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Chamber of Commerce president grades provincial budget; local MPP highlights benefits for region

Chamber of Commerce president grades provincial budget; local MPP highlights benefits for region

THUNDER BAY – The local Chamber of Commerce president gives the provincial budget a B-minus. Ontario’s 2016 fiscal framework was unveiled Thursday afternoon at Queen’s Park by Finance Minister Charles Sousa. The $133.
City looking for provincial support for funding health programs

City looking for provincial support for funding health programs

THUNDER BAY – Councillors are upset city taxpayers are on the hook to pay for programs that are provincially funded in other areas of Ontario.
Nipigon Bridge reopens, but cause of closure remains mystery

Nipigon Bridge reopens, but cause of closure remains mystery

While the Nipigon River Bridge has been fully re-opened to two lanes, what caused the bridge to lift remains unanswered.
Event centre top infrastructure priority raised at meeting with provincial cabinet ministers

Event centre top infrastructure priority raised at meeting with provincial cabinet ministers

THUNDER BAY – The proposed event and convention centre remains a significant infrastructure priority for municipal leaders.

Police locate missing teen

A 13-year-old boy reported missing Thursday afternoon was located safely. Officials with the Thunder Bay Police Service announced the boy's safe return early Friday morning.

Special Delivery: First locally produced Isotopes arrive at regional hospital

THUNDER BAY -- The Nuclear Medicine team at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) received a special delivery this week from their next door neighbour, the Cyclotron.
Police call off high-speed pursuit, recover stolen truck hours later

Police call off high-speed pursuit, recover stolen truck hours later

THUNDER BAY -- A rural break and enter led to a vehicle theft, Thunder Bay Police said in a release issued on Thursday. Police say the Rosslyn Road homeowner awoke at about 2:30 a.m.
Inquest examining deaths of First Nations students likely postponed until next week

Inquest examining deaths of First Nations students likely postponed until next week

THUNDER BAY – The coroner’s inquest into the deaths of seven students remains delayed.
Point in Time Count survey results show vast majority of city's homeless are Aboriginal

Point in Time Count survey results show vast majority of city's homeless are Aboriginal

THUNDER BAY -- About 73 per cent of the 289 homeless people interviewed in Thunder Bay’s Point in Time Count survey last month identify as First Nations, Metis or non-status Aboriginal.
OPP investigate unprovoked assault in Kenora

OPP investigate unprovoked assault in Kenora

(KENORA, ON) Members of the Kenora Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) with the assistance of the Northwest Region Crime Unit are seeking the public’s assistance in relation to an unprovoked assault that occurred in the City of Ke
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