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Nishnawbe Aski Police Service's former chief files $2.5M wrongful dismissal lawsuit
The former chief of the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service has filed a more than $2.5 million lawsuit against its oversight board, alleging he was wrongfully terminated. NAPS is Canada's largest First Nations police service.
Intimate images shared after hacking impact 117 Canada, U.S., overseas victims, maybe more: Thunder Bay police
The Thunder Bay Police Service (TBPS) has released more details about an online chat group in which intimate images of women and children from Canada, the U.S. and overseas were obtained via hacking and shared online without their consent.
Police arrest 12 people after investigation into 'non-consensual sharing of intimate content'
Police identified a total of 117 alleged victims in Canada and in at least three other countries in a lengthy cyber crime investigation, said TBPS. The twelve people accused face a total of 172 charges and were expected to appear in court Wednesday, said police.
Train transporting potash derails in Emo, Ont.
Canadian National Railway (CN) crews are investigating a train derailment that occurred in Emo, Ont., early Tuesday morning. Here's what we know about the incident so far.
Thunder Bay shoppers concerned about potential tariffs raising cost of living
Despite the 30-day pause on tariffs the U.S. planned to impose on Canadian goods, Thunder Bay, Ont., shoppers have divided opinions about how the government should handle the situation.
Advocates call for better housing options after 2 encampment fires within a week in Thunder Bay
Fire crews have responded to a second fire in a homeless encampment in Thunder Bay, Ont., within a week, prompting advocates to call for better housing options in the northwestern Ontario city.
What we know about the man charged with murder, indignity to a body in Deborah Anishinabie case
A 24-year-old man facing an indignity to a body charge in the death of Deborah Anishinabie of Sandy Lake First Nation has now also been charged with second-degree murder, the Thunder Bay Police Service (TBPS) said Friday.
Atikokan woman sues town alleging municipal pumping station caused sewage to flood her basement
An Atikokan woman is suing the northwestern Ontario town after her basement was flooded in separate incidents in 2022. Melissa Bates says she lives next door to a municipal pumping station that she alleges is behind the raw sewage entering her basement.
Terms set for Ring of Fire impact assessment
The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada announced the terms Monday. They set out how the regional assessment will be conducted and details about the information it will seek to collect. The goal is to asses the potential positive and negative impacts of development.
After 'burial features' detected on McIntosh residential school grounds, researchers help families get closure
Researchers say they detected over 100 “unmarked burial features” on the former McIntosh Indian Residential School site in northwestern Ontario, despite only being able to search some of the areas recommended by survivors. Now, the research team is working to help victims' families get closure.