Local News

Police responded to an early morning armed robbery at a south-side convenience store Wednesday. Thunder Bay Police Service officers responded to reports of a robbery at a Mac’s Mart on North May Street just after midnight.

Movie buffs and sea lovers alike were flocking to the lake shore Tuesday to get a glimpse of a piece of cinematic history. HMS Bounty , docked in Thunder Bay Tuesday afternoon while hundreds of people took in the view from Hillcrest and Marina Park.

While British Columbia is battling hundreds of forest fires, Thunder Bay is experiencing a temporary reprieve says an Ministry of Natural Resources official.

A public event that’s generated a lot of interest in Thunder Bay has had to be cancelled. The Brian Burke and Friends Luncheon in support of Special Olympics was scheduled for this Thursday at Fort William Historical Park.

A thunderstorm caused power disruptions in the downtown south core Tuesday afternoon.

For a university president, the first 100 days on the job are about listening to people and learning the issues that concern the community, said Lakehead University’s new president and vice-chancellor.

More than $27,000 from the province will help relieve stress for staff who witness traumatic abuse on a regular basis, says the counselling director of a women and children’s shelter.

Police temporarily closed a section of Highway 11 for more than an hour Monday afternoon after a man riding a motorcycle collided with a moose. Officials with the OPP say the man crashed into the moose while driving the motorcycle just after 1 p.m.

The Northwest Region’s OPP detachment was reporting a quiet holiday weekend as of Sunday evening.

The city’s Eye on the Street program received praise for protecting people and property at a recent city council meeting, but many who frequent the area say the cameras don’t help them feel any safer.