Local News

Local schools will receive $16.5 million for infrastructure improvements over the next two years. The provincial government announced Monday that $1.1 billion will be divided between schools across Ontario for repairs and upgrades.

THUNDER BAY -- Matawa First Nations chiefs are expressing hope in the aftermath of the recommendations brought forth on Tuesday at the coroner’s inquest into the death of seven Aboriginal students in Thunder Bay between 2001 and 2011.

After months of evidence and testimony from hundreds of witnesses, a coroner’s inquest into the deaths of seven First Nations students has returned 145 recommendations.

THUNDER BAY – The first local Call of Duty Black Ops 3 eSports championship tournament saw team Oblivion take top spot.

June 28, 2016 –Northern Policy Institute is pleased to launch the Northern Ontario Infrastructure Map, an interactive tool that displays various infrastructure assets within Northern Ontario.

July 27, 2016 – The Thunder Bay Drug Strategy released the fifth annual Community Report Travelling the Road to Change at City Council Monday evening.

THUNDER BAY – A person is in stable condition after being stabbed on the City's north side. Thunder Bay police said one person was taken to the hospital after a stabbing incident that took place on the 100 block of Picton Avenue.

THUNDER BAY - Dozens of senior residents living at McKellar Place are just now getting their power back on, in the aftermath of Saturday's flooding. The former McKellar Hospital is now a senior's residence on the city's south side.

THUNDER BAY - A group of Loon Lake camp owners wants Nextbridge Infrastructure to amend its plan to build a new power transmission line along the lake's North shore and they're asking Shuniah Township to help do something about it.

THUNDER BAY -- The 2017 municipal budget will include a $1.75-million bill to support the city's entire recycling program and more waste costs could follow.