Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Thunder Bay News and Information

Greenstone mayor asks residents to stay home

Active COVID-19 cases are reported in Longlac, Longlac # 58 First Nation and Ginoogaming.

Jan 20, 2021 3:58 PM Read more >

UPDATED: Five guards at the Thunder Bay District Jail now have COVID-19

Other staff are still waiting for the results of their tests.

Jan 20, 2021 12:17 PM Read more >

Thunder Bay housing market rebounded after having the 'tar kicked out' of it

The average selling price last year rose about seven per cent from 2019.

Jan 20, 2021 11:40 AM Read more >

Five new cases added, 6 COVID-19 cases removed

Health unit says six tests previously reported positive are now indeterminate, due to problems at the processing lab.

Jan 20, 2021 11:06 AM Read more >

Health unit reports 24 new COVID-19 cases

Eleven of the cases tied to Valard East-West Tie project, five are at the Thunder Bay District Jail and two more are at the Thunder Bay Correctional Centre.

Jan 19, 2021 11:20 AM Read more >

Northern MPPs question government’s decision to close ski hills

Northern ski hill operators want to know why they have been forced to close during the province-wide lockdown.

Jan 18, 2021 5:22 PM Read more >

Valard Construction responds to COVID outbreak at Marathon camp

Company has instituted full lockdown, using PCR testing - measures it says go above and beyond public health requirements

Jan 18, 2021 4:46 PM Read more >

Reopening of Underground Gym delayed by regulatory requirements

Peter Panetta worries about vulnerable youth while the gym stays closed.

Jan 18, 2021 4:23 PM Read more >

Northwestern Health Unit sees decline in active COVID-19 cases

Active cases fell to 18 across health unit’s territory as the agency announced a single new case.

Jan 18, 2021 3:09 PM Read more >

Four new COVID-19 cases announced

All four cases reside in district communities.

Jan 18, 2021 10:08 AM Read more >