Local News

Competition among municipalities might be a good thing when it comes to attracting a ferrochrome processing plant to the region, says the province’s mining minister.

Two Thunder Bay women pleaded guilty this afternoon to killing 30-year-old Verna Patricia Sturgeon. The victim was beaten to death on Sept. 3, 2010 at an Arthur Street hotel.

Charges have been laid in connection with a weekend fire at a Pruden Street apartment. The fire took place Sunday around 9:30 p.m. and resulted in heavy damage to the main floor of the building.

Singling out seniors, MediSystems Pharmacy has arrived in Thunder Bay after its 23rd year in business. The company, a division of Shoppers Drug Mart, has set up shop on Alloy Drive, servicing long-term care facilities and assisted living homes.

The City of Thunder Bay is looking for ways to help residents increase their daily physical activity, and reducing their reliance on cars.

A family of eight from Quebec is trying to raise money for kids' fitness in a unique way. The Chicoine family is running a Marathon of Health to raise money for Kidsport Canada, Right to Play, and Get America Fit.

After a year-long court battle, a 58-year-old man arrested in Thunder Bay on sex-related charges has been extradited to the U.S. Police arrested Patrick Molesti in March of 2010 on a bus passing through the city.

Firefighters have one more forest fire to worry about in the Northwest as they work to extinguish a blaze in the Dryden area. Ministry of Natural Resources officials say the 0.

Members of the Nor’Wester Mountain Escarpment Protection Committee are presenting an American-made documentary at the Community Auditorium Thursday night. The film, titled Windfall, focuses on a wind farm development in upstate New York.

Mishkeegogamang Ojibway Nation is evacuating toddlers and their parents, elders and people who experience difficulty breathing because of smoke from a nearby forest fire.