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The much-anticipated naming of the controversial waterfront hotel has been delayed until at least November.

Staff at two of Thunder Bay's Zellers stores have been told they have another nine months of employment left before their stores close and are taken over by Wal-Mart.

It’s now United Way day in Thunder Bay. For the first time ever, the city declared Sept. 29 as United Way day. A flag was flown at city hall Thursday morning to mark the occasion.

Talks between HAGI Accessible buses and the transit union have come to a halt. The contract between the two sides ended in January, and the employer and union representing the transit employees have since failed to reach an agreement.

A 29 year-old city man is facing several charges, including assault with a weapon after several break-ins Tuesday. Thunder Bay Police Service officers made the arrest while investigating several break-ins of a Cornwall Street apartment.

Members of the city’s crime prevention council say the federal government’s proposed omnibus crime bill will have a negative impact on the community’s most vulnerable.

The renovations for the Finlandia Club and Hoito Restaurant continued with the lowering of the decade old cupola. The renovations for the Finlandia Club started two years ago in order to fix issues with the exterior and interior of the building.

A non-profit organization has made a former Hells Angels clubhouse its base of operations. A joint police raid led to the seizure the biker gang’s former clubhouse on Heron Street, just down the road from Ogden Community Public School in 2006.

Thunder Bay's alternative education school is having some trouble getting off the ground.

Police have arrested a teen and officers continue to look for two others following a car shopping spree Wednesday morning. Thunder Bay Police Service officers were patrolling the 100 block of Madeline Street around 3 a.m.