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Thunder Bay's Strongest Man tests limits (11 Photos)

The most David Lennox had pulled in the gym was a few hundred pounds. Then on Saturday, he chained himself to the front of a 48,000-lb city bus, dug the balls of his feet into the concrete and hauled it for 100 metres.

Aug 1, 2015 6:17 PM Read more >

Second pedestrian hit Saturday was five-year-old outside LCBO

An ambulance has taken a five-year-old boy to hospital after he struck by a vehicle in a liquor store parking lot. The vehicle hit the child as he rode a scooter between parked cars outside the Landmark Inn LCBO around 4:40 p.m. on Saturday.

Aug 1, 2015 5:18 PM Read more >

Bishop disappointed in legalization of ‘abortion pill,’ proponents claim victory for women’s rights

THUNDER BAY – The bishop of the city’s Roman Catholic diocese says he is saddened the death of an African lion is generating more outrage than the federal approval of a drug that would terminate pregnancies.

Jul 31, 2015 3:38 PM Read more >

Mysterious falling cloud likely a "lowering," says Environment Canada

While not conclusive, a photo of a cloud dropping from the sky taken near Thunder Bay Thursday night looks to be a lowering Environment Canada says. Nathan Hewtison submitted the photo Thursday evening after seeing the cloud near Hwy 61 and 608.

Jul 31, 2015 2:57 PM Read more >

Habitat for Humanity reveals new Up-Cycle Challenge and Auction fundraising initiative

The city’s do-it-yourself crowd just found a project to keep themselves busy for the next few months. Habitat for Humanity Thunder Bay is set to introduce a two-stage fundraiser, ReStore it: Up-Cycle Challenge and Auction. The idea is simple.

Jul 31, 2015 2:39 PM Read more >

Fort William First Nation chief says Mission Road repaving should finish in August

The arrival of the dog days of summer also means the end of construction on Mission Road on Fort William First Nation. Chief Peter Collins on Friday said he expects the $2.

Jul 31, 2015 11:48 AM Read more >

Driver in hot water, charged with impaired driving following highway crash

OPP News Release (FORT FRANCES, ON) – On July 30, 2015 at 8:55 pm, officers of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a serious motor vehicle collision on the 800 Block of Kings Highway i

Jul 31, 2015 10:09 AM Read more >

Wildlife rescue exhibit highlights efforts to save animal populations

City of Thunder Bay Media Release Wildlife populations around the world are being driven to the brink of extinction due to pollution, deforestation, habitat encroachment, and poaching.

Jul 31, 2015 10:04 AM Read more >

OPP locate missing boaters on Dog River

OPP News Release (THUNDER BAY, ON) On Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at approximately 11:40 pm, officers from the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call advising of two missing boaters on Dog River, east of Upsala.

Jul 31, 2015 9:19 AM Read more >

Missing man's body recovered from river

Police say they've located the body of a missing 35-year-old Thunder Bay man. The OPP's underwater dive-team recovered the body of Shawn Perring Thursday night at about 6:15 p.m. from the Kaministiquia River near Kingston Street.

Jul 31, 2015 9:03 AM Read more >