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THUNDER BAY – A 46-year-old man has been sentenced to nine years in prison for the killing of a loved 64-year-old father and grandfather, an act a judge labelled as a “senseless tragedy.

May 20, 2016 – A section of Pacific Avenue between May Street and Simpson Street will be closed on Tuesday, May 24 as part of the ongoing road reconstruction on Robertson Street, which will see new sewers and watermains installed as well as sec

THUNDER BAY – Taisha Hrycyshyn just wants her family together for Christmas. An anonymous donor, promising $50,000 toward a Habitat for Humanity Thunder Bay build, wants to make it happen. But the pressure is on.

THUNDER BAY – Sixty local Bombardier jobs will be moved to Kingston in October as the company realigns its operations to build 204 committed streetcars for the Toronto Transit Commission.

THUNDER BAY – Jeffrey Achneepineskum has been sentenced to a combined 15 years for a robbery gone wrong that left a father of three dead, as well as his role in last year’s district jail riot.

THUNDER BAY – Ontario Provincial Police officers have found the body of a 55-year-old woman who was missing in Sleeping Giant Provinical Park. The OPP found Thunder Bay's Dawn Fors deceased at 10:55 a.m. Saturday after a 24-hour search.

THUNDER BAY -- Just in time for the long weekend a fire ban has been reinstated for the City of Thunder Bay. In a release issued on Friday morning, city officials say all fire permits have been suspended until further notice.

Lakehead Public Schools is pleased to announce that 19 students were chosen to receive the 2016 Grade 8 Award of Excellence. The awards were presented on Thursday, May 19 at a banquet at the Current River Community Centre to honour the students.

Transit Service Change Notice Crosstown summer schedule will begin Sunday, May 22, 2016. Service will be reduced to 30 minutes between the College and Waterfront Terminal. 15-minute service will resume August 28, 2016. Nextlift.

(FORT FRANCES, ON) – Officers of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged an adult male driver with impaired driving offences on May 20, 2016 at 2:15 am.