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THUNDER BAY -- There was a time when bells would call out the sick into the streets that would grow together to form Thunder Bay.

A man in his mid-30s has not surfaced after jumping 200 feet from the top of a grain elevator into the Kaministiquia River. Police were called to the river behind the Thunder Bay Rowing Club launch on Saturday at 3:40 p.m.

Don’t let Yogi snatch your picnic basket this long weekend. If you’re heading out to the lake for the Labour Day long weekend, there’s chance you might have a face-to-face encounter with a bear.

The number of patients participating in First Nations traditional ceremonies have more than doubled in the four months since the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre hired Michael Robinson.

Ministry of Natural Resources Media Release Five Atikokan men have been fined a total of $10,500 for an illegal moose hunt.

Motorists will face traffic disruptions starting next week on Simpson Street.

THUNDER BAY – The jobless rate has risen slightly, according to new numbers from Statistics Canada. The government statistics agency reports that the unemployment rate for the Thunder Bay area was at five per cent in August.

The Canadian Coast Guard says clean up of a fuel oil spill at the Port of Thunder Bay has been complete. About 200 litres of fuel oil was spilled on Sunday night at the Superior Elevator Terminals.

Thunder Bay Police snagged 17 grams of crack cocaine in a late-night drug raid on Tuesday in the Academy Park area. Police say the seized drugs had a street value of about $5,100.

Voters in Thunder Bay-Superior North know a thing or two about members of Parliament crossing the House of Commons floor.