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Lac Des Illes handed $365,000 in fines after two incidents, one fatal, at mine site

Lac Des Illes has been fined $365,000 after separate incidents killed one worker and injured another.
New police contract includes unlimited mental health counseling

New police contract includes unlimited mental health counseling

THUNDER BAY -- Local police officers can put their minds at ease in more ways than one that they have a new collective agreement.

Rural mayors say DSSAB contribution rates unfair, mediation process now underway

Kevin Holland doesn't think paying more than $115 to get back $4 is a good deal. The mayor of Conmee isn't alone.

Shebandowan woman busted for drinking and driving after vehicle found in highway ditch

OPP Media Update (THUNDER BAY, ON) On Monday, January 18, 2016 at approximately 12:55 pm, officers from Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a vehicle that had entered the ditch on Highway 11 in Sheba
Nipigon bridge to re-open fully in February

Nipigon bridge to re-open fully in February

The Ministry of Transportation is hoping to reopen the Nipigon River Bridge to two lanes by the end of February.

Adult whooping cough vaccination clinic set for Friday

Thunder Bay District Health Unit Media Update January 19, 2016 - In response to an influx of requests to the Health Unit for the whooping cough immunization, the Health Unit is offering a special drop-in clinic on Friday, January 22 for adults over 1

Highway crash traps Fort William First Nations, calls for alternate route renewed

Fort William First Nations Media Update (FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION, ON) –Ontario Provincial Police closed Highway 61 on the Kaministiquia River Bridge after an accident this morning with traffic halted on both sides, which left Fort William Fir

Kenora man arrested after string of break ins and thefts

OPP Media Update (KENORA, ON) Members of the Kenora Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Kenora Street Crime Unit with the assistance of the OPP Forensic Identification Unit (FISU) and Kenora Scenes of Crime Officers (SOCO) have
Police operating costs would increase $1.2 million

Police operating costs would increase $1.2 million

THUNDER BAY – The city’s police service is proposing a 3.2 per cent increase to its operating budget. The Thunder Bay Police Service will present City Hall with a 2016 operating budget of $38.9 million on Feb. 17.
Inspired McCarville returns for another Tournament of Hearts run

Inspired McCarville returns for another Tournament of Hearts run

Sitting on the sidelines for two years was tough, says four-time Ontario women’s curling champion Krista McCarville.
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