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A man attempted to strangle a taxi driver after the driver tried to stop his customers from fleeing without paying.

City police had to use a Taser to arrest a man who twice tried to attack officers with a weapon. Officials with the Thunder Bay Police Service say officers responded to an unknown problem shortly after 12:39 a.m. Thursday in the Balsam Street area.

Through the second round of budget talks, the city’s proposed 2.67 per cent tax increase has stayed the same.

The federal long-gun registry is dead and MP Bruce Hyer says he’s glad he didn’t give in to party pressure and vote to save it.

Jim Mauro was a no show Wednesday for his own public hearing into alleged misconduct and deceit. The now suspended Thunder Bay Police Service officer faces two counts of misconduct under the Police Services Act.

The First Nations Northern Housing Conference is a valuable tool in helping First Nations deal with housing issues. “It’s to help them network and capacity build for the type of issues that they’re facing.

The president of the Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce says the province’s much-anticipated austerity report may have underestimated potential revenue streams, particularly in the Ring of Fire.

A book of condolences will be opened at city hall Wednesday to allow community members to pay their respects to former Mayor Eleanor Joan Miller, also known as Mayor Dusty Miller. Miller died on Tuesday at the age of 82.

Police have arrested a man following separate reports of a sexual assault and a stabbing early Wednesday morning. Officials with the Thunder Bay Police Service say officers responded to a Park Avenue home just after 5 a.m.

Two Thunder Bay women have been sentenced to eight years in prison in connection with a 2010 homicide.