Local News

One man is dead after a one vehicle collision on Hwy 17. OPP say a Dodge pickup truck was travelling East near Turri Township when it left the road and hit a rock cut around 12:30 p.m. Saturday.

Part of Memorial Avenue and First Avenue were flooded Saturday after a water main burst. The 16 inch water main broke early Saturday morning.

The province’s decision to cash in on online gambling has raised concerns for local addictions counselors.

Officials with the city's development services department say it's been a boom year for construction projects around the city.

Every cyclist in the city should be wearing helmets says an official with the health unit. The call comes after a recent study by the University of Manitoba showing provinces with mandatory helmet laws have a higher compliance rate.

The chief of Marten Falls First Nation is defending his band's reputation and ability to do business in the mineral rich Ring of Fire.

About 60 dogs and their owners are taking over Chippewa Park this weekend to show off their jumping, weaving and other agility skills.

Nishnawbe Aski Nation leaders have drawn a line in the Northern Ontario wilderness.

Maureen Comuzzi-Stehmann has nabbed the nomination for the federal Conservatives in the Thunder Bay – Rainy River riding. Comuzzi-Stehmann announced she intended to run for the conservative nomination for that riding in late July.

Police have laid a single charge under Ontario’s new zero-tolerance drinking and driving law for driver’s 21-years-old and younger. The new law, which is currently being challenged by a young man in Toronto as a Charter violation, took effect Aug. 1.