Ontario asks Ottawa for wildfire help amid calls to rebuild destroyed First Nation

By Kathryn Mannie and Elissa Mendes The Assembly of First Nations called on the federal government to provide immediate support to a northern Ontario First Nation razed by wildfire, as the province also sought help from Ottawa to evacuate communities threatened by out-of-control blazes. A fast-moving forest fire destroyed homes and buildings on Namaygoosisagagun First Nation, also known as Collins First Nation, more than 200 kilometres north of Thunder Bay. Dozens of wildfires were bearing down on other communities, forcing widespread evacuations and blanketing much of the province with hazard…