Nearly 600 wildfire evacuees from Kasabonika Lake First Nation staying in Toronto | Unpublished
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Nearly 600 wildfire evacuees from Kasabonika Lake First Nation staying in Toronto

July 2, 2026

Kasabonika Lake First Nation in northwestern Ontario has paused an evacuation of its most vulnerable members, as a cluster of five wildfires surrounding the community have stabilized for the time being. Kasabonika Lake’s Chief Matthias Anderson says as of Thursday afternoon, 548 evacuees remain in Toronto and 37 more are on the way from Thunder Bay, making up nearly half the community's population. Here's the latest on the situation.



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