Police were called to a fire that engulfed a school building early Thursday morning in what investigators are saying may be arson, according to the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service. Two teenagers have been arrested.
After weeks without access to running water, Eabametoong First Nation's state of emergency is being called off. The water treatment plant is back up in running after last month's fire, and people are returning home.
More than 700 members of Eabametoong First Nation have been forced away from their homes since early July after a fire at the community's water treatment plant. A recent powwow in Thunder Bay, Ont., with people from nearby First Nations has helped evacuees care for their physical and mental well-being.
For 17 Indigenous youth from different parts of northern Ontario, Aki Kikinomakaywin Ojibway for "learning on the land" was front and centre at a special camp at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay. The program, which just completed its second year, encourages interest in science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) and pursuing post-secondary school.