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THUNDER BAY -- If Rebecca Johnson has enough support, a local zoo could be closed by next year. The at-large councillor brought up the cost of the Chippewa Wildlife Exhibit several times during budget deliberations.

The City of Thunder Bay has filed suit in the Superior Court of Justice against CN in the ongoing dispute over the James Street Swing Bridge.

THUNDER BAY -- Teleperformance Canada has issued a formal statement regarding the closure of its local operations. On Tuesday the company issued a media statement confirming the closure of its Red River Road location, which employed about 160 people.

THUNDER BAY -- A pickup truck driver has been charged with making an unsafe lane change following a collision that led to a major vehicle fire on the highway Monday.

Here is how Monday night's coucil meeting unfolded via the tweets of our council reporters and some residents following along. To join the conversation, use the hashtag #tbcc during any council meeting.

THUNDER BAY -- While a vast majority of calls paramedics respond to aren't time-sensitive, the ones that are can mean a big difference for patient recovery.

THUNDER BAY -- A proposed subdivision was deemed premature by city administration and council unanimously agreed. Ian Bodnar owns 27 hectares of land between Paquette Road all the way to Scarlet Avenue.

THUNDER BAY -- Employees at a local call centre have confirmed its closing. Teleperformance has been in the old Eaton's building on Court Street for more than a decade.

THUNDER BAY -- Bitterly cold temperatures caused problems for emergency vehicles responding to a crash on the Thunder Bay Expressway.

THUNDER BAY -- The director of education for the city’s Catholic school board anticipates concern from parents over the new provincial sexual education curriculum.