Local News

(MINAKI, ON) – Kenora Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is currently on scene at a motor vehicle collision that occurred early this morning, July 27, 2016 on Highway 596 at the railway crossing in Minaki, Ontario.

THUNDER BAY – The francophone community’s seemingly simple request to city council for a letter of support has been referred as administration considers whether it may conflict with its own infrastructure funding applications.

THUNDER BAY – Tim Heney says the unexpected shutdown of grain delivery in Churchill, Man. could mean more shipping business in Thunder Bay.

A 25 year old man turned himself in to the TBPS last night in connection with the robbery of Alley's Variety on July 25, 2016. The male, accompanied by family members, arrived at the Balmoral Street station just before 9:00 p.m.

The investigation into the crash involving a black Dodge SUV, driven by a 54 year old female Thunder Bay resident, and a white Nissan SUV at the intersection of Edward St and Churchill Drive last Monday afternoon around 5 p.m.

(THUNDER BAY, ON)- On Monday, July 25, 2016 at approximately 4:36 pm, officers from the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a single vehicle collision on Highway 17, approximately 30 kms east of Upsala.

There was one new fire in the Nipigon District of the Northwest Region by the afternoon of July 26. • Nipigon Fire 028 is a human-caused fire located about 1 kilometre west of Terrace Bay. It is listed as being held at 0.5 hectares in size.

(MARATHON, ON) – On July 22, 2016 the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in the Town of Marathon was contacted by the pilot of an Advanced Ultralight aircraft which had crashed approximately 8km north of Marathon at Jim Lake.

PICKLE LAKE, Ont. -- The Ontario Provincial Police service in the Northwest has undergone some recent realignment.

THUNDER BAY – Canada’s low dollar has been a boon for the local tourism economy. City tourism manager Paul Pepe reported a 7.1 per cent increase in visitors from the United States in 2015 compared to the previous summer.