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OPP say officers and paramedics responded to the crash between a passenger vehicle and tractor-trailer at Mapleward Road and Highway 11-17 around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday.

There are nearly 200 wildfires burning in the province, sending thick smoke across Ontario and into parts of the United States. 

The train was stopped in Armstrong, Ont., which is north of Thunder Bay. A CN Rail spokesperson told Global News all employees in the area were evacuated overnight Monday.

The prime minister says the country is being 'tested' by Donald Trump’s trade war, but that Canadians will not be divided by American tariffs.

The Canadian prime minister says it’s up to U.S. President Donald Trump which world leaders get an invite to G20 meeting in Miami.

Canadian cities like Lethbridge, Red Deer, Saint John and Thunder Bay are some of the most affordable for those looking to own a home amid the cost-of-living crunch.

Neskantaga First Nation had to be evacuated again after a flood at the community's only nursing station, the northern Ontario community's chief said. 

The retaliatory tariffs could apply to self-driving, electric trains ordered by the Ford government for the Ontario Line that will be built south of the border.

Tarun Bali, who was 29, was struck by a vehicle in the northern Ontario town of Hearst, about 520 kilometres east of Thunder Bay, as officers carried out an investigation.

Recent rain has slowed some blazes, but officials say sustained rainfall is needed as residents monitor smoke, interrupted supplies and approaching fires.

There are currently 152 active fires across Ontario, with 12 considered 'out of control,' according to provincial data.

There are 177 active wildfires still burning in Ontario, but the Ministry of Natural Resources has reported no new blaze in the last 24 hours.

OPP said Thursday that they are assisting in evacuation efforts in five communities and First Nations across northwestern Ontario.

The conditions underlying intense July wildfires were made roughly twice as likely due to human-induced climate change, said a new report published Thursday. 

The Ontario government says the wildfire situation is currently moving in a 'reassuring direction' with 80 fires extinguished in the past two weeks.

Currently, the province and the emergency preparedness department are 'apparently capable to handle the situation,' Defence Minister David McGuinty said.

The premier held his first wildfire briefing in Toronto on Friday morning, promising his government would spare no expense trying to keep flames at bay across the north.

Jenny and Kevin VanderHooft face charges for flying their drone within an active fire zone and returning to an area under an evacuation order.

The province's latest numbers suggest fires have burned through more than 7,250 square kilometres of Ontario's forest, surpassing the previous record set in 2021. 

Residents of a handful of communities in northwestern Ontario have been ordered to flee their homes due to nearby forest fires.