Local News

THUNDER BAY -- For the second day in a row, people waiting for disability and Ontario Works cheques lined up outside the CLE Coliseum.

GREENSTONE, Ont. – Power has been restored to about 3,000 Hydro One customers in the Greenstone area following a major outage. The power disruption was first reported at about 4:45 p.m. Tuesday.

OPP Media Release (SIOUX LOOKOUT, ON) – Since July 2, 2016 drivers in Sioux Lookout may have noticed our two Youth in Policing Initiative (YIPI) summer students stationed on busy Sioux Lookout roads tracking driving infractions.

THUNDER BAY --Joshua Guthrie’s life took a wild turn three years ago when he veered onto a lifelong road to recovery. In order to cope with his feeling of being an outsider Guthrie was immediately drawn to alcohol at a young age.

THUNDER BAY – Falling local enrolment at Lakehead University has led to greater international student attendance than any year over the school’s 50-year history.

The Transportation Safety Board says a freight train derailment near Nipigon last year was caused by the complete failure of a previously cracked rail. The incident took place on Jan. 13, 2015, halfway between Nipigon and Schreiber.

THUNDER BAY - Five local startups received a helping hand this summer from a mentorship program that aims to give innovators the tools needed to succeed.

KENORA, Ont. -- The office of the Chief Coroner of Ontario has decided not to hold an inquest into the death of a Kenora teenager this past winter. Delaine Copenace, 16, was reported missing on Feb.

THUNDER BAY – Two bronzed, half-creature wild men became permanent Algoma Street residents on Wednesday as the city unveiled its latest public art project.

Apparently not! The local craft beer festival known as BrewHa! only just wrapped up a couple weeks ago, but organizers already have a date set for their 2017 event.