Northwestern Ontario

A woman from Thunder Bay and a man from Atikokan have been charged following a traffic stop in which the man was located hiding in the trunk of a vehicle.

Winnipeg's Shane Young said he very easily could have died in a fiery crash on the Trans-Canada Highway Tuesday just west of Kenora.

Nishnawbe Aski police seized more than $105,000 in suspected drugs and charged two people after executing a search warrant in a northwestern Ontario First Nation community.

The forest fire season is ramping up in northern Ontario, prompting evacuations in Mattagami First Nation, and where the fire hazard is currently rated extreme across a large area running from Sudbury to Dryden.

A passenger vehicle and a tractor-trailer collided June 2 on Highway 17 near Kenora, killing a 32-year-old man from Winnipeg. The crash took place around 1:45 p.m., Ontario Provincial Police said in a news release June 3.

The City of Kenora is moving forward with the expropriation of the historic Kenricia Hotel following an Ontario Land Tribunal ruling in the municipality's favour, a city official confirmed.

A 50-year-old man faces charges for speeding and not having insurance after an OPP traffic stop on Highway 17.

A Quebec man faces assault and weapon charges after a stabbing in Thunder Bay, Ont., last week.

An inquest into the June 2020 death of Kevin Mamakwa raised questions over safety procedures at the Thunder Bay District Jail – and about the lack of access to mental health support programs for those suffering from depression.

A Greater Sudbury man won $2,454,522 in the Thunder Bay hospital's 50/50 draw. Kevin Mongeau was on a ladder when he got the call.

Two men have been charged after cards stolen from a vehicle were used to make purchases in northwestern Ontario. OPP in the area are reminding the public to lock vehicles after finding several not secured.

Two marine collisions on Lake of the Woods, only days apart, led to minor injuries, an impaired-driving charge and an overnight search after a boat struck a reef with children aboard.

Two Ontario trappers have been fined $5,700 after a dead bear, an abandoned wolf pelt and an off-season lynx snare were found in northwestern Ontario.

Two people have been charged and a large amount of drugs believed to be crack cocaine has been seized in a raid in northwestern Ontario.

Ontario Provincial Police in Kenora won’t face charges in a case in which a drunken man under arrest became violent after his handcuffs were removed.