Local News

A 22-year-old fuel-truck driver was taken to hospital with minor injuries Thursday night after crashing into a concrete pole and winding up in a ditch along Fort William Road.

THUNDER BAY -- The local chapter of the Canadian Institute for the Blind is bringing back a popular fundraiser in the hopes of making it an annual event.

THUNDER BAY -- The city says Sandy Beach campers are wrong on their numbers and wrong to tell the public letting them stay would help this year's budget.

THUNDER BAY -- Paramedics have responded to at least five emergency calls for people suffering from exposure in the cold weather.

THUNDER BAY -- Patient care at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre received a $65,000 boost Thursday. A total of 41 Family Care grants were handed out, for hospital improvements which benefit patients. There were applications this year.

THUNDER BAY -- Gary Sugarhead admitted it got lonely as he trekked through snowy Northern Ontario forests, his attempt to raise awareness of substance abuse and suicide in remote First Nations communities.

THUNDER BAY -- After more than a year, leaders in the region say the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation is listening.

THUNDER BAY -- For the second time in six months, Craig Napper arrived at his south-side restaurant to find the windows smashed.

THUNDER BAY -- Prices are slowly going down at Target with liquidation beginning Thursday. Dozens of people were waiting for the Intercity Shopping Centre location to open.

THUNDER BAY -- City council wasted no time proposing more than $2.6 million be cut from this year's budget Wednesday night.