Local News

CAT LAKE FIRST NATION -- The Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service has seized "several ounces" worth of marijuana and arrested a 20-year-old man for trafficking the drug in Cat Lake First Nation.

THUNDER BAY -- Social assistance rates are inching up in November but looking back over decades, Bill Bradica sees a small slope on a long road. Starting on Nov.

THUNDER BAY -- A 34-year-old woman found unconscious on the Pacific Ave. Bridge was pronounced dead in hospital on Friday night. Emergency services responded to a passerby's call at 10 p.m..

TORONTO - There are two winning tickets for the $60-million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw. One was sold in Edmonton, and the other in Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador. Each ticket is worth $30-million.

THUNDER BAY -- A pedestrian is in hospital getting stitches to his head at this hour after being struck by a vehicle outside the McIntyre Centre. Emergency Services were called to the intersection of Memorial Avenue and Isabel Street at 6 p.m.

KENORA -- Students who were locked down in four Kenora schools throughout Friday afternoon were released on time amid a heavy police presence.

The owner of Canada’s last independent women’s bookstore has died. A Thunder Bay pillar for women’s rights and co-founder of the Northern Women’s Bookstore Margaret Phillips passed away on Wednesday at the age of 84.

Residents in the Dog Lake area should not be alarmed if they see armed military personnel this weekend.

A water crisis in Marten Falls First Nation will enter its fourth week after bad weather diverted a plane carrying Indigenous and Northern Affairs staff from a meeting in the remote community Thursday.

A Rainy River woman previously reported missing has been located. As this is no longer a missing persons case it is now a private matter. The original information published has been removed from this website. Thank you.