# thunder bay (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover thunder bay. Page: Feed: --- ## [MNR reports no new fires, 63 remain active](https://www.snnewswatch.com/local-news/wildfires/mnr-reports-no-new-fires-63-remain-active-12696900) _2026-08-23 · Penny Robinson · SNNewsWatch.com: snnewswatch_ No new wildland fires were confirmed in the Northwest as of Saturday ## [Good Morning, Superior North!](https://www.snnewswatch.com/good-morning/good-morning-superior-north-12690952) _2026-08-23 · SNnewsWatch.com Staff · SNNewsWatch.com: snnewswatch_ Here's a look at the current local weather and gas prices. ## [Good Morning, Thunder Bay!](https://www.tbnewswatch.com/good-morning-thunder-bay/good-morning-thunder-bay-12690916) _2026-08-23 · Newswatch Staff · TBNewsWatch.com: tbnewswatch_ ## [Anishinaabe Keeshigun celebrates Indigenous traditions and knowledge](https://www.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/anishinaabe-keeshigun-celebrates-indigenous-traditions-and-knowledge-12696446) _2026-08-22 · Penny Robinson · TBNewsWatch.com: tbnewswatch_ Anishinaabe Keeshigun celebrates Indigenous culture, traditions and knowledge at Fort William Historical Park this weekend, running Saturday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. ## [Five years of suds and support for local diabetes care](https://www.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/five-years-of-suds-and-support-for-local-diabetes-care-12696364) _2026-08-22 · Penny Robinson · TBNewsWatch.com: tbnewswatch_ A local car wash fundraiser marked its fifth year Saturday, raising money for diabetes healthcare services at St. Joseph’s Care Group. ## [Child found unrestrained during traffic stop](https://www.snnewswatch.com/local-news/child-found-unrestrained-during-traffic-stop-12696292) _2026-08-22 · Penny Robinson · SNNewsWatch.com: snnewswatch_ Three people from Selkirk, Manitoba, have been charged after a traffic stop near ## [Tyler Goode enters at-large council race](https://www.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/tyler-goode-enters-at-large-council-race-12692380) _2026-08-22 · Alicia Anderson · TBNewsWatch.com: tbnewswatch_ The father and mental health professional is the latest to join the race. ## [Jamie Scrimger enters Red River Ward council race](https://www.tbnewswatch.com/municipal-election/2026-municipal-election/jamie-scrimger-enters-red-river-ward-council-race-12696014) _2026-08-22 · Penny Robinson · TBNewsWatch.com: tbnewswatch_ Jamie Scrimger is running for Red River Ward councillor, bringing more than 15 years of emergency management experience and a love of Thunder Bay’s outdoors to the municipal election. ## [65 Wildland fires active across Northwest Region](https://www.snnewswatch.com/local-news/wildfires/65-wildland-fires-active-across-northwest-region-12695639) _2026-08-22 · Penny Robinson · SNNewsWatch.com: snnewswatch_ Two new wildland fires were confirmed in the Northwest Region on Friday, bringing the total number of active fires to 65. ## [Lakehead achievement program launches $2M fundraising campaign](https://www.snnewswatch.com/local-news/lakehead-achievement-program-launches-2m-fundraising-campaign-12694670) _2026-08-22 · Penny Robinson · SNNewsWatch.com: snnewswatch_ The university reached its $1-million fundraising goal for the program and launched a new $2-million campaign to expand opportunities. ## [Thunder Bay, Ont., leaders meet with provincial ministers at annual AMO conference](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/thunder-bay-amo-conference-9.7316045?cmp=rss) _2026-08-22 · CBC | Thunder Bay News_ The City of Thunder Bay's delegation discussed issues like crime, housing, and infrastructure during this year's Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference. ## [Neebing candidates file for mayor and council](https://www.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/neebing-candidates-file-for-mayor-and-council-12694974) _2026-08-22 · Penny Robinson · TBNewsWatch.com: tbnewswatch_ Neebing's 2026 municipal election features five candidates for mayor, along with contested races in several council wards. ## [New mayor to be elected in Oliver Paipoonge](https://www.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/new-mayor-to-be-elected-in-oliver-paipoonge-12694869) _2026-08-22 · Matt Prokopchuk · TBNewsWatch.com: tbnewswatch_ Longtime incumbent Lucy Kloosterhuis is stepping away from municipal politics after 23 years as the rural community’s top elected official. ## [O’Connor township won’t vote for mayor, councillors](https://www.