Highlights

"Soil is our most precious resource," says local farmer Marcelle Paulin, who is supportive of protections for Ontario farmland.

The estimated cost of a “full airport buildout,” which would include a bigger runway, is $41.8 million.

Neebing Emergency Services says fire bans are in effect in its community and a number of other rural municipalities.

The truck had multiple safety concerns that deemed it unsafe for the road, according to the provincial police.

Residents from Wabaseemoong have left the community, as one of the two blazes near the First Nation is on its doorstep.

The Nuclear Waste Management Organization wants to build a deep geological repository between Ignace and Dryden.

Thunder Bay and other communities have experienced all-time high temperatures this week.

Ministry of Natural Resources says ‘increased behaviour’ is to blame for the alert, caused by the blaze, designated as Fort Frances 4.

Thunder Bay-Superior North MP Patty Hajdu is the new Minister of Jobs and Families.

“If a health facility is all-of-a-sudden deemed unsafe, there should be a plan in place on how to respond to it quickly. We’re all entitled to health care,” said Neskantaga Councillor Bradley Moonias.