Northern Ontario

Jul 29, 2026 at 8:05 On July 25, 2026, at approximately 8:12 p.m., a member of the Schreiber OPP Detachment conducting general patrol duties utilized a LiDAR speed measuring device and observed a blue Honda CRV travelling at 106 km/h in a posted 60 km/h zone. The driver was identified as a 67-year-old individual from Sartell, Minnesota USA. On July ...

Jul 29, 2026 at 8:05 The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are advising residents of Shuniah to remain vigilant following reports of unknown and unwanted individuals attending homes in the area. On Sunday, July 26, 2026, at approximately 2:36 a.m., officers with the Thunder Bay Detachment of the OPP responded to a report of a possible attempted break and enter at ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario s’associe au gouvernement du Canada afin d’investir plus de 7,2 millions de dollars dans le cadre de l’Initiative Canada-Ontario d’aide aux travailleurs en raison des droits de douane. Cette aide financière vise à protéger les effectifs du Nord, à renforcer les industries clés et à façonner une économie plus compétitive et résiliente face à l’incertitude économique ...

The Ontario government is partnering with the Government of Canada to invest more than $7.2 million through the Canada-Ontario Workforce Tariff Response to help protect workers in the North, strengthen critical industries and build a more competitive and resilient economy in the face of global economic uncertainty. This investment will help more than 500 workers across northern Ontario upgrade their ...

Dr. Adil Shamji, MPP for Don Valley East and the Ontario Liberal Critic for Indigenous Affairs, held a press conference to report on his recent first-hand experiences in Thunder Bay as Northwestern Ontario combats ongoing wildfires. Our province faces its worst forest fire season on record. There are approximately 160 active wildfires and mandatory evacuation orders across the north with the Canadian Armed Forces involved. Entire communities have been ...

Following reports of crew shortages in wildfire fighting operations, NDP Shadow Minister of Forestry, MPP Guy Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk – James Bay) and MPP for Thunder Bay – Superior North, Lise Vaugeois, released the following joint statement: “There continues to be a significant gap between what the government says is happening and what communities, First Nation leaders, and frontline responders are ...

As Cat Lake First Nation (CLFN) navigates an ongoing wildfire evacuation, an unexpected healthcare success story has emerged. In early 2026, CLFN adopted TytoCare, a virtual diagnostic platform, to serve the community on site but has proven capable of providing continuity of care despite patients being evacuated. When 542 residents of this fly-in community were uprooted last week, the health ...

On July 20, 2026, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received complaints regarding a vehicle being driven erratically on Highway 11-17. At approximately 12:30 p.m., a member of the Nipigon OPP Detachment using a RaDAR speed measuring device located the vehicle, a white Lexus, travelling at 173 km/h in a posted 90 km/h zone. The driver was identified as a 35-year-old ...

Members of the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged one individual with impaired operation after a dirt bike was located. On the morning of July 13, 2026 at approximately 1:45 a.m., a member of the Nipigon OPP Detachment, was conducting stationary radar and observed a dirt bike, with no lights, traveling at a high ...

Mike Schreiner released the following statement supporting First Nations chiefs’ call for a public inquiry into the government’s response to wildfires: “In the midst of one of the worst wildfire seasons in Ontario’s history, First Nations communities have been left without the proper resources, information and evacuation support to keep them safe.  Entire communities have been destroyed and thousands of ...

Leaders from Gull Bay First Nation, Whitewater Lake First Nation, Fort William First Nation, Anishinabek Nation, Nokiiwin Tribal Council, and Nishnawbe Aski Nation will address inaccurate and misleading statements from Premier Doug Ford regarding Ontario’s wildfire response and support to First Nations at a press conference in Thunder Bay. Tuesday, July 21 3 p.m. Superior Inn Hotel & Conference Centre, ...

Jul 21, 2026 at 08:32 July 17, 2026 In response to the devastating wildfires affecting communities across Northwestern Ontario, United Way of Thunder Bay and the Thunder Bay Community Foundation have partnered to establish the Northwestern Ontario Wildfire Community Support Fund. The new Fund was created in response to inquiries from individuals, workplaces, organizations, and United Ways across Canada seeking ...

Premier Doug Ford visited Thunder Bay today, visiting the TBay Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services Base, the Fort William Gardens Arena, speaking to many about the situation and measures being implemented to combat the fires, and support the evacuees. posted on x at 17:20 This afternoon, I visited the Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services base in Thunder Bay ...

Jul 17, 2026 at 19:46 Ontario NDP Deputy Leader Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong), MPPs Lise Vaugeois (Thunder Bay—Superior North), and Guy Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk—James Bay) are expressing their support for the Chiefs of Ontario’s recent statement calling for the Governments of Ontario and Canada to remove jurisdictional barriers to the provision of emergency assistance, and to coordinate immediate emergency supports in collaboration ...

Chief Michano of Biigtigong Nishnaabeg is coordinating the collection of various items to help the residents of Namaygoosisagagun (Collins FN) which was destroyed by a fast moving forest fire Monday night. Donations are being accepted today, Thursday, July 16th from 10-4 at Bud & Cando’s Gas Bar in Biigtigong (18 Pic River Rd., Marathon). Chief Michano of Biigtigong Nishnaabeg is ...