Local News

THUNDER BAY -- Jobless numbers rose slightly early in the New Year. Recently released data from Statistics Canada shows that unemployment for the Thunder Bay area reached five per cent in January. That’s up slightly from the 4.

A 22-year-old-man died following a Thursday evening snowmobile crash. Thunder Bay Police Service responded to reports of a crash on private property near Paquette Road around 5:40 p.m. Thursday.

Children at Ogden Community School learned the value of math through magic tricks Thursday.

THUNDER BAY -- Summer Lynne-Wawia wants to end the silence surrounding suicide and save her mother’s life. The 26-year-old Confederation College student helped to organize an event at the school in order to promote suicide awareness.

THUNDER BAY -- Susan Childs says there are no words to describe the Hope Classic. In its 17th year, the curling bonspiel raises money for the Linda Buchan Centre for Breast Screening and Assessment at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre.

THUNDER BAY -- The County Park Library could be on the move, although it may only be to another location within the mall. The Thunder Bay Public Library Board was in front of City Councillors last night during budget deliberations.

Contrary to published reports by a group claiming affiliation with Anonymous hackers, sexual assaults are not on the rise in Thunder Bay, says the city's police chief. And, J.P.

Addressing gridlock at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre is an integral part of a four-point strategic plan laid out by the North West Local Health Integration Network.

THUNDER BAY -- Two assaults against local transit drivers within a few weeks of each other has the local union president pushing for improved safety.

City council defeated an amendment that would have frozen user fees for a number of children and youth programs. Councillors pored through roughly half of the more than 400-page budget at Wednesday night’s meeting.