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Publication Date: August 14, 2026 - 13:06
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More than 800 people remain displaced by wildfires in northwestern Ontario
August 14, 2026
About 2,000 evacuees from across northwestern Ontario have returned home since a surge of wildfire activity in mid-July. Still, about 829 people remain displaced as of Friday, according to officials at Ontario’s Ministry of Emergency Preparedness and Response. Here's the latest on evacuations in the region, as Gull Bay First Nation reflects on the repatriation of its members.
Good morning. Today we start with a look at leadership changes at two federal investment agencies. More on that below, along with the goings-on at a meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bankers, Brayden Bushby’s parole and a greenhouse gas emissions lawsuit.
September 1, 2026 - 06:16 | Sierra Bein | The Globe and Mail
A dramatic scene unfolded at the Fallowfield Train Station on Sunday afternoon, as a car-train collision triggered a massive response from local paramedics. Firefighters rescued the driver of the car, who was trapped inside the mangled vehicle and was pushed dozens of feet into a bush. She was then taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries and remains in stable condition. Dr. Lesley Spencer, who used to work as an E.R. doctor in Smiths Falls, was waiting at the train station for her husband to arrive. She recounts what she saw on Ottawa Now.
September 1, 2026 - 06:05 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
September 1, 2026 - 06:04 | | CBC News - Ottawa



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