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Head of Superior North EMS Norm Gale to fill interim city manager role

Head of Superior North EMS Norm Gale to fill interim city manager role

THUNDER BAY -- The city’s EMS chief will take over as acting city manager at the end of the month. City council appointed Superior North EMS chief Norm Gale as acting city manager Monday night. He’ll take over starting Oct.

Local lawyer pleads guilty to assault, receives conditional sentence

THUNDER BAY – A local lawyer has pleaded guilty to a number of charges related to a domestic violence incident earlier this year.
Coroner's inquest into deaths of seven First Nations students starts after three-year wait

Coroner's inquest into deaths of seven First Nations students starts after three-year wait

THUNDER BAY – Three years after it was announced, the coroner’s inquest examining the deaths of seven First Nations students has finally begun.

Ships keep coming: port boasts busy September

THUNDER BAY -- Port officials are reporting another strong month for shipping in September. In total, about 850,000 tonnes of cargo moved through the port last month. That's 27 per cent more than the five-year average for the month.
Area’s health ranked among the worst in Canada ‘across the board,’ report finds

Area’s health ranked among the worst in Canada ‘across the board,’ report finds

THUNDER BAY – A new report ranks this district's general health among the worst in Canada. A new map ranks Thunder Bay 86th of 101 health regions in the country.
Habitat for Humanity makes dream come true for local family

Habitat for Humanity makes dream come true for local family

Teresa Davis and her three teenage sons have been searching for a place to call their own. As a single mother, Davis said it’s not easy saving enough money for a down-payment on a house, so the dream of home-ownership was a distant one.

Woman arrested for trafficking after drug bust nets meth, pot

OPP Media Release (KENORA, ON) Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Kenora Street Crime Unit and the OPP Aboriginal Issues Unit (AIU) have charged a Kenora woman following an ongoing drug investigation in downtown Kenora On Friday October 2
Band resolutions lead Hydro One to revoke contracts in favour of Wasaya

Band resolutions lead Hydro One to revoke contracts in favour of Wasaya

THUNDER BAY -- First Nations sovereignty has trumped the provincial procurement process in the Far North.
Space limits for long-awaited inquest causing controversy

Space limits for long-awaited inquest causing controversy

THUNDER BAY – At the dawn of a long-awaited coroner’s inquest into the death of seven students, the room where the hearing takes place is drawing controversy.
Trailer fire investigation handed over to city police

Trailer fire investigation handed over to city police

THUNDER BAY – An early morning trailer fire has been deemed suspicious. Firefighters responded to the trailer fire at about 6:20 a.m. Monday at the corner of Bay and Water Streets.
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