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Police have identified the man who died after a pedestrian-vehicle collision on Centeral Avenue Wednesday. Officials with the Thunder Bay Police Service say the victim has been identified as Peter Paul Perkovich, 66, of Thunder Bay.

While winds blew as fast as a tornado, the storm that rocked the city Wednesday night so far shows no evidence of funnel clouds, say officials with Environment Canada. But the public can help change the call, but only if enough evidence is submitted.

A pre-inquest into the death of Reggie Bushie has begun. The three-day inquest will study the jury roll representation of First Nations people living on reserves.

Canada Post is taking some unique measures to ensure evacuees get their mail. Letters and parcels sent to the Keewaywin First Nation are being sent to Geraldton for pickup by those residents.

A storm has knocked out power for thousands of South side residents Wednesday. Thunder Bay Hydro says over 6,000 customers are without power after the storm knocked out two 25 Kilovolt feeders.

The Thunder Bay International Airport parking lot was a mass of twisted metal on Wednesday night, after high winds tore a portion of the corrugated roof off the 17-year-old terminal.

More than 100 fires are currently burning across the Northwest region with more expected throughout the week, the Minister of Natural Resources says. About 20 new fires have started in the Northwest bringing the total of fires to 112 as of Wednesday.

With forest fires burning less than five kilometres from his home, Aaron Rae just wanted to make sure his younger brother and sister were safe.

The pedestrian involved in a Central Avenue collision has died. Thunder Bay Police Service officers responded to a call about a single-vehicle collision around 1 p.m. Wednesday.

An elderly couple in O'Connor Township got the fright of their lives Wednesday morning. They were just leaving their home on Broome Road when the house was struck by lightning. O'Connor volunteer fire crews rushed to the scene just after 9:30 a.m.