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/rural-thunder-bay-area-township-wont-vote-for-mayor-councillors-12695007) _2026-08-22 · Matt Prokopchuk · TBNewsWatch.com: tbnewswatch_ All candidates in O’Connor Township have been certified as acclaimed. ## [TBT Newshour: August 21, 2026](https://www.snnewswatch.com/local-news/tbt-newshour-august-21-2026-12694916) _2026-08-21 · TBT News Staff · SNNewsWatch.com: snnewswatch_ Thunder Bay's full list of election candidates has been released. The Waverley branch of the Thunder Bay Public Library will close in November, as the branch prepares for some major renovations. These stories and more on the TBT Newshour. ## [VIDEO: Full list of municipal election candidates released](https://www.tbnewswatch.com/tbt-news-stories/video-full-list-of-municipal-election-candidates-released-12694945) _2026-08-21 · Joey Langdon · TBNewsWatch.com: tbnewswatch_ We now know the names that will be on the ballot for Thunder Bay's October election, including the ten people running for mayor. ## [VIDEO: Local AMO delegation highlights money for housing and highway infrastructure](https://www.tbnewswatch.com/tbt-news-stories/video-local-amo-delegation-highlights-money-for-housing-and-highway-infrastructure-12694936) _2026-08-21 · TBT News Staff · TBNewsWatch.com: tbnewswatch_ Provincial money for housing and highway infrastructure development were among the critical takeaways for members of Thunder Bay's AMO delegation. ## [Every candidate nominated to run for office in Thunder Bay](https://www.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/every-candidate-nominated-to-run-for-office-in-thunder-bay-12693462) _2026-08-21 · Leigh Nunan · TBNewsWatch.com: tbnewswatch_ There are 10 people looking to be mayor and 36 in the running as councillors in the city. ## [VIDEO: Waverley Library to close in November for major renovations](https://www.tbnewswatch.com/tbt-news-stories/video-waverley-library-to-close-in-november-for-major-renovations-12694934) _2026-08-21 · Max Silverstein · TBNewsWatch.com: tbnewswatch_ The Waverley branch of the Thunder Bay Public Library will close in November, as the branch prepares for some major renovations. ## [Mayor set for another term in Dubreuilville](https://www.snnewswatch.com/local-news/mayor-set-for-another-term-in-dubreuilville-12694748) _2026-08-21 · Newswatch Staff · SNNewsWatch.com: snnewswatch_ Beverly Nantel was the only person to file as a candidate for mayor. ## [VIDEO: Experimental Lakes Area gets housing infrastructure money for its researchers](https://www.tbnewswatch.com/tbt-news-stories/video-experimental-lakes-area-gets-housing-infrastructure-money-for-its-researchers-12694923) _2026-08-21 · TBT News Staff · TBNewsWatch.com: tbnewswatch_ The Experimental Lakes Area has received funding from the province for housing infrastructure for its researchers stationed at the facility southeast of Kenora. ## [Gillies incumbent reeve to face 2 challengers](https://www.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/gillies-incumbent-reeve-to-face-2-challengers-12694779) _2026-08-21 · Matt Prokopchuk · TBNewsWatch.com: tbnewswatch_ Candidates for reeve and council were certified on Friday, according to electoral information on the township’s website. ## [VIDEO: Thunderbird Wildlife Rescue releases eagle back into the wild](https://www.tbnewswatch.com/tbt-news-stories/video-thunderbird-wildlife-rescue-releases-eagle-back-into-the-wild-12694920) _2026-08-21 · TBT News Staff · TBNewsWatch.com: tbnewswatch_ A Thunder Bay wildlife rehabilitator is celebrating a remarkable outcome, for one of the eagles brought into her care earlier this year. ## [VIDEO: $1M has now been raised for LU's Achievement Program](https://www.tbnewswatch.com/tbt-news-stories/video-1m-has-now-been-raised-for-lus-achievement-program-12694918) _2026-08-21 · TBT News Staff · TBNewsWatch.com: tbnewswatch_ Lakehead University is celebrating a major fundraising milestone for its Achievement Program, that helps young students in need get a post-secondary education. ## [White River election features 12 candidates for council and mayor](https://www.snnewswatch.com/local-news/white-river-election-features-12-candidates-for-council-and-mayor-12694868) _2026-08-21 · Newswatch Staff · SNNewsWatch.com: snnewswatch_ The township has two candidates