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Paramedics rushed one person to the hospital Monday night following a single-vehicle crash in the city's north end. Emergency crews responded to the collision just after 7 p.m. near the intersection of Waverly and Banning Streets.

A former city councillor called on the city's top cop to resign and in the same breath said city council should consider a non-confidence vote on the Police Services Board.

A veteran Thunder Bay political figure is taking on a new role. Former Thunder Bay – Superior North MP Joe Comuzzi has been appointed to the International Joint Commission. He replaces high-profile Liberal appointee Herb Gray on the body.

The location of a new library and a major residential development will come before city council tonight. Councillors will have five zoning bylaws to debate.

Early last year Rhonda Kara Hanah lost vision in one eye; that vision has since been restored but it made the Thunder Bay woman aware of the struggles for people with vision loss around the world.

Thunder Bay still has a provincial cabinet minister following the premier’s shuffle Monday. Minister of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry Michael Gravelle will retain his title.

City Hall received an artistic reminder of the Olympic torch celebration held in the city earlier this month. RBC regional vice president Murray Walberg handed over a painting, created on stage at the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium during the Jan.

The Thunder Bay Christian School has already produced more NHLers than most communities in Canada, and that was without an outdoor rink at their disposal.

The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police is accepting applications for their drug prevention program.

Thunder Bay District Health Unit is cancelling all admissions to prevent further spread of the infection at Dawson Court Home for the Aged. An outbreak of gastrointestinal illness has spread through the facility.