
Michelle Allan
Reporter
Michelle Allan is a reporter at CBC Thunder Bay. She's worked with the CBC's Investigative Unit, CBC Ottawa and ran a pop-up bureau in Kingston. She won a 2021 Canadian Association of Journalists national award for investigative reporting and was a finalist in 2023. You can reach her at [email protected].
Latest from Michelle Allan

Some Remote Area Border Crossing permits extended through 2025
Some say they’re happy the program has been extended, which allows for freer movement over the border and subsequent economic boosts to local businesses on both sides. Others say they worry a porous border provides little benefits to Canadians while increasing risks of crime and straining resources.
Canada -Thunder Bay |

Updated
Meet the 2025 candidates in the Kiiwetinoong riding
The boundaries of Kiiwetinoong are home to the municipalities of Sioux Lookout, Red Lake and Pickle Lake, as well as several First Nations including Sandy Lake, Pikangikum, Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug, Eabametoong and Neskantaga.
Canada -Thunder Bay |

ONTARIO VOTES 2025
Meet the 2025 candidates in the Thunder Bay—Atikokan riding
The riding includes the south side of Thunder Bay, as well as the outlying townships of Oliver Paipoonge, Neebing, Conmee and O'Connor. It includes Atikokan at its western boundary.
Canada -Thunder Bay |

ONTARIO VOTES 2025
Meet the 2025 candidates in the Kenora—Rainy River riding
The riding includes the municipalities of Kenora, Dryden, Fort Frances, Rainy River and Ignace. Several First Nations are located within the riding boundaries, including Couchiching, Rainy River First Nation, Naotkamegwanning, and Shoal Lake 40.
Canada -Thunder Bay |

ONTARIO VOTES 2025
Meet the 2025 candidates in the Thunder Bay—Superior North riding
The riding includes the north side of Thunder Bay, as well as a number of municipalities along the north shore of Lake Superior including Marathon, Schreiber, Terrace Bay and Nipigon. It also includes the vast Greenstone municipality.
Canada -Thunder Bay |

ONTARIO VOTES 2025
Northwestern Ontario ridings to watch in the 2025 provincial election
CBC Thunder Bay will be providing updates on the four main ridings to watch here in northwestern Ontario to help voters sort through the platforms and promises of this 2025 campaign,
Canada -Thunder Bay |

Nishnawbe Aski Police Service's former chief files $2.5M wrongful dismissal lawsuit
The former chief of the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service has filed a more than $2.5 million lawsuit against its oversight board, alleging he was wrongfully terminated. NAPS is Canada's largest First Nations police service.
Canada -Thunder Bay |

Intimate images shared after hacking impact 117 Canada, U.S., overseas victims, maybe more: Thunder Bay police
The Thunder Bay Police Service (TBPS) has released more details about an online chat group in which intimate images of women and children from Canada, the U.S. and overseas were obtained via hacking and shared online without their consent.
Canada -Thunder Bay |

Police arrest 12 people after investigation into 'non-consensual sharing of intimate content'
Police identified a total of 117 alleged victims in Canada and in at least three other countries in a lengthy cyber crime investigation, said TBPS. The twelve people accused face a total of 172 charges and were expected to appear in court Wednesday, said police.
Canada -Thunder Bay |

Train transporting potash derails in Emo, Ont.
Canadian National Railway (CN) crews are investigating a train derailment that occurred in Emo, Ont., early Tuesday morning. Here's what we know about the incident so far.
Canada -Thunder Bay |