Local News

Police are on the lookout for a thief armed with a syringe. Just after 1 a.m. on Tuesday morning a Diamond Taxi driver reported being robbed at syringe-point by a woman, who is known to police, at the 1100-block area of Lincoln Street.

One man went to hospital of his own accord and five puppies were rescued on Tuesday morning when two units of a Neebing Avenue row house complex went up in flames.

A structural fire in AbitibiBowater’s No. 5 paper machine sent five people to hospital on Monday night.

The Thunder Bay Airport is getting ready to put its new solar project into service. Thunder Bay International Airport CEO Scott McFadden said the construction has now reached completion.

A plan to keep heavy truck traffic off of Dawson Road has been delayed. The by-law would ban trucks longer than 15.2 metres from travelling on Dawson Road.

The head of a local shelter says the city has not been very good at dealing with its alcohol issues.

Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the City of Thunder Bay.

A Thunder Bay resident recently scratched themself a $50,000 jackpot. Terry Nishnibata, of Thunder Bay, won the $50,000 jackpot from an instant Crossword ticket. Some of the words that led to the win included pan, cook, apricot and zucchini.

A house on Oliver Road was destroyed by fire early Monday morning. Volunteer firefighters from Oliver Paipoonge rushed to the scene, but were unable to save the home. The fire started shortly after 5 a.m.

Officials with the Thunder Bay Fire Rescue say they have received a number of phone calls regarding the smell of smoke in the area. The smell is coming from an 11,000-acre forest fire that is now burning near Ely, Minn.