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The city took a good look at its Eye on the Street program Monday night. Video from the program, which has 16 cameras in 12 locations, has been used in 15 convictions said city central support division manager Charles Campbell.

A provincial judge has pushed back the case involving an OPP officer charged with intercepting private communications until next month. Const.

A local teacher charged with sexual assault will appear in court again next month. Luc Despres, 46, appeared at the Thunder Bay Court of Justice on Arthur Street on Tuesday. A provincial court judge adjourned the matter until Aug. 23.

Police are investigating a suspected arson case. Officials with the Thunder Bay Police Service say home owners at a North Franklin Street residence woke up around 2 a.m. to noises outside.

City of Thunder Bay burning permits will be suspended until further notice starting at 9 a.m. Tuesday.

Police have two people in custody following a south side robbery. Officials with the Thunder Bay Police Service say the robbery took place around 8 p.m. Monday. A lone male threatened to shoot an employee at Barb's Laundromat on May Street.

The City of Thunder Bay will soon have a new man in charge of major construction projects.

Some called it a rusted steel structure with lights. Others said it looked like a windmill without a propeller. But most councillors agreed it was art as city council approved the waterfront art installation.

A Thunder Bay-based junior mining company’s three-month dispute with Constance Lake First Nation is over.

Sunday’s heat wave broke a nine-year-old record for the hottest temperature on July 17. Temperatures reached 33.7 C on Sunday, which broke the previous record of 33.4 C in 2002. With the Humidex, the temperature felt more like 45 C.