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Brodie Street Library closing for week-long renovations starting Aug. 25

Thunder Bay bookworms will have to find a new place to get their fix next week. The Brodie Street Library is closing its doors from Aug. 25 to Sept. 1 to introduce new self-service equipment, including radio frequency identification technology.
Third annual Rib Fest returns this weekend

Third annual Rib Fest returns this weekend

THUNDER BAY – Rain or shine, rib lovers will be able to sink their teeth into this weekend’s festival.
ALS Ice Bucket Challenge issued to Hobbs, Gravelle

ALS Ice Bucket Challenge issued to Hobbs, Gravelle

THUNDER BAY -- What do Taylor Swift, Sidney Crosby, Rob Ford and myself all have in common? We, along with thousands of others, have accepted the bone chilling Ice Bucket Challenge, a social media phenomenon that is raising money and awareness for am

Traffic stop leads to drug bust

KENORA, Ont. -- A Highway 17A traffic stop last weekend led to a drug seizure in the Northwestern Ontario city.
Door-to-door

Door-to-door

Shelter House is going door-to-door to try and stock up for the winter. Volunteers, which the local emergency shelter is still in need of, will meet at Tarbutt Park Wednesday at 6 p.m.
At a standstill

At a standstill

THUNDER BAY -- For the first time in weeks Bombardier and Unifor Local 1075 seem to be on the same page. Unfortunately, it’s that neither side knows how to proceed in their negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement.
Lyceum sold

Lyceum sold

The city has unloaded the dilapidated Lyceum Theatre for $20,000. The new owners of the 105-year-old downtown north core landmark, Ontario numbered company 2426434, plan to rehabilitate the building.

Armed robbery charges laid against 25-year-old in taxi-driver theft

A 25-year-old man is in custody in conjunction with an Aug. 4 armed robbery against a taxi driver. Thunder Bay Police say they arrested Aaron Michael Edward Ducharme without incident on Sunday outside of his South May Street apartment.
Arrest made

Arrest made

Police have made an arrest related to a pair of recent pharmacy robberies. In a release issued on Monday, police say they were running the plates of a suspicious vehicle at the corner of Frederica and James streets on Saturday night around 11 p.m.

Kenora shoppers dealing with purse snatchings

Kenora shoppers are being encouraged to keep an eye on their carts. OPP in the Northwestern Ontario city say a rash of purse snatchings have taken place in recent weeks, numbering about 13.
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