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There are 69 active wildfires in northwestern Ontario, according to the latest report issued Thursday night from Ontario's Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services (AFFES). The forest fire hazard is mostly low to moderate across northwestern Ontario. Here's more on what's happening.
A food security program in Thunder Bay, Ont., has packed its 100,000th box of fresh produce since its launch more than 20 years ago. Here's how the Thunder Bay Good Food Box Program, administered by the Northwestern Ontario Women’s Centre (NOWC), aims to provide low-cost fresh fruit and vegetables each month, amid rising living costs and declining food bank donations.
Leaders in Neskantaga First Nation are seeking provincial and federal support for a new health-care facility, as the northern Ontario community's most vulnerable navigate their second evacuation this summer. The remote Ojibway community declared a state of emergency on Aug. 4, after a sewage leak at the First Nation’s only nursing station. The incident happened five days after more than 140…
The WSIB is cutting hundreds of jobs across the province and closing its physical offices across northern Ontario.
There are 69 active wildfires in northwestern Ontario, according to the latest report issued Wednesday night from Ontario's Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services (AFFES). The forest fire hazard is mostly low to moderate across northwestern Ontario. Here's more on what's happening.
Thunder Bay police have unveiled their new ballistics lab, which will allow for firearms testing and bullet recovery, as well as faster processing of firearms-related evidence.
A restricted fire zone (RFZ) that has been in effect for northwestern Ontario and a small portion of the northeast since July 15 is set to be lifted Thursday morning by Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR), effective at 12:01 a.m. ET. Evacuation and implementation orders will be dropped as of 9 a.m. Here's what residents should keep in mind.
Chloe the dog is being honoured with a place in the Purina Animal Hall of Fame after she helped protect her owners from a black bear that burst into their Nipigon, Ont., home last fall.
Brayden Bushby, who was convicted of manslaughter in the 2017 death of Barbara Kentner in Thunder Bay, Ont., has been granted full parole with conditions. The decision was made by the Parole Board of Canada (PBC) on Thursday, according to documents provided to CBC News on Tuesday.
It’s been weeks since wildfire evacuees from Whitestand First Nation and Armstrong in northwestern Ontario have been home. The communities are awaiting word from the province of changes in evacuation orders. In the meantime, preparations are underway to ensure essential supplies and infrastructure, as well as mental health resources, are in place.
With the nomination period for the 2026 Ontario municipal election closing this week, Thunder Bay city councillors will have their decision-making power restricted until the new term starts.
A tornado research project has confirmed one touched down east of the Manitoba-Ontario border on July 6, while an EF-0 microburst happened at Caddy Lake in Manitoba's Whiteshell Provincial Park that same day.
