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No charges against construction company following worker’s death A Thunder Bay construction company will not face charges after a worker was killed last year on the site of a condominium building.

A long-awaited report on First Nations Jury representation is set to be released in Thunder Bay next week. Frank Iacobucci will table his report, entitled First Nations Representation on Ontario Juries, at a news conference Tuesday morning.

THUNDER BAY -- Coun. Joe Virdiramo says city officials intend to ask the province to repay million of dollars it paid out last year through the Safe Homes program.

SAULT STE MARIE, Ont. -- The Northern Policy Institute has elected its first ever board chair and vice-chair. The Institute's Board of Directors held its inaugural meeting Wednesday in Sault Ste Marie.

The city’s waterfront has a little more art than it did a week ago. Mother Nature will dictate how long it will last.

THUNDER BAY -- Peter Moonias says he’s feeling optimistic after a meeting with the federal government.

Policing in many Northern First Nation communities are about to feel a financial squeeze.

THUNDER BAY -- City police have joined a new crime prevention campaign.

A section of John Street Road was closed for a portion of Wednesday after a morning collision between a minivan and front-end loader that sent a 21-year-old man to hospital with critical injuries.

A multi-vehicle collison near Nipigon has forced police to close Highway 11 near Nipigon. OPP said they expect the highway to remain closed for two hours or more because of the incident, which occurred Tuesday night near Orient Bay.