Local News

As the Northern Ontario School of Medicine strike continues to drag on, a small group of Lakehead University students are voicing their displeasure over how the strike has impacted their access to the school.

Federal Liberal Party leader Michael Ignatieff is expected to make a Thunder Bay visit later this month. Sources with the party say the federal Liberal leader is scheduled to stop in the city on Oct. 28.

Five people have been injured in a head-on collision between two freight trains near Duluth. The crash took place Thursday afternoon about 20 kilometres north of Two Harbors.

Many newly-weds to be have been canceling their shags following some confusion about the rules surrounding the raffling off of prizes.

About 50 per cent of First Nations children have problems with speech and language by the time they start junior kindergarten, reports the Thunder Bay District Health Unit.

Motorists travelling through the Atikokan - Fort Frances area will continue to encounter delays this fall due to roadwork and the reconstruction of the Noden Causeway.

The TransCanada Highway near Upsala was closed for several hours Thursday morning following a single vehicle crash. OPP officers say at around 8:30 a.m. an SUV towing a trailer flipped over on the highway about 25 kilometres west of Upsala.

The Kiwanis club of Thunder Bay, along with Staples Business Depot, are helping some local students through an annual campaign.

An Ontario theatre company is encouraging the province's youth to live a healthy, active and drug-free lifestyle. Mixed Company Theatre kicked off its province-wide Project ACT tour this afternoon at the Thunder Bay Boys and Girls Club.

A new immigration marketing campaign hopes to showcase the Northwest as a viable destination over the larger urban centres that are traditionally favoured by foreign newcomers.