assault found a deceased person in the Cumming Street area late Saturday night. the Lakehead region Authorities Service officers were called to the area at about 11 p.m. on July authorities stated members of the Primary Response Unit found a…