Local News

THUNDER BAY -- More than $2.4 million worth of grants are looking for approval Monday night.

IGNACE, Ont. -- A crash between two transport trucks is causing traffic disruptions on Highway 17. The OPP closed the highway early Saturday afternoon about 40 kilometres east of Ignace after the collision.

THUNDER BAY -- Get the shovels ready. Environment Canada on Saturday issued a special weather statement for the city of Thunder Bay, forecasting up to 15 centimetres of snow by Sunday morning.

THUNDER BAY -- Noah Bertoni has made so many friends through Camp Quality he can’t even keep track.

THUNDER BAY -- Cold weather to start the weekend is causing problems for watermains. City crews are dealing with at least one significant watermain break Saturday morning, responding to one on Cypress Drive.

THUNDER BAY -- Georjann Morriseau has stepped out of the race just one month after declaring her intent to enter federal politics.

THUNDER BAY -- Sheila Noyes saw her mother and sister have their lives agonizingly torn away as pain and suffering consumed the final chapter of their lives, with death finally coming as a merciful end.

Dental hygiene students at Confederation College scraped and cleaned for free on Friday.

THUNDER BAY -- Charges have been laid against the driver of a truck involved in a collision on Clarkson Street last weekend. On Jan. 31, a 52-year-old male driver crashed into a tree on the north-side street.

Fire has seriously damaged a home in the Hurkett area. Crews from the Hurkett and Dorion Fire Departments were called to the blaze on Highway 582 around 10:30 a.m. Thursday. Two people were transported to Nipigon Hospital as a precautionary measure.