for mayor, 10 for councillor. ## [No more Santé Québec under a Parti Québécois government, leader says](https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7316420?cmp=rss) _2026-08-21 · CBC | Health News_ Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon announced Friday morning that the state-owned corporation will be a thing of the past if he is elected this fall. He says the agency put in place by the Coalition Avenir Québec is too centralized and inefficient. ## [Hornepayne mayor has two challengers in municipal election](https://www.snnewswatch.com/local-news/hornepayne-mayor-has-two-challengers-in-municipal-election-12694664) _2026-08-21 · Newswatch Staff · SNNewsWatch.com: snnewswatch_ Seven candidates are listed for the Township of Hornepayne councillor. ## [Wawa's mayor has a challenger](https://www.snnewswatch.com/local-news/wawas-mayor-has-a-challenger-12694460) _2026-08-21 · Newswatch Staff · SNNewsWatch.com: snnewswatch_ Mayor Melanie Pilon and Ray Vaillant are on the ballot. ## [Marathon mayoral ballot has two names](https://www.snnewswatch.com/local-journalism-initiative-lji/marathon-mayoral-ballot-has-two-names-12689205) _2026-08-21 · Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter · SNNewsWatch.com: snnewswatch_ Former town employee Louise Hamilton is challenging Rick Dumas, who is seeking a fifth term as mayor. ## [Competition for council seats in Schreiber and Terrace Bay](https://www.snnewswatch.com/local-journalism-initiative-lji/competition-for-council-seats-in-schreiber-and-terrace-bay-12694149) _2026-08-21 · Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter · SNNewsWatch.com: snnewswatch_ The neighbouring townships each have contested races for both mayor and councillor seats. ## [17 people running for five seats on Manitouwadge council](https://www.snnewswatch.com/local-journalism-initiative-lji/17-people-running-for-five-seats-on-manitouwadge-council-12692001) _2026-08-21 · Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter · SNNewsWatch.com: snnewswatch_ The Manitouwadge mayoral ballot will have three candidates, including the incumbent. ## [The candidates are in for Nipigon, Red Rock and Dorion](https://www.snnewswatch.com/local-journalism-initiative-lji/the-candidates-are-in-for-nipigon-red-rock-and-dorion-12693631) _2026-08-21 · Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter · SNNewsWatch.com: snnewswatch_ Matthew Dupuis and incumbent Suzanne Kukko are candidates for Nipigon mayor. ## [Here's who's filed nomination papers for the 2026 municipal election in Thunder Bay, Ont.](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/municipal-election-nominees-thunder-bay-9.7315301?cmp=rss) _2026-08-21 · CBC | Thunder Bay News_ The nomination period for the 2026 municipal election in Thunder Bay has closed. Here's a list of who's filed their nomination papers. ## [Greenstone mayor has three challengers in 2026 vote](https://www.snnewswatch.com/local-journalism-initiative-lji/greenstone-mayor-has-three-challengers-in-2026-vote-12689231) _2026-08-21 · Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter · SNNewsWatch.com: snnewswatch_ The Municipality of Greenstone has contests in five of its six wards at the close of nominations for the fall election. ## [Ebola spreading exponentially in Congo as death toll tops 2,500, UN says](https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/ebola-drc-aug21-9.7315457?cmp=rss) _2026-08-21 · CBC | Health News_ With emergency funds set to run dry within weeks, front-line responders in the Democratic Republic of Congo are facing escalating violence and conspiracy theories while attempting to contain the Bundibugyo Ebola strain. ## [Vehicle theft suspect arrested](https://www.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/vehicle-theft-suspect-arrested-12689909) _2026-08-21 · Newswatch Staff · TBNewsWatch.com: tbnewswatch_ Thunder Bay police said in a media release that a 32-year-old woman was charged with several offences. ## ['Rare, fascinating plants' from school namesake on display](https://www.snnewswatch.com/local-news/rare-fascinating-plants-from-school-namesake-on-display-12682593) _2026-08-21 · Jodi Lundmark · SNNewsWatch.com: snnewswatch_ The Thunder Bay Museum has partnered with Lakehead University to highlight the Claude E. Garton Herbarium in an exhibit that focuses on the region’s flora. ## [The Canadian Dental Care Plan: What Thunder Bay Residents Need to