Local News

A man involved in a weekend crash near Kenora sustained life-threatening injuries and was sent to a Winnipeg hospital.

Owners of a Michigan Avenue home have been out of their residence following a basement fire Saturday afternoon. Firefighters responded to the call just before 5 p.m., and the fire was upgraded to a second alarm.

Atikokan mayor says the potential sale of Atikokan Forest Products to Montreal-based EACOM may still go ahead. In early May, EACOM announced that it had entered into asset purchase agreements with Pricewaterhouse Coopers.

Four teens have been charged following a Sunday morning drive-by paintball shooting on the city’s north side. Officers with the Thunder Bay Police Service said they arrested four males between the ages of 16- and 18-years-old.

Having warning labels about the possible risks of cancer won’t stop people from using cellphones, some residents said on Sunday.

The only way to make a dent in the music industry is by constantly being on the road, says guitarist Chris Shaw.

Members of one of the oldest fraternities arrived to celebrate and rededicate the centennial cornerstone of the Masonic Shuniah Lodge in downtown Port Arthur.

The United Way of Thunder Bay has appointed Michael Thompson as the new president. Thompson officially took his seat as president at the last United Way board meeting on May 30.

It’s an Augruso tradition to have a family member race in the annual George Jeffrey Children’s Foundation soap box competition. The tradition started about eight years ago when Tal Augruso and his brothers built their first soap box.

Police are searching for a man who robbed a Mac’s convenience store in the city’s north end. Thunder Bay Police Service officers say the man entered the store on Red River Road just before 4 a.m. on Saturday.