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The OPP officer who fired the fatal shot that killed 30-year-old Levi Schaffer said he had no other choice. "There were no other options," Const.

The City of Thunder Bay is looking for public feedback to develop its new transit plan. During the week of March 7, riders will be asked to complete a survey on-board select transit buses. An online public survey will also be launched that same week.

Speakers at a local climate change conference Thursday are warning that the public must be prepared to adapt as we deal with the potential impacts of a warmer planet.

Police officers have concluded their investigation and say alcohol was not a factor in a recent snowmobile crash that killed a man near Ear Falls Tuesday.

The developer looking to build a hotel on the waterfront lost a request to add a storey to the hotel and move some parking off site. ManShield Construction Inc requested the variances Wednesday at a city committee of adjustment meeting.

Feasibility studies continue on the proposed Kinghorn Rail-to-trail project. The plan would see 111-kilometres of unused CN Rail line between Thunder Bay and Nipigon converted into a new multi-use recreational trail.

A fire destroyed a Swanee’s Cabins unit on North Cumberland Street Wednesday evening. Thunder Bay Fire Service officials say the fire was reported at 9:15 p.m. Wednesday.

Mayor Keith Hobbs was hoping to meet with Toronto Mayor Rob Ford this week, but instead met with someone “better.

More four-year-olds can expect to spend added time in the classroom starting this fall. On Wednesday the province announced its latest round of schools that will offer full-day kindergarten. Two local schools, Ogden Community Public School and St.

Residents with physical and mental disabilities needed a one-stop shop for information on how to live independently within the community, said a George Jeffrey Children’s Centre spokeswoman.