Local News

NIPIGON, Ont. -- Motorists traveling through the Nipigon area Wednesday afternoon should be prepared for some potential delays. A Day of Action rally is being held as part of the Idle No More movement.

THUNDER BAY -- Mayor Keith Hobbs was a rookie police officer when Const. John Kusznier was shot in the line of duty on Jan. 15, 1978.

Ontario’s Regional Chief is asking participants in Wednesday’s Day of Action to remember safety first. In a letter addressed to First Nations community chiefs and councils across the province, Stan Beardy urges caution and care.

City council decided that they don’t want to wait anymore to start on the upgrading of the Golf Links and Junot Avenue corridor.

THUNDER BAY -- Residents can now place their food and drink orders a bit later at the Prince Arthur’s Landing restaurant. The Bight restaurant at Marina Park had to close at 11 p.m. because of a municipal bylaw.

THUNDER BAY -- About 70 people could lose their jobs because of more cuts outlined in the federal government’s omnibus budget bill.

THUNDER BAY -- As the clock strikes midnight Monday, the city’s shipping season will come to a close as the last ship leaves the port.

Nishnawbe Aski Nation Deputy Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler says the First Nations organization is holding a community safety forum Tuesday night as a way to reassure the community at large.

THUNDER BAY -- A Canadian retailer is closing its doors in Thunder Bay for good. Monday marks the final day for the Zellers location at Intercity Shopping Centre. The store slashed prices by up to 90 per cent as it prepares to close down at 9 p.m.

THUNDER BAY -- City police arrested an early childhood educator with possession of child pornography after learning he may have tried to extort a woman in a nude image he had.