Northwestern Ontario

With a massive forest fire burning about five kilometres away, Shon Dufrenne has packed up whatever he can fit into his truck and trailer. , preparing for the worst.

Police in Thunder Bay, Ont., have charged a 41-year-old man with assault and uttering threats after a Canada Day attack on a Palestinian Muslim family that the service's hate crime unit is investigating.

Collins First Nation, unrecognized by Ottawa despite its members having status, was forced to self-evacuate from a wildfire and is being denied emergency aid available to other communities, its lawyer says.

Federal authorities say they are looking into whether Canadian National Railway Co. broke the law after a crew had to be evacuated from a train that was engulfed in flames in northwestern Ontario.

Ontario’s premier says approximately 190 wildfires raging across the northern part of the province have already burned through more land than all of last year’s fire season total.

As nearly 200 wildfires burn in northern Ontario, Premier Doug Ford is lashing out at his political opponents who he says are putting out “false information” about the province’s firefighting efforts.

Thousands of people in northwestern Ontario have been forced from their homes due to fast-moving wildfires, with many more told to be ready to leave as strong winds threaten to further the spread of more than 60 out-of-control fires.

Ontario is requesting assistance from the federal government to get ready to evacuate communities across the north by aircraft as dozens of forest fires burn out of control.

More than 850 active wildfires are burning across Canada, including in parts of Northern Ontario, where flames are tearing through structures, forcing residents to flee and sending smoke across the province.

Railworkers who found themselves halted in a hellscape of wildfire in northwestern Ontario this week had to flee the carnage on foot, according to their union.

Nearly 200 wildfires are burning in northern Ontario, forcing residents to flee their homes, closing highways and sending smoke across much of the province.

The scenes outside the window of the train are breathtaking. A wall of flame engulfs the treeline just feet away from tracks.

Nishnawbe Aski Police say officers searched a home in North Spirit Lake First Nation on July 13 and charged three people after seizing crack cocaine worth $60,000.

A Sudbury teen was found guilty of second-degree murder in a 2023 bar shooting. The judge rejected his duress defence, ruling he had safe alternatives to killing the victim.

Wildfires force evacuations in northwestern Ontario as 128 active blazes burn. Mandatory orders cover multiple communities, some highways are closed and a restricted fire zone are taking effect amid hot, dry conditions.