Local News

THUNDER BAY -- Police have recovered a body from the Kaministiquia River. The Thunder Bay detachment of the OPP began searching for a missing Brandon, Man. man on Tuesday after a request from the Brandon Police Service to assist in locating the man.

A teenager has been charged after a fatal collision with a pedestrian last month. The crash killed 75-year-old Darlene Kooistra at the intersection of Arthur Street and Edward Street Dec. 5, 2014.

Norm Gale has been re-elected as chairman the Thunder Bay District Health Unit’s Board of Health. The Health Unit made the announcement on Wednesday, advising that Coun. Joe Virdiramo was also re-elected as the board’s vice-chairman.

THUNDER BAY -- Where there’s smoke, there isn’t always fire. But there was enough smoke on the fourth floor of a 102-unit seniors apartment on West Donald Street to warrant an evacuation just after midnight Thursday morning.

Ted McMeekin thinks it's important to get out and listen to people. That's what the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing has been doing in the region over the past few days, listening to issues and concerns from municipal leaders.

THUNDER BAY -- The head of the Northwestern Ontario Sportsman’s Alliance would like to see the Ontario government step up its game to protect the province’s moose population.

THUNDER BAY - Off-track betting in the city has gone online. For the last five years, Galaxy Lanes has been the only site in the city to offer off-track betting and now they’ve gone digital.

THUNDER BAY -- City Coun. Joe Virdiramo says making sure those who are locked up are treated in a fair and decent way should be a priority.

A northern perspective is what a pair of local organizations want to see in the federal economic agenda.

THUNDER BAY -- Businesses in the region have a few ideas for the province before it unveils its latest budget.