Northwestern Ontario

Seven people from across northern Ontario are among 63 suspects who have been charged in a coordinated crackdown on child sex abuse and exploitation in the province.

Ontario reported 180 active wildfires and seven new blazes on Thursday. Aerial photos show scorched debris at Collins First Nation. Indigenous leaders are demanding a public inquiry into the provincial response to the crisis, while Premier Doug Ford defended his government's efforts.

Aerial photographs taken above Namaygoosisagagun First Nation show the devastation wrought by a fast-moving wildfire that forced residents to flee last week as flames closed in on their northern Ontario community. 

Ontario First Nations chiefs are demanding a public inquiry into the province's wildfire response, given what they called delayed evacuations, poor communication and widespread destruction of their communities.

More than 1,800 flee northern Ontario wildfires, but a provincial shelter in Thunder Bay sits vacant as evacuees choose hotels over cots at the ready arena.

Ontario Provincial Police say two more people have died as a result of a two-vehicle collision last week on Highway 17 west of Marathon, bringing the total to three people killed in the crash.

A Thunder Bay Police Service major crime unit investigation has resulted in second-degree murder charges for two men.

Wildfires raging in northern Ontario appear to have pushed the province to its worst wildfire season on record.

A 19-year-old Thunder Bay man faces impaired driving, open liquor and speeding charges after an OPP traffic stop on Highway 11/17 last week.

An Ontario FireRanger crew is helping the Greater Sudbury Fire Department battle a forest fire near the Chelmsford Golf Course.

Nearly 200 wildfires are currently burning across Northern Ontario, with 57 said to be out of control.

The unit, known as a fire skid, consists of a 1,000-litre reservoir with a shut-off valve at the bottom.

The smoke that blanketed Whitesand First Nation became thicker, darker and more acrid within hours.

Seven new forest fires are burning in Ontario today, bringing the total to 191. While the Ministry of Natural Resources says overcast conditions and some recent rain have helped slow the spread of the fires, it remains an extremely volatile situation in the northwestern part of the province.

Premier Doug Ford is asking people fleeing northern Ontario wildfires to not return to their homes, saying going back to evacuated areas could jeopardize firefighting efforts.