Local News

THUNDER BAY – Motorists are being asked to avoid the Harbour Expressway today. Thunder Bay Police Service officers are escorting a shipment of wind turbine parts today that will cause some traffic delays.

(VIDEO BELOW) Twenty years ago the former assistant to then MP Joe Commuzzi won Thunder Bay’s north riding in the provincial election. Michael Gravelle had a convincing victory, winning about 50 per cent of the vote over his NDP and PC rivals.

THUNDER BAY -- The Ministry of Labour did not issue any work orders after a Resolute Forest Products employee was injured on the job over the weekend.

Manpower Group news release (Thunder Bay, ON, June 9, 2015) – Thunder Bay area employers anticipate a respectable hiring climate for the third quarter of 2015, according to the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey.

THUNDER BAY – Firefighters were called to rescue a man trapped in mud at a local golf course Monday morning.

OPP News Release (KENORA, ON) Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Organized Crime and Enforcement Bureau (OCEB)-Kenora Drug Unit have charged two Kenora men with drug related charges following an ongoing investigation.

THUNDER BAY – The spread of contaminated water from a spill at the Lac des Iles mine could eventually reach Lake Superior.

A woman reported missing Monday has been located. Officials with the Thunder Bay Police Service confirmed Tuesday that the woman had been found safely.

THUNDER BAY – Police have arrested an armed suspect who prompted the evacuation of the Intercity Shopping Centre and an ensuing manhunt. A 27-year-old man was arrested in the area of Dease Street and McMurray Street shortly before 4 p.m.

THUNDER BAY – Construction work is finally beginning on a section of the Harbour Expressway. The first stage of the project to repave a section of the busy roadway began Monday morning after more than two weeks of delays.