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THUNDER BAY -- A portion of Chippewa Road was shut down Monday following reports about a person in the area apparently spotted with a firearm. Thunder Bay Police Service officers responded at about 11:30 a.m.

THUNDER BAY -- The morning after Blues Fest looked more like Woodstock had gone through Marina Park.

THUNDER BAY -- CN says it will now take days or even weeks before negotiations on the James street swing bridge can resume.

THUNDER BAY -- The Canadian Lakehead Exhibition’s family fair is going smoke-free for the first time in 124 years.

THUNDER BAY -- Tbaytel has named two new members to its Board of Directors. After a national search, officials of the local utility announced the addition of Eugene Lysy and Robert Watson to its ranks.

The rains came yet again, but the Blues Festival faithful weren’t going anywhere on Sunday. At least not until Jakob Dylan and the Wallflowers were done delivering a slightly delayed, hit-laden set.

THUNDER BAY -- The regional hospital is hoping to make parking issues at the facility a thing of the past.

THUNDER BAY -- Lenora Pauluik wants to scratch rappeling down the side of a 14-storey building off of her bucket list. The 79-year-old will have that chance Aug.

Rain? What rain? Yeah it poured for about an hour in the middle of the afternoon on Saturday, but the crappy weather did little to dampen the spirits of Thunder Bay Blues Festival attendees or the musicians there to entertain them.

THUNDER BAY -- Fran Oudshoorn has a special understanding of the voyageur lifestyle that played a vital role in the development of Canada. “We knew what it felt like to a rough, tough voyageur.