Local News

THUNDER BAY – Lawyers for a man charged in a December 2012 homicide are challenging a judge’s ruling to stand trial for second-degree murder.

FORT FRANCES, Ont. -- The Transportation Safety Board has wrapped up its investigation into a train derailment in the Nickel Lake area near Fort Frances more than a year ago.

THUNDER BAY -- Provincial police are investigating a break and enter that saw a chainsaw, generators and a variety of other items stolen in late February.

THUNDER BAY -- There are endless benefits to urban agriculture. “Urban agriculture is a way of getting people outside.

THUNDER BAY -- THUNDER BAY -- A significant north side water main break has left a handful of houses without power and water for an entire day Tuesday.

City council ratified the 2015 municipal budget at Monday night’s meeting, bringing the tax levy up to 3.8 per cent.

THUNDER BAY -- Despite hours of debate and numerous amendments, city council shaved less than a per cent off of its budget before passing it early Tuesday morning. Council left chambers just after midnight with this year's tax levy increase at 3.

THUNDER BAY -- Mayor Keith Hobbs believes the convention centre component could be the key in the proposed event centre getting federal funding.

THUNDER BAY -- An official with Lakehead Public Schools says she doesn’t put much stock in the Fraser Institute’s annual ranking of Ontario elementary schools.

THUNDER BAY – It wasn’t your imagination, last month was officially really, really, really cold. This past month set the new standard for coldest February on record in Thunder Bay with a mean temperature of – 19.