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Weeks after being evacuated, residents from Whitestand First Nation and Armstrong in northwestern Ontario are awaiting word on when they can return home as preparations are underway.

Indigenous leaders from several First Nations and tribal councils in northwestern Ontario are expected to speak out against the Ontario Premier's handling of recent wildfires.

The Namaygoosisagagun First Nation, also known as Collins First Nation, has been destroyed by a wildfire spanning over 350,000 hectares in northwestern Ontario, with community members escaping by boat.

Long Lake #58 First Nation and Ginoogaming First Nation, two neighboring First Nations in northwestern Ontario, have declared a joint state of emergency citing rising crime and violence attributed to drug trafficking in their communities.

Powermax Minerals has shared combined assay and geophysical findings for its Atikokan Rare Earth Property located in Northwestern Ontario.

The Nibinamik First Nation in northwestern Ontario is experiencing persistent power failures and frozen infrastructure, prompting the chief to coordinate Canadian Rangers and emergency supplies for the community.

Residents evacuated from wildfires in northwestern Ontario claim their warnings were ignored and official information was scarce. They are seeking answers regarding the delayed assistance.

Residents who fled remote parts of northwestern Ontario due to rapidly spreading wildfires are now waiting and worrying, questioning why officials were not better prepared for the disaster.

The family of 21-year-old Mekhi Pelly from Grassy Narrows First Nation has resumed searching for his remains near a dump in northwestern Ontario, following the melting of snow and thawing of ground, as two individuals face murder charges.

A resident in northwestern Ontario intervened to save a Northern Harrier Raptor that was under attack. Experts stress the importance of early intervention and proper care for injured birds of prey.

Politicians in Northwestern Ontario are urgently appealing to the federal government for funding to address a record number of highway fatalities during one of the deadliest winters on record.

Over 5,000 human trafficking incidents were reported to police in Canada between 2014 and 2024, according to federal data, with the highest average annual rates in Thunder Bay. Ahead of National Human Trafficking Awareness Day on Sunday, students and advocates in the northwestern Ontario city are working to address the illegal exploitation of people, often for sexual reasons or forced labour.

First Nation chiefs from northwestern Ontario are calling for a public inquiry into the provincial government’s handling of recent wildfires, which have necessitated over a dozen evacuations in the region.

Hundreds of members from the Eabametoong First Nation are being evacuated as new wildfires continue to spread in northwestern Ontario. Approximately 460 people from the fly-in community, located over 300 kilometers north of Thunder Bay, are affected.

Members of Grassy Narrows First Nation and Wabaseemoong Independent Nations in northwestern Ontario have united to call for the shutdown of the Dryden paper mill, continuing efforts to address mercury contamination in the English-Wabigoon River.

A group searching for missing children and unmarked graves at the former McIntosh Indian Residential School in northwestern Ontario has been denied federal funding to continue its work.

Tartisan Nickel Corp. Intersects 24.6 Metres of 0.71% Ni, 0.56% Cu Including 6.1 Metres of 1.17% Ni, 1.45% Cu at the Kenbridge Nickel-Copper-Cobalt Project, Northwestern Ontario  The Globe and Mail