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The swimming advisory for Sunnyside beach has been lifted. The Thunder Bay District Health Unit announced Thursday afternoon that it had officially lifted the swimming advisory for the Boulevard Lake beach.

Officials at the community auditorium say they have good reason for not allowing Blues Fest patrons to bring in or leave with empty water bottles. The explanation follows a series of public complaints.

Thunder Bay Police are on the hunt for a pick-up truck involved in a Wednesday evening hit-and-run. A silver Honda Ridgeline was struck travelling north on High Street as it travelled through a green light at the Red River Road intersection.

Traffic on Highway 11/17 has been temporarily reduced to one lane following an early-evening single-vehicle collision just east of Spruce River Road.

The number of domestic violence calls in the city has doubled in the past six years. In 2004, Thunder Bay Police Service responded to 1,107 domestic violence calls. In 2007, it was more than 1,800.

It’s been a bittersweet couple of months at St. Joseph’s hospital. But as part of the institution’s lengthy history crumbles to the ground, a new chapter is set to begin.

Officials with Bearskin Airlines say they are no longer pursuing a cross-border passenger air service. This comes following the announcement Tuesday by United Airlines to begin offering flights between Thunder Bay and Chicago this February.

Opponents of a proposed local wind farm hope a new study focusing on the health impacts of wind turbines will be enough to stop the potential development.

Northern Ontario School of Medicine graduate Tiffany Oddleifson says physician assistances will be helping take some of the load off of the strained health-care system.

A man involved in an alleged misconduct case with three local officers was cautioned several times to answer questions and not go off on tangents during a hearing Wednesday morning. Det. William Wowchuck, Det.-Const. Ron Popowich and Det.-Const.