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Public high schools teachers' union threatens possible job action by end of school year

THUNDER BAY – Teachers at four city high schools could be on strike by the end of the school year.

Mar 15, 2015 4:29 PM Read more >

Finlandia Association warns it is in dire financial straits

THUNDER BAY – For more than 100 years the Finnish Labour Temple has served as a cultural hub in the city.

Mar 15, 2015 9:26 AM Read more >

Truck crashes into south side apartment building

THUNDER BAY - Add this to the list of things not to do behind the wheel of a vehicle. The driver of a pickup truck crashed into an apartment building on Gordon Street early Saturday evening.

Mar 14, 2015 8:07 PM Read more >

Guardian Angels hold information meeting at Fort William First Nation

THUNDER BAY – Though there were a few people who don’t seem to be on board, Ian Hodgkinson is convinced a partnership between the Guardian Angels and Fort William First Nation would be mutually beneficial.

Mar 14, 2015 5:25 PM Read more >

St. Urho's Day cause for celebration

THUNDER BAY – As Jari Leinonen points out, all holidays are at least partially rooted in fiction.

Mar 14, 2015 4:19 PM Read more >

Gridlock primary factor in hospital forecasting deficit of more than $6 million

THUNDER BAY -- Gridlock continues to squeeze budgets at the regional hospital. Peter Myllymaa, vice president of corporate services, said the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences is now expected carry a deficit that could be as high as nearly $6.

Mar 14, 2015 10:24 AM Read more >

Frank Vantroba found not guilty of criminal negligence causing bodily harm in dog-bite trial

THUNDER BAY -- A man accused of criminal negligence in a dog-bite trial has been found not guilty.

Mar 13, 2015 5:50 PM Read more >

LU students say university was prepared to hike tuition without notice

THUNDER BAY – The president of the Lakehead University Student Union says it is “unacceptable” the school’s board of governors evidently tried to shut students out of a vote to raise tuition fees.

Mar 13, 2015 2:02 PM Read more >

Northern Development and Mines minister takes issue with NDP advisor's Ring of Fire comments

Ontario’s Minister of Northern Development and Mines on Friday slammed comments made Thursday by former NDP leader Howard Hampton on what he said was a lack of progress developing the Ring of Fire.

Mar 13, 2015 1:27 PM Read more >