Local News

For those thinking participating in the 2010 Sun Life Financial GenNext Dodgeball Tournament might leave them with welts and bruises, organizers say to throw those reservations away.

Police in Kenora are investigating a fatal collision that took place in that area Tuesday morning. Kenora detachment OPP officers say the crash occurred on Highway 71 in the area of Calliper Lake at about 12 a.m.

OPP officers located the body of a Terrace Bay man who was reported missing Saturday. The OPP’s Underwater Search and Recovery Unit located the body of 41-year-old Jean Steven Giguere Monday.

Tourism in Thunder Bay held its own last year despite a slight decline in visitors to the city says tourism manager Paul Pepe.

The province outlined a five-year plan to help grow the Ontario government in its throne speech Monday.

A group of Aboriginal women in Thunder Bay are one step closer to fulfilling their dreams of becoming entrepreneurs.

The City of Thunder Bay’s parking authority announced Monday that effective immediately, calendar parking regulations are waived.

The annual Bayou Boogie celebration has been canned. Official with Grand Portage Lodge and Casino confirmed Monday that this year’s annual instalment of the event was cancelled.

Habitat for Humanity Thunder Bay officials are warning the public about an email scam that is using the organization’s name. Board chairman Andrew Campbell said the fraudulent emails claim to originate from Habitat for Humanity International.

AbitibiBowater struck a tentative deal with the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers union, which could move the newsprint giant closer to an exit from bankruptcy protection.