Local News

THUNDER BAY -- Where there’s smoke, there isn’t always fire. But there was enough smoke on the fourth floor of a 102-unit seniors apartment on West Donald Street to warrant an evacuation just after midnight Thursday morning.

Ted McMeekin thinks it's important to get out and listen to people. That's what the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing has been doing in the region over the past few days, listening to issues and concerns from municipal leaders.

THUNDER BAY -- The head of the Northwestern Ontario Sportsman’s Alliance would like to see the Ontario government step up its game to protect the province’s moose population.

THUNDER BAY - Off-track betting in the city has gone online. For the last five years, Galaxy Lanes has been the only site in the city to offer off-track betting and now they’ve gone digital.

THUNDER BAY -- City Coun. Joe Virdiramo says making sure those who are locked up are treated in a fair and decent way should be a priority.

A northern perspective is what a pair of local organizations want to see in the federal economic agenda.

THUNDER BAY -- Businesses in the region have a few ideas for the province before it unveils its latest budget.

THUNDER BAY -- The search for a missing Brandon, Man., man has led local OPP officers to the Kaministiquia River.

THUNDER BAY -- Christine Elliott doesn't claim to have all the answers. But she says she's listening when it comes to concerns from municipalities and voters in the North.

THUNDER BAY -- Lisa MacLeod thinks her party's last four election results on an inability to communicate and connect with voters.