Local News

THUNDER BAY -- For the sake of planning a future for Fort William Gardens, consultants hired to deliver the city’s Recreation & Culture Master Plan are assuming the Events Centre will be built eventually.

THUNDER BAY -- City Council is looking into what can be done to assist a man whose yard backs onto three garbage bins outside the Northwood Mall.

THUNDER BAY – David Wilson is a “dangerous psychiatric patient” responsible for the action of fatally stabbing Robert Barbeau but he is not responsible for the crime, his defence lawyer told the jury during closing arguments.

THUNDER BAY -- A high-risk sexual offender is moving into the city’s south core, police revealed on Monday.

The Thunder Bay Police Service continues to take reports of citizens being contacted by phone about back taxes that need to be paid immediately to the Canada Revenue Agency or risk be arrested by the police.

THUNDER BAY -- Don’t tell Emily Cross something’s impossible to achieve. More than likely, she’ll try to prove you wrong.

THUNDER BAY -- A group opposed to the spring bear hunt will protest its reinstatement on Tuesday morning outside a south-side hotel. The protest, scheduled to last an hour and start at 8 a.m.

THUNDER BAY -- A fire ban in place for the past several days in Thunder Bay has been lifted.

OTTAWA – Minister of Status of Women Patty Hajdu is issuing a challenge to her fellow MPs to take a gender-based awareness course. Hajdu called it an important tool for advancing gender equality.

THUNDER BAY – An age-friendly seniors’ summit will take centre stage on June 1.