Local News

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THUNDER BAY -- Lakehead University's Board of Governors will vote today on a tuition hike and the University’s student union is pleading for any increase to be tied to inflation.

THUNDER BAY – A union official representing teachers at four city high schools is hopeful upcoming contract negotiations will be fruitful.

THUNDER BAY – The third time was the charm for a local comic as he was crowned the city's newest Comic Idol Friday.

THUNDER BAY – The future of the motorcycle training course in this city remains in question. Confederation College announced last week they would be discontinuing its motorcycle training program, which had been offered for the past two decades.

THUNDER BAY -- Members of Sachigo Lake First Nation are walking 1,000 kilometres in memory of a 20-year-old man killed outside of the city’s movie theatre last fall. On Oct.

THUNDER BAY – It’s that time of year again. The Port of Thunder Bay is getting ready to officially open the navigation season this week.

News release supplied by the Shelter House: _____________ Through the gracious funding of The District of Thunder Bay Social Services Administration Board and the City of Thunder Bay, Shelter House will continue operating the Street Outreach Services

THUNDER BAY -- City police responded to more than 210 incidents during the week of Monday, March 30, 2015 through Sunday, April 5, 2015. Thunder Bay Police Service statistics are made available through crimereports.

FORT FRANCES, Ont. -- The town of Fort Frances is dismantling a long-standing community gathering place. Government Dock on Rainy Lake was hit hard in last spring's record flooding.