Local News

Keeping communication open is a key way to prevent kids from using drugs, says a regional police commander.

O’Connor Township Mayor Ron Nelson is the temporary head of the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association. Nelson takes over from former Dryden Mayor Anne Krassilowsky, who lost her seat in the October municipal election.

The charge of aggravated assault against a 28-year-old Thunder Bay man that followed an incident that left another man with a serious brain injury has been dismissed.

A new program at Confederation College will give wannabe firefighters a leg-up in the application process to join the ranks of Thunder Bay firefighters.

Two children are dead and one is being treated for injuries following a house fire in Summer Beaver, Ont.

A local union official has serious doubts his members will see any of the millions of dollars they’re owed in severance pay by four regional Buchanan-owned mills.

The province has released its latest air quality report, and Thunder Bay is at the top of the list in the two main categories for clean air.

Uncertain market conditions have placed four area mills into receivership or in the hands of a trustee in bankruptcy, a company official confirmed Thursday.

The province’s proposed forest-tenure reform won’t save the industry in Northwestern Ontario, but it won’t hurt it, says an industry lobbyist.

More than 1,800 Thunder Bay students are getting lessons in sports and fitness from the coaches and varsity athletes of Lakehead University through a new partnership.