Local News

THUNDER BAY -- The national president of Unifor says a work stoppage at the local Bombardier plant will hurt both sides. “There is no reason for a strike here,” Jerry Dias said Sunday.

THUNDER BAY -- Closing roads to open streets seems contradictory. But as the city’s first Open Streets initiative showed, it is quite successful.

THUNDER BAY -- Two months ago the provincial budget was unveiled and resoundingly defeated by the opposition parties, triggering a spring election.

A hotel clerk suffered injuries early Sunday after a knife-wielding man allegedly sprayed the victim with a chemical agent during an alleged robbery. Thunder Bay police say a lone male entered the Arthur Street establishment at about 1:30 a.m.

THUNDER BAY -- Negotiations between workers and Bombardier have hit a snag as the target for a strike at the local plant is less than 48 hours away.

THUNDER BAY -- Murray Brown is hopeful the marvels of science will one day yield a cure for ALS.

THUNDER BAY -- Mud runs are quickly becoming an almost mandatory rite of passage for fitness enthusiasts.

THUNDER BAY -- The area's only abattoir might be in jeopardy, but Oliver-Paipoonge says it has a solution. Thunder Bay Meat Processing has been in the area for more than 50 years.

THUNDER BAY -- A local man convicted of possession of child pornography will spend 90 days in jail. Terrence Richard Roe, 43, pleaded guilty to the possession charge Friday at the Thunder Bay Courthouse.

THUNDER BAY -- The area’s unemployment picture has improved to start the summer. According to new data from Statistics Canada, the Thunder Bay area featured an unemployment rate of 5.2 per cent in June. That’s an improvement from the 5.