Local News

A provincial plan to legislate a wage freeze for educators is offensive, says a local union official. MPPs are getting an early start at Queen’s Park next week to vote on the Liberals’ Putting Students First Act.

The owner of a local vehicle dealership has challenged Thunder Bay residents to get behind the wheel and drive change within the community. The Performance Kia dealership on Memorial Avenue celebrated the Drive Change Day Tuesday.

The Thunder Bay Art Gallery is getting involved in a different kind of art. The Gallery is partnering with the Indian Martial Arts Toronto and a local solvent abuse centre to host peer-to-peer workshops on the Indian martial art of Kalari.

People looking to direct health-care policy in Northwestern Ontario now have their chance. The Northwest Local Health Integration Network has launched a survey from Aug. 20 to Sept.

Two months ago, as he led the survivor’s walk at the annual Relay for Life, Michael Antcliffe said he wasn’t sure how much time he had left.

No one appears to have been hurt Monday when a dump truck rear-ended a parked vehicle on the Thunder Bay Expressway. Both drivers were charged.

Before hunters take aim at any deer, city officials want to make sure residents know the hunting rules. Council passed a bylaw in May allowing bow hunting within city limits in rural areas designated by the city. With Sept.

Two people have been arrested after giving the OPP chase Monday morning.

Candice Buckley likes a little adventure in her life. She’s tried jumping out of a plane, and on Monday the 29-year-old rappelled 14-storeys down the side of Maplecrest Towers, raising $1,500 for Easter Seals in the process.

A 38-year-old man is in custody after a bizarre alleged demolition-derby style drive through the city over the weekend. Thunder Bay Police Service officers responded to a hit-and-run call around 9 p.m. Sunday.