Local News

The province’s finance minister arrived in the city Thursday to hear wish lists from regional leaders before the 2010 Ontario budget is released next month.

New regulations protecting the habitat of several of Ontario’s endangered species, including the peregrine falcon, take effect later this month.

This year’s proposed municipal budget is one of the city’s best, concluded one councillor following a question-and-answer session with city administration.

Calling it an insult and morally repugnant, Gull Bay First Nation Chief Wilfred King says his community has rejected a $10 million grievance settlement offer from Ontario Power Generation.

Describing the camaraderie surrounding the Bearskin Airlines Hope Classic is hard to put into words for event chair Susan Childs. "Women really know how to have fun and relax and this is about a common cause that all women are aware of," she said.

A local OPP officer will stand trial in connection with a fatal car crash just over a year ago. The four-day preliminary hearing for Sgt. Darryl Storey concluded Thursday at the Ontario Court of Justice.

Police charged the driver of a flatbed tractor trailer with a red light violation following a spill on Arthur Street Wednesday night.

The Ontario Hospital Association says anything less than a two per cent funding increase in the upcoming March budget won’t be enough to stop health-care service cuts.

A Fort Frances OPP officer is among a group receiving bravery medals Thursday from the Governor General. Const. Dan Bailey was off duty in Elgin, Ont. in August of 2006, when he rescued two women from an overturned burning vehicle.

Talk of a chromite refinery on the north shore could be premature says a mining company president. KWG Resources Inc. president Frank Smeenk arrived in Thunder Bay to speak at the Chamber of Commerce Annual General Meeting Wednesday.