Local News

THUNDER BAY -- For Major Mervyn Halvorsen, the best part of the annual Salvation Army Christmas Kettle campaign is meeting people.

THUNDER BAY -- Andrea Horwath said the potential closure of the Thunder Bay Generating Station has become a political football.

LAPPE, Ont. -- A search is underway in the Lappe area for male suspect who fled from the OPP Wednesday. The incident began when a patrolling officer came across a vehicle in the parking lot of the Hazelwood Conservation area.

THUNDER BAY -- Judy Szabo says her step-mother can finally rest in peace now that police have arrested a suspect in a fatal hit-and-run. Thunder Bay Police Service officers charged 30-year-old Ashley Rheal Shabogomik Wednesday at 4 p.m.

THUNDER BAY -- Grenville Avenue is now closed for sewer and water connection work, the city confirmed Thursday afternoon. The road is closed from the Cumberland Street and Hodder Avenue intersection to Adelaide Street beginning.

THUNDER BAY -- Ontario Liberal leader candidate Glen Murray promises he’ll be the North’s champion by establishing a regional government.

THUNDER BAY -- Keirsten Sagutch is waiting for a phone call she’s scared to receive. Her mother, 42-year–old Pauline Jean Kireto, has been missing for nearly a month now. She was last seen Oct.

THUNDER BAY -- The Day of Prayer is credited with helping decrease the rate of suicide among First Nations people, but Pastor Charles Boyce says the fight will continue until it has stopped completely.

THUNDER BAY -- Bill Mauro is throwing his support behind Ontario Liberal hopeful Sandra Pupatello.

THUNDER BAY -- With less money coming from the federal government, Margaret Kenequanash says they need to figure out how they will fill the void when the cuts arrive.