Know](https://www.tbnewswatch.com/spotlight/the-canadian-dental-care-plan-what-thunder-bay-residents-need-to-know-12634334) _2026-08-21 · Cozy Dental · TBNewsWatch.com: tbnewswatch_ Here is everything Thunder Bay families need to know about the Canadian Dental Care Plan. ## [TGIF: Win $100 Gift Card from Molly Maid](https://www.tbnewswatch.com/contests/tgif-win-100-gift-card-from-molly-maid-12634531) _2026-08-21 · Newswatch Staff · TBNewsWatch.com: tbnewswatch_ Draw: Friday, August 21st, 2026, at 04:00PM! ## [Here's the latest on northwestern Ontario's forest fires: Friday, Aug. 21](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/northwestern-ontario-wildfires-aug-21-9.7314632?cmp=rss) _2026-08-21 · CBC | Thunder Bay News_ 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. ## [Food security program in Thunder Bay, Ont., celebrates 100,000th box of fresh produce](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/good-food-box-thunder-bay-milestone-9.7314667?cmp=rss) _2026-08-21 · CBC | Thunder Bay News_ 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. ## [Driver clocked doing 217 km/h](https://www.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/driver-clocked-doing-217-kmhr-12690356) _2026-08-21 · Leith Dunick · TBNewsWatch.com: tbnewswatch_ Shabaqua OPP laid a stunt driving charge after being alerted to a motorist driving at high speeds. ## [TBT Newshour: August 20, 2026](https://www.snnewswatch.com/local-news/tbt-newshour-august-20-2026-12690078) _2026-08-20 · TBT News Staff · SNNewsWatch.com: snnewswatch_ WSIB is permanently closing its Thunder Bay office, giving 55 employees the option to move to southern Ontario or lose their jobs. he mandatory evacuation order for Armstrong and Whitesand First Nation has been lifted, allowing residents to finally go back home. These stories and more on the TBT Newshour. ## [VIDEO: Championships standings get closer at 'Penultimate Race Weekend'](https://www.tbnewswatch.com/video/tbt-sports/video-championships-standings-get-closer-at-penultimate-race-weekend-12690106) _2026-08-20 · TBT News Staff · TBNewsWatch.com: tbnewswatch_ With just one more race weekend remaining, the championship battles get closer with leaders struggling to make up ground ## [VIDEO: WSIB closing office, moving up to 55 jobs out of Thunder Bay](https://www.tbnewswatch.com/tbt-news-stories/video-wsib-closing-office-moving-up-to-55-jobs-out-of-thunder-bay-12690085) _2026-08-20 · Max Silverstein · TBNewsWatch.com: tbnewswatch_ WSIB is permanently closing its Thunder Bay office, giving 55 employees the option to move to southern Ontario or lose their jobs. ## [VIDEO: Armstrong, Whitesand residents head back home](https://www.tbnewswatch.com/tbt-news-stories/video-armstrong-whitesand-residents-head-back-home-12690084) _2026-08-20 · Joey Langdon · TBNewsWatch.com: tbnewswatch_ The mandatory evacuation order for Armstrong and Whitesand First Nation has been lifted, allowing residents to finally go back home. ## ['We might be here for Christmas:' No timeline for Neskantaga evacuees to return](https://www.snnewswatch.com/local-news/we-might-be-here-for-christmas-no-timeline-for-neskantaga-evacuees-to-return-12689435) _2026-08-20 · Jodi Lundmark · SNNewsWatch.com: snnewswatch_ Nearly 260 members of the community, located about 430 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay, were sent to Toronto earlier this month after a sewage backup in Neskantaga’s nursing station. ## [Municipal org. brings highway, land use and labour force issues to ministers](https://www.snnewswatch.com/local-journalism-initiative-lji/municipal-org-brings-highway-land-use-and-labour-force-issues-to-ministers-12688552) _2026-08-20 · Maya Ekman, Local Journalism Initiative · SNNewsWatch.com: snnewswatch_ NOMA attended the conference with a list of priorities for the provincial government on the region's behalf. ## [Amid 2nd evacuation this summer, Neskantaga First Nation calls on Ontario, feds to act](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/neskantaga-first-nation-nursing-station-update-9.7313845?cmp=rss) _2026-08-20 · CBC | Health News_ 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… ## [Emo mayor Harold McQuaker files for re-election](https://www.nwonewswatch.com/local-journalism-initiative-lji/emo-mayor-harold-mcquaker-files-for-re-election-12687934) _2026-08-20 · Maya Ekman, Local Journalism Initiative · SNNewsWatch.com: snnewswatch_ The mayor has held the position since 2018.