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• Another northern Ont. resident charged for illegal backyard fire, 5th in one week

  A fifth person in northern Ontario has been charged in less than a week for having a campfire during the fire ban.

  

• Settlements end $100M class action lawsuit by alleged Manitoulin Island abuse survivors

  A $100 million class action lawsuit launched on behalf of alleged victims of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy on Manitoulin Island has been abandoned after the victims reached individual settlements with the church.

  

• Wildfire evacuation order west of Sudbury, Ont., expands, highway closed

  A wildfire west of Sudbury, Ont., has quadrupled in size prompting evacuation orders to be expanded and one highway to close.

• Northern health unit issues warnings as wildfire smoke causes poor air quality

  Wildfire smoke from forest fires in northern Ontario and Quebec is creating hazy and smoky conditions blanketing cities across Ontario.

• Northern Ont. communities evacuating due to spreading wildfires

  Communities affected by wildfires in the region are evacuating for safety reasons. The province says there is significant danger as several out-of-control wildfires affect air quality and physical safety.

• Elliot Lake suspect charged with starting bonfire – at someone else’s home

  Ontario Provincial Police in Elliot Lake have charged one person with violating the fire ban following an incident June 6 on Bennett Drive.

• ‘Incompetent’ northern Ont. doctor loses his license to practise medicine

  A northern Ontario doctor has been stripped of his medical licence for conduct described as “disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional.”

• Wildfire west of Sudbury prompts evacuation order, total active fires in northern Ont. grows to 54

  A northern Ontario forest fire that started west of Sudbury on Sunday morning has grown to more than 1,000 hectares and has prompted officials to issue an evacuation order for the immediate area as the number of active fires in the region grows.

• North Bay OPP charge dozens in crackdown on red-light violations

  Ontario Provincial Police laid 70 traffic charges in a four-day crackdown on drivers who ignore red lights in the North Bay area.

• Return of the tent caterpillar in northern Ontario

  Tent caterpillar infestations are a problem in northern Ontario every few summers and it looks like they could be returning this year.