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THUNDER BAY – Runway upgrades at the Thunder Bay International Airport are now complete. One of two runways at the city airport were shut down in May for upkeep and repaving.

THUNDER BAY -- Give a student a desk and a classroom and they might doze off. But send them into the woods to learn how to use buzz saws or teach them how to use drones and you might just get their attention for life.

The federal government has formally informed the city it will not fund any portion of the proposed $119-million Thunder Bay Event and Convention Centre. A letter from Minister of Infastructure and Communities Amarjeet Sohi, obtained by tbnewswatch.

(MINAKI, ON) – Kenora Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is currently on scene at a motor vehicle collision that occurred early this morning, July 27, 2016 on Highway 596 at the railway crossing in Minaki, Ontario.

THUNDER BAY – The francophone community’s seemingly simple request to city council for a letter of support has been referred as administration considers whether it may conflict with its own infrastructure funding applications.

THUNDER BAY – Tim Heney says the unexpected shutdown of grain delivery in Churchill, Man. could mean more shipping business in Thunder Bay.

A 25 year old man turned himself in to the TBPS last night in connection with the robbery of Alley's Variety on July 25, 2016. The male, accompanied by family members, arrived at the Balmoral Street station just before 9:00 p.m.

The investigation into the crash involving a black Dodge SUV, driven by a 54 year old female Thunder Bay resident, and a white Nissan SUV at the intersection of Edward St and Churchill Drive last Monday afternoon around 5 p.m.

(THUNDER BAY, ON)- On Monday, July 25, 2016 at approximately 4:36 pm, officers from the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a single vehicle collision on Highway 17, approximately 30 kms east of Upsala.

There was one new fire in the Nipigon District of the Northwest Region by the afternoon of July 26. • Nipigon Fire 028 is a human-caused fire located about 1 kilometre west of Terrace Bay. It is listed as being held at 0.5 hectares in size.