Local News

The Thunder Bay Police Service is looking for witnesses to a four-vehicle crash that took place around noon on Tuesday at the intersection of May and George Streets. A vehicle was rear-ended, creating a chain reaction with two other vehicles.

City council will be asked to approve more than $2 million in infrastructure upgrades Monday night. A $487,870 contract is up for award to Louis Pradal and Sons Ltd. for structural repairs and interior improvements at Volunteer Pool on Martha Street.

Residents of a far north First Nations community will return home starting Wednesday after forest fires forced them from their homes last week. More than 500 people from Deer Lake were evacuated to Greenstone Friday, July 8.

J.P. Levesque is officially the city’s new chief of police Levesque, who served as the Thunder Bay Police Service deputy chief since 2009, was sworn in as the force’s chief at a special meeting of the police board Wednesday morning.

A 39-year old Emo man has been charged with possession of child pornography. Tuesday officers with the OPP searched John Paul Muzyka's home and seized a number of items including his computer, gaming equipment, hard drive and memory cards.

The province has called for help to battle forest fires in the region. Over 100 initial attack forest firefighters from British Columbia landed in Thunder Bay Tuesday afternoon as Northwestern Ontario currently has 86 fires burning 124,539 hectares.

Patrick Chapin wants closure on the death of his 14-year-old son Wesley. Wesley died in his sleep on Dec. 19, 2009 and Chapin has disputed the cause of death as stated by the coroner’s office.

Police have found the body of a U.S. angler who was recently reported missing in the area. Officials with the OPP say the 78-year-old Minnesota man reportedly went missing on Wenasaga Lake, near Ear Falls, on Saturday July 9.

Police continue to look for a 14-year-old who went missing last month. Thunder Bay Police Service officers say Kelsey Loon was last seen on June 28 and has a history of running away.

After 13 years, organizers of the annual Dragon Boat Festival have decided to take a more recreational and less competitive approach The Thunder Bay Dragon Boat Festival is adding a few twists to the 13th annual event at Boulevard Lake this weekend.