Local News

For years people would ask Major Mervyn Halvorsen what happens behind the doors of the Salvation Army. To let the general public and community groups know just what the organization does, they decided showing might be better than telling.

Reporting suspicious behaviour near railway tracks could be life-saving.

A table built by students at a local high school will act as a bridge between the city’s police and the Aboriginal community.

Every year the Lakehead Shrine Club sends six to 10 children to out-of-town hospitals for treatments of unique injuries of physical limitations.

The community of White River is expecting a major forestry announcement from the province on Friday. According to reports, an American firm may build a new plant in White River, which will convert wood into jet fuel.

The McGuinty-led Liberal government is coming under fire for secretly awarding civil servants a pay hike for next year.

In some Northern Ontario communities suicide rates are five to seven times higher than the provincial average.

A male suspect ran off with an undisclosed amount of cash after an armed robbery at an Algoma Street South corner store Wednesday evening. Officials with the Thunder Bay Police Service say the male suspect robbed Folino’s just after 10:30 p.m.

Police are looking for a man who robbed a south-side convenience store early Wednesday morning. Officers with the Thunder Bay Police Service say a male suspect robbed the Mac’s store at 340 May Street North at about 1 a.m. Wednesday.

The carnation has long been a symbol of hope for those suffering from Multiple Sclerosis, and on Wednesday the MS Society launched its 35th Annual Mother's Carnation Campaign.