Attawapiskat and Neskantaga First Nations have set up an encampment near a proposed bridge to the Ring of Fire. And several ...

The Ring of Fire region, about 500 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay, is said to be rich in critical minerals, but development has been slow over the past 15 years.

Although it will be at least a decade before a proposed road to the Ring of Fire reaches the Attawapiskat River, two First ...

SUDBURY, Ont. — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Wednesday he'll "set a deadline" to approve all federal permits for mining in northwestern Ontario's Ring of Fire region within six months.

The Ring was discovered in 2007 by late Sudbury prospector Richard Nemis. As mining lore has it, Nemis came upon the first trove of chromite in the region and, being a fan of Johnny Cash, named ...

Pierre Poilievre's pledge on Wednesday that a Conservative government would fast-track development of the Ring of Fire has been criticized by Nishnawbe Aski Nation's (NAN) grand chief, who accused the ...

Conservative party leader Pierre Poilievre speaks during a stop in Sudbury, Ont. on Wednesday March 19, 2025. ... The Ring of Fire is about 500 kilometres north of Thunder Bay, ...

At a news conference, Poilievre said the Ring of Fire "could make Canada very rich. It would be life changing for northern Ontario towns, galvanizing thousands of paycheques and modern infrastructure.