Blue bombers in Cat Lake this morning. The fly-in First Nation lost power, phone, and fibre on Tuesday. Chief and council declared a State of Emergency and evacuation is underway.

BREAKING: Eabametoong (Fort Hope First Nation) has declared a State of Emergency for forest fire and smoke. A resolution passed today says council, "will be preparing for response, evacuation, and assistance of all our community members and residents..."

Shabandowan Fire reports MNR has pulled firefighting crews off of the Ignace and Quetico fires because they’re moving too quickly. Gakijiwanong Anishinaabe Nation (Lac La Croix) evacuated Monday while Ignace is on standby.

Thunder Bay-Superior North MP Patty Hajdu says Ontario has not made a request for federal assistance regarding Northern Ontario forest fires.

According to Hydro One, forest fires have knocked out the power in Upsala. stormcentre.hydroone.com?_gl=1*16aawe... The Upsala fire department is holding an emergency meeting at 7 p.m. this evening and asking a representative of each local family to attend

Ontario's Indigenous minister Greg Rickford says the province is "vigilant, prepared, and ready to act" on forest fires.

BREAKING: Cat Lake First Nation is under evacuation due to forest fire. Power, phone, and fibre went down in the fly-in Northern Ontario community on Tuesday. Council has now declared a State of Emergency, with mandatory evacuation.

BREAKING: Ojibway Nation of Saugeen has declared a State of Emergency, as a fire looms 13 kilometres north of their community. There is no evacuation order set but members are standing by.

Thunder Bay is closing pools, beaches, and cancelling outdoor concerts, “due to current smoke conditions and extremely poor air quality” from forest fire smoke.

Upsala, ON is on standby for evacuation. The local fire department’s public statement says, “Our fire is too large to fight even if [Ministry of Natural Resources] MNR had resources, which they don’t.”

BREAKING: A forest fire north of Saugeen First Nation has shut down Highway 599. It knocked out the fibre line to Pickle Lake and nearby Mishkeegogamang First Nation. According to Pickle Lake manager Linda Colby, OPP is attending the highway shutdown, expected to last 24 hours.

A train derailment in Thunder Bay's East End has resulted in a "minor diesel spill" according to ward councillor Brian Hamilton.

Death Star ice cubes named this week’s MVP as an orange heat wave lands on the Northwest, bringing it up to 36-45C including humidity. Stay safe, friends.

This photo of the Kenora LCBO was taken by Robert Onysko. The area is in the midst of a tornado warning that has lasted the afternoon. For those unfamiliar, this is not normally a boat-access liquor store.

I have been acclaimed as the first-ever Northern Ontario national director for the Canadian Association of Journalists. Our region has unique challenges with press freedom & professional development. I hope CAJ can be a conduit to improving our lot in every way possible. 🥂 To better stories ahead.

Clear vision.

Interesting how respondents believe recommendations from their friends have an equal influence over their exposure to preferred influencers as the tech giants and their algorithms.

It’s wrong when Doug Ford does it. It’s wrong if Mark Carney does it. This new consensus that the public doesn’t get to know how our leaders communicate anymore is wrong. It’s wrong and it has to be stopped. www.canada.ca/en/treasury-...

Integrity commissioner finds Dryden Coun. Ritch Noel making false statements about staff and calling a constituent outside to fight does not violate the code of conduct. Yeah, this all seems totally normal.

Former Chronicle Journal publisher & Thunder Bay mayoral candidate Clint Harris accuses NAN Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler of being "divisive" for criticizing police communication & competence after four missing persons were found dead in the city over two weeks. www.tbnewswatch.com/letters-to-t...

Five missing persons have been found dead in Thunder Bay this month. First Nations leaders are calling for high-level meetings over police incompetence. ricochet.media/indigenous/f... That’s the context for the daily paper running this from the LJI pool, 12 days after it happened.

The TBay Police Association weighs in succinctly on Fleury’s release.

In all the years I've reported on the fragile relationship between the Thunder Bay Police Service and First Nations leaders in northern Ontario, I've never once seen a police chief call out those leaders by name. This statement is in response to this: ricochet.media/indigenous/f...

The family of Kesley Anderson has issued this statement regarding the end of the search for the 36-year-old Webequie First Nation member. Anderson had been missing in Thunder Bay since May 9. He was in the city for job training.

Thunder Bay Police Service has issued a statement that 36-year-old Kelsey Anderson is, “no longer the subject of a missing persons investigation.” Anderson was last seen on May 9 and police have been holding a scene on the Neebing-McIntyre Floodway since Thursday.

Ontario Provincial Police had boats and divers in the Neebing-McIntyre Floodway on Sunday. Thunder Bay police have been holding the scene since Thursday, saying the site is connected to the search for Webequie First Nation member Kelsey Anderson.

Volunteer searchers looking for Kelsey Anderson near the Floodway that runs through the middle of Thunder Bay found the body of Richard Graham on Friday. Graham has been missing since July 2024. Graham was found on land. Police are also holding the river on either side of a bridge.

Thunder Bay police have pulled a body from the Neebing-McIntyre Floodway. No identity confirmation.

Nishnawbe Aski Nation & Mishkeegogamang First Nation statement re: search for missing persons Nodin Skunk and Ashlynn Bottle in Thunder Bay. “While we have always held out hope for a positive outcome, we must now face the sad reality that our worst fears may soon be acknowledged,” it reads in part.