Local News

Someone has stepped forward to claim the winning ticket from last Friday’s $50-million Lotto Max draw, but Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation officials are saying little more.

Longtime hospital executive Michael Power is leaving the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre for greener pastures.

Ken Boshcoff can now say he’s an award-winning apron designer.

An inquest will be held into the death of Thunder Bay resident Dwane Turk. Turk, 55, died at the North Bay District Jail last March while waiting to appear in court for the murder of his son-in-law Christopher Jean.

A local representative for the province’s public service union says Ontario’s latest budget is only good news for the rich and special interest groups.

Unless they get further bad news, a wedding scheduled for Saturday night at the Current River Community Centre will go on as scheduled.

Police in a remote First Nation are investigating the death of a teen. Officials with the OPP say a 17-year-old from Pikangikum First Nation was reported missing on Tuesday. At about 11:45 p.m.

Thunder Bay Fire and Rescue crews have already started to deal with brush fires. Fire crews were called to a pair of blazes that broke out along the Thunder Bay Expressway near Balsam Street Wednesday. The first happened just before 2 p.m.

Trees don’t just help a city look nice. Thunder Bay’s urban forest, which includes an estimated 15,000 trees, reduces runoff into the sewers, helps air quality and can even cut heating and cooling costs. The city thinks it gets about $1.

Cuts, freezes and omissions in the provincial budget have local social services and First Nations organizations nervous.