Local News

Ontario post-secondary students are in line for more financial aid and flexibility on loan repayments under changes to the Ontario Student Assistance Program, reports the Canadian Press.

Police continue to investigate a violent robbery that was committed in broad daylight Sunday. A 49-year old Thunder Bay man is in hospital after being attacked and robbed at about 7 p.m.

A man from the state of Georgia who allegedly tried to buy a five-year old child online has been arrested in Thunder Bay. The man, who moved to the U.S.

Confederation College and the town of Manitouwadge have launched a new program that will teach English to international students from China.

A 17-year-old boy is dead after he attempted to skip over open water on his snow machine this past weekend. Sioux Lookout detachment OPP officers say they responded to a 911 call just before 8 p.m.

A quick reaction by officers with a Community Response team is being credited in an arrest in connection with several vehicle break-ins. Police were called around 1 a.m.

The union that represents many of this area’s paper workers is saying goodbye to one of its most powerful resources. After losing funding from senior levels of government, all three CEP Action Centres are being closed.

Two men said an intoxicated man who wandered onto the Marina Park ice spread his arms out and looked like magician Criss Angel. Gord Lazaruk and Dan Woodz came down to Marina Park to look at the scenery when they spotted a man out on the ice Sunday.

The recent warmer weather forced local ski hills to close down its slopes earlier than normal. Loch Lomond Ski Area and Mt. Baldy Ski Area closed around the beginning of March, traditionally ending closer to April.

A young child or baby wearing next to nothing is not an option for volunteers at a non-profit children’s assistance program. Precious Bundles Children’s Assistance Program held its second annual Fill-a-Ford event to help clothe needy children.