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If it weren’t for the chunks of twisted metal laid out on a sidewalk at the far end of the long-term parking lot, a snapped-off light standard and a string of crushed and crumpled vehicles surrounded by yellow police tape, one might not realize anyth

Premier Dalton McGuinty is expected to visit the city Friday. The ongoing fire situation in the Northwest has prompted the premier to pull out from a conference in Vancouver Thursday with his fellow premiers.

Ontario’s Minister of Natural Resources doesn’t see the need to declare a state of emergency in Northwestern Ontario, even after taking to the air for an overhead view of the fires consuming the region’s forest and threatening several remote communit

Police have identified the man who died after a pedestrian-vehicle collision on Centeral Avenue Wednesday. Officials with the Thunder Bay Police Service say the victim has been identified as Peter Paul Perkovich, 66, of Thunder Bay.

While winds blew as fast as a tornado, the storm that rocked the city Wednesday night so far shows no evidence of funnel clouds, say officials with Environment Canada. But the public can help change the call, but only if enough evidence is submitted.

A pre-inquest into the death of Reggie Bushie has begun. The three-day inquest will study the jury roll representation of First Nations people living on reserves.

Canada Post is taking some unique measures to ensure evacuees get their mail. Letters and parcels sent to the Keewaywin First Nation are being sent to Geraldton for pickup by those residents.

A storm has knocked out power for thousands of South side residents Wednesday. Thunder Bay Hydro says over 6,000 customers are without power after the storm knocked out two 25 Kilovolt feeders.

The Thunder Bay International Airport parking lot was a mass of twisted metal on Wednesday night, after high winds tore a portion of the corrugated roof off the 17-year-old terminal.

More than 100 fires are currently burning across the Northwest region with more expected throughout the week, the Minister of Natural Resources says. About 20 new fires have started in the Northwest bringing the total of fires to 112 as of Wednesday.