Local News

THUNDER BAY -- City police are honouring one of their own for saving a woman's life New Year's Eve. Const.

THUNDER BAY -- Texting and driving may be a lot more expensive before this year ends. By the end of the year a number of provincial traffic offences, such as impaired driving and using a cell phone, might have a lot more teeth.

THUNDER BAY -- The fraud case against the former head of the Christmas Cheer Fund will continue next month.

THUNDER BAY -- City police responded to more than 156 incidents during the week of Monday, Feb. 9 to Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015. Thunder Bay Police Service statistics are made available through crimereports.

THUNDER BAY -- A bottle drive originally organized by a woman involved in a serious car accident earlier this week exceeded expectations. Ashley Hill, 24, suffered serious injuries in a Thursday morning car crash on Arthur Street near Mapleward Road.

THUNDER BAY -- With winter being a way of life in Northwestern Ontario, Walter Kuch figures he better make good use of it.

THUNDER BAY -- Even though the new courthouse opened last year, the city is still waiting for it to come on the tax rolls.

THUNDER BAY -- Canadian Pacific Railway and the union representing about 3,000 striking rail workers appear to have reached a compromise shortly before the federal government intended to introduce back-to-work legislation.

THUNDER BAY -- The city's proposed event centre is expected to be a topic of conversation in the House of Commons on Monday.

THUNDER BAY -- A resolution appears be on the horizon for striking health-care workers across the province.