City of Thunder Bay encourages residents to be ‘Bear Wise’ with new garbage carts
As bears emerge from hibernation, a Thunder Bay resident has raised concerns about the City of Thunder Bay’s new wheeled garbage carts. As an initial phase-in, the city introduced roughly a quarter of the carts to residential households in 2025 — the remaining carts are being rolled out this month and will come into use the first we...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/bears-and-carts-9.7200185?cmp=rss

Pair of First Nations in northwestern Ontario declare joint state of emergency over drug trafficking
Two neighbouring First Nations in northwestern Ontario have declared a joint state of emergency “due to the rising crime and violence trespassing into their communities.” Long Lake #58 First Nation and Ginoogaming First Nation, located about 300 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay off ...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/ginoogaming-long-lake-joint-state-of-emergency-9.7201700?cmp=rss

Pair of First Nations in northwestern Ontario declare joint state of emergency over drug trafficking
Two neighbouring First Nations in northwestern Ontario have declared a joint state of emergency “due to the rising crime and violence trespassing into their communities.” Long Lake #58 First Nation and Ginoogaming First Nation, located about 300 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay off ...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/ginoogaming-long-lake-joint-state-of-emergency-9.7201700?cmp=rss

Pair of First Nations in northwestern Ontario declare joint state of emergency over drug trafficking
Two neighbouring First Nations in northwestern Ontario have declared a joint state of emergency “due to the rising crime and violence trespassing into their communities.” Long Lake #58 First Nation and Ginoogaming First Nation, located about 300 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay off ...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/ginoogaming-long-lake-joint-state-of-emergency-9.7201700?cmp=rss

Pair last seen at abandoned grain elevator in Thunder Bay, Ont., no longer considered missing
Two young people from Mishkeegogamang First Nation reported missing in Thunder Bay, Ont., are “no longer the subject of a missing persons investigation,” according to police. Here is what we know about the disappearance of 23-year-old Ashlynn Bottle and 25-year-old Nodin Skunk.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/bottle-skunk-update-9.7202204?cmp=rss

Coroner's inquest into 2020 death of Ontario MPP's nephew rescheduled for June
A coroner’s inquest for a northwestern Ontario MPP’s nephew has been scheduled to begin next month, almost exactly six years after his death. Here's what we know about the upcoming proceedings in Thunder Bay.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/kevin-mamakwa-inquest-update-9.7201384?cmp=rss

Ex-Thunder Bay, Ont., police sergeant seeks appeal of obstruction-breach of trust convictions, prison term
A former staff sergeant with the Thunder Bay Police Service (TBPS) is seeking to appeal his obstruction and breach of trust convictions, and his three-year prison sentence. The Court of Appeal filing argues Michael Dimini's sentence is "manifestly excessive and unfit."
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/dimini-seeks-appeal-9.7200831?cmp=rss

McKellar Island Bird Observatory in Thunder Bay, Ont., reports increase in local bird populations
The McKellar Island Bird Observatory, which launched in 2014 in Thunder Bay, Ont., has reported an increase in local bird populations. The observatory attributed the increase to habitat revitalization and colder seasonal temperatures slowing migration.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/bird-populations-thunder-bay-9.7197310?cmp=rss

Suspect arrested in Thunder Bay, Ont., after woman assaulted while out for a run
The Thunder Bay Police Service (TBPS) says it has arrested a suspect in connection with last week’s assault at Boulevard Lake. Here is what we know about the situation.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/thunder-bay-assault-update-9.7199797?cmp=rss