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City fire permits suspended, hot and dry weather blamed

City of Thunder Bay burning permits will be suspended until further notice starting at 9 a.m. Tuesday.

Two arrested after south-side robbery

Police have two people in custody following a south side robbery. Officials with the Thunder Bay Police Service say the robbery took place around 8 p.m. Monday. A lone male threatened to shoot an employee at Barb's Laundromat on May Street.

City goes outside to hire major construction project manager

The City of Thunder Bay will soon have a new man in charge of major construction projects.
City will pay $900,000 for waterfront art

City will pay $900,000 for waterfront art

Some called it a rusted steel structure with lights. Others said it looked like a windmill without a propeller. But most councillors agreed it was art as city council approved the waterfront art installation.
Mining company, First Nation leadership end dispute

Mining company, First Nation leadership end dispute

A Thunder Bay-based junior mining company’s three-month dispute with Constance Lake First Nation is over.
Heating up

Heating up

Sunday’s heat wave broke a nine-year-old record for the hottest temperature on July 17. Temperatures reached 33.7 C on Sunday, which broke the previous record of 33.4 C in 2002. With the Humidex, the temperature felt more like 45 C.

PETA plans local protest, counter demonstration in the works

A group of local citizens are planning a counter demonstration to a planned PETA protest outside a local business Wednesday.
Teen found

Teen found

City police have found a 14-year-old woman they announced had been missing.

Traffic stop leads to major pot bust

If impaired driving is a bad idea, then driving impaired with more than 2,000 grams of pot in your vehicle is the result of terrible thinking.
Fleeing from the fires

Fleeing from the fires

Smoke from nearby forest fires is forcing 250 Sandy Lake First Nation residents to evacuate to Thunder Bay this afternoon. The community has 650 residents in need of evacuation; the first group was sent to Sioux Lookout Monday morning.
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