Local News

THUNDER BAY -- Conservative estimates say about 1,600 Canadian men and women gave their lives in the Second World War serving the country’s merchant navy. That’s about one-in-eight of the 12,000 who served, according to Legion magazine.

THUNDER BAY -- Firefighters say a local family escaped an overnight house fire without serious injury thanks to working smoke alarms.

THUNDER BAY -- Two drivers involved in a recent crash that ended with a pickup truck slamming into a home have been charged.

Thunder Bay Police are on the hunt for suspects in the city’s eighth homicide of 2014. Police spokeswoman Julie Tilbury said a passerby found the body of an as-yet unknown male who was pronounced dead after police arrived at about 7:30 a.m.

THUNDER BAY -- The Fort William Fall Street Festival will have a new look and location this year. Organizers held a news conference Tuesday to promote the seventh annual street fair.

THUNDER BAY - Back to school means watching your speed as city police are keeping an eye on school zones in time for the first day of school on Wednesday. “Schools are transportation hubs.

THUNDER BAY -- Contract talks are still underway between Bombardier and Unifor Local 1075. The two sides resumed negotiations Tuesday morning, in hopes of resolving the seven-week long strike.

THUNDER BAY - A new health centre in the downtown southcore opened its doors Tuesday. The Joseph Esquega Health Centre has three physicians offering primary care, but it also specializes in addiction treatment.

THUNDER BAY -- While their union representatives head into the conference room, striking workers at Bombardier are getting ready to send their kids back to the classroom.

A homeowner in the north side of the city got an unwelcome surprise on Monday afternoon.