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City police suspect arson after three vehicles were found on fire early Monday morning. Officers with the Thunder Bay Police Service noticed the vehicles on fire in a lot on 11th Avenue just after 3 a.m.

Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources reported having a very active weekend for forest fires in the Northwest. Officials with the MNR say nearly 40 new fires were confirmed over the two days, 24 of those having started on Saturday.

A pedestrian involved in a collision with a vehicle has died, city police confirmed. Thunder Bay Police Service officers blocked off the Golf Links Road entrance to the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre following the fatal crash.

While every dog may have its day, most lakes don’t. Luckily that’s not the case for one of the largest lakes in the world.

Trash thrown into the water won’t be hidden for long thanks to the help of some local volunteers.

While it’s usually the other way around, volunteer fire departments in the area are the ones who need some help right now. The departments are having trouble finding volunteers.

A big piece of the local port authority’s plan to rehabilitate shipping to the west has arrived. And at 200 feet high, the mobile harbour crane is a really big piece. The $3 million crane arrived Saturday morning from Stockton, Calif.

After six years of waiting, construction of a new office building at Mountain View cemetery has begun. The new office building was approved by city council in May along with other infrastructure investments.

The lawyer for three city police officers now facing misconduct charges argued the incident involving a 50-year-old-man was a mistake.

Officials with Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources say the number of active forest fires in the region is growing quickly.