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A Fitzgerald Street resident said he woke up Tuesday morning to see an unoccupied house next door to his engulfed in flames. The resident, who spoke to tbnewswatch.

Lakehead University hosts students from about 50 countries on its campus each year and the institute celebrates that diversity with International Days.

After numerous complaints from the public, city council has shot down administration’s first choice for a temporary replacement for the soon-to-be demolished Brodie Street bus terminal.

Despite what seems like unusually warm temperatures over the past couple of days, Environment Canada officials say the city is nowhere near where the record is. With Thunder Bay reaching 16.

A near doubling of 911 calls over the past 10 years, combined with a hefty increase in non-emergency patient transfers has Superior North EMS searching for new ways to do business.

Two city buses collided on Algoma Street in front of the Italian Cultural Centre Monday afternoon, sending a few people to the hospital with minor injuries.

Water quantity and quality in the Great Lakes is first and foremost on Joe Comuzzi’s mind these days.

The OPP Criminal Investigations Branch is investigating the death of a young woman in Kenora. Deidra Lynn Chukra, 24, was reported missing on Friday. Her body was discovered Sunday morning on the shore near Lake of the Woods District Hospital.

A truck struck a 19-year-old woman Saturday after the pedestrian attempted to cross an intersection during a red light, police said. Thunder Bay detachment OPP officers responded to the vehicle-pedestrian collision just before 10 p.m.

A trail of evidence – including an opened bar door, packsack and photo identification – led police officers to a would-be suspected robber’s hiding spot early Monday morning.