Local News

A local man reported missing by his family last week is the subject of a criminal investigation, police have confirmed. Const. Julie Tilbury of the Thunder Bay Police told tbnewswatch.

City fire officials are calling two south-side fires suspicious. Last Friday Thunder Bay Fire Rescue responded to fires at Frankie and Johnny's Auto Body Ltd. on Vickers Street and Almada Upholstery on May Street.

J.P. Levesque says police took a series of more than 60 threatening letters sent to businesses, politicians and media outlets in Thunder Bay very seriously.

The judgment in a fatal hit-and-run incident has been delayed for another two weeks.

The investigation into last week’s James Street swing bridge fire continues, still without a clear indication of when answers will begin to surface.

A 26-year-old man is in hospital in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle. Police say the incident occurred at about 10 p.m. on Sunday in the 200 block of Robertson Street on Thunder Bay’s south side.

The largest annual wedding showcase in the region is showing no signs of slowing down.

Dave Probizanski is a kid in his own candy store.

The mayor thinks city council might be due for a change. On Monday Coun. Ken Boshcoff wants his colleagues to consider asking the public whether city council should eliminate the ward system and only have at-large councillors. That led Coun.

A handful of local culinary artists are hoping their finest efforts will earn them the title of Thunder Bay’s best.