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City honours old agreement with First Nation, pays for chunk of Mission Road repairs

THUNDER BAY -- The city is honouring a century-old agreement with Fort William First Nation, but it may look to renegotiate the deal after paying nearly $1 million for its share of Mission Road.

Calgary man charged with attempted murder arrested in Kenora

KENORA, Ont. -- Police in this northwestern Ontario city have sent a man wanted in Alberta for attempted murder back to Calgary.

Council unanimous in call for national inquiry into missing and murdered Aboriginal women

The city is counting itself among a growing number of people calling for a national inquiry into missing and murdered Aboriginal women.
Major upgrades

Major upgrades

A master plan to reduce flooded basements, overflowing sewers and water to the treatment plant could run around $12 million over the next five to six years.
Body taken away

Body taken away

Thunder Bay Police have taped off a large swath of wooded property between Blucher and Picton avenues and say they are responding to the city's second suspicious death of the day.

City pulling out all the stops to land Letterman, 'Late Show'

You never know unless you try. That seems to be the approach the city is taking to try and land the Late Show with David Letterman before the iconic comic retires next year.
Urging solidarity

Urging solidarity

THUNDER BAY -- Now is not the time for 900 striking workers at the city’s Bombardier plant to back down from their stand against proposed concessions.
Classroom upgrades

Classroom upgrades

Technology isn’t the future at some Thunder Bay high schools, it’s the present.

Weapons charge laid in Fort Frances night club incident

A 43-year-old Fort Frances man is in custody facing weapons charges after an incident Saturday night at a Fort Frances night club. OPP say the suspect was intoxicated and allegedly threatening others inside the establishment with a knife.

Former councillor Sargon Khubyar files to run in at-large race

Thunder Bay’s at-large race grew by one on Friday. Former Northwood councilor Sargon Khubyar has thrown his hat into the race, which now includes 16 hopefuls.
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