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THUNDER BAY -- A drug trafficking trial that was expected to wrap up late last year will now likely last into late February.

THUNDER BAY -- One man is in the hospital, and another is in custody following an aggravated assault that now has the attention of Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit.

THUNDER BAY -- Environment Canada has issued a new extreme cold warning for this city. The government weather agency says that a period of very cold wind chills is expected as a cold front moves across Northern Ontario Tuesday.

THUNDER BAY -- A 31-year-old city man faces several charges following a Monday morning drug-store robbery. Thunder Bay Police Service officials say the lone male entered the Shopper’s Drug Mart on East Arthur Street Monday just before 9 a.m.

Below is a news release provided by the Northwest Region OPP: COMMUNITY SATISFACTION SURVEY HELPS OPP ASSESS SERVICE TO ONTARIANS (THUNDER BAY, ON) – A Community Satisfaction Survey is scheduled to start in January in North West Region to solic

THUNDER BAY -- Forty 40 Bombardier workers have been notified they'll be temporarily laid off by week's end.

THUNDER BAY -- The price of regular gasoline remained relatively unchanged Monday into Tuesday. Motorists filling up Tuesday morning would have paid as little of $1.024-per-litre. According to online gas price watchdog ontariogasprices.

THUNDER BAY -- The arrival of an icebreaker means there are no concerns about ice in the harbour at the Thunder Bay Port Authority. Harbour Master Guy Jarvis says with the aid of tug boats, four ships arrived over the weekend.

THUNDER BAY -- Monday’s extreme cold temperatures didn’t have a significant impact on City of Thunder Bay’s Sewer and Water division.

Drivers need to make sure their block heater works and their battery is in good condition. Those are the two main ways to keep a vehicle from needing a boost as cold weather sets in in the city.