Local News

Two people are dead following a motor vehicle crash near Red Lake. Officials with the Red lake detachment of the OPP say at 1 p.m. Thursday a pick-up truck was travelling northbound on Nungesser Road when the vehicle rolled several times.

A worker evacuated from Goldcorp Inc.’s fire-endangered Musselwhite gold mine north of Thunder Bay says it was like sitting next to a 10-mile long campfire.

Retirement took the mayor away from the police force, but it appears you can never really take the police force out of the mayor. Mayor Keith Hobbs tried to make a drug bust recently.

Cutting costs is one thing Tim Hudak doesn’t want to do if he was Ontario’s premier, but says it has to be done. Faced with a $16.

Regional bus carriers worry the possible arrival of a new transportation service will deliver a blow to their already low ridership. British Columbia-based Pacific Western Transportation Ltd.

Ontario college support workers will know if they have a mandate to strike by 9 p.m. Thursday. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union represented workers’ contract ends Aug.

Workers with Hydro One are repairing the more than 80 hydro poles that were taken out by forest fires across the Northwest. Hydro One spokeswoman Daniele Gauvin said most of the damage was done about 90-kilometres north of Ear Falls.

An Ontario ministry has ordered a mining company operating about 650 kilometers northwest of Thunder Bay to pay $50,000. Goldcorp Canada was fined following a Ministry of Labour investigation into a safety violation.

Thunder Bay Fire and Rescue is reminding you to get a permit before starting any outdoor fires. Several city property owners have already been charged recently for having fires without the proper permits.

Lac Seul First Nation is making it clear they do not want nuclear waste moving through their traditional territory. This could cause problems for some area towns, like Ignace, that are exploring the idea of becoming a host repository.