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THUNDER BAY -- If the city wants to change the way it plows streets, it could cost as much as $7.6 million.

THUNDER BAY – Gas prices continue to drop in this city, with most stations now selling fuel below 90-cents-a-litre. According to online gas price watchdog ontariogasprices.

THUNDER BAY - Police have arrested a 37-year-old man after a fatal assault Thursday afternoon.

A new study says there's enough forest in Northwestern Ontario for Resolute to share but the company says the organization that released it is misleading the public.

THUNDER BAY -- A 63-year old man was airlifted to hospital on Thursday afternoon after a single-vehicle collision on Kam Current Road. An OPP spokesperson said the driver veered off the roadway and struck a tree.

THUNDER BAY – Despite a court ruling last week that city engineers have access to the James Street Swing Bridge, there is no timeline for when an assessment will actually take place.

THUNDER BAY -- A sliding Canadian dollar could make the local port more competitive. Thunder Bay Port Authority CEO Tim Heney said the port was holding its own when the dollar was at par with the U.S.

Toronto, ON – Third time’s a charm for Ontario lottery players this Friday? The LOTTO MAX jackpot for Friday, January 29, 2016 has reached a gargantuan $60 million (estimated) plus 25 MAXMILLIONS prizes (estimated) worth $1 million each.

A 46-year-old 17-year veteran of the Ontario Provincial Police officer is facing a child-pornography charge in Thunder Bay. Thunder Bay Police say they arrested the man, suspected of accessing child pornography on the Internet last month.

THUNDER BAY – The process of moving residents from two soon-to-be-closed city retirement homes to the expanded Hogarth Riverview Manor is at the halfway point.