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Thunder Bay houseguest bounced on first episode of Big Brother Canada

Thunder Bay houseguest bounced on first episode of Big Brother Canada

Thunder Bay’s Paige Distranski became the first evicted houseguest of Big Brother Canada’s fourth season. Distranski found herself facing eviction early in the first episode, going on the block against Calgary’s Kelsey Faith.
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Sioux Lookout men Fined $7,500 for illegal harvest of cow moose

Sioux Lookout men Fined $7,500 for illegal harvest of cow moose

Three Sioux Lookout area men have been fined a total of $7,500 for illegal moose hunting. Scot and Kirk Ewaniuk pleaded guilty and were fined $3,000 each for the unlawful harvest of a cow moose without a licence.
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ICYMI: Family of lynx out for a stroll down a Thunder Bay road

ICYMI: Family of lynx out for a stroll down a Thunder Bay road

THUNDER BAY -- In case you missed it, CKPR radio listener Maria Banita sent this video of a family of Lynx casually walking down a road in Thunder Bay.
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Manitoba man has pickup impounded after failing roadside test

Manitoba man has pickup impounded after failing roadside test

(FORT FRANCES, ON) – Officers of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged an adult male driver with Failing to Provide Breath Sample on March 4, 2016 at 1:37 am.
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Round table discussion will create understanding of refugees in crisis

Round table discussion will create understanding of refugees in crisis

“I found Ghayath Almadhoun on Youtube today” What are some of the links between social justice as a cornerstone in research and the Syrian refugee crisis? Social justice does not seek neutrality or balance; social justice bears witness to
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City council unanimously approves budget by deferring a major project, dipping into reserves for another

City council unanimously approves budget by deferring a major project, dipping into reserves for another

THUNDER BAY -- The city needs the province to come through if its budget cuts are going to pay off. City council unanimously approved its budget Thursday night, with a 3.52 per cent tax levy increase, 1.58 per cent for existing tax payers.
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Construction of waterfront hotel on track to be completed as schedule: city officials

Construction of waterfront hotel on track to be completed as schedule: city officials

THUNDER BAY – Construction of the new waterfront hotel is on track to be completed as scheduled, city officials believe.
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OPP off duty officer calls in impaired driver

OPP off duty officer calls in impaired driver

City police were dispatched to the vicinity of Water St and Cumberland St. just before 8 p.m. last night on information being provided by an off duty OPP police officer about an obviously impaired driver.
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Hunter illegally shoots moose, gets hit with $4,000 fine

A Vermillion Bay man was fined $4,000 for illegal hunting. Matthew Jakobs pleaded guilty and was fined $4,000 for shooting a cow and calf moose from a motor boat. He also received a four-year hunting suspension.
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Pair arrested following break and enter investigation: OPP

Pair arrested following break and enter investigation: OPP

(SIOUX LOOKOUT, ON) –On February 26, 2016 Sioux Lookout Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigated a break & enter at a Prince Street residence. As a result of the investigation, police arrested and charged two individuals.
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