Residents of Thunder Bay are learning that Less than a week after Namaygoosisagagun First Nation, north of Thunder Bay, Ont.,burned down, another First Nations the region in the region has also been ravaged by wildfire. Whitewater Lake First Nation is about 70 kilometres north of Armstrong and 250 kilometres north of the Lakehead region. The Anishinaabe the area is considered…
The northwestern Ontario community is abuzz with news that A wildfire support budgetary support started days ago by two Thunder Bay, Ont., organizations has already raised $25,000. The United Way of the city and Thunder Bay The area Foundation unveiled the Northwestern Ontario Wildfire Citizens Support Budgetary support on Friday. The budgetary support will support those affected by the wildfires…
A developing story from Thunder Bay: SHUNIAH — Thunder Bay OPP are investigating a fatal collision involving multiple motorcycles on Highway 11-17 near Highway 527. Authorities say officers with the Lakehead region Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Officers and crisis medical services responded to the collision at approximately 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 11, 2026. As a result of the…
Local authorities in Thunder Bay report that July 16, 2026– The Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) in Thunder Bay remainsVery High Risktoday as smoke from area wildfires continues to impact air quality in the community. The suspension of non-critical Community outdoor operations and programming will continue to protect the health and safety of both staff and participants. In addition to…
Thunder Bay, Ontario — A veterinary team from southern Ontario has driven up to the Lakehead region to provide care for cats and dogs displaced by the region’s wildfires. More than a dozen communities, including several First Nations in the northwest, are under evacuation this wildfire season. There are about 185 active wildfires across Ontario, according tothe latest numbers from…
Thunder Bay, ON — 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. Thunder Bay Authorities Service officers were called to the area at about 11 p.m. on July authorities confirmed members of the Primary Response Unit found a deceased…
THUNDER BAY — The Community of the city has activated its Crisis Operations Centre as a precaution while wildfires, evacuations and heavy smoke continue to affect Northwestern Ontario. Community spokespersons stressed that the activation does not mean Thunder Bay is facing an immediate wildfire threat. There is currently no indication that residents of the Lakehead will need to evacuate. Activating…
Residents of Thunder Bay are learning that Ontario's wildland firefighters are facing "extremely challenging" conditions on the ground in northwestern Ontario, their union remarked. More than 150 crews were deployed to northwestern Ontario as of Friday morning, including some from Alberta and the Yukon. As of Thursday evening, there were 129 active fires burning in northwestern Ontario, the provincial Aviation,…
The northwestern Ontario community is abuzz with news that Provincial animal welfare organizations are coming together to aid pets displaced amid wildfire evacuations across northwestern Ontario. Northern Reach Networkhas received hundreds of messages requesting support in its efforts to help communities in and around Thunder Bay, including remote communities being evacuated. Paul Bishop, a board member with the non-profit, remarked…
Local authorities in Thunder Bay report that Northwestern Ontario’s wildfire crisis 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…