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A Thunder Bay driver with a suspended driver’s licence was nailed by Ottawa OPP on back-to-back days. The 44-year-old man was caught by officers who were patrolling with the assistance of an automated licence plate recognition program.

OPP News Release (KENORA, ON) Members of the Kenora Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a vehicle stop on Highway 17A around 10:00 am on Tuesday April 28, 2015.

THUNDER BAY -- A South Side home sustained heavy fire and water damage following a kitchen fire. Firefighters with Thunder Bay Fire Rescue say the fire spread from the kitchen to a second floor bathroom.

Rebecca Johnson continues to be the lone councillor against the Sister Cities initiative. Council approved the committees June trip to Seinajoki, Finland Monday night. Coun. Johnson was the only one to vote against the trip.

City of Thunder Bay News Release: April 29, 2015 – A Prince Arthur Boulevard property owner has been ticketed for failing to have working smoke and carbon monoxide alarms as required by the Ontario Fire Code after Thunder Bay Fire Rescue respon

THUNDER BAY – Shawn Joseph Henderson will spend six years in prison for his role in the 2013 murder of Travis Cutfeet. Henderson pleaded guilty earlier this year and on Wednesday was sentenced to manslaughter in a Thunder Bay courtroom.

THUNDER BAY -- The local conservation authority is cutting a centre that it says has been a financial drain for decades. The Hazelwood Lake Centre was built in 1994 with the understanding that provincial funding would be available for maintenance.

Statement by the Minister of Transportation on Winter Maintenance NEWS April 29, 2015 Minister of Transportation Steven Del Duca released the following statement in response to the Auditor General’s report on winter highway maintenance: “

Despite rumours, Bombardier says its rail division is not for sale. The company won't comment on a Bloomberg news article that says China's CSR Corp. and CNR Corp.

Trying to save money led to unsafe winter road conditions on Ontario highways. That’s the conclusion of a new report from the province’s Auditor General.